A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

Byatt

:wave: Me!

I think everyone is in their gardens!

eta Can I wash velvet curtains?

SDG31000

I've been knitting flowers rather than planting them and I'm now working on a hat for when the weather changes again.

I'm also baking Madeleines. Lemon and vanilla ones Something I don't do that often as I get fed up of waiting for the batter to sit for 90 minutes. I want a whole, huge, iced and filled cake in that time normally.

meme30

No idea Byatt, never had any velvet curtains.

Am back from family lunch. had a great time and hind leg fell off the donkey today!
DH has gone to work and I have the house to myself. It's going to be a dressing gown on early night, with a book and a bar of chocolate:)

kidcat

meme - sounds heavenly.

Am full of cold so have had a quiet day ( well quiet as possible with the kids here) OH at work so its been quite peaceful - house tidy, kids putting stuff away after themselves, TV switched off, kids playing with toys rather than glued to TV.

mama67

We've to watch DS1 play in a football match. They won 2-0.

Spendless

Byatt wrote: »

:wave: Me!

I think everyone is in their gardens!

eta Can I wash velvet curtains?

How were you thinking of washing them? When I was an older teenager/young adult Mum had expensive velvet curtains thru-out (except bedrooms/bathroom/kitchen). Periodically she would send them to the dry-cleaners and they always came back several cms shorter (we could tell cos of where they measured to on the radiators under the windows). I think I'd be tempted to try steaming first if you have or can borrow one in a discreet area.

greenbee

Byatt - I always machine washed my velet door curtain. I think a lot of people didn't or don't because if they are big thick curtains they don't fit in the washing machine.

Eta - they do need a good blow on the line/steam after as otherwise the impression of the WM drum holes stays on them!

Having said that, a friend who makes curtains says they should never be washed, just hoovered...

ifonlyitwaseasier

evening all, been catching up as work now takes up many many hours of what used to be browsing time

Congrats and hugs to all who need/want deserve (lost my first reply and can't be faffed rechecking!)

had a busy few weeks, got a job (yay) not precisely what i wanted but beggars can't be choosers right now! keep rolling my left ankle, starting to get ridiculous now, and i've not have enough days off together to be able to rest it so it's mega swollen (any tips?)

i am rather enjoying the sunshine the last few days, brings a smile

xx

greenbee

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

keep rolling my left ankle, starting to get ridiculous now, and i've not have enough days off together to be able to rest it so it's mega swollen (any tips?)

physio or massage if you are brave enough, and strapping from your inside ankle bone, under the foot and up to the knee. Your pharmacist should be able to help. Get some tape to put under the strapping though or you'll never get it off!

ifonlyitwaseasier

greenbee wrote: »

physio or massage if you are brave enough, and strapping from your inside ankle bone, under the foot and up to the knee. Your pharmacist should be able to help. Get some tape to put under the strapping though or you'll never get it off!

thanks greenbee, i may have to be brave, it's getting stupid now,