Thursday 2 February 2023

Thursday, 02-02-23

 Good morning, everyone.  Yesterday was a day of two halves - sunny and then cloudy, gentle and then busy!  

Thank you for your comments yesterday.  For anyone interested, here's the link to the NHS site and the section about the Couch to 5K programme.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/running-and-aerobic-exercises/get-running-with-couch-to-5k/
It's a nine week program and I think it is three session a week with at least one day between sessions.  Weeks five and six are transition weeks making the leap between short bursts of running and walking and longer spells of running.  I suspect that may be the sticking point but - well, we will see.  I'm planning to start in March when the mornings are lighter and I can do it when there's not so many people around.  :-)

Yesterday morning, I really blitzed the washing.  There's a bit more to do today because I want to change my sheets: that's usually a Friday job but I really don't want to fuss about with sheets, etc, tomorrow and, equally, I don't want to leave it all until Monday.  There's a few other little bits and bobs that can also be washed, dried and ironed today too.

It was so nice and sunny yesterday morning and there was such a good breeze blowing that I tried drying two of my loads of washing outside and, cheers, it worked. They didn't get completely dried but enough to bring in, iron and hang to air, just like Mum used to do when I was little, when she draping the freshly ironed clothes on a couple of clothes horses and putting them in front of the fire to air, turning the clothes horses round after a while.  Then she would sort all the clothes into piles and we had to take them up and put them away. 
In between washing days, she made a tent for us, turning a clothes horse on its side and draping an old blanket over it.  Sometimes we would be allowed to have lunch in our tent instead of round the table as usual which was a huge treat and, very occasionally, we could move the tent outside.
Happy memories.

Anyway, I got the washing done and most of the ironing too.  There's just a few bits left to do today.

Later on, I went to Lindsey's for my personal training session, came home, freshened up and then it was off to the Governors' Meeting at school.  It was good, very interesting, very useful (I hope) and didn't go on too long.

I slept like a log last night, for which I am thankful.

Today starts busy.  I shall strip and remake the bed, as mentioned above, and get the washing on before the online SET class which is the Shimmy Snippet for today.  After that, it is a quick change and then I'm over to Chris' for our Thursday coffee and chat.

After that it is a case of finishing off the washing, getting everything ready for packing tomorrow and making sure the house is cleaner friendly, also for tomorrow, as I really don't want to be faffing around with stuff tomorrow.

So all very straightforward, enjoyable and easy.  Have a lovely day yourself.  xx




16 comments:

  1. Yesterday was very bright in my neck of the woods but the wind was biting! Thanks for taking me back 60 odd years to those clothes airing on the clothes horse by the fire. We too had a blanket over the clothes horse for a tent!! Lovely memories, which then start off an avalanche of other memories! When all your chores are done it will be so satisfying as you look forward to your time at Five Lakes. Enjoy!
    Suze x

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    1. Such simple things but enormous fun.
      Thanks, Suze, pretty much all done now and I'm going to have a relaxed evening. xx

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  2. My sister and I used to have a great time playing under clothes horse tents. Mum had two, one slightly larger than the other......happy memoies.

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    1. Very happy, Heather. We had such fun. x

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  3. Blanket over clothes horse for us too when we were little! I had my mums old wooden clothes horse for many years when we first married until it began to fall apart.

    Hope your day goes to plan

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    1. I don't know where the old clothes horses went - they certainly weren't there when we cleared the house. xx

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  4. It seems you had the weather yesterday that we had on Tuesday. Alan claimed the washing line and got all his things virtually dry in the sunshine, and I made do with the airer set next to my French doors which soak up the heat of the sun very nicely and warm my little lodge beautifully.

    I have memories of the 'maiden tent' too, once my Mum gave me permission to sleep in it overnight ... I soon discovered how hard a lino floor was and climbed back into bed!!

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    1. I don't remember ever wanting to sleep in our tent but we entertained plenty of dollies and teddies through the day. :-) xx

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  5. I too remember playing camping using upturned kitchen stools as supports for the sheet, I think we were easily pleased as young children and a game of tents seemed to go on for hours - mum would usually let us have some pans and melamine plates so that we could dish up pretend meals. By the way all your tidying of cupboards etc inspired me - I've finally tidied the black hole that is my baking cupboard this morning - hurrah!
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. Oh, well done, Alison. Isn't it a great feeling.
      I love your memories. xx

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  6. I have so many memories of playing tents from my childhood. On a good day we were allowed to add blankets to the kitchen table and play underneath but if mum was baking, we were relegated to the corner and the clothes horse tent. Sometimes we were allowed to prepare our own picnic - raisins, chopped apple, bread and butter, cucumber pieces, etc. all served in our doll's tea set. Happy times! xx

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    1. Aren't we lucky to have such lovely childhood memories. Treasure beyond price. xx

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  7. I washed my bedding today as well. Now you have reminded me I need to fold it.

    God bless.

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    1. < grin > Never ending, isn't it? It's always nice to get it done and even better to get into a bed with fresh sheets. One of life's biggest small pleasures! :-)

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  8. It sounds like you're really getting on with the physical exercise! Do you enjoy it or is it something you feel you should do? From your blogging I suspect you enjoy it or have come to enjoy it.

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    1. I do enjoy it now, Sharon, although half of the enjoyment relates to others in the group. I'm not so motivated on my own!
      I feel I should do it as well though. I've never felt better, despite getting old enough for aches and creaks!!
      xx

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