Wednesday, 05-07-23

 Good morning, everyone!  After quite a lot of rain yesterday when it felt really quite cold and I wrapped up warm, the sun is shining on a sparkling raindrop world and the forecast is quite good for the first part of the day but indicates rain showers and maybe a bit of storming later on.  We will see.

Courgette 1 continues to thrive, much to my astonishment because I never used to have much luck with yellow courgettes.  The babies are growing painfully slowly at the moment but if you know where to look, you can see them without needing a close up now.

Number two, ion a larger pot, is smaller but equally healthy and also has a bright yellow baby.  Number three is refusing to fade away and die in its small pot so now I am wondering about finding a larger pot to move it into.  

I've never known courgettes grow so well.  I'm baffled!  :-)

Yesterday was a day of cancellations!

I cancelled Groove because I was feeling very achey and hurty, the result of getting back to exercising on Monday after a week off!  Sometimes I know I can push on through but sometimes it feels wiser to desist.  Lindsey always understands and I know I will be fine for personal training this afternoon.

Then I went into school for a monitoring visit, but the person I needed to see was not in school.  To be fair, it was arranged last minute after last week's visit was cancelled and I hadn't received a confirmation.  Not to worry, the time wasn't wasted as I sat down with K who gave me a good update on something else I am involved in.

Later on, I had planned to go over to Beth's to help her go round the neighbourhood taking down 'Peter is Missing' posters that she put up on Sunday but by mid afternoon it was pouring with rain so - yup, we cancelled!

What did I do?  Well, a bit of this, that and the other really.  I got my kitchen sorted out, did some other housework - the usual stuff - and I crocheted granny squares.  The bag I was making only takes thirteen squares although the joining together was a bit of a brain ache until I got the idea and then it all dropped into shape.  I'm now doing the straps and then I need to ponder if a lining is needed.  It depends what I use it for, I think, and if I do it won't be that straight forward.  I'll think about it!

I like the bad though and, yes, it would be nice with a fancier granny square or more imaginative colour design.
And cotton yarn would be perfect.  Oh dear - do I feel a yarn shop coming on.  No - I can't.

< grin >

Today is simpler, I think.  Matt the Plumber is round to service the boiler, etc, so I have to remember to check that the water is off at eight.  It should be anyway but I will make sure.

I need to do some serious dead heading in the back garden so that's on this morning's list too

Later on, it is personal training and after that, early evening, I'll be helping Beth with those posters (assuming it isn't raining again, that is).

And it is Sewing Bee this evening.  Lovely.

Do you like having regular things to punctuate your day or do you prefer a life of unexpecteds?

Have a great day anyway, whatever happens.  xx