bleurgh...
I appear to be fighting off Kai's cold. But at least I managed a decent sleep last night (ten and a half hours, actually - less half an hour when a couple of cats decided to fight in next door's garden at 4.53 am - which has to be a record...)
<- Old valance. Yes, it's in a pretty poor state, but I made it 14 years ago, in a real rush to try to stop the cats tearing the bed base to pieces! (It worked.)
Yesterday - what happened yesterday? Um... Kai and Matt had a fun morning. I had to go shopping - over to
The Range (new small frying pan, new wastepaper basket for my room, and two new silk orchids. Exciting,
ne?), then to Sainsbug's. Kai experimented with his electronic bits and pieces (and blew up a fan, which rather alarmed me. He's well into
MythBusters at the moment - in fact he tells me the experiment they're doing in Science Club this week is a MythBuster one - which is all very well and good, but my lounge
isn't a lab!) Early night.
This morning - assembled the new valance.
New valance ->
Nightmare to sew, but it looks good, and works well (the flaps for the drawers are in the right places, making them much more accessible). We're pleased with it - adds a nice luxurious touch to the room. I'm still debating buying some realistic fur-fabric and making a furry throw for the bed: I'll have to check out our local FabricWorld and see what's available.
Of course, now the carpet is all wrong, but we'll just have to live with that for a bit longer. Unfortunately the floorboards are in a poor state, otherwise I'd love to strip, stain and polish them; I like wood floors...
Lutra's mentioning her new cookbook -
Kafka's Soup - reminded me of a couple of my own unusual works. One in particular is a lot of fun:
Astrology in the Kitchen (Maria Kozslik Donovan - good ol' English name, that! - 1972). It quotes one of Apicius' recipes for each Zodiac Sign, as well as the author's own recipes and table settings. The one for Pisces sounds wonderful - Apicius' recipe is
Leg of Boar Terentian Style, which Donovan modifies to
Wild Boar in Piquant Sauce, something I'd love to try if I can ever get hold of any wild boar.
Which reminds me - steak for dinner today, with new potatoes and mixed veg - and I'd better go and get organised, as we're going out with Kim at 3.30 (it's raining so I think we'll probably go to Cadbury's Garden Centre at Congresbury!)
More later, assuming I feel up to it.
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Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylor
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