It's the little things......

I was going to say I'm easily pleased, but actually I'm probably not!

 

 However I did have reason to smile last weekend, mainly I was thankful for the weather - yes the torrential showers, grey skies, thunder, lightning and occasional hail stones!

I should explain..... I know that this is the time of year most people are wishing for sunshine and just the odd shower to water the garden and by nature I would be the same. But as a cricket widow I sometimes despair of the fine weather and endless matches,  the many hours spent driving to and from fields dotted around the county and often the country. Much as I like a picnic there are limits and spending at least 2 days every week between April and September eating sandwiches, fruit and cake (and inadvertently taking part in the 'who's mum/wife bakes the best cake and prepares the best snacks' competition.) for three meals a day on each of those days, I reach my limit pretty quickly!

 

 We start the summer going to county cricket meets where I'm always feeling like a round peg in a square hole surrounded by Boden clad skinny ladies and men in mustard coloured corduroy trousers (I think it's a uniform) but I do have a great picnic with home made salads, quiches and cakes. However come early September I've run out of steam and turn up in my leggings (see earlier post) with a Tesco carrier bag full of budget sausage rolls and a cheese bap.

 

Anyway last weekend had been making me nervous from the previous Monday as, according to the calendar, we had 7 cricket matches to attend one way or another, between Friday and Sunday. I woke in a cold sweat more than once (some would say it's my age but as ever I blame the cricket!) wondering where I should be and at what time.

 

Friday dawned and Number 2 son hauled his enormous cricket kit bag off to the school bus, scraping most of the paint of the hall walls and front door as he went. The schedule was that after the school match in the afternoon someone had to pick him and his kit up and drive
 him straight to the next match to play for his club -
possibly picking up a snack from a takeaway if there was time.
 If there wasn't time for food he'd have to starve, my husband prioritises these things you know!!

 

However due to the torrential rain all matches were called off, cancelled late enough in the day to throw me right into a muddle but cancelled none the less - 1 point to me I believe!

 

Saturday dawned and Number 1 son had to be dropped off for his match and The Builder and Number 2 son got ready for their match, by some strange fluke both of these matches were played despite the grey skies. 1 point each now.

 

Sunday was weighing heavily on my mind as Little Miss was due to play in a morning cricket match starting at 9am at a pitch 40 minutes away, and I was on taxi duty. Number 2 son was due to play in his first County match of the year and Number 1 son was playing club cricket, both in opposite directions! I woke early with thoughts of picnics and flasks of coffee but by 7.30am the first call came, Little Miss's match was off - another point to me I believe, I stayed in bed! At 8am the other 2 matches were called off, another 2 points to me and I'm very happy now.

 

So with a rare moment of time free The Builder agreed to tick an item off
my to-do list of DIY jobs around the house.
He actually doesn't know I have a to-do list, he'd probably leave home if he saw it!

 

It was a simple job of putting up 2 shelves in the laundry room, I've waited about a year for them. We got a step closer when he claimed an off cut of solid oak worktop which was being thrown out from a job he worked on but sadly that was 6 months ago. I bought the brackets around a year ago but some jobs have taken longer than that so I mustn't grumble
(I will obviously, and frequently)

 

Anyway saws and sanders appeared and holes were drilled, within an hour I was arranging things on the shelves and admiring them.

I did get a few strange looks when I photographed them!

I am super happy with the result, possibly worth the wait??

 

 

Actually when I look at the photo's I realise that they are, after all, just two shelves!

But they've made me smile anyway!

 

 We also managed a trip to a tea room just along the road, dodging another shower. You can't beat a cup of tea and a homemade scone, especially if it wasn't made in my home.

 

So all in all I won at the weekend, thanks to the "perfect" weather!

 Hooray for rain I say, I expect I'm alone in that!

It's a different story this weekend though, all the cricket seems to be on, three matches today and two tomorrow. I was on Number 2 son's school match duty today, I wasn't too cross as it was in a favourite town of mine, with a very favourite deli come coffee shop.
 I know I should be on the boundary cheering (or clapping politely as it's cricket)
but I have a Little Miss to entertain so what can you do?
Holt is a beautiful place and one which I generally only see on Christmas Eve, I didn't realise how busy it could be on a Summer Saturday.

"Entertaining" Little Miss with cocktails and scones!

Lots of houses faced with flint stones, very common in North Norfolk in particular, and very pretty.

Oh and we saw a little cricket, lovely ground isn't it?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, it's a sunny one!