Thursday 14 April 2022

Thursday

Morning, everyone.  It's beautiful outside this morning.  It's sunny and mild and, when I went out the front to pop some stuff in the recycling which is being collected today, it was such a nice view past next door and over to the countryside that I dashed in, grabbed the camera and took a few photos.


Yesterday was lovely!

At around ten, I set out for the garden centre, topping up with petrol (ouch) and treating the car to an option 1 car wash (outside only) on the way.  I found some nice planted pots and bought one for Chris - it is her birthday today - and a coffee cake to take over there this morning.  Blow the diet!!


I hope she likes it.

Personal training was its usual, rigorous self and I enjoyed that too.  The hour goes so very quickly!  I always do some aerobic stuff on the bike and the cross trainer to get the heart up and the muscles warm before working on arm and upper body strength and then core and leg strength with another warm up in the middle.
A good stretch at the end and that's the hour over and done.
There's no circuits on Monday because of Bank Holiday and anyway I doubt I would be back in time to make it reasonable.  I can't go next Wednesday either because I have to be at Dad's house.  
I will miss it all.

Then it was a quick dash home and a quick dinner before leaving for the flower centre piece workshop.  I did enjoy it.  There were just three of us as two had to drop out, sadly, and I was well chuffed with what I came home with.  I'm definitely taking it with me - it's all in a sort of foam base so it should travel OK if I put it in a bin bag and pack it carefully in the car.


Not expert, I know, but I love it.  It was so 'grounding' to work on it and quite different from the Christmas Wreath workshop which was all artificial (except for the ring itself).  Last night was all natural plants except for the eggs.
We were talking about where Victoria and Hazel (whose company it is) could go with these workshops and I suggested how about one before the Jubilee weekend doing something in red, white and blue.  They liked that but, sadly, I am likely to be away on my next break.  Oh, well!  Can't do it all.

I'm pretty much all ready now.  There's just some bits and bobs to tidy up and some last minute things to pack - charging cables, hearing aid charging base, etc.  In a short while I will wash my hair, get dressed, finish the packing and then go over to Chris at ten, gift, card and cake in hand (although I might have to make two journeys!).
There's no point leaving much before two so there's bags of time.  It's nice not to feel rushed.

See you tomorrow at the other end.
Have a lovely day and I do hope your weather is as good as it promises to be here.  xx

14 comments:

  1. Have a lovely time, Joy xx

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    1. Thanks, Sooze. I will do my best! :-)

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  2. Love your table centrepiece. The weather is going to be good for Easter....enjoy it all

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    1. Thank you.
      The forecast looks really good, doesn't it? I'm so looking forward to this break now. xx

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  3. Love you flower arrangement, have a lovely time, I'm sure you will.

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    1. Thanks, Chris. It was very satisfying and relaxing.
      I'm sure I will too. :-)
      xx

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  4. Love your Easter table centre piece, so pretty, and Chris' arrangement gift is lovely, all plants that can be planted into the garden and will give years of pleasure.

    Have a great time! x

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    1. Thank you. That's the nice thing about arrangements, isn't it? They keep on giving, like Spring bulb displays.
      xx

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  5. The centre piece is lovely and I'm not surprised you are taking it with you. Hope you have a fantastic time away and I look forward to seeing the photos. xx

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    1. Thanks, Eileen. It will be nice to have something pretty in my room, I think. And making it yourself is so satisfying.
      xx

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  6. That planted pot is beautiful, I was just thinking that you should have got one for yourself and then your lovely arrangement came up.

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    1. Don't think I wasn't tempted . . . and I may well go back and treat myself. I know exactly where it could go! :-)
      xx

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  7. Looks like you are going to have lovely weather for your little hollibob. I'm looking forward to reading all about it and seeing the photos. Have a lovely time.

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    1. Thanks, Cherie. I'm all tucked up nice and cosy in my comfy Premier Inn room. It looks like a bomb has exploded so I'm feeling right at home. Thanks. xx

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