Friday got off to a miserable start with plummeting temperatures, high winds and rain. After my final Wii Fit workout of the week, I wrapped the overnight eBay sales, did a load of washing which I hung up to dry in the utility room and filled the bathtub and utility room sink with houseplants.
After breakfast, Jon did the post office drop-off and the supermarket run and I listened to 6Music whilst hemming my new-to-me kaftan. After another try on I realised it was too big, so I put it on inside-out, pinned the side seams until I was happy with the shape, sewed up the sides and trimmed the excess fabric off with pinking shears. Whilst I was at it I decided to take in the vintage Chelsea Girl maxi dress I was already wearing.
Richard arrived with the post which included an appointment for my three-yearly NHS breast screen which I scribbled down on the calendar. What with our Never-Had-A-Wedding anniversary on the 1st, a trip to the hairdresser and meeting up outside with Liz, Al, Liz & Adrian when the rules are relaxed next week, April's starting to look almost busy!
Liz, a vintage trader friend, was having a bit of a stock sale on her Easy Tiger page and when this jacket popped up on her Facebook page, I just had to make it mine. I was very excited when it arrived.
I finished my replacement Only a shitter drops litter banner using the remains of a charity shopped shirt I'd made masks from last summer, trimming it with poms and rik-rak. The sequinned medallions were added after I accidentally stuck a needle through my thumb and dripped blood everywhere. That'll be a nice surprise if anyone decides to nick this one.
Here's the vintage Chelsea Girl dress I altered earlier and, in keeping with my Wear:Sleep: Repeat challenge, I'm wearing my deconstructed waistcoat I made from Marcus's old Levi's again.
I had a play in my wardrobe, taking out a few dresses that will be perfect under my new jacket.
After a posh coffee in the shelter, I supervised Jon while he planted the gooseberry bush I'd bought from Wilko last year and then did an inspection of the crops.
Purple sprouting broccoli, onions, leeks, Winter Marvel & Reine des Glaces lettuce, mizuna leaves, strawberries, wild rocket, cauliflower, Shiraz peas and Greek Gigantes beans. It's all very exciting.
We went for a walk around the block and noticed the groundsmen preparing the bowling green ready for reopening on Monday when Covid restrictions on non-professional sports will be lifted. (That modern building in the background is Wolverhampton University's halls of residence.) I didn't take my grab stick with me and was outraged when I saw that some inbred knuckle dragger had dumped the remains of their Mc*** on the pavement (it's always from there, maybe their customers are more stupid than those that frequent other fast food outlets).
Wear:Sleep: Repeat meant another outing for my 1960s Chelsea Girl maxi dress, this time worn with my new vintage quilted block printed jacket and, of course, a me-made pom pom hat.
