The morning was a bit cold and grey but eventually it brightened up whilst remaining windy.
In the morning I drove down to the community gardens for the monthly jumble sale. My main reason for going is to meet and chat with people while we eat cake but somehow I always end up buying something too.
This time one of the things I came away with was a very soft cotton skirt (50p). It's a bit loose but I can add some elastic for a better fit. I also bought one of those ultra light padded walking jackets, the kind with horizontal stitching. I'd been eyeing some up in Charlie's but hadn't got round to justifying buying yet another jacket. But the jumble sale price of £2.50 was too tempting. This one is black without a hood and big enough for either of us. Peter also benefitted from a notebook with a leather cover. He wanted the cover and I've claimed the notebook as it has plain, thick art type pages which he wasn't so keen on. To finish off I got a couple of plastic folders with clear pocket pages, always useful and in purple too.
I took the giant courgette along and Mary said if no one else wants it she'll use it to make a chocolate courgette cake for the next jumble sale. I've had her cake before and it was delicious.
Back home I threw some washing in the machine and then got out the pressure washer and went over the mess on the pavement. It's a lot better now but the builder needs to come and clean the rest off with the special cleaner they have. I also turned the pressure washer on the street wall as I plan to paint that soon.
Much as I'm keen to get on with sticking the glass blobs on the windows I didn't want to do a rushed job. Instead I tried out all the different types of varnish/stains we have on an offcut of wood that the builder used to make the bench in the porch. Sadly none of them are quite right so I'll need to buy some varnish next week.
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Hi Ruta, you did put me in my place over Borth, do I suspect you live there or nearby. My observation of Borth were from 2014 when we drove through up to the beach on the estuary for a walk around. In the intervening years I dare say it has improved somewhat though those holiday home parks I saw are still there according to Google maps. Didcot on the other hand (I don't live there) has gotten worse with huge housing estates growing up on the outside and the place is considered the 11th worst town to live in the UK, but then places like Oxford and Henley on Thames also feature highly as well.. Surprised you left North Devon for Wales, I always like the area and for some reason Hartland Point where I had a few weekends away with a GF back in the 1970's. I live in Oxfordshire and try to escape to Builth Wells for some quiet at our Caravan every chance we get. One thing I can say about Wales is it is peaceful as I don't hear trains going past on the railway or planes coming from Heathrow notto mention car driving past our hose ever min of the day. Have a good weekend
You did do well with your purchases and that skirt is very pretty.
You're right, we moved here five years ago and hopefully you'll give Borth another try. Though I have to warn you there is a train that goes through about once an hour and military planes doing the 'Mach Loop' which can be noisy. Usually on a Tuesday but sometimes other days too. The oystercatchers can be noisy too but the dolphins are very quiet.
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