Not the flu

A comment, how nice! Thanks Kerry, it’s nice to hear from a fellow Etsyan and Blogger.

Not the Flu, though it was a viral infection. I was on a course of antibiotics, as well as herbal and vitamin supplements, and soothing aroma therapy.
I’m feeling much better. The sunny and warmer weather contributes greatly my feeling of well being. It has been lovely the last few days. Thanks to friends who e-mailed, I will reply soon.

I craved fruit and almost nothing else every day, so I made a lovely compote of available fresh fruit:

So to catch up a bit, on Sunday the second, since we already had tickets, we went to see “The Night of January 16th." Hubby was part of the jury pool, picked randomly from a list of the membership and the audience. Their verdict was “Not Guilty” Though it could have gone either way. The next play will be Godspell. I said no to helping with the costuming for it, but I look forward to helping with the next youth group staging, though they haven’t chosen a play yet.
We celebrated hubby’s March 13th birthday with brownies, and he opened his presents--- yes he likes the album of motorcycle photos, though I wish I had had more time to work on it. The celebrations continued on Friday the 14th, with a trip to the city. We stopped at several motorcycle shops where hubby enjoyed looking at the ones on his wish list. Then it was on do a bit of shopping, I found a metal cart with a wood top which is just right for the area next to the washer for storing the sewing machine and recycle bin. I spent some time in Michael’s, where I finally got to use the gift card my sis sent me last Christmas. I bought mostly watercolour papers and some essential oils. We ate a buffet lunch. Since I was still on the antibiotics, The slight nausea limited my choices, but the vegetable cheese pie was really good.
Of course, we had to spend some time at Barnes & Nobles book store. We both bought books; I got three, including a great Quilting book, more on that later.
We didn’t stay in the city as long as we usually do, my energy was so low, but we had a good time none the less.

On the way home, we stopped at the sushi bar for take-away for me. I got the California rolls, and the tuna sashimi. Hubby stopped for burgers and fries.

On Saturday, We went a couple of towns west to the Home Depot to buy the new vinyl flooring for the work room. I wanted something simple, and neutral, so we chose this one:

It will be installed by us next weekend.
We have decided that we need to do a custom cupboard next to the shelving, because the standard is too tall and would prevent the electrical box from opening properly.


My latest listing in the shop


















I'm still considering opening a second shop for my natural and earth friendly products, but I don't know if I should just yet. I'll have to think about it for a bit longer.

workspace improvement project

I painted one wall on Sunday, and hubby installed the shelf brackets a couple of hours later. The colour was the first blue I picked out at the shop, and I really like it---It's called Chopin blue, and reminds me of Delft china.




The old wall where the ugly bookcase stood now looks like this:





As you can see, I've already claimed the spot where I can sit and sketch, or knit and have a cuppa whilst waiting for the washing. ( The amaryllis is one of three bulbs sent by a friend at the new year. I will pot the other two soon. The knitting is a cushion cover for a friend.)



I sorted a lot of things the days before I started, and stacked them in the study in the containers I already use. I'm giving more fabric to the theatre ( I always sort my stashes often to keep a bit of order)



Here is the opposite side: Everything I will put on the shelves already fit nicely in clear Rubber Maid containers, however,
I want to buy some large baskets for things I want in easy reach ( wicker baskets with the wire reinforcement should last a while).
I prepped (filled holes, sanded, washed, taped) each wall the day before painting, so that helped the process seem less over whelming, although it none the less saps what little energy I can muster. The taping was especially important, since the first two walls are now blue, and I'm going to re paint the other two the same off white they are, so the room still feels open.


Anyway, this weekend, we are buying a new light fixture which we already picked out at the Home Improvement shop, and hopefully, a cupboard to put next to the washer( right) for my sewing machine, with space for the recycle bin under neath. Then I can start loading the new shelves. After that, it will be the other two walls, and new lino flooring.