Tuesday - long post alert!

 Morning!  It's fine and dry today after a day when the weather was a right mix of sun, rain, a moderate breeze, sometimes all three at once.  However, there was a pink sky earlier so who knows?

Yesterday started off the tuition first thing.  It suits us all to do this at 8:30 when we can; it gives us the rest of the day and that can be important for a family half term.  After we had finished the work, I spoke to mum and we compared dates.  SATs for Y6 start on May 8th so May 2nd (a Bank Holiday, I think) will be my last ever session with my last remaining student.  I nearly added 'ever' to that last sentence but you never know . . .  So, assuming I miss one over Easter, that's nine more sessions, that's all.

Then I came home to find that work had started next door.
Next door, the other house in our semi-detached pairing, has been empty since October or November (I forget which).  The new owners have come over occasionally and have introduced themselves.  A few days ago they knocked at my front door and presented a card and a little gift - a pretty little tin of posh tea - explaining that they were having 'a bit of work' done in the house before them move in.  I did realise something was happening after seeing a lot of boxed and a new bath being put in their garage.
Anyway, they were apologising for the fact that there would be work vans, mess, clutter and noise for the next six weeks or so.
They were right.

I don't mind - a new bathroom and kitchen (I noticed - not being at all nosey, of course) plus they seem to be taking all the plaster off the walls is going to generate a lot of noise and it will be so very nice for them when it's all done.

My little patch of grass at the front is taking a battering but it will recover!

I escaped the noise to go to circuits.  Lindsey has upped the level again and introduced some balance ball stuff which I found really tricky.  I know she's going to put them into my Wednesday session too so I'd better practise a bit.

The rest of the day was spent doing homey stuff.  The back stitching is taking forever and a day.  I started with the trickiest bit which is the bicycle and that's all done now.  I didn't get it 100% correct but it looks fine.  The rest is a lot easier.

I tried to take a photo of some clouds in the horizon - maybe I should have used the black and white setting - it might have been better.  I must play about with Photoshop and see how I can change it.

Finally, I had a delivery or two.  I'm still getting stuff together for when I get Hire a Hubby round to improve/repair various niggly things in the house so one item was a light fitting.  Another was some toiletry stuff.  And I ordered two cross stitches that I just fell in love with.  They look complicated but there's no back stitching (yay) and they can be done in 'sections' which always makes it easier.
Here they are, taken from the Amazon pictures.

I just totally fell in love with them at first sight!!!
They will keep me out of trouble, won't they?

Today is my Nothing in the Diary day.  I'm sitting here with wet hair so the first task will be to dry that and then I think I will trundle off into town (using the car) and do a bit of wandering around.
Apart from that, it will be the usual stuff, I think.
Enjoy your day and stay safe and well.  And be happy.  xx