Today I shall be Mainly...

[Stanley]

"Col built a wooden frame to allow three to hang side by side " What a lovely bloke he is......
I came in from the shed to brew up and heard a little whimper from my pea and ham soup..... I realised it was crying out for onion! I cut and chopped a big Spanish onion and stirred it in. That's better.... Chaudrey's have lovely big Spanish onions, 45p a kg, they peel well and are lovely.

[Sue]

We have horse manure delivered each autumn by the same man but we shall decline this year as the flower beds are higher than their retaining walls and need to settle a bit.

[Stanley]

In the shed for an hour and looking after both of us.......

[Sue]

I think that only a short walk is called for today as the weather is rather threatening. Mind you we often walk further than intended once we get going. I shall do a little sewing this afternoon as I progress through my tasks set by Maxine in my lesson on Monday. I want to get the sewing tasks finished so I can get on with making the pattern for the denim Jacket I have designed. Pilates this evening.

[Stanley]

I am always astounded by the fact that many people walk so little Sue. I think it's a no-brainer to walk for at least an hour a day breathing in fresh air no matter what the weather. It doesn't need to be brisk walking either, I don't do 'brisk' these days!



Quietly forwards surmounting all obstacles in the shed.

[Sue]

We did 6 miles at a relatively good pace as it was drizzling hard. We walked the old railway track, now a walk and cycle route, from home to Healey Dell and along the track to New Line reservoir in Brittania, Bacup. The track has all been uograded for bikes, it was very good indeed. We used our bus passes to catch the bus home , back in just under the three hours....we had to wait for the bus! In the afternoon i finished my dress and did a couple of loads of washing. Not good drying weather though.

Today is art this morning, and yoga tonight, otherwise I shall be looking at my list of sewing tasks and cracking on with the pattern making.

[Stanley]

Tripps and I agree that you have a wheel up your bum Sue..... An example to us all!
I started the slow and careful process of making an eccentric for the valve gear on the engine. I have to rethink the problems every time I make one. Good anti-dementia exercise I reckon!

[Sue]

I do a lot of sitting with cups of tea, and we have started having a leisurely hour at lunchtime!

Its a quiet day today, art and extended lunch with friends. Is that better Stanley

[Wendyf]

This morning I'll be helping to prepare the exhibition for the book launch on Sunday then after lunch I'm back to log stacking. Colin cleared the pile of junk out of a bay in the barn so we can fill it with logs. I started bringing them in from outside yesterday and have cleared one store with the same again to shift today. It's back aching work but one of my favourite tasks. The logs were cut and split before last winter from timber that's been sat outside for 4 years at least so it's well seasoned and ready to keep us warm and cosy!

[Stanley]

Nothing quite like having a good log pile at the beginning of winter.....

[Tripps]

Tripps and I agree that you have a wheel up your bum Sue

Those were Stanley's words.

I said I think she has OCT - Obsessive Compulsive Traveling disorder. In a nice way.

[Stanley]

That's right, we were talking about all of you!
Missed the quiet day Sue, that sounds sensible.....
No shed yesterday life and shopping got in the way. I shall do better today!

[Wendyf]

It was too wet and gloomy to work outside yesterday and it looks the same again today so my log stack will have to wait till next week. Back to Earby this morning to set out tables, chairs and exhibition boards ready for the main event tomorrow. Not certain what I'll do this afternoon, cleaning probably.

[Stanley]

Morning Ma'am.... The forecast suggests it could clear up and become much brighter this afternoon. Log shifting may yet be on the agenda!

[Sue]

Last night I sorted out my warmer clothes and packed my summer stuff into a case to go into the loft. I felt so much warmer yesterday with a jumper on rather than T shirt , and socks so decided it was time. Well it is October now. Today is bedding changing day then this afternoon I am going out with Claire and Erin. We may have our tea out. Adam is working till 10.00 and Bob is at a model engineers meeting in Derby and won’t be back till late. I hope the good afternoon actually appears. It has a tendency not to do that up here in Rochdale

[Sue]

Oh yes Tripps the compulsive traveling disorder is mainly brought about by a hubby who keeps booking the trips

[Wendyf]

Morning Stanley & Sue, I hope it clears up! Mind you the dog hairs are reaching a point where you can trip over them.... just enjoying a morning coffee and watching Qualifying.

[Stanley]

I'm saving it for later, assuming they put it up on All4, they are sometimes a bit idle.....

[Tripps]

Oh yes Tripps the compulsive traveling disorder is mainly brought about by a hubby who keeps booking the trips

You've no idea how welcome the laugh was at the end. Glad no offence was caused.

I googled it since I thought we may well have a new 'disorder' here. No direct result so we may have a first, but this is close. OCT disorder Sounds nasty.

[Stanley]

It used to be called wanderlust.....

[Sue]

Ha ha, and no offense Tripps. I thought it was funny actually.

We had a fun afternoon at Huntley farm , near Salmesbury Hall yesterday with Erin and Claire. What an amazing maze. Its the first maze I have ever been in when you couldn’t see out or where to go. We had to find 13 clues about the wizard of oz, somewhere in the maze. We were in there 45 minutes and only found 7. This was followed by afternoon tea, and then 30 minutes play for Erin on the pirate ship play area with numerous bits to climb up and several slides including a curved enclosed chute. There was one very tired little girl last night.

[Stanley]

Nothing like tiring children out Sue. That was one of the great advantages of rearing daughters on a farm, they had their own adventure playground....
I missed the shed yesterday, life got in the way. I hope to be back in there this morning attending to my eccentric!

[Sue]

Woke up late...7.40 pm, this means no time to go swimming before I go to a 10.00 am appointment for a pedicure. I didn’t sleep well the nigght before so I think it caught up with me. French this afternoon.

[Wendyf]

The Earby Band book launch went very well yesterday...... people came, 65 books sold and the band put on a fine performance!
This morning I shall be trying to make space in the freezer for half a lamb. This evening I'm off to Ilkley to listen to Simon Armitage reading from his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. (In a church by candlelight!)

[Stanley]

Glad the launch went well.....
Today is mixed meds day. I go to find out what it is that is worrying my GP about me bladder (It's not affecting me!) and Jack gets his annual jabs later so it will be a busy morning and the shed will suffer. But we're getting there!