Greetings to you fair traveller!
Rest yourself a while on ye olde virtuale sofa with ye olde virtuale cuppe of tea.
Above is my outfit from Sunday! It was such an ebulliently sunny day that I donned my finest florals an all the bright colours.
This Cath Kidston dress was a serendipitous charity shop purchase around 4 years ago now I suspect and I still love it! To pick out the colour of the pink flowers, I donned my pink tights and then an old Monsoon cardigan which comprises of pink and navy stripes with a bow!
If you cast your eyes below, you will see I wore the handmade button brooch which came on a handmade handbag CBC bought for me around 8 years ago and the pretty Cross necklace he bought for me for Christmas which was handmade by a friend of his who used to be a Silversmith before she became a technology teacher but has now retired!
Brogues to finish the look.
A few random anecdotes down here for want of any particular post for them:
- Feeling quite pleased at my innovation. So, my Pied Piper of Hamelin performance is next week and I have been puzzling over the mayor's costume. I've ended up buying a red velvety cloak with fake ermine edges which looks more King than Mayor but I didn't find anything in the charity shop that was suitable. BUT for the mayoral chain, I bought a metre of some gold embroidered brocade trim which consists of massive circles and from a distance, looks very much like a big mayoral chain!
- Yay, just put in my first order for Milk and More who deliver in our area so now my Organic milk can come in a glass bottle and not plastic! Yes, it is a bit more expensive but it is worth it for the plastic avoidance and actually avoiding the hassle of going to buy it from the shops. Plus, it seems I will get a free glass bottle of juice with my first order! Hurrah!
- The toilet roll situation at home is a bit desperate as I have wanted to purchase toilet roll without plastic. I have gone with Ecoleaf as the packaging is compostable and the paper is recycled. I have always bought recycled toilet tissue but wanted to try a non-plastic covered one. Hoping it arrives before we run out completely!
- This week, year 6 have been learning a version of Beethoven's 5th symphony. After having broken down Beethoven's musical materials for them to understand, at the end of the lesson, I played them the piece again. J's reaction (boy in year 6) to this was, "When was this piece written?". I responded, er- 1800 something. His response, "But it is SO cool- it's amazing to think something so old is such a great piece!". My response, "That's why he is considered a great composer!" Anyone who says you have to play pop and rock to children and play them what they already understand is wrong!
- The bloodtest came back normal. I've got an ultrasound scan scheduled to find out what is going on but at least the blood test was ok.
- The homeless man who asked me to buy him a multipack of Snickers in town today did me a favour as I got lots of lovely reduced vegetables in the COOP when I went in including a Thai Green veg kit. I would have been scratching my head for what to make for dinner without him!
- I have my worst classes tomorrow- please pray! I loathe Wednesdays!
- I'm loving my book- The train to Impossible Places!
- Lovely blog friends who send sweet messages and parcels and offers of help! You are all kind and generous and I do appreciate your friendship! In particular, am
- Feeling quite pleased about having recycled some old packing white sticky labels from school to seal parcels. The eco-caring-caretaker was having a rant about this massive bundle of labels stuck to shiny paper that were included in a paper order and wondering why on earth they had to produce such a mass of them that didn't even get used. At which point, I said, "Oooh, I could use those as parcel tape!" and took them off him. So far, 4 parcels have been sealed with those and several envelopes been reused by covering the old addresses with a bit of white label- nice strong labels they are too! As good as parcel tape! Love a bit of reusing!
- Sad that the petition to revoke Article 50 and not leave the EU has been dismissed by the government.
- My arrangement of 'You raise me up' for flute trio worked very nicely last night!
Hope you have a lovely day!
xx
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ReplyDeleteLife sounds bright and busy for you right now. Glad about blood test results. Thinking of you this morning as you go off to your Difficult Day
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely cheery outfit today, Kezzie. The story behind your necklace is fab, what a meaningful gift.
ReplyDeleteGreat news about the blood test and I'm impressed with the greening of your life with glass milk bottles, reusing unwanted packaging and the experiments in loo roll.
Have you seen this company? I'm tempted to give the a try: https://uk.whogivesacrap.org/
Good luck with the class form hell! xxx
Milk delivery, we used to have one when I was a little girl but the birds usually beat mum to the milk by pecking through the lids. She was very cross xx
ReplyDeleteGood news with the blood test Kezzie and well done on using your own arrangements for the flute trio. I've been trying out my first choir arrangements these past two weeks - all delighted with myself :)
ReplyDeleteGetting your milk in glass bottles reminds me of my primary school days when we used to get the little 1/3 pint bottles for break time :) Good luck with your class today xx
I'm glad the blood test came back OK. I hope the ultra sound will give you answers and that's it's nothing seriously wrong. It's so stressful not knowing what is wrong.
ReplyDeleteI remember those milk bottles with the little cardboard stopper on top. I agree with you that too much of our food comes all wrapped in plastic. You are queen of eco friendliness. It's sad to see so much of this plastic ending up in the oceans and water ways every year.
I hope today was a better Wednesday for you.
Hugs, Julia
i#m glad to read the blood test was normal, I hope the ultrasound will give you some answers. I switched to milk and more this year... we just have two pints of organic milk a week as I don't drink cows milk so it's only Dave who uses it.
ReplyDeleteI read your post on ye olde virtuale bus ;-) this morning and your cheerful Spring outfit put a smile on my face. That's such a gorgeous dress, and I love how you combined it with pink tights and cardigan. Just lovely! Good to hear your blood test came back normal. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the ultrasound! xxx
ReplyDeleteHello sweetie. I feel so bad that I've been out of the loop for ages and now it seems you're poorly, sorry! I'll have to wait to see how things progress, but send you all my love and best wishes. We don't drink milk, but I think you're doing a great job with all of your recycling. Take care darling xxxx
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your bloodtests came back clear, Kezzie, phew! Your outfit is indeed ebullient, and I loved your story of the kids hearing Beethoven. Good work on the recycling!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty outfit. The brooch is cute. That's good news about the blood-test.
ReplyDeleteI hope the toilet roll situation has been resolved! I like all your tales of recycling / reusing, they're very inspiring.
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Good thing about the blood test coming out normal. If blood is alright that eliminates many potential problems, I hope you'll get your scan and get to the bottom of it soon enough.
ReplyDeleteI love your dress...and how lovely that buying snacks to a homeless man helped you to get inspired for cooking.
Catching up with you, so glad the blood tests came back OK, Still I know that when you are not well and stuff comes back negative you are still searching for answers. Hoping and praying that the ultra sound is helpful. Pip is reading that book, Trains to Impossible Places, I'm hoping to read it once she has finished with it :-) x
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