It's rare that I remember to join in with the Photo an Hour challenge- either here OR on Instagram. This morning, when I headed downstairs at 10.30am, I looked at Instagram and saw Hazel had posted her Photo an Hour so I decided to join in even though I didn't have any sort of day planned...
11am: Ahrgh,woke up egregiously late!!! Headed downstairs to put some washing in, sat with a cup of tea in my Psycho mug watching 'Homes under the Hammer' whilst folding washing.
12pm: Joining in with @64Million artists' #TheJanuaryChallenge by making up my own new meaning for a word. In retrospect, I could have done this better or chosen a better word but I was trying to think quickly to meet meet the hourly deadline.
1pm: Showered and ready in my Sailor-themed outfit. My charity-shopped denim trousers have sailor style buttons at the top too!
2pm: On our way out. Making sure I have bags and containers. That's my Christmas present rucksack from CBC and the bag from my sister. Both feature woodland animals playing musical instruments! Rather appropriate wouldn't you say?
3pm: We headed to a town a few miles from us to go to the new Zero waste/Bulk Buy shop called The Refill Room where you can take your own bottles, jars and containers to fill up on dried goods. We had completely run out of all the standard green herbs so we desperately needed some. Also, we needed some red lentils and rice so I had come prepared. The herbs worked out nice and cheap around 59-89p to fill the jars, the rice seemed quite expensive £5.50 for that tub, lentils were ok- £2.59 for the Killner jar full.. Everything is organic in this place so perhaps that's why.
4pm:
CBC wanted to get a haircut so I ended up mooching round the charity shops. Got excited when I saw this jumper as it is similar to one that Clara wears in Doctor Who (same brand and everything) but didn't buy it.
5pm:
Waiting for CBC by the car which is by The Refill Room. Thought this sign was a very good way of getting across the message about Waste which I try to say when people tell me not to worry when I fret when a drink has been bought to me with a plastic straw. I do not want that straw!
6pm:
Arrived at our friend N's house in our old home town. He made me a Hotel Chocolat Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate in the 'Velvetiser' a gadget he bought himself for Christmas. The resulting Hot chocolate was DELICIOUS!
7pm:
Still at N's, watching the new series of New Girl on TV. I love Zoe Deschanel!
8pm: In our FAVOURITE Thai restaurant for dinner. Enjoying my wonderful Thai Green Prawn Curry. No where else does such a good one!
10pm: Home now! Having a cup of mint tea.
11pm: Writing this blogpost and realising I needed to get my new boots out of my bag Wasn't intending to buy anything in the charity shops but found this pair of Clarks Originals Desert boots in my size. This style of shoes are the ones I wear ALL the time for cycling in the Winter to school and are usually very expensive. Dr Martens have stopped making the ones I love (first pair cost £90 and I have had them 4years but the sole is wearing very thin, second pair were £30 second hand on eBay getting very scuffed). These ones were marked as £11.99 in the Children's Society shop which I was a bit dubious about as they had very dirty soles and black mark on one side but otherwise were in great condition. I was umming and ashing about them and asked the shopkeeper if she thought the black mark would come off. She had a go with a baby wipe which made the mark worse and they kindly marked them down to £6.99 for me! So I bought them!
I should be off to bed. I will be reading Ngaio Marsh's 'False Scent' before I sleep so you can imagine what that looks like!
x
It takes commitment to take a photo an hour. It looks like you had a very nice day.
ReplyDeleteI buy spices and dry herbs and lots of food stuff at the bulk store. They supply those thin plastic bags to put the food in, although, we are encouraged to bring our own cloth bags to carry out our purchase. They charge for the grocery bags. Most stores does. I carry my own cloth bags.
I hope tomorrow will be kind to you.
Hugs, Julia
It was a bit of a pain to do. The day was alright in the end even though I was cross at having wasted so much of my day by sleeping! It's good that you ahve a bulk store like that- I tried to bring my own containers so I didn't have to take any packaging- they do provide paper bags (which CBC got for his coffee). The good thing is there is no plastic!
DeleteI hope tomorrow is kind to you also!x
A pretty good day! There's a new refill type shop close to me in Buxton, it's only been open for a couple of week, but I've forgotten to visit the last few times I've been in town and then yesterday was going to visit but couldn't park anywhere close to it!
ReplyDeleteI had decided I wasn't going to blog my photo an hour days this year. I wasn't actually going to join in with them as I feel like I end up with a load of rubbish photos which no one really wants to see, but then I saw it was happening and joined in and now I'm thinking if I've made the effort to join in, I might as well also blog it...I'll end up joining in every month now I suspect!
I checked out the link you put on Instagram- your one sounds good and is quite cheap. My one is in a very bling town so it is a bit more expensive but I think it's worth it!
DeleteI do like Photo An hour even if my photos are rubbish! You should just do it!x
Not sure what would get rid of the mark but maybe a matching shoe polish might do the trick or can you dye them? Love the bags and they are very apt 🙂 If the challenge is a regular thing might join in with the next one xx
ReplyDeleteIt IS a regular thing. If you follow @duckinadress on Instagram, she might be able to tell you when it is happening. Definitely join in next time!!
DeleteThanks x
DeleteIt looks like you had a pretty nice day :) I haven't done a photo an hour post in a very long time, I really should! I enjoy it when others post them.
ReplyDeleteYou should- it is fun to see what everyone is up to!x
DeleteWow, you had quite a full day, giving that you only got up at 11 am! Love your sailor outfit. The bulk buy shop is a great initiative, but it's a pity that some things tend to be more expensive. The shoes aer a great find, I'd try to use a matching shoe polish, which I think will do the trick! xxx
ReplyDeleteIn the end it wasn't so bad but I am cross I wasted so much of my weekend! Did exactly the same today!
DeleteThis looks like such a lovely day - you are much better than me at buying organic! Any tips?
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Looks like a good day. It's nice to have a lie in sometimes.
ReplyDeleteThere are two zero packaging shops in Basel. One is quite far away but the other is close-ish. I thought they only had dried food, but I've just checked and at least one also does refills of shampoo, washing up liquid, etc. so I will have to go there at some point.
I like the idea of the refilled shops, but they do seem to be much more expensive than the supermarket ones.
ReplyDeleteI know I said it on Insta but I wish we had a refill place somewhere near us. I think they'll become more widespread but it always takes Ipswich a while to catch up with the rest of the country (or so it seems).
ReplyDeleteThat hot chocolate sounds divine! No idea what a velvetiser is but it sounds good.
Did you manage to get the mark off the boots?
xx
I always enjoy these 'photo a day' post. It is a fun way to document a day.
ReplyDeleteGoodness, you did well here …
ReplyDeleteNice to see all of your photographs.
All the best Jan