A whole load of 'firsts' took place these past couple of days.
The first car boot sale of the season - unbelievably early as last year my first car boot was at the beginning of May. A surprising number of sellers, although a lot of them were traders, and a whole lot of eager buyers. I didn't come away with anything wonderful - some nice toiletries @ 50p each and a 20p Spiderman T-shirt for DN - but it was just fantastic to be tramping round a car boot sale once again. Boy, have I missed the thrill of a car boot sale on a Sunday morning over the winter.
The first time the back door has been propped open and left that way for a few hours since sometime last autumn. It's so nice to feel the house filling up with fresh air once again. Yesterday the door stayed wide open until it got dusk when it seemed the temperature plummeted and I had to shut the door and put on the heating again.
The first grass cut of the season this morning, prompted by the whine of electric lawnmowers from all directions yesterday afternoon. It was surprisingly easy to cut (I always dread the first cut of the year as it can be murder to get the mower through longish wet grass) and I really quite enjoyed being out in the garden with the mower again. The grass always looks so nice when it has just been cut - although, sadly, that effect never lasts very long.
The first time I've ever seen a knitted clock cosy!! These were featured in Saturday's Telegraph magazine. Slightly mad but also very covetable.
Yes, we had the door open yesterday too! Makes me feel so excited when it's sunny and mild (ish...!). Looks nice this morning too!
Posted by: Catherine | 03/17/2009 at 06:53 AM
Lucky you with the booty. I was supposed to be going to one but overslept after a tiring day at the hospital.
Wasn't the weekend lovely? Felt like spring had finally sprung after all and my windows were all open to allow the freshness to circulate.
Posted by: sharie | 03/17/2009 at 01:36 PM