Monday, 06-11-23

Morning, everyone.  AFter a really lovely autumnal day yesterday (such a change from wind and rain), today looks to be the same.  Not that warm but very pleasant and the sky looks clear.  Fingers crossed.

I took a few photos yesterday.  
This is the scarf; it is so lovely and soft and I can see I will need to wash it very carefully to keep that softness - liquid soap and maybe hand wash if I don't have other knits to wash at the same time.

And this is the cardigan.  The fringing at the front makes it look as if it is also a scarf but it isn't, that's just the way the ribbed band is finished off.  No buttons, it's just one of those open cardigans.

I think it will look really good over leggings or jeggings and a plain top - black or navy, for choice and I have both.

And ditto re the washing.

I was thinking about chairs for the garden room.  I don't want to make any quick decisions and now isn't really the time for a good choice in the shops anyway but I do have two chairs like this that I bought from a colleague who was downsizing and getting rid of surplus stuff ages ago.  When I had the suite re-covered, I had the upholsterer make a couple of pads for them.  I have one chair upstairs and one down but they're not essential so, for now, they could go into the garden room.  They're not snuggly chairs so they won't do longer term but, just for now, why not?
The cushions are from Mum and Dad's the one on the left was bought from somewhere but the other two Mum made over the years and there was no way I was letting them go so I brought them home.  
I think a touch of wood and some toning colours will look nice in the garden room.  What do you think?

I popped to Morrisons yesterday and as well as getting supplies for the lads I bought a box of the Night Time Berry infusion bags as recommended by Cherie last week.  She said they have really helped her to get more unbroken nights' sleep and I thought it definitely worth a try.  Well, early results are encouraging.  I woke once in the night, for the loo, but went straight back to sleep and it was good.  I know one good sleep doth not a long term habit make but all the same - encouraging.  And it's a pleasant enough drink anyway!
Fingers crossed, Cherie, and thank you.

Despite it being such a nice day yesterday, I wasn't able to dry my washing outside as I have no hole for my washing line.  So I got out my Dry:Soon rack, which is a heated drying rack with a cover, and dried the washing that way.  I bought this from the same friend I bought the chairs from and it's a jolly useful bit of kit when I have more washing than will fit on my little rack.  And once I have my extra cupboard space, I think I will be able to put it away in the big cupboard space in the kitchen.

Note to self - remember to ask if they could drill the new hole soon . . .

This week there's very little in the diary apart from the fitness classes; even Chris is away Wednesday and Thursday.  I'm happy to have the extra space and the only other thing in the diary is the postponed governor's meeting, now this Wednesday evening.  

A call out to Sooze - it is her birthday today so Happy Birthday to you, have a lovely day and thank you for all your input into my blogs - very much appreciated!

So, today, I have circuits and lots of tea/coffee making.  Plus housework!  And washing and ironing!  😇

Have a good day, everyone.  xx