Catherine's Concierge Service

After a hectic week, I am slowing right down today. Yesterday was the legendary Misofunky market where my other half Lee has a stall. This time it was held in The Venue at Oranmor (or Oranmoor as I call it in my Fife accent!) and as usual, the Misofunky girls organised a great day. I hijacked part of Lee's stall for some knitted mittens and tiny handmade gift bags (see above). It was very busy and Lee was delighted to sell three of his paintings. We are sad to see them go as they looked fantastic in our living room, but they went to good homes. I like having space for more of Lee's creations.

I am glad to have a day off today to relax. All week I've been running around organising things for Lee. I usually live a 'part-time' lifestyle so when I do a 'full-time' of week of activities, I really feel it. My body cries out for rest when I overdo things. I plod along, keeping reasonably well, but weeks like this remind me - 'oh I'm ill!'. I slept until lunchtime today, so I already feel refreshed. It has been wonderful doing nothing of consequence this afternoon!

Lee's currently very busy with work so his personal time is virtually non-existent. Therefore, it falls on me to help! I always joke that I'm Lee's personal secretary, but Claire has suggested that this week I've been more of a specialised concierge service. True. But I want to know - in the word concierge, why does the rule 'i before e, except after c' not come into play? It is typical of the English language to have exceptions just when you least expect it. I will leave you to ponder that one, and feel free to enlighten/correct me about the finer details of this language rule....