Good morning Mick and all GN's on a breezy chilly looking but bright morning in North Yorkshire. I have been awake for a long time but had such awful cramp, that I have only just dared to start moving about normally. I can only hope that following the doctors instructions means it gets less likely soon.
Yesterday I was rather plodding along, and everything seemed determined to be as awkward as possible, Strings tied themselves into tight knots and papers I had carefully gone through and sorted slithered to the floor in a pile etc. However I did manage to finish all the bedroom, and now have some good quality clothes going to support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance including a much loved silk shirt that I feel is now too short, having grown used to getting longer length T shirts and blouses. My tatty but sturdy bookshelf is now tidied and filled from end to end but soon I plan to get a new bookcase which will hold many more books and I shall return to my organised shelves of specific areas for different things such as gardening and a totally separate section for my music. Woe betide anyone who puts things in the wrong place! Anyway I was pleased with the result and the knowledge that though all the doors were now shut, the cupboards were all in a much better state than when I started and of course resolved never to let them get like that again Huh!! My friend arrived and we had a lovely afternoon and evening and the thick pork chops cooked well and were very good and the treat of some new fresh rhubarb to follow made a simple but enjoyable meal.
Today so far it is blustery but clear and hope it stays like that until lunch time as we are going out for lunch. They have started ,I think since covid, to do this restaurant week , both here and in Teeside and no doubt other places , where they want to encourage people to eat locally and bring trade in. So the scheme is simple . There is a menu with options to choose from, but the cost is £20 for a two course and £25 for a three course. As I am diabetic I usually go for the 2 course. What is clever about it, is that not only the cafes and restaurants that you may have been to before are involved, but one or two of the places you have felt are a bit too expensive or you may never have ventured there before are involved. So sometimes you have a good meal but dont think it is for you normally, but other times you discover a new place that then becomes a go to place. It not only generates business for the hotels and cafes but of course people make the most of it and often spend the day locally visiting other shops etc , so as today is also market day I am expecting a very busy town, and fingers crossed there will be some lovely fish soup on the menu at the place we are going to.
So , it is going to be put some glad rags on for once, well something smarter than normal but it will still be trousers I think ,as not quite warm enough for dressing up. It makes me think back to when I was a child, the majority of older women always wore dresses or skirts and at home had overalls or a pinafore over them. My granny ran her farm, where she fed animals and walked through fields etc but I never saw her in trousers ever. She would have stout boots and in the winter I presume thicker stockings but never trousers. How hardy people must have been then with no central heating or the really warm outer clothes to wear. On a farm near us they grew brussel sprouts as one of their crops and you would see the workers bundled up in coats and scarves and hats but they used to put a hessian sack as a sort of pinafore style thing to stop the wet going through. We are all as they say round here "nesh" and people complain of the cold even when they have much warmer outfits these days.
have a good trip into Bicester today Mick . Karmalady you had a very busy day yesterday didnt you? Put me to shame, GrandMattie sounds as though you did a fair bit of sorting at the meeting. Hope the same can be said of your new manager to get something going from your wretched landlords,RosesandLilac I could not find your post, but it sounds serious and I send you my best wishes , that you can receive the best care possible. Your embroidery is very lovely. We seem to have had the best of the weather as though it was windy it wasnt too bad and no broken branches around here, whereas many of you have had it much windier.
Hoping you all stay safe today and that the day brings something to enjoy for you all. Take care when you are out and about.
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