A new what-I-did-today thread

Sorry to hear that you're unwell, kitty. How disappointing that you've had to forego the pantomime.

Oh dear Kitty that doesn't sound like fun.

Ariadne We have "spare beds" that were my parents. One pull out bed under the other. I understand they are dreadful to sleep in the pull out one is too small and the mattresses are very hard, not firm, just very poorly padded.

I would think about trying a mattress topper but rather investing in one can you borrow one to see if it actually makes enough difference to be worth the money?

I am now being tempted by an Ikea sofa bed whic will at least be near standard double size.
How about you stay in the proper bed and let your OH try the spare room bed? Then you would probably have him keen to improve it.

kitty I hope you feel better soon and Happy Birthday for yesterday.

I am an early riser by nature so it is no hardship to be up and out by 7am walking the hounds. I love the solitude of the early morning, the freshness and the birds singing.

I've pegged out my washing, trimmed next door neighbours Laurel hedge (just a little bit every now and then). Made breakfast and took it back up to bed, completed an online NHS survey and made my first visit of the day to gransnet.

kitty Hope you feel better soon

Thank you all for the good wishes! I had a good day with visitors, phone calls and a visit to mum who was, mostly, on good form. DH appears to still love me despite my age.

Today, I feel awful!! Every joint in my arms,legs,hands and feet aches and I am making lots of trips to the loo. If this is getting older, you can keep it

We were supposed to be taking DGS1 and DGD1 to the panto this afternoon, with lunch beforehand, but gave had to give the tickets to DD1 and SiL.

Ariadne.....think you need to ask who ever sleeps in your spare room most.
How long do they spend there? A couple of nights is ok in a not too good a bed for the young but I have spent three weeks in a not terribly comfortable bed and am dying to get to my own! Plus have been used to double for long time and this is single. Mattress toppers are ok if the bed is not slept in too often I think.

Another extremely hot day today. Apparently the temperature in the sun got up to 48C yesterday. I was able to have a look at old cottage in the middle of a huge wheat farm in the Mallee, which is being restored. It had lovely old ceiling roses, which hopefully will be kept. It is not as old as the miner's cottage I am restoring with SIL, but needs lots of work.

Today I have been mostly awake, and I have had enough of it! Moved into the spare room at about 2.00, as the knee was uncomfortable and I was conscious of wriggling around. In "Superwoman" Shirley Conran said that everyone should spend a night in their spare room; I now see why. I also see why the new mattresses were so cheap! It was so uncomfortable in there, and I wasn't sleepy and I got more and more ** off. I am now downstairs on the settee.

Will buy either better mattresses or good toppers. What do you lot think?

Butty even though I'm stuffed full with rice pudding I'm licking my lips at the description of your delicious meal; the risotto sounds right up my street.

Today I dismantled 'Christmas'; moved the furniture around in the sitting room; did lots and lots of cupboard and drawer tidying; put the Dyson vacuum to work; prepared lunch and dinner (plus made a huge rice pudding to use up leftover Christmas cream with a best before date of Dec 29 - tastes yummy); folded and sorted every bit of spare bedlinen in the house (having yesterday washed said bedlinen); ordered a new sideboard to match the new coffee table and cupboard I bought a couple of weeks ago (yay - it's taken me 26 years to get some brand new furniture, but now I'm on a roll and I'm unstoppable!!!) - and then sat down with the Wonderful man to watch Borgen. 'Twas a good day.

An evening of wine and oysters, pomegranate salad, salmon and goats cheese and a marvellous butternut and parsley risotto, celebrating the New Year with friends.
We argued about discussed GM crops, text speak, education for women, scientific progress and the influence of China in Africa. Invigorating and thought provoking.
How I have missed such evenings!! Wonderful.

I went out into the garden and did some weeding in early January!

I also mended the compost bins by making two replacement "stays" to keep the bin sides from falling sideways under the weight of the compost. Its amazing what a woman can make with a saw, hammer and nails and some tree stakes. It also involved digging quite a lot of the ripening compost out to get the bin side vertical again. I am feeling pleased with myself.

Sorry I am late kitty Happy birthday

Today I actually left the house and went to tea at my sister's, my entire family were there and it was lovely. GD1 got a plastic spider out of a cracker and she spent hours playing with it, GD2 played for an hour with a piece of ribbon and a bow. Guess what I am giving my GC next year ?

happy birthday from me too can guess age reference beatles song!!

Sorry it's a bit late in the day. Happy Birthday kitty I hope you got thoroughly spoiled.

Very Happy Birthday kitty.Did you play the Beatles song?

I'm sure it is. I hope you're going for it!

Plus, shooting longbow and barebow is quite hard, especially if you're used to using a sight.

I think it's to encourage beginners and kids.

So, you get prizes for the most 'failures'? . Or is it a skill in itself...?

Aah! I'm with you! Thanks, Bags

Well, you see, the target faces are printed on square paper (sometimes reinforced paper) but they are circular, so there are bare white bits at the corners - - > petticoats

Sorry - my last was in reply to your previous! I'm still none the wiser, and will google it to save face...