Learning to crochet has been a humbling journey.
An entire Saturday afternoon’s work was reduced to this unpacked ball of yarn. Turns out I’d been doing both single and double crochets completely wrong. I’m happy to report, though, that I’ve finally gotten both stitches down pat and I’m well on the way to having a new throw for the sofa sometime soon.
Relief was the word that crossed my mind as I looked upward in my back garden. The worst of the raking and sweeping for this winter is behind me. I can definitely manage cleaning up after these last few stragglers.
I’m pretty sure the inverted glass and jam jar mark where I tossed my basil seeds. I’m hoping the glassware will hothouse my seeds and make them grow.
Descaling the kettle is one cleaning up job in the kitchen I’ll never get tired of. It’s practically effortless.
Ditto getting the laundry to dry indoors. I finally got myself a proper indoor airer / dryer to do the job. It’s proving to be much more efficient than draping things on the furniture in the spare room, closing the door and then hoping for the best.
A bowl of strawberries after lunch. As much of a lift to the eyes as they are to the tastebuds.
Of course Aldi was a key destination on my first visit to the shops beyond our local supermarket. I thought I’d missed the hustle, bustle, bells and whistles of the Westfield but it all left me feeling twitchy and desperate to return to the bowels of the car park to get myself home. Everything seems to take that much longer to find than it would if I were at home with a mug of tea and my laptop…. At least I got a substantial supply of my favourite chocolate. It will tide me over until I’m brave enough to next return to the shops on the weekend.
It’s a photo of nothing special, really. The clouds reflected off the surface of a puddle of rain on the top floor of the work car park. But there’s something about the play of light, texture and aspect that makes me feel very centred and in the moment when I look at it. It’s a function of my city girl core, isn’t it? To be able to find calm in a car park.
How’s your week been?
Good, I hope.
