.......and the reason for my Cheshire cat grin......it's cold....so cold that the thermometer said I could put the heating on if I wanted to. A bit early for that really though but it does mean that today I am wearing proper clothes....long trousers and a sleeved top instead of shorts and a vest and proper shoes instead of flip flops. So today I feel normal and comfortable.
It will be a good day.
DD and I may even get some snuggle time in and watch something tonight. I have not watched much on tv since the weather got hot because sitting on our new fabric sofa is like being hugged by a bear and I get over heated and uncomfortable so I just stay in the sewing room by the fan where I can....if I want to.....watch things on the computer.
Not only is it cold today it is also chucking it down with rain so the meal plan of a Ploughman's for tea to use up some cheese has been scrapped and I am now making a cheese,potato and onion bake to have with some baked beans. DD will love that as she will have been out in the rain all day and be thoroughly brassed off by the time she gets home.
Do you make a meal plan and stick to it rigidly or do you change it about to suit the weather from day to day?
I'd love to know.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Sheila-x-
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
What A Gorgeous Day!!!
Weatherwise it is completely gorgeous today. Sunny but quite a bit cooler than it has been with a wonderful cool breeze blowing.....so far. As we know....things can change in the blink of an eye.
I am just sitting down for a quick coffee after a morning of faffing and pootling and then it will be off into the kitchen to make a pan of soup to use up all of the odds and ends of bags of veg from the freezer. That will be tea for tonight and with a good hunk of crusty bread to go with it there shouldn't be any complaints.
There wasn't much time for stitching yesterday so I'm hoping to get some in today. I'm not too far off finishing my Christmas piece and I would like to have it done by this weekend as there won't be any time next week with my Miss Doodle in the house.
I'm expecting a box of mountboard offcuts in the next day or two so I will be able to make a start on fully finishing some of the pieces I have done which I am really excited about. I will have to wait for a few materials I need until the shops start putting out their Christmas stuff as I need artificial greenery and picks....but that will be out before we know it.
Rightio....I shall go and get this soup started....use up the bags of veg and then I should have room to finish emptying the outside freezer so that I can switch it off.
Have a fabulous day.
Sheila-x-
I am just sitting down for a quick coffee after a morning of faffing and pootling and then it will be off into the kitchen to make a pan of soup to use up all of the odds and ends of bags of veg from the freezer. That will be tea for tonight and with a good hunk of crusty bread to go with it there shouldn't be any complaints.
There wasn't much time for stitching yesterday so I'm hoping to get some in today. I'm not too far off finishing my Christmas piece and I would like to have it done by this weekend as there won't be any time next week with my Miss Doodle in the house.
I'm expecting a box of mountboard offcuts in the next day or two so I will be able to make a start on fully finishing some of the pieces I have done which I am really excited about. I will have to wait for a few materials I need until the shops start putting out their Christmas stuff as I need artificial greenery and picks....but that will be out before we know it.
Rightio....I shall go and get this soup started....use up the bags of veg and then I should have room to finish emptying the outside freezer so that I can switch it off.
Have a fabulous day.
Sheila-x-
Monday, 12 August 2019
....And That Was That!!!
Not the best fortnight of annual leave Andy has ever had but probably the most expensive without even going away.
The car has spend much of the time in the garage being mended and the bill was a tad eye watering to say the least.
He's back at work tonight and just has six weeks left before he retires and I book myself into a nut house...lol.
So....today involves lots of catching up on jobs that have been neglected and I have started in the kitchen this morning scrubbing and poking in corners along with doing laundry.
No cooking to do as Andy is having something light tonight while DD and I go out for a couple of hours but I'm sure I'll be back in the kitchen tomorrow as I will be starting a big freezer sort out.
The outside freezer is not very well so I am emptying that into the inside freezer. The old one will go and then we need to find a replacement as I can't do without the extra space. I could do with a slightly bigger one so there will have to be some thinking and some shifting going on before we go and buy one.
Anyhoo.....how have you all been?
I have been dipping in and out of my blog list as and when I could and trying to keep up.
Have a very lovely day.
Sheila-x-
The car has spend much of the time in the garage being mended and the bill was a tad eye watering to say the least.
He's back at work tonight and just has six weeks left before he retires and I book myself into a nut house...lol.
So....today involves lots of catching up on jobs that have been neglected and I have started in the kitchen this morning scrubbing and poking in corners along with doing laundry.
No cooking to do as Andy is having something light tonight while DD and I go out for a couple of hours but I'm sure I'll be back in the kitchen tomorrow as I will be starting a big freezer sort out.
The outside freezer is not very well so I am emptying that into the inside freezer. The old one will go and then we need to find a replacement as I can't do without the extra space. I could do with a slightly bigger one so there will have to be some thinking and some shifting going on before we go and buy one.
Anyhoo.....how have you all been?
I have been dipping in and out of my blog list as and when I could and trying to keep up.
Have a very lovely day.
Sheila-x-
Monday, 5 August 2019
Just Us!!!
Nothing much to report from Tea Towel Mansion.
It's been just hubby and me here for the last few days and there has been lots of relaxing and lots of eating out although we have had to stay fairly local as the car is giving a bit of trouble. We have had DD's car as she has been away but Andy doesn't like driving it much.
Lots of stitching done and I am now nearly halfway through my large Christmas piece which I started on July 21st.
Housework?.....nah.....just keeping things tidy and the occasional swipe over with the hoover.....I have all next week to catch up on things and get straight before Ruby comes to stay for a week the following week.
I am cooking today....just a spag bol as we haven't had one for ages and I do love a good spag bol....lol.
There may be some top up shopping done later if I feel like going out. If not I shall just stay by the fan and stitch.
Hope you all have a good week.
Sheila-x-
It's been just hubby and me here for the last few days and there has been lots of relaxing and lots of eating out although we have had to stay fairly local as the car is giving a bit of trouble. We have had DD's car as she has been away but Andy doesn't like driving it much.
Lots of stitching done and I am now nearly halfway through my large Christmas piece which I started on July 21st.
Housework?.....nah.....just keeping things tidy and the occasional swipe over with the hoover.....I have all next week to catch up on things and get straight before Ruby comes to stay for a week the following week.
I am cooking today....just a spag bol as we haven't had one for ages and I do love a good spag bol....lol.
There may be some top up shopping done later if I feel like going out. If not I shall just stay by the fan and stitch.
Hope you all have a good week.
Sheila-x-
Friday, 2 August 2019
Yay!!!
Oh thank gawd for that......Andy has just left the building, DD is on her way down south and I am home alone for more than five minutes in over a week 😵😵😵
We had a lovely weekend with the girls last weekend even though the weather was pretty horrendous.
The meal at the pub was gorgeous and then the girls were handed back with lots of hugs and kisses.
Monday we were stuck at home as Andy has had some car trouble but we managed to go out on Tuesday and went up to Dagfields again in Cheshire. This time we went for lunch at The Boar's Head, Walgherton. Talk about being spoiled.....it was amazing.....posh but amazing....lol.
Wednesday we picked Ruby up from sports club and she came for tea. I had spent the day cooking as she was desperate for cottage pie.
Thursday DD and I had a quick trip to Hobbycraft in Derby as I needed some thread.......and today....at Andy's request I am recreating the soup we had as a starter on Tuesday....broccoli and bacon with a cheese crouton which gives him a hot meal without me having to have 2 ovens and four rings blasting out to add to the heat here today. It's all ready to be zapped with the stick blender so while he is out I am going to sneak in a bit of stitching time with a nice cuppa before I go and make him a brioche bread and butter pudding.
He might be on holiday but I'm not....lol.
Anyway I hope you have all had a good week and that you have a good weekend too. Not sure what we will be doing but I am sure knowing the mister that it will involve a pub at some point.
Sheila-x-
We had a lovely weekend with the girls last weekend even though the weather was pretty horrendous.
The meal at the pub was gorgeous and then the girls were handed back with lots of hugs and kisses.
Monday we were stuck at home as Andy has had some car trouble but we managed to go out on Tuesday and went up to Dagfields again in Cheshire. This time we went for lunch at The Boar's Head, Walgherton. Talk about being spoiled.....it was amazing.....posh but amazing....lol.
Wednesday we picked Ruby up from sports club and she came for tea. I had spent the day cooking as she was desperate for cottage pie.
Thursday DD and I had a quick trip to Hobbycraft in Derby as I needed some thread.......and today....at Andy's request I am recreating the soup we had as a starter on Tuesday....broccoli and bacon with a cheese crouton which gives him a hot meal without me having to have 2 ovens and four rings blasting out to add to the heat here today. It's all ready to be zapped with the stick blender so while he is out I am going to sneak in a bit of stitching time with a nice cuppa before I go and make him a brioche bread and butter pudding.
He might be on holiday but I'm not....lol.
Anyway I hope you have all had a good week and that you have a good weekend too. Not sure what we will be doing but I am sure knowing the mister that it will involve a pub at some point.
Sheila-x-
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