Wednesday 8th January - Productive morning, restful afternoon

I had titled this post 'Productive morning, lazy afternoon'. But I changed it. Lazy is not the same as restful. I was active in the morning, and I'm no longer a 'wage-slave'! I can set my own hours for work, rest and play these days. So this afternoon was restful, and not lazy, 

.........

I brought back three carrier bags of papers and random stuff from my father’s flat at the weekend. They were mostly just lifted from surfaces... table, side table, bedside table, desk, heavily overloaded stack of filing trays... I'm aiming to sort through, if not process, one bag a day this week. Today I picked the easiest bag. 

I have acquired one paperback book which I thought BB would enjoy (yes, he said), three unused notebooks, a half-used pritt stick, half a box of lamy ink cartridges, a stack of unused Christmas and greetings cards mostly free from charity mailings (waste not, want not) and most importantly, his Address Book. 

I've sorted it all and found places for everything and chucked/recycled the rubbish so I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself. 

But I know what's coming when I start on bag number 2! (I'll make a pot of tea and maybe put a biscuit or two on the tray before I start.)

....

Last year I bought a copy of

It was really fascinating book to dip in and out of. I've passed my copy on; I might yet buy another for myself sometime. This year I bought a cheap diary in which to write down things I 'notice'. 

Like seeing how the three amaryllis bulbs on the windowsill change from day to day;

It's fun to find things to write on the page.

......

No sewing today. I'm still mulling over what to do for the January stitching. But I did manage another bit of sock knitting. I'm tending to knit on until I find out what the best colour will be.

........

I'm nearly at the end of The Lord's Prayer; 'For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory'. 

..........