Thursday

Morning all.  It's a bit dull today and I gather there's some nasty stuff on the way for tomorrow and Saturday.  Ho hum, if it's not one thing, it is another!

This is the sort of thing I am looking for to put in the airing cupboard.  I will need to check the height but just imagine two, one in front of the other.  It will give me great depth of storage.

Yesterday was - er - interesting.

Having said I would be going out, I changed my mind and stayed in.  That was just as well because late morning there was a knock on the door and, lo and behold, it was Sharon to do my hair.  Yes, it was in the diary.  No, my brain hadn't registered it!  
I did feel better once she had finished and wasn't it lucky I decided to wash my hair yesterday morning.

And thank goodness I didn't go out!

Matt got back to me with another start date.  Mid November.  He said he would bring heaters etc, and I have some alternative heaters too - fan and halogen and I can always decamp to the garden room.

Then I went over to Lindsey's for PT.  I can't say I did terribly well but I did my best.  Lindsey reminded me that she has an apartment over her garage that I could come to if it is very cold when Matt does the work.  If I have no hot water at home, I might very well go over for the night - or two.  Isn't that lovely of her.

It is really her son's place but he is working abroad at the moment.

Nearly forgot - my flu jab notification came through so I clicked the link and have booked my slot.  Can't remember when off the top of my head but it IS in the diary!

All this week I have been very clumsy, spilling things, making splashes, tipping the contents of my Thermomix bowl all over the working top (fortunately next to the sink), splashing my water over Lindsey's studio floor yesterday - just generally not being quite as nimble fingered as usual.  I think my brain stayed at Center Parcs when I came home!
It came to a climax yesterday evening.  I was carrying my bowl of chilli and pasta out of the kitchen when somehow it jumped out of my grasp and landed on the carpet.  Food side down. 

Aaaarrrgggghhhh.

It is safe to say that the carpet turned red and the air turned blue!!

So top task today is to give the carpet another scrub.

Chris and I have decided that, given we are both still sniffly with what appears to be different viruses, we will have our chat online today rather than face to face.  Neither of us is mean but there's sharing and then there's sharing!!
Actually, neither of us feels that we are infectious now but better safe than sorry.

I've started off a sourdough leaven for Beth and, as she seems to be right out of good bread, I'm also going to make her one of my yeasted loaf specials packed with healthy wholemeal flours and seeds.

I might go out but tomorrow is busy, what with Slimming World, the weekly shop and Alex's cooking lesson (roast chicken!) so I might just focus on getting things straight indoors and do a bit of gardening if the weather is kind.

What are your plans for today?