Tuesday

Good morning, everyone!  It was a day of two halves yesterday.  It started off misty and damp but in the afternoon the sun came out and it was quite nice although none too warm, I felt.

The day started off well with an hour of holiday tuition and now that's it until Bank Holiday Monday which is the day before the new term.  It's really quite nice to forget about planning for a short time, just like a real holiday!

After that, a message pinged through to tell me I was getting a delivery.  You see, I am having real issues sorting out my books in that right at the moment I cannot bear to throw out quite a lot of old, battered childrens books that Mum kept from our childhood and gave me several years ago plus the fact that I sorted my books out a few years ago anyway.  So late week I ordered a couple of plain, low, three shelf bookshelves to go in the blue room (my guest room) and I will move some of the nicer books into there.  It will look OK (I do love a bookshelf!), be convenient for guests and clear some space in the sewing room.

They arrived late morning which was impressive as they had initially said Tuesday and later on in the afternoon, Beth and Alex helped me make them up and get them upstairs.  I was right; they do look nice, even empty, and I can put some of my knitted toys on the top.  Emily (remember Emily, the doll I knitted?) is back again as I had given her to Mum and Dad didn't want her, obviously.  She can go there for a start.

Just after the bookshelves were delivered, Beth and Al turned up.  Beth went up to work while Alex and I walked round to the Flyer/Hungry Horse, only to find a notice on the door saying the kitchen was closed due to stall illness.  Disappointing, but we popped next door to Morrisons and I got Al some nice salads (his request) and some garlic bread.

Later, after they had gone, I got out the ironing board and got the ironing basket empty.  I stitched up the hem of a skirt and did some knitting.
The skirt has a bit of history.  It's one of those pre-gathered length already set onto a waistband either by gatherings or pleats (this one has both) so all you have to do is stich the back seam and turn up the hem.  You nused to see them a lot but not so much nowadays, I think.
I bought it decades ago from Liberty's but never made it up because it was too small around, but it is beautiful fabric and colour so I didn't get rid of it at any point.  I'm glad I didn't because now I have a lovely skirt, great quality, something that I will wear quite a lot.

Anyway, that was yesterday - quite a bitty day!  Sometimes I think this blog ought to be entitled Diary of a Retired Teacher Who Doesn't Do Anything Very Much But Takes a Ridiculously Long Time to Talk About It!

Today, there's nothing in the diary.  I intend to pop to Sainsbury's and Tescos for specific things that they have and Morrisons - I will do that first thing.  Then I think I might read over Sooze's notes about her sourdough bread and give it a go as the starter is well established now.  The other thing I plan is to move some books and therefore clear more space for Beth to put her work.
(I'll explain about all of that in another post, another day)

Have a great day, whatever you have planned, everyone.