Birthday Week with Freya

I only worked a 3 day week so I could have 2 days off with Freya. She was working her job from home with Nessie’s help and it was so nice to have some company. She took Nessie for midday walks and cooked something delicious most evenings. We made a successful vegan apple cake and even delicious vegan Scottish tablet. 

It was great to have help to do some jobs that I had been putting off like hanging up some string lights (which have only come on once so far) and repotting some house plants. We had a blustery outing to bohemian Totnes where we had lunch outside at The Hairy Barista while watching ageing hippies go to a daytime disco in the coffee bar opposite. 

My sister sent some knitted bunting for my kitchen and I received some lovely tulips which I had to put into a tall Tupperware tub as I don’t have a vase.

People living on Dartmoor had a super show of the Aurora the other night but it was too misty here in town. Since then it seemed to rain constantly so we did not bother to make a trip to the seaside and most of the National Trust properties are completely closed until Spring. Freya and Nessie were happy to stay at home but we did nip out into Tavi to get a pasty between downpours. The weather was so stormy that the sea wall protecting the train track in Dawlish was partly washed away but Freya’s train managed to get through. Typically, after my visitor departed,  the sky cleared to a bright blue and we had a warm, sunny day. 

At work this week will be a Bernina 990 retreat for 4 days so I put together a table runner for the event. I am hoping to participate in the course so I can be more au fait with the flagship Bernina sewing machine. It will be interesting to see if I enjoy the machine embroidery aspect. 

I did not plan in advance for Burns’ Night so have not managed to procure a haggis or a neep. That could be an activity the next time I see my children even if it is out of season!