Such a lovely, warm, almost-summer day with plenty of sitting out in the garden to enjoy the colours and shapes, bees and butterflies. Those foxgloves have really set the insects a-buzzing.
The egg chair is now uncovered and will stay like that unless a longer spell of rain is predicted. It can cope with the occasional light shower and the cushion pads are wipe down.
After SW yesterday morning, half term so most of the young mums had sent their apologies, I popped to Morrisons and used the 'stamps' that had been accumulating on my card to get some pyrex vacuum dishes before the thing runs out at the end of next week. The smallest rectangular dishes are just perfect for a two portion lasagne, pie, bake, whatever AND fit perfectly into my Ninja drawers.
Now I have the vacuum pump and three dishes and it cost me very little because I mostly used what had been accumulating on my card through my normal weekly purchases over the last months.
Now I have the vacuum pump and three dishes and it cost me very little because I mostly used what had been accumulating on my card through my normal weekly purchases over the last months.
I baked a loaf for Beth, not sourdough, just my usual wholemeal, rye and spelt one with added seeds, and it didn't half rise and prove quickly in the warm air. I took it over and spent some time fussing over Ava. She's weak and wobbly but definitely recovering and very happy to be tickled under her chin and around her ears before settling down for some stroking. She is such a sweetie.
My yarn arrived. It came in one of those gauze bags so it's staying there until the pattern comes out and I can get going. It's lovely.
This coming week is, in contrast to this past week, going to be really busy.
Today: going out for lunch with Diane and two other friends
Sunday: the sourdough course
Monday: the new block of fitness classes starts so it is circuits but apart from that there's time for housework, etc
Tuesday: Groove, ditto
Wednesday: Personal training, ditto and I must pack for Friday because . . .
Thursday: off into London with the Broomfield coach group - the Tutankhamun immersive experience, up and down the Shard and fish and chips at Kennedy's (been there before, great grub) before coming home for an evening online chat with friends
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday morning: off to Five Lakes for an activity filled break. Must remember to ask one of my lovely neighbours to do some watering.
Oh, it is such a hard life!! 😉
Today, apart from the lunch out, it is the usual last-day-of-the-month things - meter readings, money balancing and so on.
I'd better get going, hadn't I? Have a lovely day, everyone. xx
Busy time ahead. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds fun, doesn't it? xx
DeleteI envy you you’re sourdough course enjoy and bring back some tips x
ReplyDeleteI'm expecting to learn loads. Hoping to, anyway! xx
DeleteYou have got a brilliant week coming up, I hope you enjoy every moment of it. The sourdough bread course should be great fun and very educational for you, at least most of it should prove that you have been doing things right. Enjoy it all. xx
ReplyDeletelol - we will see. I suspect there are as many 'right' ways as there are people baking sourdough but I'm hoping for tips and tricks. xx
DeleteWhat a lovely week you have planned-enjoy! Catriona
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. It should be good. xx
DeleteThe vacuum dishes sound brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThe sour dough course sounds fantastic! I hope you enjoy it!
They seem great quality. Even if the vacuum bit fails, they are still great dishes. xx
DeleteSounds wonderful. Sourdough is divine. You are so well organized. I love my Pyrex dishes, too.
ReplyDeleteI have had such a lovely day. xx
DeleteThat looks like such a lovely inviting space. How lovely to be able to sit out and enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI do feel so very fortunate. It has taken decades to get it working for me but it does now and I love it. It is so comfortable to sit out. xx
DeleteA busy week and all that lovely yarn to look forward to. 😊
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