HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEX

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEX

Dad and I wish you 

a lovely day.

See you tonight.

QUESTION:  What sort of Tin Opener do you have?  And does it work well?

Reason for asking is that a few weeks ago our tin opener died.  So I went to Spotlight and bought TWO new ones.  An Avanti one, and an old fashioned one like we had as kids...

ABOVE:  I thought for sure if the Avanti one failed, the old fashioned one wouldn't.

WRONG!

They both didn't work within two weeks... and I couldn't find the damn receipt to return them.

NOT that they were expensive.

But anyway, I wanted to open a can of fruit last night and DAMN!  No tin opener.

Does anyone have an AMAZING TIN OPENER that they can recommend I buy next???

Now... what shall I get up to today?

Might go for a walk first thing, then once home again I'll make sure we have everything ready for tomorrow's market.  Fingers crossed that the wet weather clears by tomorrow.

11.16 am:  After reading the comments Re: the tin opener, I went out and bought this:

ABOVE:  It was at Briscoes, sadly not on sale.  But it was $20 cheaper there than at Farmers!

After that I went looking for some warmer pants for winter.  I saw some really lovely jeans in Farmers, in the 'Curvy' section.

ABOVE:  I tried on the jeans (front left on the table).  Size 16.  TOO BIG.

And they didn't have smaller sizes, so I ended up getting some plain black tights, slightly thicker than my 'usual' tights.  I'm hoping they will be good for markets when it's freezing in the mornings.

Now I'm home, and about to head off into the sewing room.  

LOL... I've opened two tins already, not that I really needed to open them, but one had to test out the new tin opener eh?  This one comes with a 12 month warranty, which I feel happy about.

ABOVE:  Today's effort from the sewing room.  A very 'traditional' Kiwiana Braid Runner.   Number 88!!!

I can't get over the fact that I've made that many.   I wonder what the count will be on the one year anniversary of making the very first one?  

Which was on June the 19th BTW, I kept thinking it was in July.  But no.  Means nothing to you of course, only to me.  

Bex and the kids are due here in about an hour for dinner.

Steve won't be with them this evening as he's off to Auckland with friends to see DISTURBED, a heavy metal band.

I love their song, Sound of Silence, the rest is probably a bit too heavy metal for my liking.  Anyway, I hope he has a good time.

ABOVE: Well another birthday done and dusted.  We had a scrumptious dinner, followed by cake.

Bex and the kids have now gone home, and it's back to a normal Friday night for us.

He's watching rugby in the lounge and I'm watching twaddle on the family room tv.

A bit later on we will get our day bags ready for tomorrow's market.  Then head off to bed.

Hopefully we will get some decent sleep.