Saturday morning arrived with sunshine and a cold wind. I started a new book on Friday night but it might have to be a daytime read as I kept giggling. Not good when the wandering welder is trying to nod off.
Mr Postman brought me some of these lovely velvet pumpkins from Instagram/Etsy seller Flossie & Boo. They are beautifully made.
We wished our lovely friend Angela good luck in her new home by dropping off an afternoon tea tray from Park Farm Tearooms before going onto the carpet shop to hopefully make a final decision on a new carpet for the living room.
Sunday I started the enormous task of clearing the office out. As we are preparing to wind down and retire from our business of 40 years you can imagine the amount of paperwork there is.
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Well let’s see what this week brings us. Here in Lancashire we are in local lockdown and are not allowed to visit other folks houses and gardens again or mix with other households. As long as we all keep well, do our own risk assessments and get through this it’s a small price to pay.
Lynn
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I really enjoyed Flatshare so will get The Switch too - looking forward to a few giggles! So hard to chose carpet, you live with it a long time. Your lovely new sofas will be a guide :-)
ReplyDeleteI’ve not read Flatshare. I’ll add it to my list. A decision has finally been made on the carpet yay :-)
DeleteI hope your carpet shopping is a successful venture.
ReplyDeleteIt’s been a long journey but we’ve got there now. She says with fingers crossed haha
DeleteAny book that makes you giggle is a winner in my book! As for the wandering welder, he could always wear earplugs if he wants to nod off :-) Those velvet pumpkins are delightful! We have as yet to eat out, as I'm not really comfortable with it. Jos has had lunch with his son, though. I certainly do not envy you your office clear out! xxx
ReplyDeleteThe office is a nightmare Ann. I’ve been looking for the floor for months. There’s one in there somewhere under all the mess - gulp xxx
Deleteoh my! What a beautiful dress and those pumpkins!!! x
ReplyDeletelove those velvet pumpkins , I am a big Halloween autumn fan as I suffer from SAD and I dread winter so I make the most out of one of my favourite seasons.
ReplyDeleteI watched my dad wind his business down, he was happy but sad at the same time. He still has reminders around the house that bring him joy. He was lucky he was bought out by his best friend as my mum got sick and he had enough. It must have been nice to retire at 55.
I love looking at carpets but we have tatami mats in our house which are a nightmare to clean.
I am like you, I always support our local business. It’s very bleak in japan at the moment as we have gone into a recession and we don’t know what the future holds. But we are strong and postive.
Take care sending love to you both
That dress is beyond fabulous and the pumpkins are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited that you're winding down the business, once you've sorted out all that grown-up stuff I bet you'll both feel so liberated. A whole new life awaits.
It was lovely eating & drinking al fresco in Crete but I can't bring myself to go inside and do it in England. thank goodness Jon likes cooking! xxx
Those pumpkins are gorgeous. Our village pub is re-opening, but for only 2 days a week. They did delicious Wednesday winter warmers last year but are replacing those with Italian variations. They were struggling before covid, but with volunteer helpers we hope they can keep going.
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