Making : 2 loaves of beige bread (50/50 wholemeal and white flour)
Cooking : pork and fennel meatballs for dinner
Drinking : water
Reading: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, it’s fantastic! The lights on the bridge have just blown out in the storm. I love reading about 17th century London. It’s also very funny in places
Stowe, Buckingham (National Trust) on New Years Day
Looking: at my Christmas tree, it’s twelfth night so will be gone tomorrow
Playing: the radio, it’s music from the movies at the mo
Deciding: if I really do want or need to do Dry January. After all Dry October went on until December 24th!
Wishing: for a big Euro millions lottery win tonight
Enjoying: the tunes from Beverley Hills Cop, Top Gun, Pulp Fiction, Dirty Dancing
Waiting: for my bread timer to chime
Liking: the lights sparkling still, on these grey, cold and windy days
Wondering: when the shops will clear away the sale rails
Loving: crocheting again
Pondering: how to join my strips of crochet
Considering: a new to me technique like a flat braid
Buying: a new bag in the sale at The National Trust shop, reduced from £20 to £12
Watching: Russell Howard: Recalibrate on Netflix, it’s laugh out loud funny, but tears too when he talks about his family
Hoping: to see lots more stand-up comedy
Needing: something to eat; rumbling tummy
Questioning: why my wrist is still sore, I think it’s due to knitting #boo
Smelling: my new Loccitane rose perfume
Wearing: my new Seasalt floral socks (perfume & socks are Christmas presents)
Noticing: how cold the wind chill factor is today
Knowing: the days are slowly getting lighter
Thinking: about watching the last episode of The Miniaturist
Admiring: my floral feet (when I wore my yellows on Wednesday, Mum said they were very gay! Nice use of an archaic term)
Sorting: Christmas decs tomorrow and putting them back in the loft
Getting: a shopping list together, it’s all cling film and anti-bac soap type of boring
Paper roses made from old books at Stowe
Bookmarking: new recipes
Coveting: nothing, well apart from a big lottery win
Disliking: that rubber glove smell when they need replacing, yucky!
Opening: the last day’s listings in the festive Radio Times
Giggling: at Still Game (a BBC series, on Netflix) aka “The Scots gits” in my house
Feeling: hungry!!!!!
Snacking: on fruit or a raw carrot, soon
Helping: to take Barty to the vet today
Hearing: Someone wailing/singing along to Don’t Leave Me This Way by The Communards
Mixing: 500g of lean pork mince, 1 egg, zest of a lemon and 1 tbsp fennel seeds for meatballs, served in a tomato & pepper sauce
Worrying: about nothing much, as thankfully my mind is clear today
Slicing: onions and peppers shortly
Celebrating: the last eve of the festive season
Forgetting: who knows? I’ve forgotten!
Winning: tonight’s jackpot
Sneaking: an iced gingerbread I discovered in a tin today (this is a late Christmas win!)
Embracing: a very chilled cat who seemed totally unruffled today
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I’ve used Pip’s Taking Stock list, if you do a TS post too will you link to yours in the comments below? I like reading them.
Super list, but I didn’t know shops took sale rails down!
Yep, lots here have temporary extra rails full of clothes. Then put them away and bring back things like the sock displays etc.
what’s wrong with Barty??? He looks like our Teddy but all grown-up.
He just had a check up and annual booster. He’s A1 and remarkably mellow. He just curled up in the carrier quietly and stepped out backwards (!) totally unruffled.
A placid cat, how marvellous. I have one placid one and one completely neurotic one – and then of course the Mad Kitten. Have claw marks on both legs from the rascal.
I’d love to pop round to see the kitten! I love cats.
and had not heard of Still Game. Just googled it, looks great :) Will see if I can get ahold of it…
Do you have Netflix? I always wonder if the same programmes are there internationally? I guess it might not be as the Glaswegian accents might be impenetrable to some. I struggle sometimes!
We do indeed. I looked up a couple of clips on youtube but I don’t think it’s for me, even with the tricky accents! Watching Top of the Lake at the moment. :)
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