Nessie and I went on a charity shop mission to find Victorian style pictures for my arsenic green sitting room. I could not resist a barmy cross-stitch of kittens in frilly dresses. I hasten to add that it will be part of a “gallery” collection and not a main feature!
My DIY ventures continued with me spending an entire evening attempting to put up a curtain wire for curtains across my wardrobe area. After a lot of dropping tiny screws and shimmying up and down my step stool, I finished the job which would have been better attempted with 2 people, to find that the curtains sagged disastrously. I decided not to persevere and ordered a spring loaded shower curtain pole instead, which was far more successful.
A plumber came and replaced my broken bathroom radiator and when he left it was toasty. Later on it was stone cold - after much internet and soul searching, I had to turn up the thermostat that I had set to a stingey 16 degrees. After the smart new radiator was installed I put up a wee bathroom cabinet as the old one was set so high I could not actually see in the mirror. The new one is naff quality, basically cardboard, but it looks much better and serves its purpose.
Since moving here, I have been going to a weekly “Fair-Share” food larder. For a small fee you can get quite a haul of stuff that shops are getting rid of as the dates are short. This week was particularly good for veg. If there are things I don’t think I can use I take them to work and give them away and it helps to reduce food waste.
I taught a 2-day masterclass about the L890 overlocker / overstitch machine with lots of technical info followed by practical experimenting on rolled hems, gathering, sewing seams, flatlock and more. The participants were all enthused and some are looking forward to my next class on quilting which is this coming week. I really enjoyed being in teaching mode, challenging the confident students and boosting the ones who were floundering:)
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