Day 4 - and door watch continues

Before I start today's blog I should explain a little about my parents house.  It was a 16th century coaching inn and is situated in a quiet sleepy village in mid Devon.  Throughout it's life the house has undergone many guises - not least it's use as a pub for one part of the house.  The pub side, as we like to call it, has a lovely long lounge  with a welcoming fire - the lounge we use as a family.  On the other side is a smaller cosy lounge which, at the moment, is being decorated.  There are three front doors - one near the large lounge, one near the small lounge and one to the area that used to be a shop.  ( Don't fret if this all sounds far too complicated - the house is up for sale on RightMove - Manna House, Ashreigney, Devon - so you can get your bearings. It has nine bedrooms and is a steal for anyone interested - okay sales pitch over!).  The long and tall of it is that the door was trying to be delivered to the small lounge area rather than the large lounge - and we couldn't hear the knocking !

So this morning battle lines were drawn.  We were up early ( well 8 ish) and I planned my seating arrangements in the small lounge.  The stable front door was half open ( with a gale blowing through I might add), a small radiator was brought in and I sat with a hot water bottle.  At no time was this station to be left unmanned.  With drapes over the sofa and the paper half peeled from the walls I did feel a little like Miss Haversham but never mind - we were going to get our door!  Mum supplied me with coffee and breakfast, coffee and stollen, coffee and lunch - occasionally relieving me for comfort breaks etc.  Did it work?  Just as we were about to bite into our ham and Brie roll he turned up!  I have never been so pleased to see a white van man!  Within 5 minutes the door was delivered and he was off - job done.  For my part I had used the time to continue with my lone star epp tablecloth so all was not wasted.

(Sorry the photo is so dark but yes - this was what it was all about!

The other bit of excitement today was our eBay activity.  Ever since the house was built there has been a petrol pump outside the house - gently rotting away.  Last night I had permission to list it on eBay and the pump has received several bids and over 80 views.  I am hoping that the winning bidder comes today to take it away!  Having got the selling bug, mum used her time in the small lounge to empty a glass cabinet and found some vegetable tureens so - both of which I have listed.  Let's see how they go!

Finally you may recall that last night I was working on completing a Lynette Anderson cushion that had been started in the summer.  I am pleased to inform you that there now is a finished cushion.  Lynette's dogs are usually brown / black but I have made mine golden in memory of Katie.  If I do say so myself I am really quite pleased with how it turned out.

Tonight the plan is to make a start on my Gial Pan block of the month.  I have had this for nearly two years and want to start - if only to remind myself how to do needle turn appliqué ready for the new Anni Downs quilt in 2016.  Mind you I have instructions to tidy up before I start another project.  If I can make this much mess in 4 days then just imagine what the craft room looks like!