Simple living in the country - back to basics

Elisheba

We all have days where we are grumpy and out of sorts. I tend to find a good night's sleep and a fairly productive day the next day sorts it out lost of the time.
Have you put an hourly plan together for today and getting you list done? I think I recall that helped you before. 

Cheery_Daff

Yep, a good night's sleep usually sorts me out! We walked miles while we were away and then didn't get a lie in, which didn't help! 

Not doing an hourly plan, but perhaps a vague one...

BEFORE CAFE
* 30 mins of scything

ADVENTURES
* cafe
* walk
* pub

BEFORE TEA TIME
* ring pensions
* collect scythe (maybe - might combine this with a trip round town so may save for tomorrow)
* ceiling
* hat

AFTER TEA
* more scything
* finances
* blog post

Can't see my previous list so may have missed some stuff off it 🙄

Anyway, if I'm going to do anything before the cafe I'd best get out of bed!

KajiKita

I'm intrigued by the hat making Knitted or felt or something else?

KK

Cheery_Daff

Something else! Mr Cheery likes these:

https://sterkowski.com/caps/351-9631-linen-balloon-artist-cap.html#/72-size-59_cm/333-color-navy_blue

But they're not always available in his size. A few years ago I tried making one, it was a bit botched, but I tried again the next year and it was better. I think I've made 4 or 5 now. The beige one I made from an old blind last year is now quite grubby, so I'm attempting a light blue velvet one from an old curtain 😂 I'll post a picture once it's done! 

Lovely day so far - breakfast with Mr Cheery, then a nice 5 mile walk and over indulgent pub lunch with work pal 😁 Only just got back, and so stuffed I might need to just lie around til I've deflated a bit 😂

themadvix

Received this this morning and thought it might be of interest - especially why 'plant-based' and not 'vegan' (scroll down!)... (I think it was here we discussed this and not on @South_coast's diary!): https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/shopping-guide/meat-free-sausages-burgers

Cheery_Daff

Ooh, thanks for that link, that was an interesting read! Yes, especially in relation to plant-based/vegan (I didn't know plant-based were allowed to have 5% eggs/dairy in), and in relation to which companies own which brands (and what their other activities might be). Interesting stuff.

Cheery_Daff

Ha, well other than cafe, walk, and pub lunch, I did NOTHING off my list today!! 😮😮😂😂

Didn't get home from pub lunch til almost 4 🙄😂 We walked about 5 miles, and ate ourselves silly, and had a lovely chat 😁 Then I just loafed around for an hour, we shut the chickens in and Mr Cheery wanted a jaunt into town, then I had a lovely long bath 😁

So now i need another, very similar, list for tomorrow... 🤔😂

MORNING
* scything
* Town to collect other scythe blade (and kitchen knife - keep looking for that and forgetting I took it to the sharpener 😂)

AFTERNOON
* walk to little garden fete being organised by someone local and sprinkle some dosh on the tombola and cake stall 😁 (and nosey round the garden 😁)

EVENING (From 4.30)
Mr Cheery is out, so...

* flylady home blessing hour
* as much scything as I can manage
* as much ceiling as I can manage
* blog post
* banks/YNAB


Hopefully should be more productive when there's only me here... 🙄😁😂😂

South_coast

themadvix said:

Received this this morning and thought it might be of interest - especially why 'plant-based' and not 'vegan' (scroll down!)... (I think it was here we discussed this and not on @South_coast's diary!): https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/shopping-guide/meat-free-sausages-burgers

Ahhh, so "plant-based" is just a bit of a convenient fudge for manufacturers 🤔! Thanks Vix, very interesting!

KajiKita

Cheery_Daff said:

Something else! Mr Cheery likes these:

https://sterkowski.com/caps/351-9631-linen-balloon-artist-cap.html#/72-size-59_cm/333-color-navy_blue

But they're not always available in his size. A few years ago I tried making one, it was a bit botched, but I tried again the next year and it was better. I think I've made 4 or 5 now. The beige one I made from an old blind last year is now quite grubby, so I'm attempting a light blue velvet one from an old curtain 😂 I'll post a picture once it's done! 

Lovely day so far - breakfast with Mr Cheery, then a nice 5 mile walk and over indulgent pub lunch with work pal 😁 Only just got back, and so stuffed I might need to just lie around til I've deflated a bit 😂

Oh well done! You must be seriously talented at making things to make something like that 😊 I can a fair bit and embroider slightly, but something that 3D would be beyond me 😊

KK

Cheery_Daff

I got on better once I took an old hat apart to see how it was made. The basic constriction isn't actually that complicated - it took me forever to figure out what order the different things go together in 😂 The first couple of times I attached one bit which then made it really hard to attach the next bit. I THINK I've sussed it now (will let you know when I've done it...).

There are always different things though. The one I made from the old blinds was really floppy and the fabric frayed really easily so it was annoying to work with. Then I made a denim one from old jeans, and made the pieces slightly smaller because the previous one had been so big, but the fabric was stiffer, so it doesn't floo much at all. Trying for a compromise with this one!