It does seem to me as if Roobarb and Caroline both had satisfactory days but the rain made them feel less than positive about it, which is a pity, since both achieved stuff during the day. (Though I agree losing the Scrabble didn't help.
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Slept until 07:30 which was good, but then a bit of a rush about when the cherry picker turned up outside my living room window at 08:00 again. Progress is really quick and it will all be finished quite quickly I am sure.
Other shower door seal removed, scrubbed and replaced, looking much better now. Such a small thing. I was afraid to take them off in case I couldn't get them back on. Shan't worry over it in the future.
Husband brushed around the balcony door frame, and just as well he did, as the painter was straight in with no cleaning or other preparation, just painted and moved on. I am really surprised that they feel it is ok to paint on top of muck or debris. It really does not feel right, unless the paint has amazing properties.
Walked to town for bread and a new kettle... but the local independent electric shop didn't have the one I wanted. Dilemma now, compromise on coveted design, (which I would accept as a birthday gift,) or buy from a multi-national..... ? Also bought some elastic to goad me into making some face masks.
News flash on my mobile told me Dame Vera has passed on. A woman our age walking in the opposite direction commented on hearing me reading it out, so we stopped for a brief chat, and she pointed out that it was nice for Dame Vera to have been alive for the VE day celebrations, which is true, so I shall do a Pollyanna glad game for that.
When I was a Butlin's Redcoat in 1970 we used to finish up the ballroom dancing every Friday night singing "We'll meet again".... had to link arms and do a stepping thing while we sang to the guests. I never hear it without thinking of that.
The friend I couldn't meet yesterday called up to ask if I would go for a stroll with her, despite showers of rain. Very grey here today, with Westerly (off shore) breezes, and light showers, but not cold. We inspected the ducklings and cygnets in the park, and then went over to the lakes where the heron flew up out of the reeds almost in touching distance, and a pair of swans were blocking the middle path with their brood of small cygnets. Several swallows were circling for insects low down to the grass in the adjacent playing field on our return.
After lunch I phoned to chat with one of the Morris group who has been unwell, and then drove over to Cur*y's kettle shopping, but by then it had been raining hard for more than an hour, and there was such a long queue we just circled the car park and left again.
No queue at the supermarket when we arrived to do the weekly shop, we were able to get what we needed, and straight through for a till.
Caught up with The Sewing Bee, a pity to see Liz go, but sadly she did have a rather bad day. Nothing else worth watching really, so struggled with a few high level Sudoku.
Still raining.
