Mucking Out On Monday!!!

Today is going to be a busy day once Andy has gone off to work.
DD is on annual leave so at last we are going to have a good sort out of our DVD collection and get rid of as many as we can. They will be bagged up and taken to CEX and exchanged for either cash or....if they have them.....some box sets that we have on our list.
There will also be furniture shifting and by the time we are done I'm sure DD will wish she was back at work....lol.
I hope to be done by tea time so that we can then relax and watch a film.

Ruby's new dress is all cut out and ready to sew and I have also been testing out the overlocker. I think I have the hang of it now so I'm looking forward to nice neat seam finishing on the things I make for the girls.

A good healthy tea of chicken and salad although we could really do with a stew or something.....it is so cold here today with a strong wind.

Have a lovely day.
Sheila-x-

The Head Cook Is On Holiday!!!

DD offered to cook today.......she didn't have to ask twice 😁
Roast chicken with all the trimmings....that will do for me.
I guess I will make a start on cutting out Ruby's new dress and there may even be some sewing done.

I know I really shouldn't buy any more fabric but I have decided to go back to Derby in the week and get some of the blender fabrics that were on the stall selling the 100% cottons at £3.99. I'd be daft not to as I doubt I'll ever see them at that price again.

Just have to go and show DD how to make bread sauce and then that will be me done in the kitchen for today.

Hope you are all having a lovely Sunday.
Sheila-x-

Oh I Am So Bad!!!

OK....so the trip to Derby this morning was supposed to be just for zips and maybe some thread which I did get....but then I came across one of the stalls on the market selling off their 100% cotton fabrics at £3.99 a metre and couldn't resist.
I am so weak....lol......I came away with about seven metres in total. It may just fit in one of the boxes but it will be a tight squeeze.
I had to get DD to drop me off at home and she has gone to do some top up shopping for me as there was a very strong smell of some kind of perfume in the shopping centre which just about knocked me off my feet and gave me a really bad headache. It's easing now thank goodness.
Just a quick and simple tea tonight of BLT's on granary bread which can be eaten while we watch a film or something.

Hope you are having a good weekend despite the rain.
Sheila-x-

Friday!!!

As you can tell by the title of my blog....I am not a huge fan of ironing and I don't do any unless absolutely necessary or at least I don't if things have been tumble dried. I do more when things have been line dried but give me a length of dress or quilting fabric and I will happily iron away all day.
This morning I have ironed the fabric ready for Ruby's dress and I was in heaven.....it beats tea towels any day....lol.

Now that Andy is up I can get the hoovering done and then that is us ready for the weekend.
We are starting off tonight with a meal out and tomorrow a trip out to Derby. Sunday we don't tend to go anywhere much as Andy always wants his home cooked lunch so it will be a quiet day at home with the newspapers and maybe some sewing.
What are you up to this weekend? The weather isn't looking good for the next few days so I doubt we will get out in the garden much.

Right....I will go and crank up the hoover and then I am off for a very decadent afternoon soak in the bath and a change into some PJ's until it's time to get ready to go out.

Hugs
Sheila-x-

So Chuffed!!!

I can't quite believe it but Ruby's dress fit her beautifully. Nice enough to wear on it's own but just loose enough to be able to wear a long sleeved t shirt underneath it on a chilly day. She was thrilled to bits with it and has already chosen the fabric for another one in cream with pink roses so today I will prepare the fabric for that...it needs to be pre-washed and ironed as it was the end of a bolt and very badly creased.

Haven't a clue what I am going to cook for tea tonight. I meant to get some chicken out of the freezer last night and forgot so I might have a rootle around in the veg drawer and see if there is anything I can use to make soup. It's quite chilly here today so I think that would be a good choice.

Feeling a bit better today after a good night of sleep so I am hoping to get lots done.

Have a fabulous day.
Sheila-x-