Not content with veg, I harvested some of my herbs from the garden too. I want to dry them so tied them in bunches and then had to get Billy to hang them from the light-tracks to dry as I wasn’t tall enough. I picked some Feverfew, Chives, Lavender and Sage. (The sage is going [...]

This year I have made my first attempt at growing some vegetables in the garden – a bit of an experiment to see how it went. You may remember I had a few packets of free seeds which I sprouted on the windowsill: I already harvested my potatoes last month and they were really delicious. [...]

With money being tight, I’ve volunteered to do some overtime as a medical secretary as that department are struggling at the moment having a few staff off sick or on holiday at the same time. Last week was the first week that I did some of this work and it kept me on my toes, [...]

You may recall my bedroom makeover including a new fold-down table which I bought online from Poundstretcher since my local store had sold out and it was just so perfect for my needs. I had tried to peel off the sticker that was slap-bang in the middle of the table top, with no success. I [...]

This last week has been absolutely jam packed with me frequently swapping hats and yet somehow, at the end of this frantic week, I am somehow still pretty much on top of everything – bar my blog of course! My colleague was off this week so I worked four days instead of two, and in [...]

Remember my little project of decorating the bedroom? Well, barring the second coat and ceiling (and maybe I really should do the gloss work too), the main work in the bedroom is done and I’m happy with it. The hideous wallpaper is all gone, the walls look fresher, the room bigger and the colours warmer. [...]

Apart from going in to my clinic on Wednesday, I’ve mainly spent the week in the bedroom, scratching that itch! A large chunk of time was taking up removing the huge desk which took up far too much space and made the room feel more like an office than a bedroom. This meant finding new [...]

When I arrived back home on Tuesday, it was to find that the main road from which our street is an offshoot, was blocked off – closed for roadworks. So, assuming that the other end must be open, I drove round (blue on map) to approach from the other side. Only to find that end [...]

After the Hyde v City match, I went to stay with Mum as I hadn’t seen her for a month or so, and as I had the following Monday and Tuesday off work, stayed until Tuesday morning, making a nice little break. On the Sunday, Mum and I went shopping and as ever, I helped [...]

Wednesday turned out to be a jam packed day. I didn’t need to go in to my clinic until late morning so I painted the shelves in the bedroom, thinking they could dry all day with the window open without me being there to smell the paint. Then I was in my clinic for the [...]