Saturday 5 May 2018

Saturday

Good morning, everyone.  Wasn't it a gorgeous spring day yesterday, so sunny and comfortably warm too.  Really good  for sitting out with a cold drink and my kindle.

After swimming yesterday (early morning swimming is lovely) I came home and finished clearing out all my bedding.  I'd forgotten just how much I have which was a bit embarrassing but the plus side is that apart from some new quilt covers for the guest room, I won't be needing any other bedding, probably for the rest of my life!.  Some hadn't been used for ages so I popped those items in the washing machine for a quick 15 minute freshen up before drying them in the sunshine.  Some is very old now so that's being recycled.

In the afternoon I thoroughly spoilt myself.  I made a delicious strawberry, blueberry and rhubarb slushy and reclined in the garden with my kindle.  Bliss.

I have a friend whose other half works in a local mill and gets flour at cost price.  Yesterday she brought round some wholemeal, white and spelt strong flours so now I am well set for bread making.  Excellent.  Now I need to find people who need bread.  :-)

After that, Dave came round bearing gifts.  He had bought me a Blue-ray player which was lovely of him and he has lent me his Star Trek boxed sets - Next Gen, Voyager and Deep Space 9.   So guess what I will be doing on and off today and certainly while I am ironing the quilt covers I didn't get done yesterday.  How lucky am I?
I wonder if they have boxed sets of the original series.  Must look and maybe treat.

I have no hard and fast plans for today so will just wing it.  It is promising to be another lovely day so I guess the garden will feature mightily in what I do.  I think I will get the ironing done now, before popping off to swimming to start at eight.  After that, who knows.  The world is my oyster as they say!




4 comments:

  1. Love the Next Gen! Couldn't get into Voyager or DS9, although husband loved them.

    We're having a sort out this weekend....in between sit downs in the garden. So nice to have several days in a row (and on a bank holiday weekend!) of sunshine and dryness. And no wind! Won't be going out anywhere though - sunshine and a bank hol weekend means everywhere will be packed...the perils of living in a holiday area. Enjoy your day, Joy.

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  2. You too, Sooze. A shame round your way will be so packed. We have a gentle breeze here but it's delightfully warm and sunny. Have a lovely day and enjoy the sorting out - it's a great feeling when it is all done.
    J x

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  3. Hi Joy,

    Hope you have a lovely, restful day.

    Isn't it amazing how a change in the weather can make such a difference to our moods? I live in Tynemouth and my flat has a terrace that looks out on to the North Sea. Perishing in winter, of course, but I'm just sitting here with my Kindle and a glass of wine and I feel wonderful in the spring warmth. Of course, if I stray into the village, I'll no doubt be livid with the crowds, but who can blame families and young people for wanting a day at the beach after such a miserable few months?

    Anyway, big hug and enjoy your dayxx

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  4. Totally agree. I'm planning a visit to Hyde Hall tomorrow. It'll be crowded but that's OK.
    Enjoy your wine.
    J x

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