Boy, oh boy am I glad it's 1st February today. January has felt like such a long month. All the D's, in fact: Damp, Dreary, Dismal, Dark and Discouraging. I can't wait for the lighter nights and warmer weather so that I can get into the garden again. Today, Graham has spent a few hours at the allotment tackling weeding and the preparation of the beds ready for the new planting. I was happy to stay at home.....
After the necessary chores had been done, I decided on a bit of cardmaking to take advantage of being undisturbed. A couple of weeks ago I donated 20 of my cards to my favourite Hospice charity shop in the hope that they would raise some money. A week later I popped in to ask whether or not there was any interest in them and the volunteer lady said they had been snapped up. She fished the 5 remaining cards out of the bottom of a box on the very bottom shelf and I could see that they were priced at just 50p each. I know that they would achieve at least £1 each if they were in a visible spot because that's what the other charity shop sold them for. I was a little disappointed to say the least. The lady then suggested what type of cards I could supply! She obviously fancied stocking up herself 👀 I did explain that it wouldn't be worth my while donating the materials if they sold the cards for so little because it's hard enough to make them for 50p each. She said she understood, so I'll give them one more batch and check (unobtrusively) what they do with them. If they are not valued then I'll try a different CS. There are 6 to choose from!
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Right...I'm off to watch a bit of TV. It's the 1% Club tonight and I did rather well last week, although I got the very last question wrong 😟 We play at the same time as our Daughter over WhatsApp and it's good fun.
Does anyone else watch it?
Thanks for popping in, and stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,
Angie 💗
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After this that's what I shall be doing reading and having a cheeky couple of glasses of white wine. February is a good month for me/us. We married on the 9th (51 years this time) and it will be my birthday on the 12th. I was supposed to be born on the 21st January!. Have dug out a small bed in our new garden, soil is awful, so going to get some topsoil to mix in tomorrow and there's an indoor car boot to go to. Hugs Xx
ReplyDeleteGood for you Gill! Wine always helps to relax me too :)
DeleteHappy anniversary for 9th (54 years this October for us) and happy birthday for 12th! What a busy month you have in store ;)
Have a lovely Sunday x
I like the 1% club on the whole - I usually get something silly wrong about halfway through but then get more right afterwards so doubt I'd do well.
ReplyDeleteHope February is short and bright.
I usually get one wrong in the middle too but last night I used my 'pass' on one question to carry on and, amazingly, I actually got the right answer for the 1% question. I saw it easily although Graham, Daughter and the TV players hadn't a clue! I always knew my mind went off at a tangent sometimes ...lol...
DeleteWe love The 1% Club and watch it every week. I usually do a lot better than Alan, although this week I just couldn't see the answer to one and forgot to 'use my pass'. I usually get to at the very least the part where you can take your £1,000 and say that I've taken it (as I would do this if I was there), then go on to answer quite a few more right ... but rarely the final one as I'm usually on my second glass of wine by then. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've never got the 1% question right before so was quite shocked to get it this time. Graham usually fails on the very first question and it's become a bit of a family joke! The strange thing is, he gets some of the later ones right....lol...
DeleteOur Daughter swears that a glass of wine helps her ;)
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