Sunday Waffle - 24/2/19

It is not a good idea to put something in the oven and then get engrossed in a book.  Especially when you are one level up from the kitchen and don't hear the timer going off.  Even more dangerous when you've put the oven on full to light the gas and forgotten to dial it back to the required temperature for the quiche you're looking forward to.

Fortunately it wasn't badly burned and was still very edible!

I've indulged in a lot of reading today.  (A whole bookful of reading - I'll post a review later.)  Mainly because I got up feeling a little under the weather.  Partying until after midnight and drinking red wine has that effect these days.  Will I learn that lesson?  Probably not.  One of hubby's sisters had organised a sort of school reunion come family party come anyone who wants to event at our local club.  It was a really nice evening.  Lots of family members there plus other people I knew.  She'd organised food, there was a DJ playing music we could relate (and dance) to and if you were brave enough plenty of cocktails to be tried.

I decided to stick to wine thinking I'd pace myself and be fine today.  I think my pace was probably a bit too fast.  

I'm not sure I like this getting old lark.  But I am loving being a Nana.    We had Nathan for a couple of hours yesterday so his Mummies could have some planning time together.  It was nice to have him here and visit our local community garden and shops although keeping him safe from falling up or down our many stairs was less enjoyable.  That and the partying and it's probably no wonder I felt under the weather this morning.

However I did manage to brighten up and get the grass cut for the first time this year.  Fortunately we have a good lawnmower and the recent spell of dry mild weather meant it wasn't as hard a job as I'd expected.  But I still feel it gave me enough brownie points to get back to my book when I'd finished.

Quite a nice way to spend Sunday, especially when dinner is something I cooked a couple of weeks ago and just had to be taken out of the freezer.  And for anyone who's wondering why Hubby doesn't get to cut the grass (shock horror at the suggestion of sexism)  it's partly because he tends to get wheezy if he does and he also volunteered to walk back to the club and pick up the car we sensibly left behind last night and also collect a chair from his sister.  She and her husband have been living in what was Hubby's Mum's house.  They moved in when their Mum needed help thinking it would be for longer than it actually was.  The house has now been sold and they've gradually been clearing the place out ready for the new owners.  Completion is set for next month and it will be the end of an era.  

This is the chair.  It's really heavy.  I might put it in our bedroom by the window.  With a couple of cushions it'll probably be a comfy enough chair for reading in and I'll be able to enjoy the view.