A bit of a bargain

I’d like to say that the last few days have been riveting, with lots of exciting news! But I would be telling porky pies, haha!

I enjoyed my day of crafting at my friend’s house on Thursday. No cardmaking for me, I was personalising some ‘pooch party bags’ for a birthday party my daughter is putting on (More of that on another post) But here is a sample of the finished bags. The Bumble bees representing her lovely dog.....

Blue Cross baking for Friday was an iced vanilla traybake, nothing fancy, but it disappeared very quickly nonetheless. It’s been very quiet in the cattery in the past few weeks, but we are expecting some in from another branch during this week. I love finding out what little characters we have in.

On Saturday, we had breakfast at our favourite farm shop and later went to Exeter City. It was a very uninspiring game 0-0 and I got so cold, the damp really ‘got into my bones’ even though I was wrapped up well.

Hubby left for work early on Sunday, so he saw to Karma and I had a bit of a lie-in! But not too much of one, I was at the gym by 8.20. It’s a nice feeling to have the day stretched out in front of you, knowing you’ve already been to the gym. I took a little trip to a country store to get some more bird food, as I wanted to lay on a fab feast for my feathered friends later in the afternoon for the RSPB Birdwatch. I walked in and was amazed by the amount of people in the store! It turns out they were having a flash sale on the clothing, amongst other things. Expensive brand clothing too. The flash sale was 50% off the last marked price. I saw a Barbour fairisle jumper I liked. Barbour is a make I never look at, as it is so expensive. However this jumper, originally £75(!!) had been marked down several times and I ended up paying £16.83 for it!......

Later in the afternoon, I sat down at my dining room table with a coffee and notepad, ready to count the birds for an hour. This year was a strange one. Although I have loads of sparrows in my garden, none ventured in yesterday. But for my hour, I did see starlings, blackbirds, goldfinches, collared doves, magpies, jackdaws, wood pigeons and a couple of herring gulls.

Today, I spent the morning in town with my friend and the afternoon doing my household chores. It’s still cold and damp here and the forecast is for snow on higher ground ie. Dartmoor and icy cold rain here... joy! Hubby won’t be home until about 1 am, so I’m hoping the weather holds off until he gets home.

So I’m off to get my jim jams on in a mo and settle down to watch Foyles War. Thanks for popping by, cheerio for now, Ann x