Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Monday and Tuesday 19th and 20th January - obsessed

Monday wasn't my best day day. I started reading the forms to be filled in for selling my father’s flat. 

'There is nothing so easy that but that it becomes difficult when you try to do it' said Pythagorus. I wonder what theorem he was trying to prove.

Or

"Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but for mine own part, it was Greek to me.”
 Spoken by Casca Act 1 of Julius Caesar

In other words I ground to a halt, had a meltdown, followed by a calming cup of coffee. Not my finest hour!

I got stuck into 2By2 stitching instead! Now, this was a different story. I spent Monday afternoon and all of Tuesday snipping and stitching. Monday saw my practice piece completed, and tonight I've finished the real piece! I'll let them lie for a few days and then see if I really have finished them. It will take me a while to clear up the chaos. 

Otherwise life has carried on, fitting in around the gaps in the sewing. I made what I consider to ge a lazy lunch; pasta with frozen veg added towards the end of the cooking time, and meatballs from the freezer, defrosted in the microwave and served with tomato sauce from a Lloyd Grossman jar. Minimal effort, but tasted good. 

I've cut off the dead flowers from amaryllis number 1, 



Amaryllis number 2 is growing day by day.


I'm still doing the balletbasedmovement exercises; that's two weeks and two days I've kept going. Will I get to the end of the month? 





8 comments:

  1. Amaryllis are amazing plants, you can almost see them grow!

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    1. I get a lot of pleasure from them ๐Ÿ˜Š

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  2. Of course you'll get to the end of the month. You seem very motivated!

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    1. I really really really needed your encouragement this morning to persevere!

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  3. I'm sorry selling your father's flat is a struggle. I felt really bad for my sister when she was trying to sell Mum's flat. It ended up taking about a year with a lot of back and forth between solicitors asking questions. Hope yours goes smoothly

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    1. I'm hoping my brother will have some useful answers when we talk today ๐Ÿ™ thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

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  4. Well done with your exercises. I know you can do it. Good luck with the paperwork on your Dad's flat. All that admin is such a battle, we had to deal with the same when my father-in-law's house had to be sold. Regards Sue H

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    1. Thank you for your encouragement, very much appreciated!

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