Baggy has a "woman cave" to hideaway in.

Sorry for not blogging yesterday bloggees, Baggy was fine, she just ran out of day! She did oversleep, which didn't help, but Calum kindly walked Minty Mutt while The Domestic Goddess washed up from the night before. By the time Calum and Mint returned, Baggy was ready to take Grotty Groom to the yard, but first they had to go into town; so had a quick bacon butty while they were there. Baggy nearly fainted with happiness at the white "plastic" processed bread, that she's not had for months (wholemeal only allowed on her healthy eating regime). The plan had been to ride in the school, but they ended up going out for a hack. Wessles and Baggy got attacked by horse flies, Cal and Joey were fine - how is that reasonable? They did all have a few trots and a brief canter to escape the pesky bitey creatures and it was lovely to ride. Food shopping had to be done on the way home. By the time they got back, it was gone half four and they were starving - turkey roll consumed (while The Goddess put all the shopping away), once again in a white bread roll!

Then Calum got a text saying that "At least one commission bid (that they had put on the auction on Friday) had been successful". Items were to be collected before six, or on Monday. As Cal will be at work on Monday, that meant shooting straight back out again as it was already five o'clock. They were quite excited to find out what they had "won" and how much they'd paid. They bid on two lots: an oak Old-Charm sideboard and a collection of china. Clever Bird was sure that they wouldn't have got the sideboard, but they went over in the pick-up, just in case. Just as well, as they had got both lots! Baggy was sooooooooo excited, although Clever Bird had already realised that where they had intended putting the sideboard in the kitchen, was a non-starter as it was too big! By the time they were home again and the neighbour had helped unload it, the sideboard had pride of place in the summerhouse. Retail price: around £1,800!!!!!! Clever Bird and Calum's price £60! Bargain!

Then Baggy-blimp reappeared! The doubled over in agony Baggy who thankfully hasn't really made an appearance since her Lawrence-the-durmoid-cyst surgery. Clever Bird suspects that the white bread might have been to blame. Whatever caused it, the pain was excruciating - how can "wind" hurt so much? Over an hour later, after lying down, curling up, rocking, stretching, pacing and nothing helping at all, Clever Bird made her take painkillers. They finally stopped the pain, but by then it was really late. So late supper and bed - no blog!

So today has been spent waxing the sideboard, having been to the local DIY superstore to buy wax and coming back with a ton of other stuff as well, including a jet washer. And unwrapping china. It's still a work-in-progress, but Baggy now has a "woman cave". It is slowly being developed into a (very tiny) office, for Creative Clara to use to store her stock, take photographs and work on her little Etsy shop, Realuv. Mind you, she loves the various pieces of china so much, that she's more likely to keep it, than sell it - and she hasn't even unpacked all of it yet! There's a Clarice Cliff plate in the unpacked box! Of course, now she has another cupboard to store things in, so why sell it?............