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stellar_muddleUp and off to help R&S&A move. Lovely weather for it... or it was when we left home. In our local vicinity, it was a bit windy, a bit overcast, very slight drizzle. Shift a valley over to their vicinity and it was howling wind and sheeting horizontal rain - very miserable. Just as well there was a sheltered area to load the truck and they had broken the back of the shift yesterday and there were many people there helping today.
We left soon after the truck left, but got distracted by the Tawa Mary Potter Hospice (still miserable wet windy weather) and scored 5m good twill tabby wool (perfect Viking weight), ~4-5m dark brown linen, some white probably-linen or hand cloths etc and a cast iron push mower for $40. Dropped that off at home (overcast and occasional drizzle) and then headed over the hills to Featherston (hello again to howling wind and rain again - should have staple-gunned the hat on) and helped unload what had been loaded (though we were too late for most of the truck). Some lunch and splat before heading home. Lamps from the Warehouse (but no electric candles which is what we went in for), wooden spoons from $2 shop and home to start on laundry having left behind the howling wind and rain again*.
The current status is Z having a nap, me having finished the dishes and loaded the breadmaker for pizza dough (waiting waiting waiting) and being about to hang out the hot-washed linen on the line to join the wool. There is an old army blanket for a new tunic for Z and some herringbone linen for a viking apron dress for me sitting on the sofa, waiting and ready to start occupying the rest of the evening. Probably accompanied by Babylon 5.
*It was commented that if you didn't like the Wellington weather, just cross to the opposite side of the street for a change. Possibly more drive 10 mins, but still quite accurate...
We left soon after the truck left, but got distracted by the Tawa Mary Potter Hospice (still miserable wet windy weather) and scored 5m good twill tabby wool (perfect Viking weight), ~4-5m dark brown linen, some white probably-linen or hand cloths etc and a cast iron push mower for $40. Dropped that off at home (overcast and occasional drizzle) and then headed over the hills to Featherston (hello again to howling wind and rain again - should have staple-gunned the hat on) and helped unload what had been loaded (though we were too late for most of the truck). Some lunch and splat before heading home. Lamps from the Warehouse (but no electric candles which is what we went in for), wooden spoons from $2 shop and home to start on laundry having left behind the howling wind and rain again*.
The current status is Z having a nap, me having finished the dishes and loaded the breadmaker for pizza dough (waiting waiting waiting) and being about to hang out the hot-washed linen on the line to join the wool. There is an old army blanket for a new tunic for Z and some herringbone linen for a viking apron dress for me sitting on the sofa, waiting and ready to start occupying the rest of the evening. Probably accompanied by Babylon 5.
*It was commented that if you didn't like the Wellington weather, just cross to the opposite side of the street for a change. Possibly more drive 10 mins, but still quite accurate...
