10 things

• The washing machine has been at the mender's for nearly two weeks now.  It comes home tomorrow.  I never appreciate a domestic appliance more than when it breaks down.
• My sister-in-law and Miss Moss Stitch will also be thankful that the machine is now fixed, as I have been borrowing their machines to keep on top of all the nursing and school uniforms that need to be kept clean.
•  The hens are all laying regularly now, and I am awash with eggs.  Pancakes, omelettes, scrambled eggs and baked eggs are all now regularly on the menu.
• I miss my nursing friends.  It's hard to see them when we're all working different shifts at different hospitals.
• Olivia made herself a cushion from the contents of my scrap basket.

• Although a tiny part of me is a little sad that she is now too old to want clothes I've made for her, a bigger part of me is delighted that she wants to sew things for herself instead.
• That's parenting all over isn't it.  The children grow up and move on but you haven't got the time or inclination to yearn for when they were younger, because their abilities and personalities flourish and grow too.  You are constantly getting to know this new, older child.
• I made a banana cake and chucked in a whole load of chocolate chips.  That was a very good impulse decision - who knew?
• I am yearning for sunshine.
• I listened to this and laughed so hard.  There are many pubs that I go to in East London which fit this description.