52 Week Challenge - week by week through 2013

[Sheneval]

Hazel - Very neat and clever - think I'll do the same with my crates of beer - I'll have one space for Monday, one for Tuesday, Wednesday hic, Shaturday, Mondy etc. etc. hic

[Hazel at the Hill]

Oh! End of the month, isn't it? Forgot to list my Challenges to date...

wk1 update blogs
wk2 sort out photos
wk3 sort out attic room
wk4 participate in a seed swap

wk5 visit a cathedral
wk6 complete a jigsaw
wk7 complete a quilt
wk8 buy a pair of glasses

wk9 make bath bombs
wk10 tidy fabric stash
wk11 paint the toolshed
wk12 go for a bra fitting
wk13 smarten up clothes/shoes

wk14 repair mini greenhouse
wk15 clean the windows
wk16 give credit where it is due
wk17 have a beauty treatment

wk18 swim in the sea
wk19 read a classic novel
wk20 make alterations to a garment
wk21 clean the car

wk22 - run in the great midlands fun run
wk23 - clear out the kitchen cupboards
wk24 - go round a maze
wk25 - celebrate the solstice
wk26 - de clutter the wardrobe.

wk27 - Join in with the Work Party
wk28 - Make a Scarecrow
wk29 - Make a batch of Jam
wk30 - Re-arrange the Wine Rack

[veggiechicken]

Hazel - Very neat and clever - think I'll do the same with my crates of beer - I'll have one space for Monday, one for Tuesday, Wednesday hic, Shaturday, Mondy etc. etc. hic

Whatever happened to Shandy...........

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 28 - Fit a Bath lift chair for my 93 year old Mum (not a success )

What a shame, VC.

[veggiechicken]

Week 31 - July 29th - August 4th

Starting August - school holidays and all that stuff .......and boating with the Norfolk Broads for Shen
What about the rest of us ..........what will you do this week

[veggiechicken]

What a shame, VC.

Apparently it moved when she sat on it the first time and she lost confidence to try it again. I've offered to go there and hang around while she bathed, and haul her out (without looking) if she had problems but she wouldn't have that!!
The good news is that the Social Services have been to see her about fitting a walk in bath/shower so it may be sorted anyway.

[mothhawk]

Starting August - school holidays and all that stuff .......and boating with the Norfolk Broads for Shen
What about the rest of us ..........what will you do this week

Turn 4 pounds of wild cherries into jam, if I can remember to buy the sugar.... - never made cherry jam before - never had enough wild cherries, but this year seems to be a massive glut

[Tripmeup]

Double for me this week.....I need to decide what to do with my gooseberries that I picked this evening...
And herself is visiting an Aunt this week for a few days, so i have told her to leave our two year old son at home for the few days and just bring the two girls, so they can relax...
So, he and I are going to do some fun activities whilst they are on their "girly break" - as my 3 year old keeps referring to it!!
That's my challenge this week

[mothhawk]

Not half the week gone and challenge done already! 'Twas an easy one though.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Play that funky music - Wild Cherry (of course!)

[bramble]

Clear out all the strawberry plants as they are finished now.
Clear out the peas as they are finished as well.
Dig over the whole patch and plant out the second lot of peas which are now waiting to go in.

Thats my challenge for July 29th to August 4th.

Didn't do any challenges for the month of July. Too busy taking my grandkids on trips to keep them amused.

[veggiechicken]

Week 31 Challenge completed - Get rid of a thug of a Kiwi fruit vine and put a greenhouse in its place

I didn't do all of this, but I did cut down the kiwi and an overgrown tangle of jasmine and clematis to clear the space. Where I could, I helped with the menial tasks, like glass washing and making tea - but most of the time I kept out of the way
The flooring will be done this week and a few broken panes will be replaced. Then GH No. 3 will be ready for action

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 31 Challenge

Clean out the Fridge

I used to have a fridge/freezer, which had the fridge bit at the top, so seeing exactly what was in there was a doddle. Now I have an undercounter fridge which seems to have more hidden corners in it - although Domino cat does find it more convenient for browsing should the door be open for more than a second or two.

I suspect that the collection of half used jars that lurk in the back might need some scrutiny, and I noticed a couple of ring marks on the shelves the other day. That coupled with the top door shelf containing a piece of ginger which shrinks and dries a little more each day of the several months that it has been there, along with a wizened half a lemon means that the fridge could do with a clear out and a good clean.

A half remembered piece of information about bicarbonate of soda made me go and have a look online about fridge cleaning, and sure enough Ch4 'DIY - Cleaning Tips - How to Clean a Fridge' stared off by detailing the every week task of 'removing fridge shelves and compartments and wash them in warm soapy water, then rinse & dry...'

Every week. Blimey! Best get the marigolds on and look sharp!



My stocktake revealed some a jar of elderly pickle, which went in the batch of ratatouille I was making; a lock'n'lock of homemade tomato/pepper sauce, also elderly. That went in the ratatouille too. A few capers were left in the jar, which I chucked in the salad I had for tea; but the tomato puree kept - no one takes any notice of the 'once opened eat within 5 days' on tomato puree tubes, do they?

I put the two unopened jars of redcurrant jelly in the cupboard & kept out the open one; and I chucked away the ginger & half lemon.

All shelves duly washed with warm soapy water; the body of the fridge wiped down with bicarb of soda (2tsp to a litre, if you were wondering). I pulled the fridge out, cleaning the outer surfaces, and the (rather revolting) floor underneath. I even dusted the grill thing at the back.



Then put it all back together again - and I have a shiny tidy fridge - so that's my week 31 Challenge - done!

[PyreneesPlot]

Not very exciting, but I did brush down and and then re-polish the dining table. Hasn't been done for a while and the house now smells of polish, which is nice, too.

[veggiechicken]

Week 32 - August 5th - 11th

What's it to be this week ?
Don't forget, dear readers, - you can join in at any time - so why not start this week?