What a difference a day makes

The weather is warm and lovely today. We spend the day at Ikea, where they did not have the sleep sofa we wanted. It will be in stock tomorrow and they suggested we come back.

So we are waiting until we come back for the sleep sofa.

But we got a table and I put it together while the COG was making dinner. I also installed a slide-out shelf under the sink.

We are in a different pub tonight - the St. George - and it's a pleasant place, but for some reason I am having trouble uploading pictures.

Maybe tomorrow.

Cold, Freakin' Cold

Can you see how cold it is here? Can you see how the cold wind blows off the sea? Can you imagine me in long underwear, cashmere, a lined trenchcoat and a scarf tied around my head and neck, hands in pockets, shoulders hunched and still cold.

Sigh. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Still, we arrived safely in Brighton around 1 am this morning. We spend the day walking around, going to the bookstore, getting groceries. The COG made a really nice chicken stir fry for dinner. He used an actual recipe, so maybe that's why it turned out to be so much better and more interesting than my stir fries.

Or maybe it was just not having to cook it myself that made it so delightful.

We are in 'our local' pub with a number of drunken people. It's the same guys, sitting on the same bar stools, having the same drunken conversations they were having when we left in January, so we feel right at home.

Not much else to report at the moment.

Cold, Freakin

Adopt a Shelter Pet Stamps

I bought some of these stamps the other day. I had to. Dog of COG and Cat of COG could have modelled for them.

Second from the bottom on the right - could be Dog of COG and the upper right, could be Cat of. They are wonderful. The stamps, that is.

Cozies

Having put away my power tools, I have switched to the sewing machine. I've been making various kinds of cozies. On the right made of wonderful Chinese-y brocades, the kind of fabric I'd never use for clothes or decoration, but it has made lovely shoe bags. On the left, a tea cozy for the flat in Brighton and a case for my new computer. Which is kind of a computer cozy.

But my sewing machine is being irritating and jamming, so I've put it away and I'm packing now.

And my office - I feel so good everytime I walk into this room and sit down at the computer. Such a relief to have this done.

New Desk

BEFORE
(just to remind you)














AFTER

Not fully titivated, but finishing will have to wait til I get back in July. I need to add decorative molding above and at the floor level, as well as edge trim on shelves and cubbies. Plus, it needs proper merchandising, However, it's a huge improvement and works very well for me as is.

Are you wondering how I built the cubbies? Don't ask. It was not pretty. I have no idea what I'm doing most of the time. The men at the local hardware store (may they all wear starry crowns in heaven) are sooooo helpful, but I don't even know what to ask for or what to call things most of the time.

But it looks nice from a distance. And not horrible up close.

Sushi: second try

Tried sushi again. Better this time because I used actual instructions and a recipe. Still not perfect, but the grade is 'shows improvement'.