A Busy Day

Well, today started bright and early with a phone call - from the electrician, who said my new hob had arrived. Only a short while after he came and fitted it. I am so pleased to have it. I have said that if it gets damaged again, I shall have to get just an ordinary ceramic hob, but I would seriously miss the induction one. The electrician boiled up a couple of pans of water and could not believe how quickly they heated up. I also told him that I can put a saute pan on the hob for as much as 3 hours and it hasn't boiled dry or stuck. He said he is due to be getting his kitchen done soon - and really wants one like mine!

No sooner had he left than The Best Sister In The World came round and did a lot of work in my little garden, planting out the busy lizzies and removing a large plant that was dying. She weeded the beds and pots and took away one pot that I didn't need. I am going to buy a plant at the big garden centre tomorrow for a nice blue pot which had held lobelia which needed to be planted out. In fact there were 3 plants there, so she has arranged them together but with gaps between them. I gave her her full title above because what she did was over and above the call of duty.

Then off to play bridge. It was a most enjoyable afternoon, but would have been better if I had seen a point or two in my hand! After that, back to have tea with the Scrabble group.

So now it is time to start organising my evening meal.

My Wonderful Hob

Almost exactly a year ago I had an induction hob installed in my kitchen. It is my pride and joy (and cost far too much money, too, for an old age pensioner). Shortly after installation, it was damaged on the right hand side; I am not quite sure what happened, but suspect I did it with my super gigantic saute pan. It might have been a supermarket delivery, but I doubt it. No problem, after I plucked up the courage to call the factors, they got in touch with the insurers, who okayed the replacement hob to go ahead.

So today, I peeled and chopped the potatoes and carrots for my tea and also trimmed the ends of the purple sprouting broccoli. So I washed and dried the board and slid it into the gap between the oven and the top cupboards, beside all the others.

However, this particular board is circular, so no doubt you can guess what happened.

Yes, it rolled back out and fell, hard, onto the opposite edge from last time.

So I called the factors, and they have asked me to get a quote from the kitchen company.

I cut myself investigating the damage, but I think I will live.

Unless the factors or the insurance company kill me off before I can do any more damage!