November already

Book two of this series, another good plot, a woman is murdered and there is no evidence at all, how to solve the case. Book 87 read this year.

I have baked our cake, much smaller this year, the cake is smaller, but deeper, I use the same ingredients as my bigger cake, I will make the cupcake ones soon, fruit cake is loved in our house.

I am completely grey, which I don't mind other than I fancy a bit of a change, daughter and I chose this shade I'm having my haircut this week and will have highlights.

We have had daughter here for two nights, her ex came back to clear out his stuff from the garage and had the children, she has rested, ate well and looks less tired. We will spend a day at hers soon to clear all the stuff left behind, her ex only took what he wanted.

Saturday I did more sewing, I'm very close to the finishing line, I always love to use my sewing machine, still using what I have. Hubby got a new throw for our sofa which is huge, so next I will cut it down, in hope the excess material will help with my 3rd sewing project.

The days have been sunny and warm, more like September than October or early November, I am almost up to date on garden task, leaves are beginning to fall, I will collect them all for mulch. 

It been quiet here, this week is going to be very busy, I have my final medical test, a day out with daughter, and we are both at hers one day, I have plants to put into her garden.

I see Blogger is playing up again, my reading list page is very slow and often times out.

October round up

 Just 2 packs of bulbs and 1 small tray of plants, hopefully the bulbs will bloom for Christmas/January. A bag of grit for spring bulb pots. My new coat was £69.99, which I consider a bargain, it's been an expensive month for clothes, I'm still average under £40 per month. .  

9 Books read this month

It's not been a bad month, no huge household spends, we turned on our heating on 9th, to start with the radiators came on a few mornings, not so much in the lunchtime and evening, we still get days when the radiators stay cold in the evenings, our home is warm. 

I purchased my blog book, which with the huge discount and free shipping was an excellent price, I had set aside quite a bit more, so nice win. We have purchased some Christmas gifts, we do like to get the sorted early, most of the older grandsons get cash, which they prefer.

No food waste, hubby is back making soups again served with crusty bread rolls, our main meal menu has changed as well. My weight is the same, far too many pounds sitting on me.

We have had the normal amount of rainfall for the whole of October in the past 10 days, all good for the ground water levels, we are very lucky as we have no flood risk here. On checking my wildlife camera I realised I had set it wrong, I thought it was set to stop recording at 6am, I had set it at 6 minutes past midnight, its all sorted now.

Birthday girl

 I am told today is my birthday, I am two years old, I have become the stealer of seats, always hers 

I have again started using my cat tree, I do like to hammock section.

Everyone loves a princess dress, including me, Molly took hers off and I claimed it.

My litter all together 2 years ago.

I'm  a happy cat, not spiteful, I never play with my claws out, I'm not so happy with all the recent rain, on wet days I snuggle inside where I can see the garden, I still love to watch the birds.

She has promised me no more visits to the vets until next year, I did not like him pulling my leg, it's decided I just walk a bit funny, I can jump into the magnolia tree and the high fences, so they know I have no pain.

I am having tin tuna for tea as a special treat, I love tuna.

How to keep a 5 year old busy

 Molly helped mix everything together for soaking the dried fruits, she helped weigh the dry ingredients, tried to zest the lemons and oranges and gave the fruit a good stir.

 

Tuesday was a day of crafting, I got a few packs of air-dry clay in lovely colours, Molly and Will played, then daughter and I joined in. Wills creations are on the left, Mollys are at the bottom, daughters are top right, I made stars to use for hanging, I have some pretty string.

Molly was very good on her sleepover, I did let her stay up later knowing she would be quick to settle, I think we wore her out, she woke just before 8am, after a lazy morning, a walk to the village we did things in the garden. Wednesday was a bright sunny cold day, more importantly dry. Two indoor bulb pots done.

First of my big pots done, this one red and white tulips with snowdrops and daises, which Molly chose from the market. Molly loves her unicorn hat, sadly it's getting a bit small for her, she always wears her gardening gloves. 

Molly was very happy to sleepover, she is constantly on the go, always interested in everything, George had fun with grandma,  daughter took Will to the cinema, she had a long lie in on Wednesday morning, which was a treat for her.

It became very quiet once Molly went home, she had already helped tidy her bed and pack away the remaining craft items, I had purchased a book with loads of templates in, Molly took a couple home as we ran out of time to make them. We spent an hour looking at my blog books, Molly loves to see herself and brothers in the books, we also looked at mummy and daddy's wedding book, she understood she why she was not in it.

Tomorrow is housework day, mainly downstairs, it won't take long, then I hope to do some sewing, later I can read, I've started another good book.