It is definitely warming up next week, but there is a threat of more snow before that happens. It is 4 a.m. and I've been down an hour (woke at 2.30 tonight). I've looked out of the door, but no more appears to have fallen yet. I am happy for rain, tbh. At least that doesn't normally stop me getting out and about and the house will be warmer.
In the afternoon, when I go through to the living room to do some stitching and watch tv. I look out across the garden and watch half a dozen brawny Blackbirds, the usual Sparrows and a couple of feisty Robins under the shrubs on the bank. They especially like the Pieris which is back left. They spend a goodly while turning over the leaves and finding edibles. I had some stale bread yesterday, so shredded it into small pieces and put some under there and some on the compost heap. A couple of gone-over cooking apples got lobbed under there too, for them to devour.
Not a lot happening. I did pop down to town to get some cheesy biccies and a newspaper yesterday. The lanes were fine (I did check first in case there was black ice). They were just wet though.
I still haven't made the chocolate apple cake for my neighbours, so MUST do that first thing today. In fact, I may stew the apples up in a moment, so they are cool and ready to use after breakfast.
I found the energy to do some housework yesterday - it has to be done!
In the evening I stitched more of the Pippi picture and have finished the cat part. Onto leaves and more flowers now.
I am debating going to my patchwork class on Wednesday. A wet rainy day. I need to put some work in on the quilt that has been abandoned since going to NZ. Forgotten where I am with it tbh. Pam will be pleased to see me again, as I always pop round to see her before my class. I should have finished the first jigsaw by then, so will take that along for her.
Right, back to bed.
Didn't wake until 9 a.m. so I am all behind like the donkey's tail now. I did force my nose to the grindstone though, and have got the Chocolate Apple Cake for my neighbours baking in the oven.
I came online this morning, and Julia Rowarth's Crosspatch "temptation" video came up on my Facebook feed. Well, on a grey dull January day I decided I would watch it and cheer me up . . . £36 later!!! I have ordered some patterns for a knitting bag (to make up for Jon's mum), a Lynette Anderson charm pack, a pretty half n half table mat pattern, Blackberry Heart stitchery pattern, and a vintage Paisley flower stitchery. That will be something to look forward to in dull January, and will really cheer me up. I'm into my embroidery at the moment, as it's something I can sit on the sofa and do each afternoon/evening. I know - I still have the ones I bought at the Malvern Quilt festival . . . but in my defence, I did need cheering up!
I have written half a letter to my Dutch penpal too. Looking on line they have had plenty of snow too, so we will both be sat inside, looking at it. Bless her, after a lifetime without any pets (or children), she and her husband got an elderly Dachshund to look after. Now they seem to have about 5 of them and her life seems very happy.
It is much milder now, and the snow melting. I am glad about that. Someone posted on the Love Wales (official) Facebook page I follow, sharing lots of photos about their 18.5 MILE walk in snow and drifts in the Elan Valley yesterday (starting from Rhayader). It looked really beautiful, but an 18.5 mile walk is a challenge without snow - he must be incredibly fit to trudge through snow too. It looked SO beautiful but I wouldn't be up for even a couple of miles right now (sofa legs!!)
No quiet here...the Yellow weather warning was correct...blowing a hoolie, and rain here but that will be snow and ice further north and east. Eight o'clock and still dark....
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, you will be glad when these weather fronts move on then. Just be glad you don't live in Aberdeenshire!!
Deletehad enough rain too! over the storm, the back lane {where I live} was like a river with 6" water flooding down the hill! no one has seen it like that before. Wonder how long it will be before we have a hosepipe ban? Living in Wales, I was fourteen before I knew you could actually take your cagoul off.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, I hope you weren't flooded in the garden or anywhere. You made me laugh with your cagoul comment!!
ReplyDeleteHeavy rain here, so at least the snow is disappearing. Have put bin out and also next door's, as she is away somewhere hot. My downfall is second hand book sites especially after a couple of glasses of wine. Take care. Xx
ReplyDeleteRaining again here (hooray). Snow melting and on the hills. Up to date with my recycling - hate it it it all gets sidelined until Monday - when I put the bins out for collection the next morning. I am trying NOT to buy more books, but will hold up my hand to spending just £2.37 incl. postage for Wartime Women on Fleabay . . .
DeleteIt is a pretty picture you made, curled up inside keeping yourself entertained. You have a wide array of hobbies. We started out today. Tim was headed to church, I was being dropped of at the gym. We turned back. The roads were unexpectedlt hazardous. It will be a quiet day indoors for us too.
ReplyDeleteDespite the steroids, still not a great deal of energy to go outside and do much, least of all walk. I was going to walk along to Chris's with some magazines, a cake and the money for the groceries they got the other day, but by the time I had done the litter tray emptying and put out apples and cheesy bits for the birds, my legs said no . . . Just as well I drove round, as it came on to rain.
ReplyDeleteDon't blame you not going out on treachorous roads.
Money well spent on the cheering up items. I'm about to purchase a colouring book for the same reason. Trying decide between a William Morris one and a Brambley Hedge.
ReplyDeleteOooh, hard choice. I think I would go for Brambley Hedge. You've set me off now. May have to go and check that out!!!
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