I was up at 6.30am on Sunday morning, let the lads out, made tea and brought it back to bed where I read and Jon snoozed until 8.15am. We had toast for breakfast, I painted my nails and we watched The Andrew Marr Show before getting dressed and walking into town as we had a mission, a trip to Wilko. After reading Lulu's blog I thought we ought to follow suit and plant some ginger and echinacea so we bought a pack of each along with some potatoes and a sack to grow them in.
Once again Church Hill was litter-strewn, probably down to the high winds we've had rather than deliberate fly-tipping, and we decided that we'd revisit later in the week and litter-pick it again.
When we got home I made another craftivism banner (using chain stitch to create the words).
After our noodles and before rain stopped play, Jon set to work in the garden, covering the planted raised bed with netting and planting seeds in the greenhouse.
I emptied out one of my Ikea lampshade planters and gave it a scrub ready for planting my lettuce seeds and then did a litter pick of the avenue, which was still surprisingly tidy, just a few fag ends and the remains of some skanky bastard's McD*****.
How exciting! We've got two varieties of tomatoes, black and green basil already sprouting on the windowsill.
Wear: Sleep: Repeat meant that my Ayesha Davar blouse got another outing, this time with a crochet & patchwork skirt Liz had made me for Xmas a few years ago, a me-made pom-pom hat and my marvellous £5 maxi coat.
The details: Mum's Biba boots, Indian earrings (gift from Helga back in 2010), malachite pendant (bought in Goa, 2001), assorted bangles & cuff, nails painted in Barry M's Cardamon nail paint
As the rain showed no signs of stopping I rummaged through my wool and made another hat, always an enjoyable way to while away a couple of hours. We'd got a bit of a surfeit of eggs so I made a potato, shallot, chive and veggie Cheddar frittata to go with our salad.
Later we watched the final of the Great Pottery Throwdown and the last episode of Bloodlands.
On Monday morning I got up to discover an infestation of ants in the kitchen so had a mad 15 minutes bleaching and scrubbing the floor. I put the tea towels into a bucket of water and stain remover to soak and woke Jon with a mug of tea at 6.45am as he needed to have his Covid test ready for collection by courier and he's notoriously slow to get going in the mornings. I did my Wii Fit workout and, after Jon had made porridge, wrapped the eBay sales and then put the tea towels on a hot wash in the machine.
Shortly after the courier had arrived for Jon's package Richard delivered another parcel - I'm on a roll at the moment. I was watching this folksy looking vintage dress on eBay and when the seller sent me an absurdly low offer I felt compelled to accept. She'd mentioned that the cotton has faded in places, which I knew would easy enough to rectify with fabric paint, but when I sponged the front the fading turned out to be dirt and other than needing a sash tie (2mm wide cotton tape, £1.70 on eBay, postage included), it'll be pretty much perfect.
Whilst Jon tinkered with Gilbert I finished Loved Clothes Last and then, accompanied by a grab stick and a bin bag we combined a walk with a litter pick.
My Wear: Sleep:Repeat challenge saw the return of the skirt Liz made me, the time with my Annacat waistcoat and trusty black thermal polo-neck.
The details: Clarks' clog boots (outlet website), antique Afghan cuffs, Afghan earrings (both eBay), Kuchi pendant (from my friend, Julie)
