And on Saturday, we laboured as usual

[wiseheart]

Actually, it wasn't that bad, not really. Okay, we had laundry day as always, but other than that I mostly worked on my little oven mitts. What made the day a bit hectic was that one of the channels chose to run the 2020 season of TGBBO - the only one we haven't seen before. Which means we spent about 3 hours in front of the telly, starting at 8.45am, trying to squeeze as much housework into the commercial breaks as humanly possible - which is, TBH, not very much. Consequently, we were late for everything and opted to eat scrambled eggs for lunch because they took the least time to prepare. *g*

Mum then spent some time with doing the washing-up, while I emptied Louise the Older (the washing machine), hung up the clothes to dry and stitched away on my mitts like a woman obsessed. The usual madness in our house, now that the extra madness (=insulation) is more or less finished.

The weather has turned around again; while it was nice and warm in the early afternoon, it is decidedly cold right now, so I had to put on a few extra layers of clothing. This is the time when you're cooked alive during the day and freeze hard during the night, since heating won't start until October 15 - when, I'm sure, it will be nice and warm again. Fun, fun, fun.

Comments

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

It's a good thing that we are the 'lords of our heating'! I am not a person who likes to wear winter clothing in early autumn. Not that we need it just now, we may be down to twelve in the morning, but- unbelievable- we are up to 25, 26 during day! Where were those temperatures when we neede them most? And I love the name of your washing machine!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I had to make a distinction, since my 20cmx20cm sewing machine is called Louise, too. Louise the Younger, because she's not only much smaller but also at least a decade younger. *g*

Come to think about it, I never gave our vacuum cleaner a name...

[meathiel]

Well, I had fried eggs for lunch yesterday ...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Eggs are so versatile — and so practical!

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I had been avoiding the later GBBO episodes because I love Mel and Sue and Mary but I did watch the latest one because I also love Matt Lucas. (I still don't think Noel is at all funny though.)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I must say that Matt Lucas makes the hairs on my back stand up, sorry. But yeah, Noel isn't funny at all. Mel, Sue and Mary can't be beaten anyway.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lol I totally hear that cramming things in to the commercials.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, I am no longer young enough to waste all that time...

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I hear you. Although I usually read in the breaks.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

In the UK, collective heating for a whole shared building is generally not a thing. Each household has it's independent heating system. I can't imagine what it's like to be at the whim of the building owners. I've had my central heating turned on several times during the past two weeks.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is, we "are" the building owners... well, sort of. We own our flat, just like the other 200+ families and pay our share for the heating, cleaning, etc. of the commonly used parts of the building. But it is the heating company that decides when it's necessary to start the central heating.

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

So great to hear that the insulation is nearly finished! Hopefully life ill be a bit more comfortable!

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I have not watched it since I gave up cable, but I used to love watching TGBBO. Oh wow, I can't imagine being at the whim of the heating company when I needed heat. I would be cold ALL the time.