One more thing to do before bed...
Friday, 5 December 2014 01:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
...because it's been a few days, and I am progressing, honest...
Today was odd - up late cos it was after 2am when I turned off my light again, and then dashing off for my first fiddle lesson in two weeks, having not had time to practice in between either... Then I popped into Wells to find things like kitchen bins and cutlery - none. So down to the Sainsbury's in Street, cos that has house-y things - but no, none. Back to Shepton to the hardware shop there, and they were out of bins! Bizarre lack-of-shopping day! Well, except that I did buy a mug tree, a chopping board, and there were various supermarket offers on things I normally buy, so I stocked up... By that time the day was pretty much gone, and I had to start work - *headdesk*
But I did manage to put together some more shelves when I'd finished, and got out our ancient encyclopaedia that have been in my storage ever since mum went back to Australia. Mum and dad bought them when my sister and I were wee, and my brother not even thought of - 1974, I think it must have been, because the first yearbook is 1975! I remember them arriving and absolutely loving them - except that I scared myself silly by opening "W" and reading about werewolves. I was totally the age to know that it said they weren't real, but that it also talked about ancient legends in many countries, and what if...?
Mind you, I'm not over scaring myself silly either - my desk faces my front door, which has a sort of frosted-glass effect window, and when I looked up just a while ago I swear a dark shape moved across it... Now, common sense tells me that I didn't - it was either my very own hair, or else perhaps the wee security light by the door went on and off when an animal ran by - but late-at-night-on-my-own-for-the-first-time-in-many-years keeps nudging me differently!
I think there's extra noises too cos it's cold-cold-cold! It was proper winter cold today, so that I actually got my woolly gloves out! There's still yellow leaves around here, but they're vanishing now too... And there. It's 1.25am and I swore I'd be lights-out by 1am tonight. My hot water bottle awaits! Goodnight!

Today was odd - up late cos it was after 2am when I turned off my light again, and then dashing off for my first fiddle lesson in two weeks, having not had time to practice in between either... Then I popped into Wells to find things like kitchen bins and cutlery - none. So down to the Sainsbury's in Street, cos that has house-y things - but no, none. Back to Shepton to the hardware shop there, and they were out of bins! Bizarre lack-of-shopping day! Well, except that I did buy a mug tree, a chopping board, and there were various supermarket offers on things I normally buy, so I stocked up... By that time the day was pretty much gone, and I had to start work - *headdesk*
But I did manage to put together some more shelves when I'd finished, and got out our ancient encyclopaedia that have been in my storage ever since mum went back to Australia. Mum and dad bought them when my sister and I were wee, and my brother not even thought of - 1974, I think it must have been, because the first yearbook is 1975! I remember them arriving and absolutely loving them - except that I scared myself silly by opening "W" and reading about werewolves. I was totally the age to know that it said they weren't real, but that it also talked about ancient legends in many countries, and what if...?
Mind you, I'm not over scaring myself silly either - my desk faces my front door, which has a sort of frosted-glass effect window, and when I looked up just a while ago I swear a dark shape moved across it... Now, common sense tells me that I didn't - it was either my very own hair, or else perhaps the wee security light by the door went on and off when an animal ran by - but late-at-night-on-my-own-for-the-first-time-in-many-years keeps nudging me differently!
I think there's extra noises too cos it's cold-cold-cold! It was proper winter cold today, so that I actually got my woolly gloves out! There's still yellow leaves around here, but they're vanishing now too... And there. It's 1.25am and I swore I'd be lights-out by 1am tonight. My hot water bottle awaits! Goodnight!
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Date: Friday, 5 December 2014 09:39 am (UTC)Like you I'm rather attuned to odd noises and that kind of stuff. It's easy to dismiss during the day, not so easy in the early hours and you're on your own.
I will email you soon, promise. Hectic at the moment. Was going to catch up on my email today but the grandson is ill and we have him for the day so... I also rather suspect that you're far too busy for social visits at the moment?
Loving, loving, loving Philip and Nico. No words. Yum.
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Date: Saturday, 6 December 2014 01:34 am (UTC)Hope your grandson's not too miserable-ill - how old is he now? He must be getting on a bit these days! Oddly enough I seem to have lots of social engagements booked for next week now - my first book club, which is also their Christmas do and meal (I need to read the book too!), and Christmas drinks with the couple who live at the very road-end of the farm building, and then photography club next Saturday morning - very unlike my life! Then there's some days in between, and I'm back to Cambridge for a hospital appointment the Thursday after! Blimey... I'm hoping to get shelves up this weekend, mind, and books properly away. Maybe we'll both end up a bit less hectic somewhere in between everything, though - if you have a good day, give me a shout and we can see if we collide... *g*
So glad you're loving Phillip and Nico - you know how much I adore them... *vbg*
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Date: Friday, 5 December 2014 11:04 am (UTC)It sounds like things are coming along, slowly but surely. It's hard to imagine a hardware store not having bins, but there you go.
And you might think about a curtain for your door. Keep the monsters at bay. *g*
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Date: Saturday, 6 December 2014 01:41 am (UTC)And nooooo for getting rid of the yearbooks! I'm actually dead chuffed that I have all the Pros-era ones - and yes! the Yearbooks and Science and the Future! I have every intention of using them... *g*
I'm going to have a final push this weekend, and get more shelves made up and boxes emptied - I am, I am! And who knows, I might even come across a bin somewhere... that was very bizarre, the one thing I thought I'd find easily enough!
Good idea about the curtain - I did actually have one left in a packet, and now it's up, so there are only the odd thumps and squeaks to ignore! *g*
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Date: Friday, 5 December 2014 02:30 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: Friday, 5 December 2014 09:59 pm (UTC)Mr. Siskiou loved his parents' encyclopedia, and read his way through all of them as a grade schooler.
Have to ask him, if his had anything about werewolves!
I can just see imagination taking over, at night and in a new place!
And no bins?! How strange!
Your desk/shelf corner looks really nice.
How is the heat in your new space? Hopefully it's only cold outside.
We have the woodstove installed, but have to wait for the inspection next week, before we can use it.
Maybe we can light it for the first time on M's birthday next Thursday. :)
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Date: Saturday, 6 December 2014 01:57 am (UTC)Heat-wise it's not too bad - I've got my own gas central heating, though I've no idea how much I'm spending to have it on when I'm home in the daytime too. It gets a bit chilly around my desk still, but that's sitting still, for you.. It's supposed to warm up here again tonight/tomorrow though. There was ice on my car when I popped just outside around midnight, but by 8am tomorrow it's supposed to be 9C again! In Scotland they're gonna have snow, though... *sighs for wanting snow*
I've not managed to get to your woodstove post yet! I put it aside to read properly, and didn't get back. Tomorrow! Oh, bliss, the weekend... *vbg* And how fab for M, to have a woodstove fire for his birthday - better than a candle... *vbg*
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Date: Saturday, 6 December 2014 02:02 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: Saturday, 6 December 2014 02:55 pm (UTC)I find it really odd that you couldn't find a bin other than the grey one. Does everyone own a goat or something in Somerset so that a bin isn't necessary?
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Date: Saturday, 6 December 2014 09:22 pm (UTC)And heee for goats - landlord J has just bought five sheep, as it happens... (and they looked so peaceful, munching in their back garden, that I wanted some....) *g* I don't know! Maybe there'd been a big rush on new bins for Christmas, or maybe everyone just bought the grey ones (that's what my Cambs. landlady had, actually...) or maybe people just spend way more on their bins than I'm prepared to! To be fair there were those big expensive silver round ones, but I don't think I want one of those, at least not right now, especially since it's only me...
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