Witless

 I am trying to draw my wits together after such a busy and social day.  Danette and Little Lin - lovely to chat to you both and put the world to rights.  Lin - now have BBC Sounds app downloaded on my phone. This afternoon my new neighbour Ed spotted me up in the sewing room and came over to have a natter.

Leftovers.  The other half of last night's Chicken Stir Fry.  Very tasty and filling it was too.

So, how did the day pan out?  It was busy.  I had asked Gabby about jabs for Jordan last week and she told me yesterday it was suggested that we had Hep. A, and Diptheria/Polio/Tetanus boosters.  So I had to go down to the surgery and fill in a form, which the Nurse will get tomorrow and make me an appointment.  Of course, I have the Fair next weekend so am praying if I have the jabs on Monday, I won't have nasty side effects as I have to do that Fair come hell or high water.  A sore arm I can cope with - being prostrate on the sofa with a fever is just not an option.

Then I went down into town to post a letter I'd just written to my friend G in Dorset, along with returning some of her books.  I popped into the Red Cross charity shop, and came out with a pair of new and unused leather loafers (£3) and two pieces of Midwinter china which Tam collects (a Teapot and an oval platter).  She's not sure if she has room so I may take them on to the Fair. Oh, and I popped across the road to Penelope Primrose and found myself a scarf to drape over my hair on holiday (to keep the sand out).

This pattern, in case you are wondering (Alfie as backdrop).

Then it was home, and I looked for the brown official envelope from HMCR which told me how much I had been taxed on Keith's pension, but could I find it?  It was NOT where I thought I had put it (with all the other official paperwork in the blue boxfile).  It will have to be stratagraphic searches next . . .

I researched cheap swimwear (it will only be worn the once to float in the Dead Sea as I do not like swimming.) Also warm pyjamas for our night in the desert, and I may get a silk sleeping bag liner as well, as I don't have room to take the sleeping bag they advise - though sheets and blankets are provided, but it gets cold in the desert at night.  I also need  to get some new casual soft shoes to take (done, bought the same ones as I had last year from Cotton Traders).  I ordered water purification tablets from Amazon, which we need for Jordan and a pretty fungi-covered metal drinks bottle from Ebay. So, progress . . .

I didn't have time to cancel my tv licence, since I cannot get live tv without a roof aerial and can live without iPlayer.  That will be a saving.  I DID force myself to go up and do my best to repair that Victorian quilt but by gum, each little diamond takes an hour and it's as much carpentry as sewing as the cardboard templates are tough and I have to use snipe-nose pliers to get the needle through and try and make an invisible stitch on the (printed canvas!) backing material or go back in the same hole and move the needle along.  I have just come to a mangled one, so removed it and hope that I can insert the replacement with less angst. 

Off to do some more of Peter Rabbit (all in browns one DMC number apart so needs concentration).  I have finished Santa and his Sheep helper but need to make it up and stuff it before I show a photo.