I was too shattered when I got back from Bacton Fayre to even think about loading the car to take all the workshop stuff to sell at the boot-sale so will have to hope for another fine Sunday.... Fingers crossed for next weekend. But I did have the energy to nip down to have a look round.
I picked up some more wooden railway bits for £3. I think there is now enough to give some to Florence for Christmas and for Willow (+ new baby) for the future, Jacob has already had some. I got the two packs of Christmas pot-pourri for £1.50........... something for the hampers I think. The 12 piece jigsaw in a tin for a grandchild was £1, as was the book - one I hadn't come across before (and as Sue-in-Wales-and-England said the other day........ sometimes the cover sells the book!)
On Friday they started to cut the wheat field beside the house and when I went out on Saturday the combine was back to carry on and by the time I got home they were starting to bale it and Sunday morning the tractor and baler was out again. Rapid Harvests nowadays.
Once the field is baled and cleared it will soon be prepared for whatever next....... probably oil-seed rape and that means summer is ending and autumn coming quickly.
There is one problem with having such a good day out on Saturday and that is the flat feeling and loneliness afterwards, Sunday and Monday felt very low and then looking forward to autumn like this I sometimes wonder what on earth I've got to look forward to now without Colin, but luckily by the time I'd gone to WI on Monday evening and then called in to deliver prize winning cake to Colin's brother I was back to normal again. Cheered up and ploughing onwards! Then I got even more cheered up when I watched, on iplayer, the "Who do you think you are?" featuring Jack Whitehall and his Dad, his reaction to the distant relative True Blue Tory was very funny.
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Sue
I hear you on the loneliness. The empty space left, the silence, sometimes it's almost unbearable, isn't it? I am glad we are both finding things to try and help though. Great boot sale haul again.
ReplyDeleteI seem to be fine most of the time then things just catch up on me for a while...sometimes it's hard work
DeleteSo pleased you got some nice things for the children. I am sorry about the sadness you feel some times, when my husband died and I was feeling down I would write a little letter to him I never kept the letters but it helped, we are so lucky to have family but I wish my Colin was still hear it is hard sometimes to by positive.
ReplyDeleteThey cut our field the last other day and the birds had a good time.
I need to get ready for Knit and Knatter, I am so lucky I have a lift, we are making things for Breast cancer (my sister is a survivor)
Have a nice day Sue.
Hazel c ukyy
Hope you had a good knit and natter.
DeleteYes sometimes being courageous is hard work
Harvests always are rapid, you have to work quickly to get everything in while it's dry. Farmers always have one eye on the weather.
ReplyDeleteSugar beet on the field over the lane so that will be a while yet
DeleteA good car boot haul. We intended to do one on Sunday, but the forecast was poor - and WRONG! We've missed some 3 or 4 this summer when the Met have given the wrong weather prediction. I think they need to kick their computers.
ReplyDeleteSorry that you feel lonely. I hope that your family and those gorgeous grandchildren will carry you through the worst times.
This coming weekend is empty so would be ideal for getting ready and doing a boot sale, just have to watch the forecast and hope
DeleteSummer is rushing by far to quickly, I am harvesting blackberries in August, as a child they were a September treat.
ReplyDeleteBlackberries are still a long way off here due to being dry as usual
DeleteI understand the lonliness completely but I've found that you can be very lonely in a marriage, especially when there is no respect and little or no loyalty. The combined were out 2 weeks ago clearing the fields at the front and rear of my property. The dust cloud was unbelievable, I had to quickly shut the windows. Its a lovely sight nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteYes I guess being lonely in a marriage would be very hard. Col and I were on the same wavelength so most of the time things were good
DeleteThere are still days where I pick up the phone and think, I've got to tell Mom this....but Mom's not there. It's been 18 months and I wonder if this pain will ease up?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a widowed almost 20 years ago now, I felt that I could not be without a partner, friend and companion. So I found one and have been happily married to Doug for over 15 years. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteI was married for 25 years and had two children who were 16 and 21 at the time. They adore their step dad and I am likewise with his 3 kids.
DeleteYou always do so well with the boot sales.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
'Sue-in-Wales-and-England' ... gosh I do make descriptions difficult for everyone don't I ;-)
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling of a flat lonely day after a busy fun filled one, happily you seem to bounce back quite quickly now with the help of friends, family and your lovely zeal for life.
That was a very good car boot haul! I'm glad the WI & 'Who Do You Think You Are?' perked you up a bit :)
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