Rosie wanted me to read to her yesterday, LOTS. The Gruffalo's Child is her favourite (Tam knows it off by heart - as she demonstrated one evening when they were here). I also had to read the Dinky Donkey twice! Lots of others too. It's good that she loves stories so much.
I intended to have chips for tea last night, as so late back. Wrong move - it's Show Week, so that was off the menu and I had a tin of Ravioli instead. Washing up - one bowl and one fork :)
It's Welsh Cob day at the Royal Welsh today, so I will watch that on tv later. It was really busy around there yesterday even really early when I was driving through before 7 a.m. The car sales place opposite the showground has had steel fencing put up around the premises as usual - a wise move since some top of the range ATV's (All Terrain Vehicles, posh quad bikes) were nicked from the showground. How I don't know, as of course they have Security Guys and lock the entrances at night.
The extra pink prints I ordered for the quilt arrived yesterday. Alex (patchwork teacher) suggested a border, so you can guess what I will be doing today . . . I need to get a white king size sheet to back it too. (I'll get one from Tesco's on Saturday).
It's been cool enough for short local walks, and a little tending in the garden too, at ends of the day. I think we are due rain at the weekend, but hoping NOT whilst we are at the beach, in memory of Keith - though he would laugh at the irony of that!
I am close to finishing Kate Ellis' The Skeleton Room now. I have Alison Weir's Queens in the Age of Chivalry to read, and picked up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel on the Co-op charity table, To Defy a King (that king being the pretty awful King John at that). I wonder if they will ever find the treasure that was lost when his enterage crossed the Wash? Bearing in mind it was quicksand, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Updte - went back to bed, but only dozed (mainly just shut my eyes). It will catch up with me later. Cool here now (7 a.m.) - 12 deg. and overcast. I need to get the bed stripped and remade and do something with the mince I defrosted in the fridge whilst I was out yesterday. That something will involve some of the enormous organic courgettes Ed gave me :) They feature in every meal at the moment! He and Sam eat them raw, as part of a salad. Not something I can get excited about. I will make a Lemon Drizzle cake for the family for Saturday too.
