So Thursday ended up being a day of it. My Grampy passed away in May last year, and Thursday would have been his birthday. I took Granny and the girlies after school to his gravestone and we placed some lovely pink and yellow roses there. I feel extremely lucky to have reached the age of 30 only having lost one grandparent, but his loss is felt greatly.
Later on Thursday evening I received a text message from a friend joking that she wasn't going to let me do any science practicals with her son (I tutor him) after what happened at the school I work at. I didnt have the faintest idea of what she was talking about but quickly discovered there had been a fire, and a bad one at that. I can't say much as there is now a criminal investigation taking place, but luckily no-one was hurt. However "back to normal" will not be happening for some time. Everyone was quite emotional on Friday but there is huge community spirit and we will come out the other side.
Of course what does one do when silent contemplation and relaxation are needed - knit of course! This week I have managed 28 loops on Miss Winkle, and almost finished my girlie no.2's bolero - but get this - I ran out of yarn with 14 rows to go! I realised I had only bought enough for the short sleeve version not the long sleeve. Never mind - hopefully the dye lots wont be too different when I get round to ordering another ball.
I have sort of begun my vegetable garden - meaning I have bought things but not done anything with them as yet! The potato planter you can see in the pic below was a jumble sale find for £1 yesterday - I was well chuffed with that! Still, seeds are ready, pots are ready, compost is ready so there is really no excuse to not get going.
Well, no excuse apart from my lovely collection of magazines and a nice hot cup of tea just made by my husband waiting for me!
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