So they were wrong

 by mid morning the sun was blasting down, hardly a cloud in the sky.

DB spent an hour in the garden in the morning and we were both out with the gardener. The big border has been weeded and some more plants put in. I have several plants in the grow house which need sorting ready to go in next week. We will be sorting out the pots to plant up next week as well, I am using a mix of compost and feed. I took some cuttings from a neighbours snowball hydranga last week, left them in water on the kitchen window cill, two of them had started to put roots out, so they have been potted up, put in a poly bag and are in the shade will leave them about a month, make sure they are showing signs of growth before they get potted on. 

We are nipping into town this morning, I need some ericacious feed for some of the plants, I did the two azalea yesterday but need some for the other lime hating plants we have. Our soil is heavy clay, you could make dinner plates with it. The herbaceous border had a layer of strulch on it, It does keep the weeds and also the slugs and snails off the plants, the delphiniums and lupins are going great guns. 

The slug pellets we used to use have now been banned, we will have to find something else to  keep the slugs etc off the veggies.

Tonights supper is ADB, need to get the gammon steaks out of the freezer. I cooked some rhubarb yesterday we will finish it off tonight for dessert.

No sun today

Very low cloud, no rain forecast. Gardener here this afternoon, have to sort out what I want him to do. We are forecast sun for tomorrow and decent weather for the weekend. I need to have a sortie to the discount shop and see if I can get plant food for the ericacious plants we have. They could all do with a little TLC.

Yesterdays shop and visit went off well, we called at the garden centre on the way home to order compost and potting grit, to be delivered. At 6pm the bell rang it was Colin with the compost. Last job of the day. He stayed and chatted for a while, after admiring the back garden and giving me some advice about a couple of plants I was concerned about.

We watched Carol Klien last night, she sure gets through some work, an hour programme was full of interest and featured some plants I had not seen before. She has a much bigger garden than we have. 

I guess DB will be working in the greenhouse the greenhouse, I have some sewing I want to do. I need to cut a long bias strip for binding and a couple of strips for handles.

I am getting a bit fed up of DB using my computer table to stick his stuff on, he has a table at the side of his chair. I am going to have a look in the Air Ambulance shop and see if I can find a table to put at the side of the settee for my stuff, and put the computer table away when I have finished using the laptop.

Fish and chips as usual tonight.

Tulips are all out now, the rest of the garden is very green, but will soon be bursting with colour. The apple tree is in full bloom, hope we do not get a frost before the flowers set.

Shopping and visiting

This morning we went to Aldi, I needed to top up on some of the things we get from there. The shelves were well filled and there was no embargo on sunflower oil. I was good and only bought one bottle. I use it for frying and also in my HM bread, a bottle lasts me ages. So I managed to spend £72, but it will be at least 2 weeks before we have to shop again.

We then went over to see B. I had collected cake and butter for her, so delivered them and spent 3/4 of an hour with her before heading for the plant nursery and home. I needed 4 bags of compost and one of potting grit, it will be delivered tomorrow, just in time for the gardener!! We stopped and had a cup of tea and half a tea cake each. Home James and it was unpack the bags and find somewhere to put it all. Both fridge and the 2 freezers are full now.

DB has gone for his siesta, I am about to put my feet up for half an hour befor I start the supper.

Bacon and onion frtttata with salad tonigjt.

 

Dull and brrrr

We seem to be sitting under a cloud, its very dull although there is no rain forecast, last of the washing in the machine, it all starts again next week.

I overslept this morning, so a bit slow getting going DB brought  me my breakfast......

No much spoiling today, I need to sort out my shopping list, I also need to sort out an envelope for some stuff to go back to the council, the days of them putting a stamped addressed envelope in for replies are long gone.

I discovered yesterday that I can withdraw money from our new bank account from our local post office, so that will save me a visit into town. I looked it up on the internet.

DB will be out to contine his asssult on the rubbish in the shed shortly. I think the laundry will be going into the dryer.

Supper tonight, chicken and rice, no dessert.

Frost???

DB had a mini meltdown last night when the forecast predicted a frost, thankfully we did not but its still very cold.

I have a coloured wash on, I ended up having to use the dryer for about half an hour yesterday, it started to rain, although it did not last, it was a hurried visit out to get the sheets etc in.

The chaps came from the charity shop, so I now have more room in my sewing room. I cut out a bag yesterday, have had to send for some stabilizer, should come today, so I can have a bash at it, its a small bucket bag. I am swithering between lace book marks and key rings for the ladies in the coffee meeting, I usually give them a small present at Christmas, trying to get ahead of myself just now.

I need to make an appointment to get my hair cut, and also need to ring B and arrange to go and see her Thursday morning, have a couple of jobs to do in town at the same time and also need a small top up shop.

DB tells me he is clearing out stuff from the shed yet again, I have to admit it is a bit untidy and gets worse if its not kept on top of.

Mince and dough balls tonight for supper, no dessert, we finished the crumble last night.

Wash day

Bed stripped and its in the washer, fine morning but again brrr, the sun keeps trying to break through, but its having a bit of a job!! At least the sheets should dry on the line.

Cleaner here this morning, so she will help me remake the bed, I have a new way to try and get the duvet cover on, will see is it works.

No real plans, I need to work out how much money I need to draw for next month, we are going into town on Thursday for some bits of shopping, go to the bank and also see B. Its 3 weeks since we were last there. He son from SA comes next week, so will have to see if we can get in to see him whilst he is here.

The two sets of drawers are boing collected this morning, I arranged with the Air Ambulance charity shop that they collect them for the shop.

I finished a set of small Christmas baubles yesterday so today may be a soaking day, I also need to soak off the backing from the squares for the runner and see how I can put them together, quite a bit of hand sewing I think

DB will be out in the garden, he was out for an hour or so yesterday, this is the time of year when the work ramp up, then it will die down a bit for a couple of months apart from keep the veg weeded and the tomato's fed.

I have a bag pattern I want to try out so a rummage in the fabric box is in order. Little Miss's quilt is ready to go to be quilted, so I need to arrange to go and see the quilter, she is only quilting for people she knows now, she is getting older. It comes to us all in time!!! I also need to tidy up the tables in the sewing room, stuff just got dumped when we came back from the retreat. 

So tonight is egg and chips, I made a rhubarb crumble yesterday so we will finish it today

Its Sunday

Bright sun but still very brrr first thing and after about 3pm. Our old neighbours son came and collected his tomato's and also took some rhubarb. He was very complementary about the garden, especially the very deep red tulips in one of the containers. We have cabbage ready as well, last year I bought a large net tunnel, the cabbage have been under it and thankfully no butterflies have meant we have no damage on them.

We bought plants at the nursery yesterday morning, including sweet peas, DB got summer leeks and some mixed lettuce. Mine were bedding plants for the pots, they will be in the green house for at least another 6 weeks, till the chance of a frost has passed.

I need to prep the veg for supper, roast pork with veggies, If I can I want to spend a bit of time outside sorting through the pots and seeing what can go. I plan to photograph the pots and offer them as a job lot for free, there are several plastic urns as well which can go. I am mostly using either stone or very large plastic tubs. 

Its almost time for tiffin, so better go and put the kettle on.

My goodness its cold

its very brrr again this morning. We are off to get our 4th Jab at the Drs, and then go on to the nursery DB wants more plants and I may well buy some more plants for the summer pots. A cup of coffee will be included too.

DB is growing tomato plants as usual, our old neighbours son is coming this afternoon to collect his on his way home from seeing his mother. We still miss her so much, I have all the stone pots from her garden, they will be planted up for the summer.

The gardener helped DB put the shading up on the greenhouse yesterday, he also moved a pot for me to its permanant place in the garden. We also put in the support for the peony, the wind was quite strong and was blowing it down, so its now standing up right again. There is another one in the garden, but I am blowed if I can see where it is.

No idea whats for supper, might have quiche and salad.

 

Shattered

Niblet was in good form yesterday, he helped DB out in the garden, watering and handing him plants to put in, he loves being outside so I was so glad it was fine. He ate cheese on toast for his lunch and had half an apple plus a glass of milk. He also has a large glass of orange juice which he put on the kitchen table, so he could 'come in and get it when I and thirsty, Nana'. It did not last long.

We spent the afternoon reading and watching TV, both of us exhausted!!

Its much colder this morning, brrr, gardener is due after lunch, DB wants to get the shading on the green house. Once they have done that I want to move some heavy stone pots around ready for planting up.

Supper tonight is fish and chips as usual.

More photographs of the tulips, they are amazing.

Our gardener loves all the colours in this tub.

 

Gird your loins

its Thursday and DD1 is coming over with Niblet, thankfully its fine so he can run in and out to the garden. We have not seen him for a while. I need to get a beef stew on before he arrives and also do the veggies for supper. I will be wiped out when he has gone.

I am hoping that DD1 will help me to put an anti vibration mat under my machine, when its going full tilt the table does wobble a bit. It can affect the machine sewing and put designs out. I do slow the machine down especially if I am doing free standing lace or a design which is heavy on embroidery.

A fine morning just 8c at the moment, but due to get a bit warmer as the day goes on.

DB has a list of jobs worked out he wants to get on with, gardener is due tomorrow, DB wants to put the shading up in the greenhouse and there are some pots I want emptying and moving. Most of the tulips are out now including the green and white ones and some double pink ones........I need to pull more rhubarb, one of the coffee ladies wants some, she has some every year.

Our neighbour over the road has been taken back into hospital, she was waiting for an operation to allow her to have dialysis, her condition seems to have deteriorated over the past weeks.

So I am away now, have a good day and enjoy the sun whilst we have it, back tomorrow.

Looks like another nice day

but its brrr outisde. I have just been up to cut Rhubarb to take to the little chapel coffee morning. DB put feed on it earlier and it has gone nuts.

We are forecast another fine day, the towels dried outside yesterday, so thats this weeks laundry complete. It does turn quite cold after about 3pm, so jumpers on, extra socks on, could do with some gloves for my hands, I have always had cold hands.

DB will not be out in the garden today, except to close up the greenhouse later. He and T have the shading to put up on Friday, that will be a load of fun!!

I have a loaf to slice for the freezer, have just whizzed coffee beans to fill the tin. We have a large mug of coffee with our breakfast, tea the rest of the day.

Bacon and cheese frittata with salad for supper tonight.

A bit brrr this morning.

Towels in the washer, hopefully they will dry, its quite a bit cooler this morning. Central heating is off for now, we just use the electric fire in the sitting room in the evenings.

I am pretty sure the ear syringing is what set DB off, he was fine yesterday, I really do not want more problems with him now, I have enough on my plate as it is.

Managed to finish the trousers yesterday, neighbour came round and put number of the house on our bins, last week we ended up with No 12's bins and he had ours. I amve also finished 10 of the lace squares, now I need to decide how to link them together......hmmmmm. Will see how it fits the top of the chest before I start on a second one.

I could never trust my XE1 not to misbehave if I left it running, the new machine does not seem to bother. I did have a bit of an issue with a thread break, think a twist in the thread slipped through whilst my back was turned. I was pleased the way it coped with the work trousers, even on the think side seams. I used a jeans needle and sewed very slowly when it got to the seams.........not a problem at all.

Grocery delivery this morning, think I forgot to order coffee beans, hey ho.......

Supper tonight is sausage, mash and beans.

 

Not again!!

Last Tuesday DB had his ears syringed ready for his appointment with the audiologist, yesterday he had a dizzy spell that lasted 2 hours, so it looks as if sloshing water through his ears has upset his balance again. I managed to get him into the house, but he collapsed in the sitting room door way. I covered him with a fleece and left him there. Eventually he managed to crawl into the bedroom and I got him onto the bed. It was an hour and a half before he finally announced it had gone. I really hope its a one off!!

So yesterday was a bit of a washout, I mostly sat and read, we ate about 5.30pm. No TV the programmes were chronic so we read until bedtime. I was shattered and it was not long before I put my light out. Laundry is in the washer, its a fine morning, not as sunny as yesterday, but it should dry on the line.

Today I want to sort out the last pair of work trousers for our neighbour, we will have cold turkey, and jacket spuds with a tomato and celery salad for supper.

A pottering sort of a day

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, the fountain excelled itself and the garden generally enjoyed the warm sunshine, not too hot, just warm enough to be comforable outside.

DB decided to start off the new composter, cue our first spat of the day, he seems to be under the mishapretention that I am the fount of all knowledge and know the answers to everything, in this case how to tighten the straps that go around the composter to stop it blowing up!! Words were spoken!! I put the straps on for him and could not tighten them any more than he could, so he will have to wait until the gardener comes next week. I try to keep my temper in check, but at times it is

 just too much. Just now he is in the kitchen using a screw driver to clean out one of the bird feeders, why he has to put all the muck down the sink I do not know, he could have done it using the outside tap.

A walk round the garden first thing, the sun is out but its cool just now, not to be as warm as yesterday. The garden got watered last night, DB did it, so I guess it was a bit sketchy, I just did not have the energy to go out and do it myself.

Rhubarb cooking gently in the microwave, veggies done. I cooked the turkey crown yesterday, so will slice some off it for tonights supper. Tomorrow I will carve it up and freeze it in meal size portions.

So supper today, roast turkey and veg with the rhubarb for dessert.

My cough is no better and he now has a sore throat, so I forsee a visit to the Doctors. 

Brilliant, DB has got vertigo again, collasped this morning, I managed to get him into the house, but that was it. 

More sun

yesterday was a busy day one way or another. In the morning we sorted out what was to be done when the gardener arrived after lunch.

I ended up in the garden for most of the afternoon, we decided to move the water feature nearer to the house, so it is not in bright sun for so long, T used the piece of turf he dug out to mend the hole where the big pot had been. I was not sure if the pump would still work, but it did.

Various suff was cut back including the winter clematis that thinks it should flower all year round. Some of the clematis at the top of the garden are very slow to show growth, we had a frost and it seems to have stopped them growing. Will wait a few weeks and see what happens, they need feeding.

 I picked some rhubarb which I cooked gently in the oven, we had it with a drop of cream as dessert, it was quite sweet. I will pick some more to take to the coffee morning on Wednesday.

We were late up this morning, I did not sleep too well, not really slept properly since we went to Sheffield, it is taking me time to get back into our usual routine. A delivery of netting for the greenhouse got me out of bed eventually.

I have defrosted the turkey crown I bought before Christmas, I am coung to cook it this morning, it will slice better cold. We will have some for supper tomorrow and then I will slice it up and put whats left in the freezer, it will do several meals.

Tonights supper is ADB, I will have to use tinned tomato's, the frsh ones are too small to use.

Good friday

the sun is out, we are promised 22c today and the fine weather is to last until Monday. Millions of people hoping to get away for the holiday. There is a caravn rally on the field by the village hall. When a rally is booked they get the use of the kitchen and hall, so much jollification even if its bad weather. It brings in a tidy sum to pay for the upkeep of the hall.

We have no plans for the weekend, we were going to be going away on Sunday, but the booking was cancelled

Gardener due this afternoon, will have to have a look round and see what we can find for him to do, There are sone plants that need to go in, I white pulminaria I bought last year is flowering so that can go in at the top of the garden.

We have plenty of reading material, the bank holiday next month means we will have our books for 5 weeks instead of 4. I also have 4 books on my tablets via borrow box.

DB is busy asking Alexa what the temerature is like outside, she also warns us if there is someone coming to the door.

Supper tonight is fish and chips. 

Sun

We woke to a very sunny morning, it did cloud over briefly, but soon returned to bright sunshine.

DB has an appointment to get his ears tested this afternoon, whilst he is at the hospital I will go to Morrison for a very small pop up shop.

One pair of trousers turned up, the other pair are awaiting my attention, which will probably be tomorrow.

M was here for ages last night fising up the Amazon dot which will tell us when anyone is at the door. So pleased he did it for us, my span of attention gets very short when things do not turn out as they should.

DB spent an hour in the back garden, the frost is looking very nice just now, things are coming through in the back, I noticed yesterday the two pots with lilies in are showing growth........I still have to sort out the container with the fountain in it. The algae has disappeared from the stones, I need to get the stuff that stops the algae developing. As its a solar fountain the full sun position does not help.

On the way home we will call into the air ambulance charity stuff, drop a load of stuff and arrange for them to collect the two chests. I am still cross those two people said they were coming and then did not turn up.

I have heard from a couple of people who were at the retreat, they both have tested postive for covid. My cough seems to be abaiting although I now have a runny nose, still not testing positive. Phew.

Supper tonight is berrly pork with veg. The fridge is starting to look a bit empty, I have a grocery order coming next week.

 

Yes it did

rain yesterday, but it fined up so I got the laundry dry, another small load in this morning, whites, then I am caught up from last week.

DB went to get his ears syringed yesterday, we have an appointment at the hospital for his hearing test tomorrow at lunch time.

We have bluish sky, but no sun as yet.

Today I need to try and get one pair of the trousers sewn, I have marked where I need to cut, will then very gently, using the handwheel stitch those estra thich seams, have changed my needle to a jeans needle, need to remember to change it back when I have finished both pairs of tousers.

I heard from one of the ladies on the retreat, she developed covid, I sat next to her but my results are still negative.......we are both due the 4th injection next week.

Smoked haddock for supper tonight..... I needed to use up some milk yesterday, so made chocolate fluff, we had it for dessert.

Tulips out in the pots on the patio.

 

Rain

I got the bed linen dry yesterday,todays load will have to go in the dryer it has started to rain.......

Took DB for his blood test yesterday, this afternoon he has to go and get the wax removed from his ears before his appointment for new hearing aids on Thursday.

I spent the afternoon undoing a pair of work trousers that needed turning up, I have had to unpick them, as the back of the leg had a large protective band sewn round and part way up the leg.......hmmm I hope the machine can cope with the thickness, the leg seams are triple stitched through 3 layers and very bulky. Why do I agree to do these things???

My sore throat has gone but my cough continues, I bought cough stuff from the chesist yesterday, it tastes foul, if my cough does not clear up by the weekend I will be going to the Dr.

Supper tonight, shepherds pie and veggies.

 

Why

do people say they want something and then not turn up...... makes me furious. First thing I am going to ring The Hanger who raise funds for the air ambulance and get them to come and collect the two sets of drawers and the mirror, just cannot be a**** to wait for someone else to say they want them and not turn up to collect.

DB went for a blood test this morning, I asked for the Dr to phone about his cough and choking, so blood test for a start, then he is going to be referred back to the hospital. I bought a bottle od cough stuff for myself, the sore throat has gone, but the cough is something else!! Took a dose, its awful.....yuk, still if it gets rid on the cough it will have done the job.

Cleaner started cleaning back to front, it was bed change day, so she started in the kitchen........so I could help her changing the duvet. It tires me out trying to do it myself.

Its quite windy, the sun comes and goes, the bed linen is on the line, should dry ok.

Scraping the bottom of the barrel in the kitchen fridge, I have some sliced pork which needs eating up, so will make a salad and a jacket spud with it.

Sunny but cold.

 We had a frost last night, everywhere was white when I got up to get the breakfast. It has mostly cleared now. M is due to cut the grass later.

Someone is coming to look at the 2 chests I have for sale, I hope they both go, will also chuck in the mirror, I ordered aa new one on Thursday.

The garden is really wakening up a lot of the tulips are out in the pots, once they have flowered They will be cleared out and put in the plant house to dry off, then in autumn they will go into the beds in the back garden.

DB has been protecting his plants in the green house, there are still quite a few tomato seedlings poking their heads through on the sitting room window cill.

I have now done 7 of the squares, just 3 more to do, then I have to work out how to sew them together. I think I am going to do them by hand, 

Roast pork for supper tonight with roast veggies. super thick pork to cook, will do them in a roasting bag in the combi microwave, roast spuds in the Ninja.

Sorry

I did not post yesterday, I have had a sore throat for a few days and managed to convince myself I had covid....... thankfully I have not, it must have been the dry atmosphere which dried my throat out. At least 4 of the ladies who were there have tested positive since they got home. I suppose having 100 people together in one place for 3 days, its only to be expected.

I went for my blood test and also put in our scripts for renewal, I will be out of one medication for a couple of days, but its not a critical one.

It was a day of rain, sleet and sun. The gardener was here after lunch, more things from 'B' s garden planted along with the violets I was given. He also re laid a couple of the stepping stones which had sunk and helped DB level up one of the obelisks which had too much to drink and was listing quite badly.

I spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon on the machine, I am making a runner for the top of my chest of drawers, I also want to get some glass cut for the top to save marks. I need 10 of the squares, have done 5, so 5 more to do. They will need joining by hand to make a long runner.

An order put in for a delivery from Morrison, We did a bit of a top up shop when we were in town this week. 

DB is out in the garden, we need the grass cut, but are due a frost tonight so it will be done tomorrow sometime.

Freezer dive for supper, spag bol, I have no garlic bread so we will have to make do with bread.

Its Brrrr

The temperature has gone down and we have strong winds, I mostly got the washing dry yesterday, will peg the white wash out, but keep an eye on it.

We have started boiling the kettle for washing up etc, and the heating is on just first thing and then in late afternoon till we got to bed. Gas is more expensive than electricity, hence the kettle. I am keeping an eye on the price of  grocery shopping too.

The coffee morning was quite well attended, one of the chapel members passed away at the weekend, she was almost blind, and we used to give her a lift sometimes, It appears she is to be cremated and its family only, so there will be a service at the chapel at some point.

Spent more time yesterday on the machine, it operates differently to the Janome machines, so it will take some time to get used to, the embroidery side is the same as the XE1, so not a problem.

Waiting for them to collect my car for its MOT and servicing, once they have done it I will cancel the direct debit for thr service plan and use our local garage.

Will be spending more time on the machine this afternoon.

Supper tonight is chicken and rice.

Coffee

This morning is our usual coffee morning at the chapel round the corner. A meet up with friends to catch up.

Yesterday we had our meeting at the council, we then went grocery shopping. I have had to stop going to the saturday market for fruit and veg, it was just too expensive, so its back to the supermarket. Tuesday is market day so the place was rammed and lots of stuff cleared from the shelves.

Whilst DB had his siesta I went back into the sewing room and its fairly clear now. I have the two old chests from our bedroom in there just now, they are on the net for sale. If they have not sold by next weekend they will go to the charity shop for the Air Ambulance.

I have tried out my new machines sewing side, its very different from the Janome, but it is easier to alter settings. I had a read through the first few pages of the instruction book last night, not that it really went in. I will have to keep it on hand by the machine until I get used to the different settings.

So we have beef casserole for supper tonight, will do some of our home grown cabbage with it.

The new machine with the sewing arm on.

The embroidery arm which replaces the smaller arm. You can in fact use the machine as a sewing machine even with the embroidery arm on, there is a button you press and the arm moves right to the far end instead of sitting in the middle.

We have had the bill

EEKKK we have had our electric/gas bill, according to the bill we are slightly in arrears, but as we are on a 2 year fix started last year, hopefully we will make it up over the next 12 months.

We had a meeting in Melton this morning, we then went to do a shop for groceries, called in at our favourite watering hole, DB had a bacon roll I had a sausage roll, both were hot and delicious.

Back home I have put the groceries away, DB is having his siesta, I NEED to get into the sewing room and clear it up, it is such a mess right now. I just emptied everything onto the carpet or and table that was available.......so bomb hit describes it rather well.

We are at home tomorrow, although we will be going round to the coffee morning at the little chapel, I will leave a load of washing in and hang it out on the line to dry, will have a coloured load and a white load to do.

Supper tonight is smoked haddock, bread and butter and poached egg. Quick and simple.

We are home

When we went through for breakfast the luggage trolley was in the porch, so we grabbed it, and loaded up the luggage, took it to the car where a young gentleman helped us load the  car. We went in for breakfast and left for our journey home at 9.15am.

It was a good run home, a lot of traffic but no holdups so we walked into the house just after 11am, closely followed by our cleaner. She helped me unload the car before she went.

We enjoyed the weekend, DB found people to talk to, and we formed a group for the evening meal. The food was exceptional, we had a carvery with either beef or loin of bacon on Friday night and table service on Saturday night, the choice was chicken or salmon. Buffet lunches both days were excellent. Again breakfast was help yourself and a generous array set out.

So I have the new machine up on the table, have started to sort stuff out, the suitcase is unpacked and clothes away, I just have to sort out the things I took with me. One things I did find was some fabric to back Little Miss'es quilt with, so I need to press it and get it sent off.

Needless to say I am exhausted, we have a busy week this week as well.

Its a scratch supper tonight, sausage, jacket spuds and tomato.

Thats it, all over

 4.pm Sunday afternoon, the retreat is over, the room emptied the new machine in our room and the big bag in the car.......

Shattered this morning, so skipped one demo, I did manage to do some free standing lace and also a couple of small ornaments on organza.

DB joined me at lunch time and then went for his siesta, I went back to the room and started to pack my things away. I found the water bottle I had lost, very pleased about that.

I have learnt a lot but also passed on knowledge. The new machine has worked perfectly, once I get home and into the sewing room again I will give it a good workout. M may well get his trousers turned up!!

So just going to chill for now. Back tomorrow..........

Hectic.

Today has been hectic, 3 demos, lunch and in between some sewing. We went for breakfast and had fruit and croissant. Lunch was a buffet sandwiches etc, tonight we have our final dinner, tomorrow is more demos and sewing, we need to be clear of the room by 4pm, so I will start packing up at 3pm and take everything to our room and then repack most of it ready for home on Monday. we will go off straight after breakfast.

I am quite tired, but it has  been an experience. My new machine is certainly working well on the  embroidery side. Will test the sewing side when we get home. I have 2 pairs of trousers to turn up for our neighbour plus 2 pairs for myself. Then I can give the whole thing a good workout!!

DB is holding up well, he is having his siesta as usual.

So we are off for dinner, its silver service, that should be interesting from what I have seen.

Back tomorrow.

Todays the day

We went down to the bar for supper, during the course of the evening I recognised Charlie Ross from Bargain Hunt, he came over and spoke to us asking why we were wearing badges. Edwin managed to choke on his supper!! Of course I knew we would not get away without a drama.

We came back to our room and connected to the internet etc, watch a bit of TV and then retired to read before putting the light out. I slept not too bad we are in the same size bed we have at home.

Going into the reception for breakfast Thomas Plant came up behind us, they are filming in Sheffield Art Gallery. Stephanie ? was having breakfast too. They finish filming today.

We both had a cooked breakfast, orange juice and coffee. Edwin snaffled a couple of croissant for a snack later. We do not get lunch today. Set up is from 12.30. Edwin will help me set up and then we will come back for something to eat, he will have his siesta and I will go back to do some networking and try and come to terms a bit with my new machine.

Dinner is at 7pm tonight and the restaurant is booked out for the evening. We have chosen bacon for the main course and bread and butter pudding for dessert.