Well there's a surprise

threw back the curtains this morning and the sun is shining, just in time to go back to work!! 

After a day of rain yesterday where nothing got done outside -  the only good thing was I now have an empty ironing basket, my utility room is all clean and tidy - hubby warned under pain of death not to leave his tools etc in there - at least it will have dried off so I can get on when I get home.

Bank holiday blues

Its raining still, all the plans for the long holiday weekend have been put aside due to the weather. 

Oh well, its still a day off work even if it means just tackling some housework or the ironing.  The shops in town will be heaving, so no point in adding two more bodies to the mix. 

Hubby is going to give a platelets donation later anyway, so I plan to potter around the house, sort out our utility/junk room, clean the inside of the windows, or is that being too rash?  knit a bit.  The day is my own.

The roast dinner yesterday was lovely, hardly any leftovers, we did it justice along with two bottles of Montana Sauvignon Blanc

QG Jam?

so what is QG Jam? Last year I made Quince Jam which was very sharp and Grape Jelly which didn't set very well.  Having been through my store cupboard today and decided that these items were unlikely to get eaten, I thought I'd mix the 2 and see what the resulting jam was like.  Actually very good! It has a good set and has sweetened up the Quince, result. Some of it will be going to a charity sale which one of our knitting ladies is holding in September.

I have had a busy day, cleaned my house, done the washing and ironing, and altered the neckline to a top I bought a few weeks ago.  Peter is cooking dinner tonight, so I now plan to put my feet up and continue with my knitting, especially as it has rained and the garden is too wet to do anything.