Girding my loins

 Tidying up doesn't do itself.  Nor does housework,  Nor does preparing for a Fair.  I have the Builtn Antiques Fair in early May, so need to get organized.  The Library is forever a dumping ground.  I knew where things were, but books, craft items etc etc kept landing up on the table and it was driving me mad.  ALL the books have now been tidied away, in the places where they belong. I had a sort out in the stables, found a box full of china in the teal blue/turquoise I am short of, and sorted out a couple of other boxes to go, plus brought in a deep empty box to fill with stuff from the table.  A job well done.

The table, btw, is freeform Yew, and the holes in it are from the original tree growth.  Keith and I loved it and I still do.  Glad it's not covered in junk now.  

Here is last night's stirfy, with Pak Choi, Spring Onions, Courgettes, Orange Pepper and Mushrooms, and some Soy Sauce and Sesame Oil.  It was delicious.

I finally got to make the Scandivian Apple Cake, which is nice, but ideally needs ice cream with it :)

Tonight I have defrosted some chicken pieces from the last roast we had (probably months ago as I can't afford a joint very often).  I will do a chicken risotto with that for tonight's meal.  I like my rice dishes.

I had a long chat with the vet about the best way forward for L. Whale and his toe and she is just going to take off the very last digit (and not the whole toe) and make sure that there is obviously no nail left to grow into his pad any more.  He's booked in for Monday, poor chap.  

I've watered the plants outside which needed it (new Hellebore, the big one, had gone floppy in the flower department).  Also the new Blackcurrants.  Most seem to be putting out shoots but the first couple or 3 are slow to do that.  Watered round in the greenhouse too.  

Now I shall sit down with my book for half an hour.