(edited Thursday...we're making up for it today!! This is the scene first thing this morning)
The next day, it was if it had never happened. The sun's shining though and Aconites are poking through the earth with their cheerful yellow heads so Spring can't be too far away, can it?
Oh,when I think how much there is to do in the garden...but it's far too cold for all that. I do love my garden and enjoy working in it but I just can't get enthusiastic about being out there when my fingers are so numb from the cold they're no use anyway! So, I'm staying in and keeping cosy. The heating's been on all day for so long, I'm afraid to look at the oil tank in case it needs topping up again.
I found this little embroidery at the weekend and spent a while painting the frame black as it was an unattractive dark brown, very scratched. The dealer was having a half price, closing down sale so it only cost £1.50!
It's marked on the back Mrs. A. B 1956. I think Mrs. A. B must have been very proud of her handiwork...probably executed whilst listening to the wireless of an evening, don't you think? Enough to have it professionally framed anyway. Now, with a bit of paint and a couple of blobs of glue, it can be enjoyed for many more years. Don't you just love vintage!!
I couldn't believe my luck when I found this coffee table so snapped it up at the same time. Now, I've never owned a coffee table...I've always considered our living rooms to be too much on the snug side. But this one is just the right size, quite narrow. There's nothing more frustrating than having nowhere to put your remote control/cross stitch/book/newspaper etc...apart from the floor and that's not a good idea when you've got a cat and dog wandering about especially if it happens to be a glass of water/wine/cuppa.
It's wasn't expensive and it's nothing special but it's changed my life! Honestly! Nice and chippy too...uber-distressed!The only downside is it's not as comfy as my squashy footstool for popping my feet on of an evening. But at last I have somewhere to park my library books rather than having them cluttering up the dining table or floating about the house until the time comes to return them and I have to rush around trying to locate them all. The library...now there's a nice, warm place to while away a few hours and be surrounded by books...heaven!