L.Ann, I hope you enjoyed your walk with your friend.
Laura, I hope you can enjoy a low key day. Having DS and DDil house sit for you while you're away would probably be a break for them too!
Enjoy the county fair, Helian!
Gma, I'm glad your DF is feeling better. Your window frame sounds very pretty.
Harriet , below is a recipe for traditional cucumber sandwiches. BTW, It's very important to butter the bread, as this helps stop it going soggy!
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... g%20slices.
Dogged, to get black marks off a white table top, you could try ( in order from from least abrasive to most abrasive)
Wiping with a damp cloth (you may have to rub a bit) and then drying / polishing with a towel / microfibre cloth
Spray the damp cloth with a little spray multi surface cleaner (I like Flash Lemon) and rub/wipe as before. Then dry/ polish
Try a magic eraser on the black mark (dampen it first ) then wipe with a towel and microfibre cloth
Cream cleaner on a damp cloth (I usually nise Cif) - rub at the mark and then wipe off before drying /polishing
Cream cleaner on the green side of one of those scrubbies
Don't forget to test in an unobtrusive place first to ensure you won't damage the surface!
I find most marks come off using the first three methods with a little bit of elbow grease. I very rarely have to break out the "big guns".
Hi, Peaches!
Progress has been made in the spare room today. The new desk is in place - fortunately it just needed a wipe with a damp cloth to get rid of the marks, and a spray with silicone in in one area to get rid of a sticky patch (old sellotape residue?)
Dneighbour S very kindly helped DH carry the cupboard up from the garage. I've wiped that inside and out, and DH has manoeuvred it into place. As I suspected, he has more "stuff" than will fit in the cupboard , and suggested storing things like staplers, paper clips, scissors etc on top of the cupboard. Just No! Has he forgotten we have three cats, and Matilda in particular likes to treat everything as a toy? Our vet bills are big enough already!!
I did suggest getting an extra shelf (or two) for the cupboard to maximise the space, and he's agreed that's a good idea and is looking into it.
I haven't been upstairs yet to see how everything in the spare room is looking, as I've only just come in from the garden . There in is a big carrier bag of "stuff" in the middle of the sitting room carpet. I'm hoping that disappears soon.
I prepped lunch for tomorrow and made banana bread, and then went outside and did a little deadheading and fed my pots. Matilda is now asleep on my lap.
Freddie 
