On Monday I had a delivery of shingle and wood, this came just after dinner. I had earlier been in the garden cleaning up and also taking a few shrubs out.
Tuesday I went to the Surgery to make an appointment for a flu jab, got my State Pension and went back home. I needed to get my Pension as my mate was calling on Wednesday and I would owe him at least £100.
Later I shifted some shingle from the front garden, it came in a bag which held a ton. I shifted about 25% of the shingle and transferred it to my orchard where the shingle had become a little sparce.
Yesterday my mate called, it was nice to see him as it is a couple of months since he last called, one way and another we seemed to have something on. He did a few jobs but we had plenty of time to talk also. By the way I did owe him a little more than the £100.
I guess I am feeling my age as most afternoons I need a nap, with this in mind I said to him a little after 2.00.pm. I suggested he leave for home. I thought I would get a little rest but the lad from next door came to see me, he had been on holiday at Hastings for about 5 days break. Of course he had to tell me all about his break but was more happy because he wasn't going to work this week. Among other things he let me know that on Tuesday next week he would not be calling to see me. To be honest he very rarely visits me on a Tuesday. He let me know that he had a visitor so of course I asked him who it was. He tole me it was a speech therapist. I told him that his speech had improved and my best Pal had told me that he was talking much better. I think that is because I get him to talk a lot and if he says something wrong then I get him to say it so that all can understand. By the time he went home it was way past my teatime.
Today I dug up some more shrubs and pruned the remainder. I also shifted another load of shingle and there is less that 25% of it left. I also made some more bread rolls so all in all I once more have had a busy day. I guess I will take no rocking off to sleep tonight.
Incidentally the lad will be here on Saturday morning to help me, mind you I will have done the majority of work but that is just as well because I have just seen the weather forecast, not great for Saturday. More soon.
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Thursday, 22 September 2016
Dental Problems
Yesterday I went to the Dentist informing him that the time was limited for my only molar on the lower jaw. I also informed him that the propriety brands of fixing the dentures in place was a waste of money. On inspection he told me that my mouth had receded a little so the dentures were not fitting correctly. I told him they really never fitted and asked him for his professional advice.
He first told me that he was retiring, I was somewhat surprised as he is not old. He told me that he was 60 and Dental Surgeons that worked for the National Health could retire on a full Pension. He then suggested that he made new impressions for a complete upper and lower set and when they were ready he would extract the loose tooth and fit the dentures. He told me he would make sure that he would see me alright as he was not going to retire until the Spring next year.
No price was given but when I signed the consent form I saw what the price would be, together with the Inspection visit the cost will be well over £250. This may I remind you is what they call looking after you from cradle to grave. The cost is in excess of 2 weeks State Pension.
When I went to reception I asked the receptionist iif I could pay by Debit Card but she noticed it was a contactless payment card too so she just waved it over the paying machine and that was that.
On the way out I tried to see if anything was happening at Lidl but I could see nothing at all.
I then made my way to Louth to Aldi, it is a fine store and the parking facilities are fantastic with the parking areas similar to those offered for disabled parking. In I went and the aisles are very wide. The selection is similar to Lidl but I think the meats are a little better quality. I also bought some coffee, it was cheap and well acceptable.
When I left I called to see my Italian friend to take him some tomato seeds and a tomato. They are plum tomatoes but when I gave him them he told me he was buying the pasta sauce. Still he may grow some.
By the time I arrived home it was well into the afternoon and by the time I had put the groceries away it was way after my dinner time. Still I bought some cooked ham pieces and had a couple of sandwiches which was very nice. More soon.
He first told me that he was retiring, I was somewhat surprised as he is not old. He told me that he was 60 and Dental Surgeons that worked for the National Health could retire on a full Pension. He then suggested that he made new impressions for a complete upper and lower set and when they were ready he would extract the loose tooth and fit the dentures. He told me he would make sure that he would see me alright as he was not going to retire until the Spring next year.
No price was given but when I signed the consent form I saw what the price would be, together with the Inspection visit the cost will be well over £250. This may I remind you is what they call looking after you from cradle to grave. The cost is in excess of 2 weeks State Pension.
When I went to reception I asked the receptionist iif I could pay by Debit Card but she noticed it was a contactless payment card too so she just waved it over the paying machine and that was that.
On the way out I tried to see if anything was happening at Lidl but I could see nothing at all.
I then made my way to Louth to Aldi, it is a fine store and the parking facilities are fantastic with the parking areas similar to those offered for disabled parking. In I went and the aisles are very wide. The selection is similar to Lidl but I think the meats are a little better quality. I also bought some coffee, it was cheap and well acceptable.
When I left I called to see my Italian friend to take him some tomato seeds and a tomato. They are plum tomatoes but when I gave him them he told me he was buying the pasta sauce. Still he may grow some.
By the time I arrived home it was well into the afternoon and by the time I had put the groceries away it was way after my dinner time. Still I bought some cooked ham pieces and had a couple of sandwiches which was very nice. More soon.
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Nuts
A couple of days ago I checked to see my hazelnuts only to notice that the squirrel had found them so I had to go and pick the nuts, not that I had too many this year. The lad came round and I shelled most of them for him. I have dentures that are not the best fitting so I didn't mind giving him the majority of them. I am sure he would not be able to shell the nuts without squashing them to bits.
This morning I saw the squirrel hopping along the fence at the bottom of my garden so obviously I just collected the nuts in time.
We have had poor weather these last few days, no sun at all and plenty of rain. Not that it has made things grow, my runner beans have taken a rest and I don't expect to gather to many more, this morning I didn't even gather enough for a meal. I am not grumbling though because in all honesty I have done well for beans. My marrow plants had a second crop and was thrilled by how many I gathered off one plant. The other plant I managed 3 marrows, the last one being the best which I picked off the plant this morning. I have had double figures from the other plant, I guess it is 12 in all. I hope to have one for my mate who hasn't been here for several weeks. He like me has had several things to do, in his case waiting for a plasterer for a couple of weeks but last Friday he asked him if he could leave his gear there so he told him that was fine. When he rung up on Saturday he told me that this meant almost certainly he would be there this week. Let us hope it does mean that. He also goes to the dentist this week as I do, I am going tomorrow soon after 11.00am. which did mean that if he wished to get here tomorrow it was not possible.
yesterday I saw the Postman, he gave me a letter incidentally from Calor, we discussed how things had grown this year and we both agreed that it has not been a good year for gardeners.
The letter gave me the news that Calor was no longer giving a Boiler Cover but did give me an alternative Company to contact. I thought it was funny because they are quick to send out a renewal notice. However they will honour any contract for 6 weeks. More soon.
This morning I saw the squirrel hopping along the fence at the bottom of my garden so obviously I just collected the nuts in time.
We have had poor weather these last few days, no sun at all and plenty of rain. Not that it has made things grow, my runner beans have taken a rest and I don't expect to gather to many more, this morning I didn't even gather enough for a meal. I am not grumbling though because in all honesty I have done well for beans. My marrow plants had a second crop and was thrilled by how many I gathered off one plant. The other plant I managed 3 marrows, the last one being the best which I picked off the plant this morning. I have had double figures from the other plant, I guess it is 12 in all. I hope to have one for my mate who hasn't been here for several weeks. He like me has had several things to do, in his case waiting for a plasterer for a couple of weeks but last Friday he asked him if he could leave his gear there so he told him that was fine. When he rung up on Saturday he told me that this meant almost certainly he would be there this week. Let us hope it does mean that. He also goes to the dentist this week as I do, I am going tomorrow soon after 11.00am. which did mean that if he wished to get here tomorrow it was not possible.
yesterday I saw the Postman, he gave me a letter incidentally from Calor, we discussed how things had grown this year and we both agreed that it has not been a good year for gardeners.
The letter gave me the news that Calor was no longer giving a Boiler Cover but did give me an alternative Company to contact. I thought it was funny because they are quick to send out a renewal notice. However they will honour any contract for 6 weeks. More soon.
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Apples
If last year is anything to go by I will be slinging about half of those I have carefully saved away. Last year was so mild and damp so I hope this year will be a lot kinder to my fruit.
In the polytunnel I have removed most of the broad beans I set in the heat of the Summer. I can't grumble really as the lad had a portion and I have had a portion and I have enough beans for a couple of meals.
My Neighbour next door told me that his Wife had ordered a Mitsubishi Hybrid car with all the extras. The colour is white and delivery is Thursday, . The neighbour next door to him also bought a new car a Citroen together with a Camper Van, not new but a newer one than they had. It is said he won the Lottery and with the winnings bought the house. It wanted so much doing to it but he has spent a lot on it and it now looks nice.
yesterday was red hot and I had to go to the Surgery and all I had on was a trousers and shirt. Today has been a lot cooler, this morning it was dull but the sun broke through late morning but there was a cool wind off the sea, still I am not complaining. More soon.
Monday, 12 September 2016
Still busy
Today I went to the bottle bank, having over the last 2 days picked up the broken glass panes which had been trodden on.
I originally planned to take them to the bottle bank in the bag which came with the Ton of shingle but it was too heavy for me to lift and I dragged it to the back gate. Unfortunately the bottom became frayed in a few places so I had in reserve a few bird seed bags which I ordered previous and they held 25 kgs. of seed. Anyway I filled 3 of these bags with enough glass so that I could lift them.
Off I went to the Town where the bottle bank was only to notice that they had small port hoes so I pushed in what I could and came back home to break the glass into smaller pieces to fit the portholes.
I had to make 2 trips and still have another one to empty but I am going to the Surgery tomorrow morning to have blood tests so will dispose of the glass then.
The man next door has done all he can do for the present time regarding the fencing, he told me he has to make some more panels but did comment on the chicken wire that I had fixed to deter the rabbits. Yesterday I removed all the chicken wire and spent much of this morning flattening the wire so that I can place some of it in the recycle bin. Still the weather has been kind apart from Saturday where it rained all day. It started around 6.00.am and stopped about 12 hours later. More soon .
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Very very busy
This is a short note informing you who bother to read my blog that I have been very busy.
Last Friday I spent most of the day sorting out the purchase of my new car.
On Monday I had a delivery of a ton of shingle which I started to get ready to put it where I needed it.
Tuesday the lad from next door came to help me, if you could call it help, but in fact he did do a little to help me. I had to get up early so as to get the dinner ready. He wants a pudding, also he likes gravy and told me he wanted peas. Anyway we managed to get most of the shingle disposed before we had dinner. While we were eating dinner he suggested that we call it a day. I told him that we must get enough out of the bag so that we could lift the bag and put it in a wheelbarrow and take it round the back garden. This we did but to be honest I was tired.
Later that day the man from next door started to erect some more fencing panels and had to move some posts that I had. They had rotted in the ground so today I have been lifting those posts, replacing the rotten posts with newer posts which I have once more concreted in, incidentally the
old ones were concreted so that they were hard to dig up. I have just finished and the time now is just after 6. 00.pm. More eventually.
Last Friday I spent most of the day sorting out the purchase of my new car.
On Monday I had a delivery of a ton of shingle which I started to get ready to put it where I needed it.
Tuesday the lad from next door came to help me, if you could call it help, but in fact he did do a little to help me. I had to get up early so as to get the dinner ready. He wants a pudding, also he likes gravy and told me he wanted peas. Anyway we managed to get most of the shingle disposed before we had dinner. While we were eating dinner he suggested that we call it a day. I told him that we must get enough out of the bag so that we could lift the bag and put it in a wheelbarrow and take it round the back garden. This we did but to be honest I was tired.
Later that day the man from next door started to erect some more fencing panels and had to move some posts that I had. They had rotted in the ground so today I have been lifting those posts, replacing the rotten posts with newer posts which I have once more concreted in, incidentally the
old ones were concreted so that they were hard to dig up. I have just finished and the time now is just after 6. 00.pm. More eventually.
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