10.04.2025 A disappointment.

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  Thursday 10th 37F/3C [8.20] Thick mist at first. Becoming bright overcast and mist thinning. Sunshine promised. 

 Up at 6.15 after quiet night followed by relaxed dozing. Feeling better today but dizziness is lingering. Probably an inner ear problem.

 Cooking class beckons. Visibility on the roads should not be a problem. Judging by the progress in the mist clearing.  

 Meanwhile I had my shower and dressed. I am enjoying finally having the kitchen clear, clean and organised. The washing up was put away. Instead of languishing on the work surfaces and drainer. The deep and tall IKEA drawers are like the Tardis when it comes to pan storage.

 I emptied the toaster of trapped crumbs. What a stupid design! I swept, mopped, swept and mopped the kitchen floor repeatedly. Emptied the recycling tubs into the dustbins outside. Told all the birds to stop complaining. It was my space as much as it was there's!

 Next I need to find a sensible storage space for all the winter jackets. They can't all hang in the hall. They would take up half the width! Their average darkness robs the hall of light. Upstairs beckons but I need sensible rails and hangers.

 The sloping ceilings up there make life unnecessarily difficult. Always have done. It pushes everything out too far. Do I really need the remaining furniture? Can I achieve better access to "the stage?" Without risking life and limb over the open stairwell. 

 It's a terrible waste of space and always has been. Though useful for housing assorted TVs and loudspeakers over the years. Viewed and enjoyed over the top of the banister rail. I wonder if I could make a rotating clothes hanger? Like an outdoor drier but better.

 8.55 Time to go.

 14.45 Returning from cooking class. Where we made some delicious dishes. I and a partner in crime made a salad. With a sauce, fried seeds and nuts. I also made the croutons. There was meatball soup, grated cheese and flutes. With a fruit cake to finish with creme. I am full up!

 An email came from the Danish dealer for the GRP containers. To say they can't supply until they end of May when the German manufacturer produces new stock. I have asked them to check if other sizes are available from stock. I can go up in size if I temporarily remove one pane of glass from the greenhouse. Plus the removal of a couple of aluminium struts. I thought it would be more difficult but the double doors can be pushed a little wider if need be. After a couple of decades I had forgotten how I put it all together.

 

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