Friday, 3 October 2025

What a week!

 Monday....collect and deliver work...

Tuesday...catch up on housework, gardening, pack the cards made so far, fail to get another design made...and find that I'd muddled myself on the gallery rota, and read it incorrectly..I was in the next day!

Wednesday..wet and windy, washing machine weather... without the drying cycle..so limited footfall in the gallery . First day this autumn to wear a jumper...and one sale in the gallery...at least it was one of my own prints!!

Left phone in gallery.....lack of uninterrupted sleep in case I'd left it elsewhere...and gallery days wipe me out...busy or not...

Thursday.. thankfully I had left the phone in the gallery! Into Ayr for a bit of shopping and a restorative cuppa..found a jigsaw for a seasonal present..and it was reduced!!

Saw some letterboxes...



Odd that there are no initials by the crown..


No lino for printing in any shop....and I've run out...or can't find it in the guggle that is the studio/spare bedroom.

Glaze materials arrived safely... realised that I'd forgotten to get potters' association membership discount...5% still helps...

Football on the radio for 5 hours 😳 instead of music....CD player not working properly...

Today....hunt the tubs for glazes as my 10-15 year old tubs have degraded...

It was rather damp out...



Cafés seem to be getting dry ingredients in bags and reusing tubs...which is good...scored four long tubs where a café bought in ice cream...and five 11 litre storage boxes with lids from the DiY store..a good use of shelf space as opposed to round...

And get home as Storm Amy rolls in....


And I'm sorting boxes and packing in my bedroom...I'm not going out in Storm Amy!!


If I haven't finished them by tonight I'll be sleeping on the spare (air)bed in the study!!!

19 comments:

JayCee said...

So many things to remember and keep track of!
And Amy doesn't help does she?

Debra She Who Seeks said...

You're a busy gal!

Nelliegrace said...

Scotland would not allow the E11R cypher on Royal Mail post boxes because Queen Elizabeth the first was not the Queen of Scotland.

gz said...

That makes sense..and London probably wouldn't approve of ER 1&2....

gz said...

She certainly doesn't!!

Debby said...

Ugh. Do I ever understand the horror at misplacing something important. I had my own sleepless night not to long ago.

You keep yourself occupied, don't you?

Susan said...

This was a busy week for you and to top it all off, Amy arrives. Hopefully next week will be calmer and a slower pace.

angela said...

Omg you were very busy
Yes. Staying in during a storm, no matter what the name, is always a great idea l hope you find what you need in the craft room that way you won’t have to buy anymore

Susan Heather said...

Interesting about the lack of initials on the Royal Mail box. You are always busy.

gz said...

I have to..I need to... sometimes doing cuts out thinking...and there is so much not done yet

Sal said...

Hi, thanks for visiting my blog!
Luckily we escaped the worst of the storm, here in Devon although the wind kept me away for much of the night. Now to read some more of your blog…it’s aways good to meet a new blogger from the other end of the U.K.! Enjoy the weekend! Sal😁

Cathy said...

Just one of those weeks eh?

gz said...

Definitely!!

gz said...

Good to meet you too on my wanderings in blogland!

Catalyst said...

With Amy there, it might be appropriate to sleep on a water bed! 😄

gz said...

The water can stay outside!! Pirate used to use a water pillow....I'm not keen on it!!

Tigger's Mum said...

Guggle - what a great word. That's a lot of cardboard recycling you are piling up there. How's that patchwork going by the way?

gz said...

No more progress on the patchwork...bike stuff took priority...then gardening and pots...I must do more on it..once greetings cards are off the table!

Steve Reed said...

Oh, I hate it when I can't find my phone. So glad yours surfaced at the gallery. And congrats on the sale!