22 Days to Boxing Day.

I am so glad I made the most of two days of good weather and more importantly I basked a little in sunshine.

Pirate Santa eloquently shows the difference. West Country Greige is back this morning. He also sets the monotone ( with a pop of red) of my day.

A day of catching up with domestica, also with a pop of red.

Domestica is dull and even duller on a greige day. So enough of that.

So E for 26 Days to Boxing Day.

E is for Education, and you may thank me for this, or not. No monotone.

Hot water bottles have a lifespan. Who knew?  Hot water bottles should be no older than two years. I had no idea. I am sure I have only had about 5 hot water bottles in my life. I am way older than 10! Hot water bottles live an unloved life with me. Only really thought about now when my back aches or my feet are cold. My last hot water bottle did fail, it started to leak. The ‘new’ one is already too old to use officially. I really dont know how I feel about this I imagined we would be together for some time.

Yesterday I learned the Daisy Date Wheel. The way all hot water bottles are marked so we can tell when they are passed their 2 year lifespan.

My hottie was made on the 4th May 2022. Out of date by 7 months!

When I read this yesterday I pondered that I had never seen a daisy on my hottie .  It was a real shock to find the daisy and even worse that she had exceeded her lifespan! The risk of a scold from boiling water should she become faulty seems a risk not worth taking. But I have clearly been taking this risk most of my life.