Friday Smiles 366

Well today is the end of our fourth week in total lockdown, it’s not been too bad and we’ve managed to do a few jobs around the place although now we need supplies to be able to do any more.

I had a busy day making two masks, I saw the video online from Joanns, my sewing machine hasn’t been used for quite a few years and last year Steve actually wanted to throw it out but I wanted to keep it, well today I had it out and it worked perfectly. When I said I was going to use my sewing machine Steve said, please don’t, he knows I have no patience if it plays up and then he has to come and sort it out!

I had fun actually and made a few mistakes, in fact I had already started one the day before it couldn’t get it to work. When I couldn’t get to sleep I suddenly remembered a old white pillowcase, it’s really thick cotton so perfect for a mask.

It took me two hours to make the first one as I had to keep stopping video but the second one only took me half an hour, I made one a little bit wider for Steve as he has a beard! They are far from perfect but they will offer a little protection when I go shopping next time.

If you could see my craft room now, it looks as if a whirlwind has gone through it, it has inspired me to make some cushion covers with some material I found so that’s my next project.

I actually saw our friend around the corner, from a distance, I was taking the trash to the bins down the road and she came out on her terrace, I was across the road, it’s the first time I’ve seen her for nearly four weeks, she’s been really ill before all this started with pneumonia and had just been to the hospital before the lockdown. It was lovely to chat for five minutes and catch up on family news as they have three Granddaughters of a similar age to our three Grandsons.

This is our eldest son and youngest GS, our son and DIL take it in turns to take him out for a walk with the once a day rule, this is Beacon Hill in Herne Bay, Kent,he is four on April 29th, obviously we can't now go over for his party, good news is that the Hotel in Santander has finally paid a refund into our account. It's a long story but they said they didn't have our details, I told him I wouldn't send them by email as they asked so then they said they had cancelled our room free of charge, I saw red as the government closed the hotels almost four weeks ago, I told them that I wanted a refund as they couldn't provide the service I had paid for!!

So Monday morning I had an email from the hotel, all in Capitals, I think that means they are shouting, it just said, YES, WE WILL PAY YOU A REFUND!, I replied, THANK YOU!, I nearly added, that's wasn't so hard was it but their English isn't good enough for them to understand the sarcasm!

I know Elizabeth is recycling at the moment so I thought maybe this would give you a smile.

So Steve thought that he would buy this small rechargable drill with all the pieces in a tin to keep them together in one place, well as soon as I spotted it I knew I had a better idea for it, as you can see I keep my many Scribbles and glitter glues in it! A much better use for it I think. This shows the inside of my paint drawer, chalk paints, gelli plate etc. Quite tidy for once.

A couple of funnies sent by my DIL, hope you haven’t seen them already!

We’ve had calls and photos every night from our son in San Francisco and from GSs over there and youngest GS, almost four rang Grandad to ask about Polar Bears, Grandad went with the Army on I think a survival course, in the 70's and worked with the Inuits and saw the polar bear prison where they keep them when they turn up in the towns looking for food until they can be returned by helicopter to the water again after they get trapped when the sea ices up. He was very interested but was most concerned if they scratched things with their sharp claws!! The minds of young ones are amazing!

Enjoy your Easter weekend ladies, don’t do anything I wouldn’t do! Not much chance of that I can hear you all say, LOL

Stay safe, Jan x