Sunday, 10-12-23: Blogmas 10

Morning, everyone!  I can't believe it - I didn't wake once in the night and slept until around seven this morning - pretty much a solid nine hour sleep.  Fantastic!  

I was so pleased with today's Body Shop gift.

Yesterday's was shea shampoo and I thought surely there would be some conditioner before the end of the calendar.  Lo and behold - next day, out it comes.  Someone was sensible in not making us wait for it.

I need to wash my hair this morning so I'll give them a go.

You may remember that one of the gifts was a bath/shower scrubbie sort of thing.  I've used it a few times and decided that it's not for me really.  It is a good exfoliator but so are old fashioned flannels and I find them easier to handle.
A good idea and a nice gift but not for me.

I haven't mentioned this up to now but Eileen, from A Bracelet of Days, who I know some of you follow, has been doing a lovely Advent jigsaw.  I thought it was such a nice thing to do that I only went and looked for one on Amazon and, yup, got one.  A bit bad but I can bring it out again next year and, maybe, ongoing.  After all, there will be 365 days before I do each section again!

I forgot to mention about the walled beds.  I had to laugh though - while I wasn't looking (or while I was out) I acquired a wheelbarrow and a cement mixer but no brickies!  Friday afternoon I popped a message to Maxine to let her know and got an auto reply - closed for staff training.
And then - and this made me smile - on Facebook I saw some photos - they had had their works party on Thursday evening so I guess the Friday training was strategic!
And I also guess Maxine just forgot when she told me the brickies would be here on Friday.
I'm awaiting her reply tomorrow with some amusement!
(and I really don't mind - when it's done, it's done and I won't pay until it's finished)

Today is another easy day although there are bits and bobs I want to do - if I fancy it.
I would like to finish off my washing and ironing at some point.  I would like to make some more veggie sausage rolls for next Sunday (family get-together).  I would like to do my meal planning for the week.  I need to sort some things out in my bedroom and make lists of the clothes I will be packing to make sure I have no last minute washing to do.
None of these are urgent but it will be nice to get them done.

Today's festive music is the sixteenth century hymn, Gaudete, sung by the wonderful Steeleye Span.  There are so many versions of this music on YouTube but I really love this folky close harmony rendering and, of course, Maddy Prior's voice is just . . . perfect.

Here's another version of the same carol, sung by the choir of Queen's College, Oxford.  Same music, totally different interpretation.