Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday has almost disappeared
A day when housework took on the wonders of magic!
The disappearing trick has been achieved more than once. Dirty dishes have disappeared, magically transformed into clean dishes. The clutter on the table has disappeared. The ironing pile has vanished. Food I cooked disappeared.
What fun!
I have ticked off quite a lot on my list. Clearing the dining room table involved me creating a red velveteen board to display jewellery on. I don't "do" jewellery, but the people I bought from at the A3 boot sale had some examples that I am sure will sell.
This afternoon we entertained our elderly neighbours. We had intended to go and call on Frieda, but she came to us with a request. Then we saw Rose on her way to see Frieda and invited her into to us instead.
Rose, like us, had a package and card for Frieda's birthday. She will be 90 tomorrow. Rose is only 82!
Ages ago we discussed Frieda's back garden with her. It is very small, of course, like ours. But things grow. Frieda is still reasonably fit and could cut some of it back - but the very idea frightens her, because she has never done anything like it. "It is alright for us" she thinks. "because we know about gardening". Come on, Frieda! We don't know very much really , but have picked up some ideas over the years.
We had told her about Mark - who as a boy had been in the athletics club. He is now owner of a thriving gardening company and will tackle tasks, both big and small.
He will come tomorrow afternoon and I think we must ask him to estimate for a brief tidy up and a maybe for something a bit more substantial. Frieda is worried about the cost.
I think her son and daughter should pay for it, but I am sure she won't bother them with it.
The weather forecast is OK for tomorrow - grey, but not wet. We will go to Ford.
This evening we watched the Weather Show. It had no depth and didn't prove to be very interesting. And the members of the Cloud Appreciation Society who featured were made to look, not just geeky, but complete idiots!
The disappearing trick has been achieved more than once. Dirty dishes have disappeared, magically transformed into clean dishes. The clutter on the table has disappeared. The ironing pile has vanished. Food I cooked disappeared.
What fun!
I have ticked off quite a lot on my list. Clearing the dining room table involved me creating a red velveteen board to display jewellery on. I don't "do" jewellery, but the people I bought from at the A3 boot sale had some examples that I am sure will sell.
This afternoon we entertained our elderly neighbours. We had intended to go and call on Frieda, but she came to us with a request. Then we saw Rose on her way to see Frieda and invited her into to us instead.
Rose, like us, had a package and card for Frieda's birthday. She will be 90 tomorrow. Rose is only 82!
Ages ago we discussed Frieda's back garden with her. It is very small, of course, like ours. But things grow. Frieda is still reasonably fit and could cut some of it back - but the very idea frightens her, because she has never done anything like it. "It is alright for us" she thinks. "because we know about gardening". Come on, Frieda! We don't know very much really , but have picked up some ideas over the years.
We had told her about Mark - who as a boy had been in the athletics club. He is now owner of a thriving gardening company and will tackle tasks, both big and small.
He will come tomorrow afternoon and I think we must ask him to estimate for a brief tidy up and a maybe for something a bit more substantial. Frieda is worried about the cost.
I think her son and daughter should pay for it, but I am sure she won't bother them with it.
The weather forecast is OK for tomorrow - grey, but not wet. We will go to Ford.
This evening we watched the Weather Show. It had no depth and didn't prove to be very interesting. And the members of the Cloud Appreciation Society who featured were made to look, not just geeky, but complete idiots!
