Unravelled Wednesday - the one where I've lost track of time

I have today off as carers leave for my father (dropping him off and picking him up from a standard surgical procedure) and was going about my day when I realised it was Wednesday. That fact has surprised me three time already today. Strange.

Ironing, knitting..my messy day in a photo.

And you would think that a bonus day off would be very productive - well, I would think so. And in some ways it has been. I rode to my parents place and picked up the car dropped my dad at the hospital and then went to the supermarket WITH A CAR. Very exciting. There are some things that are not all that convenient on a bicycle, like sacks of flour and large tins of olive oil. I met Elise for coffee. I did get dinner made, and the ironing done, and a small amount of knitting. I'm knitting "in between" stuff, before I start the Elton Cardigan, so I'm knitting a hat, and then a pair of sneaker liners, and then I'm back to the big stuff.

I'm reading Aftershocks by Marco Kloos. It's military space opera, which I am enjoying. I'm hoping this series is more controlled than his previous series, which just went on and on and I don't even know if it's finished yet. This is on kindle Unlimited, which is great, because I want to make the most of my three month subscription.

And that's another week flown by. As usual on a Wednesday I'm linking up with Kat at As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday.

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