My next project

Another request from a grandchild, a crochet kitten in pink and blue or any other colour with long legs! I don't think I've got any colours with long legs, lol. 

I'm going to use these colours.

YouTube here I come

Another one

Another shawl. This one was a special request and is for a child's dressing up box. I was asked to make an old fashioned poor persons shawl so it is made from assorted left over yarn.

The edging and some rows are stylecraft parchment.

New earrings

 I follow By Bike and Boat on Facebook. Rich lives on a narrowboat called Bluebell with his family and a cat called Whisper. Rich makes jewellery from recycled copper, he has an etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/bybikeandboat/

 I bought myself a pair of earrings.

This year's calendar

 My calendar is, of course, blank!

I always have a calendar on the wall for checking dates, I will fill the family birthdays in on it, any appointments etc. It will never be very full.

This year's calendar was purchased from Dru Marland, an artist who lives on a boat on the Kennet and Avon. I've never met her but I just love her art work. I also have a selection of blank cards with her designs on. And a very rude badge!

A few cheap meals

I have a vague meal plan in my head, I don't write it down because if Steve saw it he'd immediately decide he didn't want what was on the plan and then food would be wasted.

I've made a pan of spicy turkey soup that will do for lunch for a couple of days.  I have a three rashers of bacon in the fridge that need using up, I shall make a bacon and onion hot pot  with them. I have rather a lot of cheese in the fridge, left over from the Christmas cheese board we were given and rather a lot of eggs so a cheese omelette is on the cards too.

I  put fish pie mix on the shopping list, Steve bought two lots as he didn't think there was enough for two of us in one packet. I expect each pack will make four servings, so we will be eating fish pie every week for a month!

Boring day

 Today, like many of my days makes boring reading.

We went to Aldi for our weekly shop I think it's about 10 days since our last shop, storage space is limited, my fridge and freezer are both quite small. I used to shop monthly but not now.

I drove to Aldi,  Steve shopped with a list, I walked Beano around the nearby housing estate. It is bitterly cold but as long as it's not raining Beano enjoys his walks.

I'm having to do regular resets of my kindle fire, it won't down load books. As I can't listen to the radio or watch tv I rely on my kindle for entertainment. Sometimes when we have a good Wi-Fi signal I can watch Prime videos.

Wastage

The water pipes on the marina keep freezing so we are being very careful with our water usage. We top up our water tank when the pipes defrost but it's back to boiling the kettle for my morning wash, if I run the water until it's hot I waste such a lot.

The only dried food Beano will eat is Bakers Choice for Small Dogs and even then he will leave the cubes and just eat the smaller shapes. Rather than waste the cubes I put them in a plastic tub and take a handful with me when I go out. I frequently get mugged by the local dogs as they know I carry treats, the dogs are just as happy with the cubes from the Bakers Choice as they are with dog treats. Obviously I check with the owners first before giving any dog a treat.

We've had no wastage from our Christmas food, we didn't buy much and I've been very careful to use things up or freeze them.

I've been feeling dizzy and nauseous, a common occurrence, it's to do with my eustachian gives not the crystals in my ear. I'm used to feeling dizzy but hate feeling nauseous, fortunately the nausea has now worn off. The dizziness will stop when the willow fluff arrives as then I'm snotty and sneezy