Sew Satisfying

From Facebook Archives and following yesterday…

3 April 2023 at16.26

Very satisfied with myself as I finally got the sewing machine out and repaired:-

    3 pairs chinos

    2 pairs blue jeans

    and a pair of black jeans all belonging to Thunderthighs.

    Transferred a pair of pockets from my worn out jeans onto the back of my dungarees, so now my mobile won't go crashing to the floor when I go to the loo.

    Took in the waist of a pair of black cargo shorts, originally bought for the boys but never worn, for myself.

    Repaired 4 pillowcases.

    Turned a see-through pair of pillowcases into 4 teatowels.

The reuse/recycle/repair sewing basket is now a lot lighter and I feel ready for summer.

The washing is out for the first time this year.

There may even be ironing this evening as it's so light.

Woolerwoman  Wow, that's quite an achievement.

Jay Mural  I’ve been repairing clothes today as well. It must be the sun!

Henlady  Impressive.  Spring has really got to you!

 

Busy Day

From Facebook Archives

2 April 2023 at 16.40

My day commenced with a trip to the Odeon for the 10am showing of The Mummies, which was quite fun if loud (and had Sean Bean doing posh voiceover for an animated Pharaoh).   

It was Ferretfingers' choice so I made him sit through it.   He sat through right to the very end of the credits, announcing "The light's come on" when they did and, on the extra bit "Ooh Happy Endings", before galmumphing out followed by his giggling mother.

We are back in a fortnight to watch The Mario Brothers Super Movie or some such;  

he was given a small poster on the way out.

On our return I made him help make a 'healthy' brunch of scrambled eggs on toast, followed by a banana.  I find I can only do decent scrambled eggs in the microwave.

I've had a satisfying afternoon.  

Three varieties of tomato, California Wonder sweet peppers, marrow and sunflower seeds are planted and sitting on the bay windowsill covered with clear(ish) plastic trays in hopes of keeping the cats off.   

I have separated the jade plant cuttings into three pots (one each).  They're quite forgiving plants, the only things that kill them are frost and overwatering.   

Apropos of which I've managed to kill all my scented leaf geraniums by leaving them out over winter and not keeping at least one in the house.

Getting the seeds planted means I can finally have a go at the pile of sewing, altering and creating waiting on top of the sewing machine cabinet.

After taking Thunderthighs to get his ears syringed.

And unless something else comes up ...

 

Logo LooRoll HappyMummy

From Facebook Archives

31 March 2009 at 16:11

Spent the morning updating the Treegrass Special School Parent's & Friends Association logo using Microsoft Paint - which I had to work out how to use. 

We have a Summer Fair coming up - any ideas? 

We need a BIG first prize for the Raffle.

Mrs Elswitch  Fester would be a very big prize!

Bentonbag  We'd prefer a prize that people can carry away without a fork lift truck

feeling naughty.31 March 2017 at 09:06

How naughty would it be not to replace the loo roll to see if they actually know where they're kept?

Mrs Lasagne  Very naughty xxx

Mercy Dunn  Do it - I did it in a shared house for ages, just kept a roll in my bag.  It was weeks before anyone bought any, (boys)

Mrs Bun  Double dare you Ben!

Darklady  Not Naughty enough! 😜

31 March 2019 at 10.22

2 bunches of tulips 

+ 2 beautiful Mothering Sunday cards 

+ Morrisons The Best Rose Turkish Delight, Peanut Clusters, Mint dark chocolate and Lemon & Juniper Gin flavour dark chocolate 

+ a bottle of Harvey's Bristol Cream to replace the Christmas sherry I finished last week 

= happy mummy.

 

Maligning Hedgehogs

From Facebook Archives

28 March 2017 at 13:52

OK hivemind I need answers.   

A couple of weeks ago my garden pond was chockka with frogspawn.  Most of it has vanished.  Any ideas what happened?

30 March 2017 at 09.27

Yesterday all the frogspawn had gone (we think eaten by a hedgehog).  This morning a fresh small batch has appeared.   

Wondering about putting it in a rainwaterbutt for safety until the tadpoles hatch.  Any ideas?

Woolerwoman  Has that happened before?

If you put them in a waterbutt, would the froglets then be able to get out?

Did you support the Badger Cull petition? I got a link to the debate yesterday, read the whole thing and posted the link separately but one of the pro-cull speakers said some of the most stupid things I've ever come across, including 'badgers are harmful predators destroying wildlife ‘...(including frogs and toads).!!!

Bentonbag  No but we couldn't think of anything else that might do it.   

Froglets have no problem getting out of a water butt.  Their feet seem to stick to most surfaces.  I've put a sieve over the frogspawn.

Signed the petition.  I've almost ceased being surprised at the stupidity of people.

Woolerwoman  Glad you sorted the frogspawn. The sieve will keep the badgers out.

3 April 2017 at 16:22

I may have maligned the hedgehog. 

There are tadpoles in the pond.

There is also frogspawn.

Fester thinks the first lot of frogspawn must have sunk into the stuff at the bottom of the pond.

Ms Delune  My Grandad was a fan of maligning hedgehogs, a former farmer he was adamant poor yields of milk were down to the blighters drinking it from the cow. 

Clearly the Pembrokeshire hedgehog is a larger specimen!