Saturday evening, 19-10-24

Evening, everyone.  Hope you have had a good day despite any wet weather (it's been on and off damp here).

First of all, a big thank you to the person who commented about no Premier Inn in Sudbury but recommended The Cabin.  I looked it up and it looks really great.  I expect I will be contacting the owners pretty soon.  I'm very grateful for the recommendation.  Sorry, it was an anonymous comment so I don't know your name.

The concert performance of Chess yesterday evening was really very good for a small local amateur music and drama group.  I had a most enjoyable time with some Slimming World friends and I hope this evening went as well for them.  I had no idea Mark had such a good voice and Sheridan was in the chorus - both are part of our SW group.

On to today.

I've finished the waffle stitch blanket.  Goodness, you can really tell the difference in the dye lot, can't you, but it really doesn't matter at all.  It is lovely and soft and cosy and I can't decide whether to spread it over my duvet or keep it downstairs as an evening snuggle thing.  I could, of course, do both, couldn't I?

I'm up to date with my Christmas gift crochet along project - the next part of the pattern will be live at nine o'clock Tuesday morning.  I think it will be the last of the rectangles and weeks five and six will be joining and doing the border - I could be wrong there though.

I'm working on a granny square tank top and last week saw a pattern for a cardigan based to two granny hexagons which looked really nice - and I have the yarn.

I'm not starting the Persian Tiles project until December but I have treated myself to some fair isle effect yarn to make a neck warmer thingy - I think it is called a 'snood' - is that right?  I might start that tomorrow - it's just rib top and bottom and stocking stitch between and I just need to work out how many stitches.  I'm sure there's a free pattern somewhere online that will indicate . . . 

So I am not short of projects to keep my hands busy and my brain occupied in these dark evenings.

I've made the smaller Christmas cake plus two diddy little individual ones.  Yes, the house smells amazing and I can't go to bed yet because it needs to cool completely before I feed and wrap it.  I'm giving it a little while longer but it was almost cool when I last checked..  Now I have to decide how I want to ice it.

And finally, I've had both my vaccines!  Yay!  One in each arm so they're both a bit achey but not enough to stop me working on my crochet.  I am feeling a bit shivery and not 100% but pain killers should sort that one out, hopefully.

What I haven't done though is any ironing and the second load of washing.  That can wait until tomorrow - it isn't the end of the world, is it?

Oh, I nearly forgot - I had a most unexpected letter from my car insurance company telling me they had overcharged me at some point in 2022 (I think) and that they would be refunding me - and the amount, plus compensatory interest, minus tax comes to nearly £156.  Blimey!  That almost makes up for losing the winter fuel payment, doesn't it?

(I'm still doing a No Spend November though)

Well, time to go and check the cake.  I really hope it is cold - I'm more than ready for bed.

Sleep well, everyone.  xx