“I don’t think estates are grim places” – Andrea Arnold Project 365: #167 While still out and about, we saw a sign to an estate sale, so it was my first introduction into bargain hunting as we are here on a serious budget. It was such an adventure, and while I don’t think that the…
Day 166: Friends and minions
“Friendship isn’t about whom you’ve known the longest, it’s about who came and never left your side” – DespicableMeMinions.org Project 365: #166 So exciting having my best friend to take around to show me what is what, and what prices are good in supermarkets, and what products work, before spending loads of dollars on…
Day 159: Hearts
“Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts” – Paramahansa Yoganada Project 365: #159 Hearts mean home, family, love…After an idea from someone else I started collecting hearts. I love them and all they mean. The family tend to think…
Day 163: First world problems
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency” – Bill Gates Project 365: #162 At last we have relented and purchased new machines. We battled for 6…
Day 165: Autumn grasses
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns” – George Eliot Project 365: #165 The autumn days are still beautiful, calm and sunny. The night temperatures dipping, with heavy dew. But everything in the garden is changing, putting…