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Happy sparks, bootees and pesky pigeons

 

1  Felt the strength and happy sparks in my good friend’s blog – http://flowerpotdays.blogspot.com/

2  Posted the bootees to Larissa for her new baby.

3  The bird feeder which we ordered yesterday came today! It’s one of those with a big cage around it so that the little birds can get in and the pesky pigeons and squirrels can’t. Let’s hope the food lasts more than a day or two and that the blue-tits, coal tits and long-tail tits can now get their fair share. There’ll still be the bits that drop on the grass for the pigeons and magpies.

 
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Tuesday 8th November

1  Came down early this morning to find a little blue-tit on the window feeder and he didn’t fly off as I arrived.

2  I’ve been rearranging lots of our paintings so that we notice them again. We finally hung our three African embroideries  in the dining room and they look brilliant, changed the feel of the room in some way.

3  Had our lovely neighbours B&S and two  long standing friends, R&R, in for supper –  an evening full of warmth and humour – just the thing. The casserole and the cheesecake were enjoyed by all.

 
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Monday 7th November

1  Scraped out the condensed milk tin after making  KJ’s lime cheesecakefor the supper-with-friends on Tuesday evening. Yum! This was a wicked treat that Mum and I used to share. She could eat half a tin-ful!

(http://shelikesherfood.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/ginger-lime-cheesecake/)

2  Sang with the Inglehearts tonight. We’re beginning to prepare for Christmas and it was a real pleasure to have all the tunes and words come back into my head and to be able to help a new member get to grips with them.

3  Suddenly got to grips with the first line of the Nocturne I’m trying to learn!  Yes!

 
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Sunday 6th November

1  Woke up to such a happy email from my sister who now lives in Hawaii – what a delight to hear such joy coming through.

2  I spent much of the day creating a casserole for a meal with friends, bit of a challenge as I can use no garlic, onions, leeks etc and it tastes delicious!

3  Went to the Shout at the Countryman in Piece, met up with lovely friends and had a jolly good sing.

 
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Saturday 5th November

1 It’s Mum’s birthday. She always used to say that she’d come in to fireworks and she lived up to that!

2 I found a Passionflower in bloom today, noticed it from the window.

3 Watched fireworks from the bedroom window, lots of oohs and aahs!

 
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Friday 4th November

1 Had my first piano lesson for 8 weeks! Hadn’t been able to practise much but it wasn’t a disaster.

2 I had thought it would be impossible to bring the 4 new (very heavy) bookcases upstairs ourselves and was all for calling in help from our lovely neighbours but with Mr Smith’s usual ingenuity, we got them all up without too much effort and they fit!

3 Went to the Hall for Cornwall to see comedy stand ups, very funny but the best thing was meeting a friend I hadn’t seen for a couple of months and being able to catch up.

 
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Thursday 3rd November

1 After a half term of absence for one reason or another, I returned to my Thursday choir, The Suitcases,  and sang my heart out. I’d been missed!

2 I was put in touch with the friend of a friend who wants to do some volunteering so I was able to share some of our experiences and enthusiasm. That really was a treat and I hope I’ve inspired her!

3 I finished the bootees for the new baby. They look so cute!

 
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Wednesday 2nd Nov

1  Heard that L from choir has had her baby and that all is well.

2  We’ve got some new bookcases coming soon so had to unload the old ones and stack all the books up. Found so many old friends among the covers – now I need some time to read them all!

3  One of the piles of books was of all the books Dad had written. What a writer he was and what a lot of pleasure he has given to so many people. A few tears here too. I miss him…

 
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