New generation.

My first grandchild. A few hours old.
No name as yet. Born yesterday.
8lb 12 oz.
Mike and I off to Edinburgh tomorrow to inspect.
And hit IKEA.

Baby Blues

My offspring - 23 years ago.
Now waiting for the one on the left to produce grand child. And waiting. And waiting.
Not sure which is worst giving birth or waiting for someone else to do it. I suffer from blood pressure related stress due to NOT BEING IN CONTROL......
Imangine where my b.p. is right now.

Etiquette?

Sitting up in bed this morning, having my cup of coffee, gazing out of the patio doors. The view over the river valley, the birds on my feeder, when I was suddenly almost eyeball to eyeball with a tractor driver.
Now the etiquette question - should I have waved?

Blitz!

In between watching ancient tractors rattling up and down the very straight furrows (there did seem to be a bit of manual tweaking here and there, though presumably thats in the rules) I was removing loose covers and putting them in the washing machine. We now have nowhere to sit as I got carried away, rushing to denude a chair and then back to the window to watch the horses ploughing - much better than the tractors. You have to put the covers back on wet as otherwise you would never get them back on. The cats are packing their bags as I write.
My task yesterday was no more successful as I re-emulsioned a wall in one of the guest rooms and it made it all bubble up and now needs completely removing and repapering. So much for buying cheap wallpaper.
We dont do things by halves here. We multi task like fury, which is why nothing ever gets finished. I am currently marooned in the middle of the office leaving room for the ladder to be returned from the bedroom so as to finish the office walls. Because of all this zooming about the bedding waiting to be ironed is now up to the ceiling and the kitchen has a hazard warning sign on the door.
Why change the habits of a life time? Make lists AFTER you have done something. Far more satisfying My other motto? If a jobs worth doing badly its worth doing. The best example of this I can think of is extracting a cork from a wine bottle - badly - just find a tea strainer and enjoy..

No work today.

Too busy watching the ploughing competition in the field next to Greenbrae. Masses of old tractors. Mike said, "Some of them dont look that old." I said, "No, but we are....."

Sunrise.

The sun is back. Blue skies and warm!
We have had a busy fortnight with all rooms booked and for three and four night stays. Met some lovely people who have been appreciative of what we offer here.
Next week we start/continue major overhaul. One bedroom out of the equation until it is spruced up decoratively. New wow factor bedspreads ready to go on the bed/s.
Well they do say a change is as good as a rest. Mutter, mutter.

Happy Birthday to Mike

Off to get his bus pass.
Also the discount at B&Q.............

By gum its winter.

Cold, wet and windy. Brrr.
Do not mind being stuck in laundry room doing the ironing today.