Grey,

It's very hard to get out of bed on a Saturday morning. It's so  warm, probably the warmest place in the house, and comfy lying on the memory foam mattress. I can't sit up comfortably in the mornings but I'm happy listening to R4. I have to force myself to get up especially as I know that the first thing I'm going to do is my morning exercises. 3 x 3 minutes of 'the plank' does make me feel I am toning up my tummy muscles which has got to be a good thing. (I do the same again in the evenings.)

It was a miserable looking grey day outside but I was determined to do some outside work, that is until I realised it was raining. A fine drizzle had me finding indoor jobs instead. Planning for school on Monday and then some sewing.

To make our bed cosier we have a fleece under-blanket under the bed-sheet. It's great but has to be tucked back in every day. Mainly I think because the memory foam mattress bulges at the sides. So today I cut up an old sheet and sewed strips onto the sides of the under-blanket so that there is more tucked under which will hopefully keep it in place. I did the sewing by hand as I thought it would be easier than manoeuvering the elasticated edges of a large item through the sewing machine.

Peter has been out rowing for most of the day. In order to get more sea-time they towed the gigs out to Appledore and rowed out to sea from there. Now we are looking forward to our usual evening of watching Strictly.