Good morning, all. How is it Wednesday already? I swear it was Sunday yesterday! And we're only a few days away from half way through October. Oh, my goodness!
Blogger is weird again. I checked my comments this evening for spam (as I did this morning) and there were two. But they were both from me, one an answer to someone at the start of the holiday so a fortnight ago and one made before then. Why have they suddenly appeared in my spam and why so late? So if I appear to have not replied, apologies but maybe I have and they will emerge in several weeks' time! I do try to reply to everyone.
In the interests of keeping warm this winter without turning up the heating, I had a look at my hot water bottle and decided it was no longer fit for purpose (it was VERY old, to be fair), so I bought a couple of new ones (one for me and one for any guests I might have) and now I'm going to use some of my granny squares to put together a cover. It looks simple enough! Actually, I might make two, one from granny squares and one using Tunisian crochet squares. Or I could do a selection of side to side stitches that I learned making the blanket. Maybe I need another hot water bottle?
It'll also help to use up my stash too - win-win!
Hot water bottles take me right back to my childhood - do they have that effect on you too? Only ours were wrapped in old pillow cases rather than purpose made covers.
I also found a nice set of Elmer books, not shockingly expensive, to go with the jumper so that's New Baby's Christmas present sorted out. I must just sew the buttons on and make some little loops at the back for them.
Yesterday went well. Groove was fun and it looked like everyone was there - it's always nice to have a full house.
I got two loads of washing done and dried but didn't start the ironing. I'm not feeling 100% - just a cold coming, I hope, although I will test later on this morning before going to circuits. It's just aches, a sore throat and increasing sniffles and paracetamol, etc, is helping. I suppose I am overdue for a cold - I haven't had a good one in ages.
How times have changed. I feel in honour bound to test when a cold starts, 'just in case'. It used to just be making sure one had enough tissues in ones bag!
Today is just another Wednesday. Personal training, assuming the test is negative and Lindsey doesn't mind me turning up with a cold. If she does, maybe it could be online instead.
(Edit: We're having an online session - her son was up in the night with v & d so best to keep our bugs to ourselves really - sharing is not always the kindest thing to do!)
What with the ironing and the need to sort out some of my cupboard space (or lack of), I have plenty to keep me occupied so that's good. I might even have a tidier home by the end of the day!
What are your plans for today? xx
Same thing has happened here with the spam thing - strange.
ReplyDeleteHaven't needed my hot water bottle yet this year - better check them, just in case.
Have a good day - hope it's just a cold not anything else
Really weird. I was low on comments yesterday too - I'm not saying that people HAVE to comment, they don't, of course, but they usually do and the two I got came in overnight, not during the day. Just . . . odd.
DeleteThank you. I'm sure it is a cold but in this day and age one feels one has to test.
I hope your hot water bottle is in a better state than mine was. :-) xx
Google's weird too - had my computer replaced yesterday as I was on Windows 8.1, which will no longer be supported from Jan 23, and memory was getting very full too. Unfortunately, I lost all my Bookmarks and when I googled you this morning only a blog entry from June 2021 came up. I found you under Joy's blog ...
ReplyDeleteHopefully your cold won't develop or will at least be mild ...
DeleteGood luck with the new computer. I bet you're noticing a difference in speed!
June 2021, eh - that's a while ago. I'm glad you managed to find me again. xx
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ReplyDeleteI really must spell check before posting. Hope you don't get that dreaded line on the test and it's nothing more than a sniffle. There's lots about just lately.
DeleteWell, if it is, it is. I've had it once already. Thanks, Cherie. xx
DeleteJust a cold - negative result. Yay! xx
DeleteYep, Blogger is really acting up these days, I find lots of comments in my Spam folder ... including off myself ... luckily, I have gotten in the habit of checking in there most days now so hopefully people shouldn't languish in there for too long.
ReplyDeleteI love my hot water bottles, mine came with fleecy covers of their own so I didn't have to make them a cover. Yes, we used to have them wrapped in pillowcases when we were little :-)
I'm sure I answered this. Maybe it will end up in my Spam folder in a couple of months' time.
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I've had the same problem with finding comment in the spam folder, and also comments that I know have displayed correctly on the blog have ended up there as well. I've no idea what is happening!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you aren't feeling 100%. I do hope your Covid test is negative and that it is 'just' a cold, although colds can be really horrible can't they?
I want to buy another hot water bottle. The one I have is fine and has it's own fleecy cover but a second one will be really useful as I don't want to be putting the heating on just yet.
Very strange, isn't it? Maybe they need to tweak their spam catcher again!
DeleteI'm feeling a bit yuck now, thanks, but it's not Covid, just a cold, thankfully. I think I will sleep well tonight! :-)
Get your new hottie soon - I bet there will be a run on them. xx
We always used to have hot water bottles. We had no heat in our bedroom - the only heater was a shared one out in the hallway - and our bedrooms were always really cold. There was no double glazing when I was little either. I think we got it done when I was a teenager. The hot water bottle was a lovely comfort. I might be getting mine out again this year to keep off the chill! My sister said she had hers out already as she doesn't want to turn the heat on yet.
ReplyDeleteOne of my abiding memories as a child was ice on the inside of my bedroom window - such beautiful, feathery patterns - and Mum going round wiping all the window sills once it had melted.
DeleteI hope it doesn't go back to that . . . a 'romantic' memory but it was so, so cold. xx
Blogger is a law unto itself at times. I found a comment, which I had initially approved, suddenly appear in my spam instead.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're feeling a bit better now. X
It's when a message that you know you have replied to appears in spam - that's weird! The reply doesn't show as spam but it can't be seen until the original comment is approved. Silly Blogger. xx
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