Early doors

We had to get up early this morning, 7.45am The window cleaner was due and also a delivery from Morrison which came 40 minutes early, he was in the next road and did not see the point of going to the next call and then having to come back, so the shopping is put away half an hour brfore he was due.

Cooking belly pork for pork, with pineapple and rice for supper tonight.

Bright morning but down to 9, sun is out but its cold. I have turned the heating down a bit, the bungalow has warmed up, if its cooler we can put a jumper on.

Finished the 4 pot stands yesterday, going to cut out another 2, the Insul Brite and also some felt I had ordered came yesterday.  The pot stands are nice but they taken an hour to sew. Once I have sorted the sewing for the sale I am going to strip down the sewing room and move stuff around a bit, want to try and loose a bookcase, and give me a bit more room to move. The room is wider than the one at Hose but shorter......plus one bookcase was never in the sewing room, it was in the hall cupboard.

So need to drink my tea and get on..........

Winter cometh

we have bright sun, but the temperture outside is down to 1. there are signs that there might have been a slight frost although we woke to mist which has now cleared.

Started on the 3rd pot holder, one more to do when this one is finished, then on to scissor holders I think, I have quite a few scraps I can use, book marks on the cards as well.....photos to follow.

DB is complaining about his back, I said he is spending most of the day sitting so its not from unacustomed movment!! He is still on his dizzy meds, they seem to be helping.

Egg and chips tonight, orange for dessert, I have a couple to use up before the delivery tomorrow. 

Brrrr

the sun decided not to give a repreat performance today, its very grey and COLD!!!

A slightly better night last nighr, but we did not get up till 9am, it was warm in bed!! After breakfast I put the machine on and finished off the pot mat and got a second one done. Just 2 more to go, then I am on to scissor holders and possibly book marks.

DB has been ok today, gave him 2 tablets this morning.....

I am now looking at my sewing room with jaundiced eyes, I want to loose a book case, its where to put things, some can go in the kitchen cupboard, whats in those cupboards will relocate to the pantry cupboards on the wall.

Quiet week this week, we have the library van on Friday, I know there are some reserved book on it, I have had a couple of emails.

Supper tonight chicken kiev with potato, brussels and cauliflower. Will make some gravy. No dessert. 

Sun?

we have bright sunshine, but its chillingly cold. First morning of sun for a while.

Found a quick project on John Deer's site for a mat to go under a hot pot on the table, I have mackled together 4 pieces of Insul Bright, just need to sort out some fabric......should not take me too long to do. I had to do a search through boxes to find fabric etc, whilst doing that I came across other things that were on the missing list from when we moved. 

Laundry in the washer, should get it partially dry on the whirly, can finish it off on the airer in the kitchen overnight.

We have the heating on all day, I have to read the meter and send it in, still waiting for an updated gas bill after my phone call to EDF last week.

Supper tonight cooked gammon, jacket poato and tomato salad, possibly a mince pie for dessert.

 

Lest we forget those who laid down their lives so that we might live.

Finished

at last the Drummer Boy is finished, he is not perfect, but lessons have been learnt, the felt needs to be soft and thin. I doubt I will make the drummer boy again, too many colour changes, could have done with the 10 needle machine, but my lumi coped.

Almost, but not quite

got the Drummer finished, lots of swapping colours, was getting cross eyed so finished for today, the top is on the bottom and the legs on ....

Trip into Leicester to take the quilt in to be done.....traffic was horrendous from the A46 island to the island for Glenfield.

Sue and John are no longer doing quilt fairs, so the tradmark van had disappeared, almost over shot. Better journey home, much less traffic, it was all going into town.

Very cold and grey, have the heater on just topping the temperature up to 20 in the sitting room. I need to sort out the timer for the heating so its on lowish all day. I can adjust the temperature up if needed.

Managed a better night sleep, just over 8 hours 5 hours more than the night before.

Fish and chips tonight for supper.......banana and ice cream for dessert.

T