saturday musings

I wrote here on wednesday that I was having a day off on my day off. Today has been much more active and busy. Just the usual running-a-home stuff, all necessary, all continuous chores that need doing week in, week out. Life's not exactly exciting most of the time, but you just get on with it, dont you?

The day dawned in streaks of pink but soon turned to heavy skies and rain. Brolly held aloft, I was outside the library at 9.30 returning my books, before heading for the PO and sending off some more letters. Posting letters with any enclosures inside is a minefield since they introduced the letter width rulings, so checking was needed to make sure the envelopes werent too wide. its just another way for the PO to make more money, and another way to frustrate and annoy its customers!

I did have a quick peek in the charity-shops but they arent very inspiring lately. the goods are overpriced in a lot of cases, and now a lot of shelf-space is given over to christmas cards so there's less on display. I did buy just one thing- this very pretty plate- so springtimey! That was all, and then it was a walk home, kicking through the carpet of leaves lying everywhere and home to the housework waiting for me.


I then took down the summer weight curtains, and hung heavier, warmer ones for the winter. some of our windows are very draughty, and it really makes a difference having thicker curtains up. The summer ones luckily are machine washable, so they have already been through the machine, and are now hanging up to dry. Ive put up a shelf in the utility room too, you cant have too many shelves!

the two pics below were taken this afternoon, I was outside sweeping up the leaves that are swirling like confetti around my patio. The Ladymoon was visible in the late afternoon sky, pale against the blue, and as lovely as ever... I am always drawn to look up, and i am never disappointed...