I finally gave in and made the trip to Kirkwall yesterday. I did not want to go and I did not enjoy being there – it was far too hot to be rushing around shopping, but I do feel better now that my fridge’s salad drawers are full to overflowing. We shall eat better this …
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I said I’d do better…
Productivity would appear to know few bounds around here just now. It makes a change and I must say that it makes for a good feeling. Yesterday I repaired the Rivington Cowl error – I still ducked the grafting but did at least manage to get a 3 needle bind off done with the seam …
I will do better
Crazy, awful dreams last night. I was pretty much wakeful all night, on that brain-active threshold ‘twixt sleep and waking. No idea why – I had a salad sandwich and a cup of tea for my evening meal. Not exactly living on the edge, is it? I’m up early again but tired and grumpy with …
Further Dull
Lovely day today – I should be out with my camera. I’m not. The garage is kind of tidied. To the extent that a lot of stuff has been designated as rubbish and hence bonfire fodder and the remainder has been stacked in a tidier fashion, that is. At least there is now space for the …
More dull
Ah well. A good plan does not always come rapidly to fruition. The oil pipe on the old Rayburn is disconnected but we have two hitches with the water supply. Firstly, we cannot drain the system due to the stopcock being too large for the hosepipe. Secondly, we cannot undo the nuts on the pipework …
Dull, dull, dull
I’m sorry. What can I say? It has been a dull week – nothing to talk about at all. My week has mainly been spent in preparing a pint pot to accept a quart of stuff this weekend. Yes, I have been tidying, rationalising, junking stuff, and making space. There is now more visible space …