Happy new year

This morning I did some chores and decided it was time to do something about the stained carpet after I had thrown a full mug on chai latte over it! I had been putting it off as I wasn’t quite sure how I could get down that low to really work on it. I have tested the ‘you can’t kneel on a replacement knee’, and found in my case it is depressingly true! Regardless I went to the shops and found a bottle of carpet cleaner for manual use. A while ago I bought a stool frame and made a cushion for it. I haven’t really got room for it in my room so it has been on the landing. I used that to sit on as it is sturdy and lower than the chairs. The cleaner wasn’t expensive and I had my doubts.

Made a good job of staining the carpet didn’t I?

The next pic is just after I had done it and the carpet was still damp, now it is dry it has worked pretty well.

It was a bit dull and damp out but I went for a walk to the beach. Fair few people were doing the same.

Saw this, perhaps they though the poo fairy would bin it for them!

There were a couple more bags left by a groyne.

I did a sketch of the cliffs today.

I have one more photo from the family visit sent to me today.

This afternoon I started de Christmasing wrote a few letters. After tea I decided to go and post them as it may be icy in the morning. Tina said someone had see the northern lights at Mappleton so to look north! I went into the park away from lights and did a night shot which has a five second exposure. The sky was pitch black to the naked eye but I could see it colouring on the screen so did another one zoomed in a bit. May not be the northern lights but quite funky!

Decisions tonight, Vera and the new series of The traitors are on at the same time. Better go and make a cuppa!