What I did today No.2

We stayed in all day. The rain in Spain was of biblical proportions! It’s eased off now. Sunshine forecast for the weekend.

I’ve read, posted on GN and watched some TV. Spoken to both our daughters on the phone. They both have nice weekend plans.

It will be good to go out somewhere tomorrow. I think my husband is getting cabin fever in our tiny apartment!

Your day sounds wonderful BradfordLass and the photo is amazing - those colours!

The thermal pools were marvellous. I got in a good swim before a huge school party arrived and began bombing, squealing and thoroughly enjoying themselves.

I moved to the 40ºC pool for a soak and then we all (61 of us) went for lunch.

This was a BBQ with many salads and 6 kinds of meat with mountains of bread and butter. Non-alcoholic drinks and a large selection of fresh fruits.

I could hardly believe what some of the young men put on their plates and then, astonishingly, went back for 2nds and 3rds!
On the way back by hired bus, some of them were talking about going for fish and chips for tea. Not one of them was even chubby, let alone 'overweight'.

It was a fun, sunny day and I'd been awake since 3am, excited to go to one of my favourite places, not visited for over 10 years.

Everyone was very kind, making sure I didn't slip or fall; getting iced water and fruits and generally looking after me.
And this wonderful day was all completely free. I am so lucky.

When I got home, Sia was waiting and tidied the kitchen, cleaned the bathroom and changed my bed creatively as usual, this time putting the sheets on sideways <sigh> .

So a very happy day for me.

Yesterday we decided to go shopping . We had tracked several parcels we were expecting and they were all due to be delivered today. Friday .Guess what? Half of them were delivered while we were out. Luckily our neighbour took them in.
This morning I made 2 Christmas cakes. They are in the oven now and smell fabulous. DH went down the garden to cut down some dead branches. He came in an hour later all pale and wobbly. Overexerted himself. He was fine after a coffee and has eaten all his smoked salmon and scrambled egg lunch. I expect he will fall asleep on the sofa. The rest of today will be quiet.

Yesterday : up ridiculously early to clear away Christmas wrapping detritus which was all over the place before DGSs arrived for breakfast. Even so they clocked a couple of items I’d missed ?. Took them to school then home to wait for the plumber to service the boiler. At mid day to a charity clothes sale in the pub in aid of Alzheimers. Some amazing bargains so I picked up a few bits for DD1 as requested. She spurned a beautiful dress (£3!) which I thought a bit rude! Will sell it on eBay where it'll make more & give the proceeds back to the charity. Missed lunch as I was late for my art group. Usual admin before I could get stuck in but managed to finish the boat on Dungeness beach. Had difficulty painting shingle so ended up splattering various colours which seemed to do the trick. Very messy business though! Spent the evening in front of a roaring log fire watching not very much on the TV.

Today I had to travel to teenage-sit my two grandsons. I’ve done the journey many times. Today I ‘got lost’ twice and had to double back. So a two and a half journey turned into a four hour one. My nerves and confidence has taken a bit of a battering.

Well, got up and had shower early expecting to go to the hairdressers, but a phone call at 8.30 informed me that my hairdresser had called in sick, and would I like a slightly later appointment with someone else. No thank you I said, as I had an early afternoon meeting and doubted I would get there in time. Anyway I was satisfied with the change of appointment to tomorrow morning.

Did a load of tidying up indoors, two lots of washing, and got to the meeting in time. It was very interesting. A skin consultant from our local hospital talking about living with eczema, psoriasis, and warning signs for skin cancer. Very informative and learned quite a lot.

Picked up DGD from school, walked home in the freezing cold. Got her off to football club, had dinner and now on here with one eye on the tv!

Well I was too late for the Good Morning Thread today.
DH brought me a cup of tea, but by the time I had read, and checked the bank, it was time to get up and get going.
We were going to out for lunch and a bit of a shop, but my hip was suddenly so painful, that I was going to stay in. Then as suddenly as it started, the pain went. It did this yesterday as well.
So we went out for a coffee, did a shop in the local Tesco, where we met a long ago neighbour, and had a good catch up. Thursday must be the day for Tesco, as we met/ saw loads of people we knew. On the way home, called in at Aldi, and I was going to buy an Air Fryer, but they are not on sale until Sunday. Came home, had a cup of tea, and read a magazine and fell asleep for half an hour. Drank some more tea and had a small piece of carrot and ginger cake.
For supper, we had paella, ready made courtesy of Tesco.
V. Nice, and now full up.
Put away some laundry, that had been drying on the airer.
Will try and finish a crocheted angel, later on. It needs me to concentrate, but last night DH kept talking to me when I was counting! and I had to give up.
I do hope that Gillybobs DH is still slowly improving, day by day. Best wishes to her.

Tesco run this morning and consequent putting away and tidying up fridge. Laundry, drying, ironing and putting away, then frustrating hour getting DH’s computer sorted out and him using it, though have no confidence that he will have remembered anything by tomorrow morning.

Supper (sausage penne) almost ready, then looking forward to an evening with one of several books awaiting my attention.

I should have gone to my history group but I stayed in the warm and sneezed a few times
I did finish my crochet blanket though

Haha, so put that on the other thread ( where they don’t like cats) ?
I thought the same, the cat must be very happy with three meals a day ( mind you, I am too.)
Had a nice day today, being NT members we try and visit as many places as possible, so went to The Vyne, a Tudor house.
It was grey, misty and very cold, but that added to the atmospheric feel of the place.Well worth a visit if you happen to be near enough.Warmed ourselves up afterwards with soup and a panini in the barn teashop, where they had a log fire
going.
Home this afternoon....looked at the ironing pile and then decided against it, curled up and read my book club book instead.

It's lovely to see you back loopylou. I hope your local cafe knows panini is plural: one is panino. Off to Pedant's Corner ....

SalsaQ I can't believe your cat is fed 3 times a day!
Is this you and the moggy?

Gosh, there are some very energetic GNers on here! ?
I got up at 6.45, wandered around in my pyjamas before showering and dressing. Drove to my hairdressers and had a trim before returning to the village to see a very dear friend and her husband and have a coffee.
Spent a lovely couple of hours then came home and enjoyed panini from our wonderful village câfé and spent much of the afternoon knitting.
I have spent a couple of hours on here this evening, catching up after a year or so away from GN. It's lovely to be back!

Agreed. That's a lovely walk to Marsh Lock lemongrove. Our nephew was just passing through Henley. They both work in London so they are moored near Tottenham or anywhere near an underground station.They love the life on the river.

Got up at 6.15, showered, washed my hair, dressed, did my make-up and hair, fed the cat, fed the birds outside, took the rubbish out, folded clean washing, went to work until 12.

On my way home, I called into a local shop for a couple of things, then when I got home, had soup and toast, washed up, fed the cat. Called round to my eldest son's, drove to the other side of town, then we went around the shops, had a coffee in a cafe, then drove to fetch his youngest girl from school (a different part of town), went to a play centre with her, picked up the other granddaughter from an athletics competition, went to a pub for dinner, took the girls home to their mum, took my son back to his house, came home, fed the cat, had a shower, got my pyjamas on.

I had a really indulgent day - still having it infact.
My women's group in the morning, (lots of chat and coffee) out for lunch with ex colleagues, played badminton this evening and as DH is out I thought I wouldn't bother cooking just for me but our Helper has just told me he's rustling up some vegetarian delight for us both! Back to reality tomorrow. back on the scales too!

Up at 6.30 woke at 4am but manged to get back to sleep at 5.30 for an hour. Not working today, so porridge for breakfast, then cleaned two windows and venetian blinds, before going shopping had lunch of two crumpets with cheese, haven't had them for ages, made a change.Prepared a curry, to slow cook in the oven, then off to pick up mum for her eyesight test and hearing aids adjusted, she then needed shopping so all in all turned out to be a four hour trip.Just eaten curry, thought it may have dried out, but was fine phew ! Having a quiet day tomorrow, fingers crossed .

Enjoyed a very brisk walk along the beach in Bournemouth. Quick lunch and then drove home the 270 miles! Had quite a good run though. Just had a nice meal and sitting down. Washer on and all the unpacking done too.

Henley is a lovely place Greenfinch ( with lovely property prices to match)
Are your nephew and partner keeping the houseboat at Henley ( permanent mooring) or did they just collect the boat from there?
The rowing museum there is very good, and I like the shops, many different ones ( and one called Lemongrove) hah, has to be good.?

Came back from WI last night to find that DH had spilled coffee on the beige sitting room carpet and then rubbed it well in using not one but two new tea towels. Tried Vanish carpet cleaner on it last night and again this morning but the stain is awful. Any suggestions welcomed!

Craft this morning making Christmas cards which was very enjoyable even though the results are distinctly amateur. U3A Latin group this afternoon and am now contemplating supper and the unfinished ironing. Not on the whole a bad day despite the carpet disaster.

I do love The Angel at Henley lemongrove The last time we went there we met up with our nephew and his partner who had just bought a houseboat to live on. We sat outside on a beautiful August evening watching the world go by. What a lovely place Henley is.

Pleasant dry day today, so went off to Henley-On-Thames, where we mooched around the shops, then had a delicious pub lunch at The Angel On The Bridge.After that we walked off the calories ( sort of) by a walk along the riverside out to Marsh Lock, and then back again, admiring all the boats as we went.Home, put all the lamps on as getting grey out, and feet up with a cup of hot coffee.

A housebound day again today, so pottering and making the very few Christmas cards I still send by mail.

Most of mine are e-cards from the excellent Jacquie Lawson site but I'm not sure I'll renew my subscription this year as finances are getting ever tighter and I don't need it.

It's been very cold, with wind from the Antarctic, so I did something I rarely do, even in winter, I made myself a fry-up.

Bacon, potato, egg and baked beans. It was delicious and warming and I felt a good deal better for it.
I'd had a cup of coffee at 7am but didn't feel like eating until 11:30 so that was brunch.

At 6pm I had some coleslaw with freshly chopped mint and toasted sunflower seeds and a bit of the cheese my son smoked at the weekend. Followed that with 6 fresh strawberries, half a banana and a dollop of plain yoghurt.

I have a DVD to listen to, 'Blandings' with Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders, so I've switched on my electric blanket and will snuggle down with that on my portable DVD player.

Luckygirl It never ends does it, Love?
Damn them.

Yesterday. Packed up a parcel for DD in Oz. Took it to our weekly outreach PO in the village hall (postage more than value of contents) then on to the dreaded Tesco/Aldi to stock up on essentials. Spent far too much but I did get a few stocking fillers for the GC. Then in the opposite direction for a hospital appt. 2 weeks ago after waiting for weeks I saw a consultant who was arrogant, rude, indifferent and unhelpful. This time I saw a different one who explained everything and was charming. Chalk & cheese, but it shouldn't be like this should it. I came away feeling much happier. Choir rehearsal for the Christmas concert. DD sang an angelic solo. Proud Mumma. Singing is the answer to (almost) everything and I returned home feeling contented and ready for sleep. Pity I’ve been awake since 3 .....?

DH brought me tea in bed around 0730, then I remembered the mobile beautician was coming at 0900 to tend my eyebrows, so showered quickly, went downstairs and tidied the kitchen. After she'd gone I did a quick sketch for a picture I might paint on a canvas for our newly decorated hall, showed it to DH who wants me to leave out the bird. Went for my usual half hour fast walk around the village and bought DH a newspaper. He doesn't read the news but likes to do the puzzles. Ordered two jumpers from Uniqlo, messaged a friend about an event we are going to tomorrow, ate some fruit for lunch, then hairdresser at 1430 (she cut it too short) and home in time for a cup of tea. Cooked dinner, then watched Boris v Jeremy. Now it's time for bed.

Up at 6, I got myself ready and went to work until noon. Went to B&M, bought food for the garden birds, went home.

I did some washing, rang a friend for 40 minutes, changed my bed and vacuumed upstairs.

Went for a hospital check-up, went home, watched tv for an hour, cooked the dinner, loaded the dishwasher, went to Zumba.

Emptied the dishwasher, did a load of ironing, so now I'm going to bed.