Fragile birdy legs alert!

Hello dear readers................. Welcome to Thursday almost Friday, almost the weekend.

Thank you so much for entering the great tea towel ironing debate from yesterdays post. I now know as a certainty that ironing, and the topic of precisely which items receive the iron treatment, is not something I alone think about, ponder about, even agonise and feel guilty about. How wonderful to be part of a huge group of people who think about the same things as me!

Melissa left me a great comment telling me how to make my iron redundant, which I thought sounded more like magic. I'd never heard of this trick to avoid ironing clothes, or anything else you fancy freeing of its wrinkles. Apparently, Melissa tells me, you put a damp cloth in the clothes dryer with your wrinkly item of clothing, turn the dryer on for ten minutes, and hey presto, your clothing is no longer wrinkled. If I had a clothes dryer, I'd be trying this one out. Melissa says she no longer owns an iron! Is that magic or what?! I personally would feel much more liberated as a woman, if I never had to do another bit of ironing in my life. I don't even want to have to iron the smallest, most beautiful handkerchief in the world. Nope, even if it was so small, it belonged to a mouse, ladybird, or ant. 

Now, just a small question. What do you see in the above photo? When I took the photo, I saw a heart. But after putting it in this post, and thinking about the main subject of this post, I can see a bird in flight. Can you see it? I hope so! Isn't that great? A heart, a bird, isn't it wonderful?!

I just wanted to mention something that was flagged up in a couple of comments, which I thought was important to let everyone know about, just in case you don't already know, which I didn't myself. Apparently you have to be careful with leaving out yarn and thread for the birdies to use in their nests, because birds and chicks can get these caught around their legs, with dire consequences. I understand it's best to keep threads and yarn short, if you're going to leave them out. And apparently natural fibres are better than man made. It doesn't bear thinking about, the image of a bird tangled in threads and yarn, just horrible.

So on a much happier note, Hugo just called from his office asking what I'd like for supper. I'm so glad I won't be making myself 'cereal poured into a bowl, with milk over the top', for the third night running. I bring up the 'cereal for supper' subject with confidence, because I now know from your comments, that eating cereal for a meal is not my habit alone. I couldn't believe how many of you do the same thing! When I mentioned my cereal habit yesterday, I thought I was the only person in the world who did such a thing (I'm made to feel guilty about this cereal habit you see). Of course, it's ridiculous that I should think I was the only person in the world to do this, but I did.

I've requested stir-fry for supper, to make up for all the vegetables I've been missing out on, the last couple of days. Hugo makes a delicious stir fry. While I'm waiting for Hugo to return home and cook supper, there's some ironing that needs doing!

Hmmm, why not put off doing something now, that can be done tomorrow, especially when there's something important, like crochet, that needs doing right this minute! see you tomorrow dear readers. Love Vanessa xxx

Comments

[Karen]

Hi Vanessa, Definitely a heart and a bird in your photo, both my boys can see this too! Hope you gave in to the crochet desire and not the ironing chore. I am usually ironing what my family need just before they should be wearing it. Lovely summer evening here hope its lovely up north too. Karenx

[kitschen pink]

I see foxgloves..... xxx

[melissa]

stir fry sounds wonderful! what time shall I be there?? ROFL!

melissa
in the usa

[melissa]

oh also, about the ironing, if you're looking for crisp creases (say in pants) then the dryer trick won't work. but for everything else that's what I do.

melissa

[SNOOPYDOG]

Oh, I saw a heart before I read down further and then I saw a bird! To add to the ironing debate and having just paid £14 for a new ironing board cover in John Lewis this very morning. My old cover is not so old, which tells me I must do too much ironing.... and no, I don't iron tea towels.... except in the school hols when I have more time, or when they are super new and shiny clean. This indicates, that when I am really busy in term time, I am able to overcome my compulsion to have things ordered and IRONED!So my obsession can't be that severe. Can it? :-))
PS Love your blog!

[Lesley]

oo i saw a bird straight away before i started reading the post - how cool a picture is that ?!
enjoy your stir fry - i appreciate any meal made for me by someone else as it means its not me cooking!!! enjoy your nearly friday, nearly the weekend
Lesley x

[Menopausalmusing]

I see a blog post written by a very honest person. :O) x

[liz]

I see someone diving! Love your blog.

[Maggie]

I saw a kestrel hovering over a wee mouse it had espied in the long grass....

[Lucille]

Yes I see a person without much neck doing a swallow dive. But first I saw the heart. I love the thought of an ant's hanky. I used to have a dear little toy iron and ironing board, but even that would be too big for an ant.

[Aileen]

Crocheting vs ironing there's no debate. My trick is to make sure that everyone in the household has been taught how to iron. Voila!

[Beth]

Great pictures, I saw both the heart and the bird.
Big Hugs, Bethxx

[aqeela]

Mmmm, stir fry, in fact i may just make that for our dinner today! I do all the cooking in this house, ive been married for 4 years and hubby has cooked just twice! He does treat us to takeaways alot though, i guess that kinda counts?!

Aqeela xx