It’s been really windy so loads of wind turbine power which makes for lots of internet. I am almost looking forward to winter if it means lots of inside time with radio / internet / plenty of artificial light and time to craft and read. I realised this evening that I probably haven’t properly read about half the books on our bookshelf so now I really want to.
Yesterday morning we went to the shop for some bits, then to the pier to meet the boat as we had an animal feed delivery come off. Rat invasion in the Rangerover and the Jeep 🙁 Bastards! This means not only is there a risk of them chewing electrics and causing damage plus it’s really not nice having rat urine and shit in the cars but also we can’t use them to store anything this time of year like animal feed deliveries as we (I mean Ady mostly) wheelbarrow them up to the croft from the car. Arses.
Home for lunch and Ady did the wheelbarrowing while I sorted out the last of the stuff in the bedroom. All wool stash is now in vacuum bags either under the sofa or under the bed and our bedroom floor is now clear and the wardrobes shut properly 🙂
I emailed the TV researcher to say no to the show.
The kids had showers and I brushed Scarlett’s hair while we watched a wildlife documentary narrated by David Tenant (being Scottish).
Today Ady was working in the morning down at the hostel which is rapidly being dismantled – the first unit leaves the island tomorrow with the others following over the coming weeks. Scarlett made chocolate orange cupcakes while I supervised and then she iced and decorated them. I spent some time online ordering various bits and pieces for her birthday. Ady came home and we had lunch and watched Gareth’s choir then Ady went to do some rat deterring in the cars while I went down to Fliss’ for Crafternoon. A nice couple of hours down there and then home for dinner. It was my turn and I made potato gratin and pork chops with a ginger wine sauce – the kids are both suddenly showing an interest in how their dinners are made at the moment – nothing more than a passing ‘what are you doing to make that sauce then?’ or ‘why are you adding that?’ but it’s good to know they are curious. Open plan living is something I would not want to move away from even if we left here and went back to a more conventional house set up.
Having finished my ten crochet midges for Mairi and made the first of three secret santa gifts this afternoon I had a facebook message ordering a festive midge with a Scottish twist (she suggested mini bagpipes or something tartan – Ady reckons a miniature bottle of whisky, Davies suggested a kilt!) so that is on the agenda for tomorrow morning as Ady is off to work at the hostel again.
Ammo boxes in the cars for feed storage?
Comment by Mich — 17 November 2016 @ 8:56 pm