An afternoon well spent

We've taken two car-loads of rubbish to the tip this afternoon, a mix of garden waste, plastic, glass, and metal. And, and this is the best bit, I was able to erase an unnecessary apostrophe on a sign while I was there.

Meanwhile, the men came to do the bit of garden for me.

The storage box and water butt will have to go back on it when it's settled but, at least, it's now accessible and looking rather lovely. (Husband says, yes, the storage box has to go back there.)

While the afternoon could be considered a success the same can't be said for the morning's cooking. A birthday cake for Zac's tomorrow evening.

I am going to have to be very creative when I ice this cake! I'm thinking either a scroll or I'll cut it in half and plonk one bit on top of the other.

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I've decided to try and stay off the computer on Sundays and, instead, to do things that bring me pleasure or are relaxing or both. If the computer's on I'm inclined to sit in front of it regardless. 

So yesterday, as well as starting a new jigsaw, I binge-watched The Other Bennett Sister. I'm also reading a book called A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull, in which Jane Austen investigates the mystery of a strange interloper. With everyone called either Jane, Elizabeth, or Mary, I have no idea where fiction ends and reality begins, when, of course, reality doesn't begin because it's all fiction.

Husband and I are also watching Young Sherlock, which I am very much enjoying except for the fact that 'Moriarty' is also in The Other Bennett Sister.