Day 153

 Just back from Sainsbury's ... Among other things, I needed to top up my tissue stash. 

Day 152

This is my favourite way to peel an orange: place it in just boiled water for a little while and easily peel. Although, if you don't like your orange slightly warm, then it won't work for you!

Day 151

Welcome to my way of budgeting!

Day 150

Holding A's hand as she spins on my Twist'n'Tone.

Day 149

High up in the Brecon Beacons are the Ystradfellte Falls. So, I drove up up up to the car park and then walked down down to get to this waterfall. (Oh, my poor calves!)

Then driving back down down down, I stopped to take some photos of the gorgeous rolling Beacons and found this sheep looking at me, presumably, as I disturbed its snack!

Day 148

These are the ruins of Raglan Castle in south Wales. The ruins seem like such an inviting rabbit warren of hide-and-seek opportunities. Although during my exploration - including very steep steps and high towers - I've really hurt my calves!

Day 147

Oh my goodness, it can take a long time to find a photo! Here I've got to just pointing my camera and clicking; I quite liked this partial shot of my picture.  Just to say that I'm away for the weekend; camping, hence my going away without my laptop! Be back on Sunday.

Day 146

I was just lying on the floor, easing my aching back, looking at my half-finished sewing project, lamenting the half-finishedness. 

Day 145

I thought it was time to update you on what I'm reading. This is my second time through wonderful Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White; the book which paved the way for modern suspense and detective novels. Wonderful, but makes me a bit anxious!

Day 144

Day 143

My spotty fabrics keep catching my attention. Methinks a spotty something is on its way!

Day 142

Today the Gromit search continued (see Day 128). We found 22 - from the city centre right out to Westonbirt Arboretum, so our total is now at 41 ... 39 to go!  Then this evening we walked across the Suspension Bridge (remember that from Day 6?), here it is; different light, different angle. And here it is again, painted onto the side of 'Vincent van Gromit'.

Day 141

 Hmm .... Coming out of Sainsbury's after 9pm on a Friday night ... not quite sure how I feel about that!

Day 140

It was time to take down the tent. As I knelt to do so, I spotted these.

Day 139

Today has not really gone well. The least frustrating part was, having entirely failed to capture anything in 4 separate photo ideas, I pointed the camera through my window and shot my neighbours' roof.

Day 138

Just got another inch or so knitted ... Not much, perhaps, but every little helps!

Day 137

I've been practising putting the tent up. Well, I only needed one practice; it's now up in the garden. (I'm not sleeping there, by the way!)

Day 136

Time for a foot bath ... which I stepped out of so I could take a photo of the bubbles!

Day 135

 After yesterday's entirely fruitless attempt at fabric shopping, today was a lot more successful. The pieces are all prepped and ready for the final stages of stitching together.

Day 134

Hot air balloons in the summer evening sky. A lovely thing about this city.

Day 133

 I know, I know - we're in the middle of a heatwave. But I needed a hot chocolate.

Day 132

I snatched a few minutes to walk before work this morning. And I found a Goat Gully - who'd have thought?! And here's part of its fence/gate...

Day 131

Hmm, here's a problem ... an old ignition coil and a new ignition coil, neither of which, you will notice, are in my car's engine. In fact, the bonnet is open and bits and pieces are lying around it. Let's hope it gets sorted; I was hoping to spend this weekend in Wales. 

Day 130

The glorious sunshine reflecting off the sea, during a little sun-soaked seaside walk.

Day 129

Yesterday was such a lovely day. Before the Gromit search, I was at a Knicker Making Workshop ... as you can see! At one point I left the room and peeped into 3 other workshops as I walked down the corridor, heartened to see everyone happily crafting away. 

Day 128

Gromit Unleashed has started - 80 different Gromits to find, mostly around Bristol but some a bit further afield. Today we found 19, not a bad start methinks. Here are Golden Gromit's feet - outside the Victoria Rooms, for those of you who know the area...

Day 127

Happy birthday, my dear A ... Happy spinning!

Day 126

My new book arrived today - hopefully it's the pre-cursor to much adventuring ... Wales is calling to me!

Day 125

I was driving earlier and noticed this lovely flower.

Day 124

Just back from an evening with a friend; we're working our way through the book Captivating and the many tangents it throws our way. 

Day 123

Earlier, at the pool, I noticed that my turquoise toenails go quite nicely with the stripe on my swimsuit. Later I tried to get a photo of my feet and swimsuit stripe to show you but it just won't work! So, sitting here, thinking 'Hmmm... now what?' my gaze fell on my exfoliator and Body Butter.