Arranging The Cabinet

The cold snap seems to have hit, more or less. It’s still a bit up and down, but I can see winter on the horizon.
And the sunsets are…colder.

More pink! 🙂

I have been feeling better, although still getting tired sooner than I’d like.
But I now have a glass cabinet! Yay!
It’s not the same as the cabinets I already have, but this one is for teacups and pots/plates, so it doesn’t matter so much.

The empty space is for the other type of glass cabinet, when we get around to finding one.
My Babe and Sweet Bean went out in the rain last weekend to get this one for me, and also to pick up some Pop Vinyls the seller had as well.

Wonder Woman, because…why not?
Mrs Potts and Chip, from Beauty and the Beast. A cute addition to my real teapots and cups! 😀
But the one I really wanted was Charlie (Bradbury, from Supernatural)! My favourite character, but hugely expensive – $100 or more online. I told the seller she could get more on Ebay, but she very nicely let me have it for around $3.50 🙂
You never know what you’ll find on Facebook Marketplace…

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Just a little addendum, as I heard today that another of my favourite actors has died – Michael Keating, who played Vila Restal on Blakes 7 (and went on to play many more roles).
Here he is, quipping his way through dystopia…

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On Clouds Of Bliss

After (far too) many years, we have finally bought a new mattress.

The finished article…
(and no, there isn’t someone skulking under the duvet. Just a pillow)

The old mattress was sagging in random places, with springs that pinged when you moved in any direction. It had its day, but was too expensive to replace.
Until now! 😀

This new one came in a box, compressed.

Doesn’t look too comfy here.

Nope.

Voilà!

It made a weird sound as it was decompressing – like something was boiling over on the stove.
If I’d known that was going to happen I would have filmed it! 😀

It needed to be left alone (with plastic removed) for at least 24 hours.
And then – sleep!
It’s significantly deeper than the last one.
And much more comfortable…

Yay!

As for bliss…
another random YouTube offering.

Very much enjoying the video 🙂

But – time to drift off, on pillowy clouds, to sleep.

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Take A Pause

and…

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Grape Expectations

The last few weeks have seen changes in schedules, various appointments…
time for a late morning and good reading!
I’ve been doing well lately. Early starts are still not my favourite, but doable.
I think things caught up with me a bit today, though.
Still, I feel like I’m more able to plan ahead.

Yesterday we did our fruit and veg shopping, where I decided to try out these MASSIVE grapes.

(disco version)

They’re sweet. And a meal in themselves.

My garden experiments are doing well.

Seedlings from the lime seeds I planted a few weeks ago.

The sage plant, which was just a tiny sprig when I picked it from the garden at church.
A month (?) or two (? can’t remember exactly…) in a glass of water, to help it throw out roots, and it’s obviously very happy!

I finally got my hair cut.
My last (professional) cut was before Christmas 2024. It was very short then.
I decided to keep the length as much as possible. I have one, sometimes two, side ringlets that turn up when my hair gets long. The hairdresser complimented me on my “waves”, and also my “natural” colour (in other words – silver. 😀 ) She also thought I was in my 40s, so that cheered my day!

Next week will be busy, so I will conserve energy where I can.
Read.
Rest.
Listen to music.
For some reason, this has been on my mind lately…

Not sure why…

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Cooling Down

…at least, it should be.
Where did autumn go?
I was enjoying chilly toes and comfy rooms at midday.
Then we were up in the 30s again – just as our air conditioner decided to give up, and trip the fuses all along the back of the house.
That’s been sorted, but only by disabling the faulty air conditioner.

At least the nights have been cooler 🙂
And there seems to be autumn weather on the horizon (again).

Hopefully, it will all be fixed soon. Just in time to need the heat settings!

Here is the song I’ve been playing on repeat the last few days.
Nothing to do with air conditioners.
I just like it…

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Actually Tuesday

I was talking to someone this morning – we had to remind ourselves that it was not Monday.
It’s a bit like that after every long weekend.

I have finished the last of my Easter eggs, and tried out some bunny bao buns (filled with veges in hoisin sauce).

Hungry bunnies! 😀

And so, the week spins back into normality, and there is work to be done.
But not without stopping to see the unexpected rainbows on the wall!

(Here is the culprit…)

❤

And the song that comes to mind…

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Yes

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In Still Of Night

It’s been a good Friday…

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Not On Me

Following on from the musings of yesterday –
a bit of balance in my thinking, and a reminder of where to focus…

❤

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Easy, Rainy, Day

It’s been lovely and grey today.
Cool, comfortable, and dreamy.
The rain didn’t seem to be sure of what it was supposed to do – bucket down, or just drizzle…
still, a day to wander down the years, and dream into the future.

Have a bit of a sit down, and rest 🙂

Here’s another one.

I’ll be honest – this probably won’t make my playlist.
I just felt like I’d tumbled back a few decades while listening to it…
for those of us getting on a bit – maybe like a bit of a shrug and a smirk to the 70s.
Which is when I think I first heard Suzi Quatro 😀

Don’t know if I’d look good on the dance floor.
Would be fun, though.

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