There’s grey grout in those tiles upstairs now and the en-suite shower tray has been installed along with a rather handsome tap on the dinky sink.
loving the grey groutno go zone upstairsshower room starting to come together.lovely wee tap
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I’m feeling pretty austerity virtuous this tea time. I was going to ‘nip’ into the local massive supermarket on the way home but I decided to avoid it to save the inevitable £25 spend on things you did not know you needed. Next stop the fridge and bread bin, I used up so many odd items for tea it was great – the children had vegetable soup and eggy bread (using the last of the Valvona and Crolla bread from the farmers’ market) followed by mini banana and white choc cakes made with 2 really really old black bananas I couldn’t quite throw away. The flavour was amazing since they were so ripe. Yum. What’s even better is that it’s not pay-day til Thursday so the last coppers will last a bit longer now. Don’t think I could get another day out of what’s there but you never know…
Well, today has been one full of emotion. I woke up to find the garden white and gorgeous. My Mum always said that it snowed on the day she took me home in Glasgow, all those years ago, so it’s not the first time we’ve had snow when it’s meant to be springtime.
snow for my birthday
It has been a very sad day because I said goodbye to someone who has known me since that time and has been in my life ever since. His funeral was today and my love goes out to Sister Agnes and family.
When we got home from the Toon my lovely family cheered me up with a very funny cake. Not our usual style but very well received. Back to house news tomorrow.
Well, the day finally came when we were to have windows upstairs.
It’s not getting any warmer here so I’m hoping that they will keep a bit more heat in the house. We have removed the magic curtain and it’s good to see the light coming down from the skylights above the stairs. Have a look and see what you make of my lovely windows.
in they comefront first thing this morningfront with windowslooking out the back window
So that’s upstairs fully sealed and ready for the plasterers tomorrow, the bathroom will be getting some much needed attention too.
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We had quite a quiet weekend, teenboy was not well and the weather was pretty cold. Surprisingly, apart from a few flutters, we missed out on snow. The best part of the weekend was Sunday morning when we headed out to see what happened, despite the freezing wind. We rediscovered an old favourite of ours, the Botanic Gardens here in Edinburgh. It was just too cold to stay long at Inverleith swing park so we decided to trot over to the Botanics. What a great move, it was full of life and the children had a brilliant time in the classroom part of the entrance area planting marigolds and sunflowers, with the help of really enthusiastic volunteers. I liked the ‘shelf life’ display too, just shows you that you don’t need much to grow a plant.
shelf life – as seen at the botanicstreasures from the botanics
There was a fantastic stand in the plant shop with, yes, you guessed, Ranuculus plants for sale, the children chose one each, they’re planted up and looking good out there, hope they won’t perish in the cold though.
Ranuculus (again)
After the Botanics, everyone was keen to head on to Stockbridge Market and we had great fun trying every tablet and sweetie on offer there. We came home with a lovely lunch, comte cheese and a baguette, how continental. Tasted good too, we have pledged to go more often and support the little guys out there.
delights from Stockbridge Market
Being inspired by the Botanics, H and I headed out to our local DIY store for some potting compost and came out with another armful of bargains from the plant dept – pansies, daisies and margarites this time. The focus on the garden continued when we got back, the greenhouse has had a pane of glass missing since last summer, we fixed that, at last. Good job, C. Every bargain is now planted and cheering up the garden – all we need is spring to return and help them grow. Fingers crossed x
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