For TARDIS Tuesday this week, I thought I'd return to a comfy outfit worn by Amy Pond in two episodes, Time of the Angels and Flesh and Stone. Mainly because a) I spotted my Converse trainers yesterday when getting my Gamelan costume ready and b) also spotted the red hoodie in the drawer.
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Here's the outfit as worn by Karen Gillan. I first wore a version of this in March 2015 then October 2021.
My sweater is from Primark but charity-shopped, the skirt and Converse trainers were both gifted to me. I bought the leggings in Tescos about a decade ago and I have never found any other legging brand or type as comfortable or durable as these ones. All my other ones (except some Aldi/Lidl) ones have always developed holes or been uncomfortable.
When I was getting this outfit ready to wear, I realised that I really don't need 2 pairs of Converse trainers. I bought my black and red ones in Bali in 2006. I texted my niece (who, serendipitously, has similar-sized feet) and asked her if she would like them. She was so excited and said she'd actually asked her Mum for a pair of Converse trainers recently. It's nice to be able to pass them on, clear a little shoe-space AND to make her happy.
Funnily enough, a colleague, the other day, said to me, "Can I ask you about something. I had a funny feeling you might be the one person who might know about this."
It turned out she wanted to know if I had ever tried Saltwater sandals as she was interested in them but as they are quite expensive, wasn't sure about them. I said that I did have a pair and I really liked them. I told her I'd bought mine 2nd hand from Depop for £12 (which is a really good 2nd hand price for them). I suggested I brought mine in for her to try on and I asked her footsize.
"I'm afraid I've got big feet- size 8!" she answered.
"Oh good, so have I!" I answered. That's perfect. I can lend them to her for an evening so she can try wearing them around the house and see if they work for her!
I had a great weekend. On Saturday, after a pleasant breakfast of porridge, I got lots of washing done and hung in on racks outside as it was so beautifully sunny. Whilst outside, I picked some Kale from my extremely gangly plants from last year which have continued to grow and currently have tender young leaves. I also picked some hairy bittercress which was growing in my olive tree and blueberry pots and then some three cornered leek from the side bed! I love free food. Then I headed into London as I had a Gamelan gig at LSO St Luke's. It went really well and we had a hugely appreciative audience. Afterwards, CBC and I went for dinner at Wagamama's on Old Street before we headed home.
Sunday morning, I managed to get up in time for church...just! I got out of bed at 8.52am and managed to get to church for 9.10am to play flute for the first hymn. It was a lovely service with a very meaningful sermon. As we were playing one hymn, I had a vision of someone, who I couldn't see, walking with a wooden crucifix all around the church.
After church, I came home and had some breakfast and folded up washing and put other washing one. Annoyingly, our washing machine keeps getting an error code which is a draining error and I never know how much it has actually washed the garments and the only way to get it to open is to do a Rinse and Drain mode.
I received Nancy Birtwhistle's Green and Clean book for my birthday and I decided to try her method for washing oven shelves. I recently bought some Washing soda (ash) for cleaning from a Refill service which delivers door to door and I left the shelves and grill try in the sink to soak for a few hours. Happily, it did a good job. This may be the first time, shamefully, that I have cleaned oven shelves. Nancy replied to my message on Instagram where I asked to her to clarify what she meant by 'one cup'. I'm really intrigued to make up her Pure Magic shower cleaner once I've got a new large glass spray bottle to do it in! I really hope it can do something about the limescale!
Tomorrow (written on Sunday!) , I am taking my school orchestra to the Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra.
Sweetly, on Friday, two little girls in Year 4 stood on the landing outside orchestra (with my permission) to teach another children who wants to join recorder club 7 weeks late, how to play all the music she's missed so far. It was such a darling thing! All three girls are such sweet, gentle, kind girls.
On Friday afternoon, I got some of my choir to come upstairs to learn a harmony part for our new choir song for the competition (I have to add to the programme from the last round). They sounded really good- I hope I can hear them above the rest of the choir!
Hope all is well with you!
2 weeks left of term!
xx
