On Monday evening we had a heavy shower of rain so yesterday I looked out for the lad from next door so we could set a few plants that I had promised him. I didn't see him until the early afternoon when I saw the car pulling in their driveway. When it stopped I asked the carer if the lad was with her. She told me he was so I asked her to tell the lad I wished to see him. When he got out the car I asked him if he was prepared to go to the garden with me so that we could plant the broccoli and some leeks. He said he would and I asked him to pop round when he was ready.
It wasn't long before the door bell rang, it was the lad so I first told him that as I had been for a haircut earlier that morning I called in at the shop opposite and bought a large bottle of lemonade so that we could have, before we started a port and lemon drink. He told me all he had to eat was a sausage roll so the drink went down well.
I had to take my fork and rake with me because the garden was covered in weeds and bluebells. Naturally I had to do the digging but I kept telling him to pick out the weeds and bluebell bulbs and toss them away. It took quite a while for there must have been at least 100 bluebell bulbs and plenty of weeds too. I did warn him of the abundance of bluebells and were very hard to get rid of completely.
We, mainly I managed to clear enough ground to set the plants so off we went round to my place again to fetch the plants. I told him to get plenty of water because we were going to get the plants in the ground so it had to be watered well.
He filled his watering can and I told him to give the holes that I had made for the leeks, plenty of water and when I had planted them I told him to give them another good drink. He had to fill the watering can a couple of times. Then it came to planting the broccoli. I only had 4 plants left, one being a little smaller than the other 3 so h planted that small one in his greenhouse. I made him fill the holes with water and when I planted them told him once more to give them a good drink.
Then it came to making a cage to protect them from the pigeons, incidentally the cabbage plants he had set out were eaten by the pigeons. He didn't seem to understand for he had told me they had been eaten but all he did was put slug pellets down. As soon as I saw them I told him that it was not the slugs but wood pigeons so we made a cage to protect the broccoli plants. I did tell him that we must also protect them soon from the butterflies because they would lay their eggs on the leaves and the caterpillars would eat the leaves up ruining the plants.
By the time I was done it was my teatime and I must have been tired because I had a little nap after. In fact I was a little late in getting up this morning. I guess it was catching for the lad wishes me to wave to him every morning he goes to work. This morning he didn't catch the bus, I guess he overslept. I will eventually find out. More soon.
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Thursday 25 May 2017
Difference
What a difference a few days make. Last week we were freezing and the Central heating on but these last few days the weather has improved so that today is HOT, in fact too hot for me. As one gets older I personally can't stand the extremes. When it is cold at least I can put the heating on but when it is hot there is nothing I can do about it.
This morning around 10.00.am. the door bell rang, it was the lad from next door, he had overslept so missed the bus to work. I was pleased he came round for two reasons. The first was that I had a few more strawberries ripe in the polytunnel. The second was that my water butt on the greenhouse was beginning to drip from the joint where the tap is, also the water just trickled out instead of a full flow.
I had a good look and began to empty it and noticed the water was not as clean as I would like it to be, mind you it has been there for at least 20 years. I showed the lad and told him what I intended to do, that was to empty the butt take the barrel to the cold water tap and clean it, also try to tighten up the tap fittings. To be honest it didn't take long to do, I guess less than 30 minutes. All I can hope for is that the tap doesn't leak any longer. For this to be checked it has to rain a considerable amount.
We then had a cold drink. unfortunately for us I didn't have any lemonade so port and lemon was off the list but I did have some sugar free orange juice which went down well.
Incidentally he had come round with his scooter and was on about washing it with the waterless fluid which he had seen on the Television. I told him that we would use the waterless fluid on my car and then on his scooter. He readily agreed and out we went, firstly getting the car out of the garage then gave him some microfibre cloths and started to spray on the fluid. What it entails is that you apply the fluid, rub the dirt off the vehicle than buff the paintwork and glass. With my car being rather clean it took about 15 minutes to give the car a good do. I showed him how smooth the paintwork was after a quick buff with the microfibre cloth. He could see the difference. Then it was his scooter. I sprayed it all over but especially on the rubber where his feet go. As we went along he was so impressed that he told me he was going to put it straight away so that it didn't get dirty.
After a few more minutes round mine it was off to his place. He had told me that his cabbage had been eaten but on looking I told him that it was not the slugs or snails but they had been eaten by wood pigeons, they had made a mess of them. We then did a bit of weeding and when I saw his Carer I told her that soon I would bring a few lee plants round and a broccoli plant. She smiled and told me she liked broccoli. I suppose when I go round I will have to take my garden fork with me to dig up a piece of ground when we sort a piece out. I looked at his broad beans which look good, I also looked at his tomatoes which are good too. I found a side shoot a week or so ago and told him to stick it in the ground, keep it well watered and it would grow. A few days ago he told me the plant had died but today I saw he had kept watering it and it was growing.
Finally I looked in the greenhouse earlier at mine and noticed a couple of small cucumbers on them. They are a variety called burpless. My mate told me that they would probably be all female but they are not, however they are very easy to see.
I suppose that the hot weather will not last for this week end it is the Spring Bank Holiday so I expect it to turn cooler with perhaps some rain. More soon.
This morning around 10.00.am. the door bell rang, it was the lad from next door, he had overslept so missed the bus to work. I was pleased he came round for two reasons. The first was that I had a few more strawberries ripe in the polytunnel. The second was that my water butt on the greenhouse was beginning to drip from the joint where the tap is, also the water just trickled out instead of a full flow.
I had a good look and began to empty it and noticed the water was not as clean as I would like it to be, mind you it has been there for at least 20 years. I showed the lad and told him what I intended to do, that was to empty the butt take the barrel to the cold water tap and clean it, also try to tighten up the tap fittings. To be honest it didn't take long to do, I guess less than 30 minutes. All I can hope for is that the tap doesn't leak any longer. For this to be checked it has to rain a considerable amount.
We then had a cold drink. unfortunately for us I didn't have any lemonade so port and lemon was off the list but I did have some sugar free orange juice which went down well.
Incidentally he had come round with his scooter and was on about washing it with the waterless fluid which he had seen on the Television. I told him that we would use the waterless fluid on my car and then on his scooter. He readily agreed and out we went, firstly getting the car out of the garage then gave him some microfibre cloths and started to spray on the fluid. What it entails is that you apply the fluid, rub the dirt off the vehicle than buff the paintwork and glass. With my car being rather clean it took about 15 minutes to give the car a good do. I showed him how smooth the paintwork was after a quick buff with the microfibre cloth. He could see the difference. Then it was his scooter. I sprayed it all over but especially on the rubber where his feet go. As we went along he was so impressed that he told me he was going to put it straight away so that it didn't get dirty.
After a few more minutes round mine it was off to his place. He had told me that his cabbage had been eaten but on looking I told him that it was not the slugs or snails but they had been eaten by wood pigeons, they had made a mess of them. We then did a bit of weeding and when I saw his Carer I told her that soon I would bring a few lee plants round and a broccoli plant. She smiled and told me she liked broccoli. I suppose when I go round I will have to take my garden fork with me to dig up a piece of ground when we sort a piece out. I looked at his broad beans which look good, I also looked at his tomatoes which are good too. I found a side shoot a week or so ago and told him to stick it in the ground, keep it well watered and it would grow. A few days ago he told me the plant had died but today I saw he had kept watering it and it was growing.
Finally I looked in the greenhouse earlier at mine and noticed a couple of small cucumbers on them. They are a variety called burpless. My mate told me that they would probably be all female but they are not, however they are very easy to see.
I suppose that the hot weather will not last for this week end it is the Spring Bank Holiday so I expect it to turn cooler with perhaps some rain. More soon.
Tuesday 23 May 2017
There's nothing wrong with me
Now for a progress report on the bib and brace overalls. I found the place easy enough although the place was a little cramped. There were 2 cars parked on a small piece there was also a very small front garden. Her Husband was out in the garden and met me he knocked on the door and out came the Seamstress. She invited me in and asked me to remove my shoes, not that they had any dirt on at all but I did as requested, then it was in to her place of work. It was a long narrow place which she told me it was originally a Conservatory. I showed her the bib and brace and she informed me there would not be a problem but told me that she sourced the material from Germany but added that it was good material.
Then it was her health that she began to talk about, this took about 20 minutes, I began to feel much better. It was then her Parents, her Mother was in a Nursing Home and her Father who was 85 lived alone in a rented property and that when they eventually died almost certainly they would move back to Nottingham, that is where her Parents lived. They originally came to live at the Coast because it was nice and flat. It was next her Husband, h, she let me know was 10 years older than her and had to wait until he was 66 to retire she than said that she was 50 in a few weeks time.
It seems ages that I was there, mainly because of the conversation but eventually I told her I had to be going, I did spend another 10 minutes with the Couple out in the small front garden which he was tending.
I left to go to the Surgery to make an appointment for a Blood test, this was straight forward as I have my own forms for the Hospital. When I left the surgery I went to the Public Car Park, there is a bottle bank, I had taken an empty coffee jar. As I drove up the roadway I notice an old Lady struggling so when I pulled in I asked her if I could help. She asked me if I didn't mind putting the 2 brandy bottles in the bottle bank for her, She added that she had 2 tots of Brandy every night and measured it because she had to be careful for she was on medication. I just said to her that we all were on some sort of medication but we must ignore how much we were on as much as possible. She agreed and told me that she had to make an effort to get out of the Caravan so that she didn't get fed up of seeing the same walls. I must admit she was I guess in the late 80s, she also had walking aids too as it looked as if she had hip problems. She thanked me for assisting her and I told her it was no problem at all. With that I got into my car and drived home realising that I was nowhere near as bad as some are. In fact it made me feel better.
By the way the Seamstress let me know that the bib and brace, a couple would not be ready until late September at the earliest. She charges £15 an hour which in tody's market is not that bad really. More soon.
Thursday 18 May 2017
Washout
Yesterday it rained all day and at times very heavy rain. This morning I saw the Postman and he told me that he measured the rain gauge and in millimeters it measured just under 40. According to mine, here we had almost 2" of rain.
It reminds me of my late Mother after a long dry spell which we have had here she would say " It has forgotten how to rain, unfortunately when it remembers how to rain it forgets ho to stop." This seems to be true for although today has been sunny at times tomorrow is forecast to be dull and wet again.
I made the most of the weather this morning and planted out some plants that I have been waiting to plant out for some time. Whilst I was in the garden I heard a Cuckoo, a most unusual sound these days. When we were young many years ago in April and May you could hear the sound of a Cuckoo very regular but to see them wasn't easy. They are a dull looking bird and much larger than say a blackbird. This Cuckoo was travelling so I heard it singing for about a minute.
My mate called yesterday and we emptied, well almost emptied my very large water butt. With all the rain we have had yesterday it is just over half full and if the forecast is correct, I expect to see the gauge well over 3/4 full. Let us hope that we have cleaned the butt sufficiently.
On Monday I am going to a Seamstress, for a first consultation about making a pair of bib and brace. I know I can get them anywhere but not the style that British Railway bib and brace are. As I am now wearing the last set which I was given in the 1960s. I left in 1964, so that they are getting a little past their best. The lady lives a few miles away and she generally makes Wedding Dresses so it will not be cheap. Let us hope she can do the goods to my satisfaction. Of course I will keep everyone who bothers to read this blog informed. More soon.
It reminds me of my late Mother after a long dry spell which we have had here she would say " It has forgotten how to rain, unfortunately when it remembers how to rain it forgets ho to stop." This seems to be true for although today has been sunny at times tomorrow is forecast to be dull and wet again.
I made the most of the weather this morning and planted out some plants that I have been waiting to plant out for some time. Whilst I was in the garden I heard a Cuckoo, a most unusual sound these days. When we were young many years ago in April and May you could hear the sound of a Cuckoo very regular but to see them wasn't easy. They are a dull looking bird and much larger than say a blackbird. This Cuckoo was travelling so I heard it singing for about a minute.
My mate called yesterday and we emptied, well almost emptied my very large water butt. With all the rain we have had yesterday it is just over half full and if the forecast is correct, I expect to see the gauge well over 3/4 full. Let us hope that we have cleaned the butt sufficiently.
On Monday I am going to a Seamstress, for a first consultation about making a pair of bib and brace. I know I can get them anywhere but not the style that British Railway bib and brace are. As I am now wearing the last set which I was given in the 1960s. I left in 1964, so that they are getting a little past their best. The lady lives a few miles away and she generally makes Wedding Dresses so it will not be cheap. Let us hope she can do the goods to my satisfaction. Of course I will keep everyone who bothers to read this blog informed. More soon.
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Extra
I have been meaning to mention this for a while but as I get older I forget much more often.
It will soon be time to take cuttings, this is a cheap way of propagating. It was my Italian Pal that told me this and he gave me some rose tree cuttings. He had noticed the neighbour had cut some of his roses down and left the cuttings. My Pal gathered some up and stuck them in some compost. All that he put in the compost grew and were true to form. In other words they wer just the same as the parent plant. I have tried it and found it was true. So anyone reading this blog and wishes to expand their rose bed then you now know just what to do.
I must say don't take very young cuttings but more nature cuttings, I can guarantee they will root. It will certainly save many pounds as the Garden Centres charge a large amount for young Rose bushes. More, a little later than tomorrow.
It will soon be time to take cuttings, this is a cheap way of propagating. It was my Italian Pal that told me this and he gave me some rose tree cuttings. He had noticed the neighbour had cut some of his roses down and left the cuttings. My Pal gathered some up and stuck them in some compost. All that he put in the compost grew and were true to form. In other words they wer just the same as the parent plant. I have tried it and found it was true. So anyone reading this blog and wishes to expand their rose bed then you now know just what to do.
I must say don't take very young cuttings but more nature cuttings, I can guarantee they will root. It will certainly save many pounds as the Garden Centres charge a large amount for young Rose bushes. More, a little later than tomorrow.
Very mild
I went out to place my repeat prescriptions in at my local Surgery what surprised me most was how warm it was outside. By the way I indicated whether I was able to put my repeat prescriptions in the box but was given the thumbs up. Now we wait for the arrival of my medication.
On Sunday the lad from next door came round, we had a shower on Saturday but nothing to shout about. He wanted to see just how his vegetables were progressing, in act one of his tomatoes looks better than mine. I noticed the cabbage we had set looked good his onion sets were beginning to grow, his early potatoes ars looking good too as normal his shallots look fine. He does have about a dozen fruitless on his pear tree but I have warned him that quite a few may drop off and that the most I have ever had from the young tree was 4. Last year it flowered but looked as if it would die but recovered in the summer months. This year it looks quite well and hopefully next year he will have lots of pears on his tree.
No sooner had I returned home when the doorbell rang, it was the lad, he came to see if I wished anything as he was going swimming at 11.00.am. in I think Skegness. He also told me that tomorrow(Wednesday)he would not be going to work as the carers were taking both of the boarders out for the day but he didn't know where they were going.
We went up to the orchard part, it sounds like I have a large garden but it is not so. It has been gravelled over but some weeds seem to find their way to grow. I bet we picked up well over 100 small weeds, this primarily is that last night we did have a little more rain, during the day it was just very light rain. This has made the weeds shoot up so I will be on my toes looking for weeds. Probably not tomorrow as the forecast is for rain turning heavy as the day progresses. If the forecast is like today it will be correct. It said that rain would gradually spread to this area this afternoon and this is so as it is beginning to rain quite steadily. Mind you we really do need it as the ground up to 3" deep is very dry, once you get well into the ground it is still moist.
My mate will be here tomorrow so I will be busy getting ready for him in the morning so with the forecast, no weeding tomorrow.
Finally the lad told me he would probably go to visit his Parents in Lincoln on Saturday but he said he would not bother if the weather forecast was poor. By the looks he might just make it as the forecast for the week end is for sunny periods and showers. More soon.
On Sunday the lad from next door came round, we had a shower on Saturday but nothing to shout about. He wanted to see just how his vegetables were progressing, in act one of his tomatoes looks better than mine. I noticed the cabbage we had set looked good his onion sets were beginning to grow, his early potatoes ars looking good too as normal his shallots look fine. He does have about a dozen fruitless on his pear tree but I have warned him that quite a few may drop off and that the most I have ever had from the young tree was 4. Last year it flowered but looked as if it would die but recovered in the summer months. This year it looks quite well and hopefully next year he will have lots of pears on his tree.
No sooner had I returned home when the doorbell rang, it was the lad, he came to see if I wished anything as he was going swimming at 11.00.am. in I think Skegness. He also told me that tomorrow(Wednesday)he would not be going to work as the carers were taking both of the boarders out for the day but he didn't know where they were going.
We went up to the orchard part, it sounds like I have a large garden but it is not so. It has been gravelled over but some weeds seem to find their way to grow. I bet we picked up well over 100 small weeds, this primarily is that last night we did have a little more rain, during the day it was just very light rain. This has made the weeds shoot up so I will be on my toes looking for weeds. Probably not tomorrow as the forecast is for rain turning heavy as the day progresses. If the forecast is like today it will be correct. It said that rain would gradually spread to this area this afternoon and this is so as it is beginning to rain quite steadily. Mind you we really do need it as the ground up to 3" deep is very dry, once you get well into the ground it is still moist.
My mate will be here tomorrow so I will be busy getting ready for him in the morning so with the forecast, no weeding tomorrow.
Finally the lad told me he would probably go to visit his Parents in Lincoln on Saturday but he said he would not bother if the weather forecast was poor. By the looks he might just make it as the forecast for the week end is for sunny periods and showers. More soon.
Thursday 11 May 2017
Online shopping
On Saturday I received through the Post a circular offering me clothes. As I wished to buy some lightweight summer Polo shirts I look ed at what they had to offer. They were not cheap and it was their own brand so I decided to go Online to check to see if there were any offers.
To be honest I stumbled on Sports Direct. There they had an offer which suggested they were selling at a large discount as I presume they wanted to get new stock in.
I looked at the short sleeved lightweight Polo shirts. The brand was Slazenger so it was a well named brand. What surprised me most of all was the range of colours they had. Anyway I decided to buy 4 shirts the colours are Deep purple. sky blue. teal and burgundy, all in a medium size.
I decided to pay by Pay Pal and immediately received an e-mail from them stating that a request had been made for payment, not that I pay before, I only pay after I have received the goods.
I then had an e-mail from Sports Direct thanking me for purchasing the goods however when I looked further down it stated that this didn't mean a contract had been made as they would check to see if they had the goods I required was available.
On Sunday I was contacted by Sports Direct informing me that the good were in the warehouse and that they would contact me once the goods were in transit.
Tuesday morning I went to get my State Pension and do a little shopping, I guess I got back about 9.30.am. No sooner had I arrived home the door bell rang it was Hermes the delivery people. I remarked how quick it had been. No sooner had I got back in the home when the phone rang, it was a telephone sms message informing me that the goods had been delivered to the Courier and delivery would be that day.
I then turned on my computer and saw I had 3 messages from Sports Direct. The first was to inform me that the goods was in transit. This was timed at 9.05.am.
The second message was that the goods had been delivered to the Courier.
The third message was to inform me that the goods had been delivered.
To be honest I have never had such service from any Online sales and I could not fault the service at all. With the 4 shirts and postage the total cost was £22 all but a penny the quality of the shirts is good and I am well satisfied with the products. More soon.
To be honest I stumbled on Sports Direct. There they had an offer which suggested they were selling at a large discount as I presume they wanted to get new stock in.
I looked at the short sleeved lightweight Polo shirts. The brand was Slazenger so it was a well named brand. What surprised me most of all was the range of colours they had. Anyway I decided to buy 4 shirts the colours are Deep purple. sky blue. teal and burgundy, all in a medium size.
I decided to pay by Pay Pal and immediately received an e-mail from them stating that a request had been made for payment, not that I pay before, I only pay after I have received the goods.
I then had an e-mail from Sports Direct thanking me for purchasing the goods however when I looked further down it stated that this didn't mean a contract had been made as they would check to see if they had the goods I required was available.
On Sunday I was contacted by Sports Direct informing me that the good were in the warehouse and that they would contact me once the goods were in transit.
Tuesday morning I went to get my State Pension and do a little shopping, I guess I got back about 9.30.am. No sooner had I arrived home the door bell rang it was Hermes the delivery people. I remarked how quick it had been. No sooner had I got back in the home when the phone rang, it was a telephone sms message informing me that the goods had been delivered to the Courier and delivery would be that day.
I then turned on my computer and saw I had 3 messages from Sports Direct. The first was to inform me that the goods was in transit. This was timed at 9.05.am.
The second message was that the goods had been delivered to the Courier.
The third message was to inform me that the goods had been delivered.
To be honest I have never had such service from any Online sales and I could not fault the service at all. With the 4 shirts and postage the total cost was £22 all but a penny the quality of the shirts is good and I am well satisfied with the products. More soon.
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Winter?
The weather here this last week or so has been very windy very cold and very cloudy. It has reminded me of when I was in Business many years ago.
In fact it was 1975. The warmest Summer we have had in ages but it didn't start off like that. I had a cafe/restaurant and it was Spring Bank Holiday. This family had been to Mablethorpe for several years and always had their dinner(lunch to the posh folks) the family consisted of Mum and Dad a young lad aged about 14 who was mentally disturbed and the Mother's Mother. She would be in her late 60s the Family grown ups would be around 40 years of age.
It was the Father of the Boy who was the only one who could controll him. According to my late Father the lad was in a secure home but they allowed the parents to take him on holiday. To be honest he seemed to be no trouble at all. They always came for their meal early so that they could get away for we got busy with the lunchtime rush.
We found out that they stayed in a Holiday Complex so not in a caravan but a Chalet.
Well this year it was just like it is now, bitter cold and the Grandmother told my Father that the only heating was a small electric heating element just above the entrance door. She told my Father that if it didn't warm up she was going back home as it was just too cold.
believe it or not, they had snow in early June in Derbyshire where there was a First Class Cricket Match on. I think this was on Tuesday but by Friday it had warmed up very nicely.
The Family was booked in for 2 weeks as normal but on the second week with the temperature rising fast the Grandmother told me Father that it was just too hot for her and she couldn't believe that a few days earlier she was in the Arctic conditions.
They did stick it out for the rest of the week and seemed to be happy with the weather too.
They came for a few years. I didn't mention this before but the Mother of the lad was very large, what you would certainly call very obese but the last time thy all came we didn't recognise the Mother, she was obviously not well at all, I guess she had lost well over 12 stone in weight and looked dreadful although we treated her as if nothing had changed although she had little energy but she didn't want to spoil the rest of them enjoying their holiday.
Unfortunately we never saw then again but we guessed that the Mother had subsequently passed away.
Let us hope that this year will be on the same sort of track which means it will be a very warm dry Summer. Mind you I hope we get some rain for I am waiting to plant out a lot of bedding plants. I did plant some broccoli plants out but they succomed to the dry, cold windy weather. I have sown more seeds. More soon.
In fact it was 1975. The warmest Summer we have had in ages but it didn't start off like that. I had a cafe/restaurant and it was Spring Bank Holiday. This family had been to Mablethorpe for several years and always had their dinner(lunch to the posh folks) the family consisted of Mum and Dad a young lad aged about 14 who was mentally disturbed and the Mother's Mother. She would be in her late 60s the Family grown ups would be around 40 years of age.
It was the Father of the Boy who was the only one who could controll him. According to my late Father the lad was in a secure home but they allowed the parents to take him on holiday. To be honest he seemed to be no trouble at all. They always came for their meal early so that they could get away for we got busy with the lunchtime rush.
We found out that they stayed in a Holiday Complex so not in a caravan but a Chalet.
Well this year it was just like it is now, bitter cold and the Grandmother told my Father that the only heating was a small electric heating element just above the entrance door. She told my Father that if it didn't warm up she was going back home as it was just too cold.
believe it or not, they had snow in early June in Derbyshire where there was a First Class Cricket Match on. I think this was on Tuesday but by Friday it had warmed up very nicely.
The Family was booked in for 2 weeks as normal but on the second week with the temperature rising fast the Grandmother told me Father that it was just too hot for her and she couldn't believe that a few days earlier she was in the Arctic conditions.
They did stick it out for the rest of the week and seemed to be happy with the weather too.
They came for a few years. I didn't mention this before but the Mother of the lad was very large, what you would certainly call very obese but the last time thy all came we didn't recognise the Mother, she was obviously not well at all, I guess she had lost well over 12 stone in weight and looked dreadful although we treated her as if nothing had changed although she had little energy but she didn't want to spoil the rest of them enjoying their holiday.
Unfortunately we never saw then again but we guessed that the Mother had subsequently passed away.
Let us hope that this year will be on the same sort of track which means it will be a very warm dry Summer. Mind you I hope we get some rain for I am waiting to plant out a lot of bedding plants. I did plant some broccoli plants out but they succomed to the dry, cold windy weather. I have sown more seeds. More soon.
Thursday 4 May 2017
Windy washing day
Today I decided to change my bed linen including my throwover, not a sensible thing to do as the winds over these last few days have been very strong, but with the sun putting in an appearance for the first time in a few days I went for it.
With the new washing machine the throwover with the sheets, pillowcases and pyjamas the washer made light work of it.
With the winds being so strong I expected them to dry well, unfortunately when I looked out I could see that some of the washing had been blown off the line. With the weather being so dry at least the sheets didn't pick up any soil or dirt at all.
This morning with the sun shining I looked over at the lad's garden. I had given him a small piece of netting and noticed he had tried to protect some of his garden so with that in mind I went and found another roll of netting for him.
As he finishes work early on a Monday and Thursday I looked out for him soon after 2.45.pm. I explained to him that as I hadn't much time I would go with him right away to reset some of the onion sets then cover them up with the netting. He agreed so we went round to his place, I picked up several bricks and told him to get some water so that we could water where the onion sets would be rest so as to give them some sort of a start. It took about 20 minutes in all and of course he had to show his tomatoes which look nice.
The carer had washing hanging out on the line but I noticed that 3 items had blown off the line but as it is covered in grass they would do no harm at all. I thought it was not just me that had been caught out with the very strong winds.
heaven alone knows when we will get some appreciable rain. I have plenty of plants ready to be planted out but my garden is like concrete so if we don't get rain in the next 2 weeks I fear most of my plants in pots will not be able to be transferred into the garden. More soon.
With the new washing machine the throwover with the sheets, pillowcases and pyjamas the washer made light work of it.
With the winds being so strong I expected them to dry well, unfortunately when I looked out I could see that some of the washing had been blown off the line. With the weather being so dry at least the sheets didn't pick up any soil or dirt at all.
This morning with the sun shining I looked over at the lad's garden. I had given him a small piece of netting and noticed he had tried to protect some of his garden so with that in mind I went and found another roll of netting for him.
As he finishes work early on a Monday and Thursday I looked out for him soon after 2.45.pm. I explained to him that as I hadn't much time I would go with him right away to reset some of the onion sets then cover them up with the netting. He agreed so we went round to his place, I picked up several bricks and told him to get some water so that we could water where the onion sets would be rest so as to give them some sort of a start. It took about 20 minutes in all and of course he had to show his tomatoes which look nice.
The carer had washing hanging out on the line but I noticed that 3 items had blown off the line but as it is covered in grass they would do no harm at all. I thought it was not just me that had been caught out with the very strong winds.
heaven alone knows when we will get some appreciable rain. I have plenty of plants ready to be planted out but my garden is like concrete so if we don't get rain in the next 2 weeks I fear most of my plants in pots will not be able to be transferred into the garden. More soon.
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Very Late
I am a little late posting this but my Best pal called with his Wife and I gave him a demonstratio with the Phillips Air Fryer and how to easy clean it after cooking the chips. It is thanks to my mate that I have one because he told me all about it then found a second hand one and to be honest although I don't use it much it is a great thing to have. In fact my Best Pal's Wife told me they only used oven chips but she didn't enjoy them at all but ate these chips with a great deal of joy.
As you can see I dug up a couple of roots of New potatoes up on Saturday. The lad came to help me with the gutter guards and although he did next to nothing he was a good help holding the mesh for me while I fitted it in the gutter. With the gutter guards came some fixing pins but they were far too long to use. I was satisfied at how the mesh fitted anyway.
Now to the potatoes. I had promised the lad a taste of new potatoes so dug up a couple of roots out of my greenhouse. I set them in the second week of January and although they had grown tall I didn't expect many on them so I was surprised at the amount of potatoes I had. Well over 2.1/2 lbs. To convert it well over a kilo. In fact it did us on Saturday with the lad having plenty for he loves potatoes and I have just finished them today having eating them each day since Saturday. By the way they scraped very very easy it was a joy to scrape them.
The lad called to see my Pal and his Wife as he hadn't seen them for several months. He said he had been to Skegness to go to swimming he loves swimming he said the water was not too warm but he enjoyed it anyway.
By the time my Pal and his Wife and eaten the chips I made them it was well past their time to go and I was late having my teatime meal. All the same it was nice to see them once more. I hadn't seen his Wife this year so far. I gave her a variegated everlasting wallflower a cutting that I took earlier this year. By the way she gave me a couple a few years ago but one died and I just managed to save a cutting of the other one which died soon after. They are easy to take cuttings though and she was pleased with the healthy flowering plant I gave her.
I canned at Lidl this morning and as I had planned it I went to check to see if the dental Surgeon who was rude to me had retired for I expected him to carry on working. The receptionist informed me that he was still working and would be staying on. With tat I asked her to cancel my appointment with him. She was quite taken aback and asked if there was something wrong. I told her he had been rude to me and dismissive of my concerns as to my lower dentures and told me there was nothing wrong with them and had to get used to them. She was apologetic and suggested that I see another dental Surgeon but told me it would not be the same day as the original date for a routine inspection. I told her that this was fine so she booked me in for the middle of June so I will wait and see what this Dental Surgeon has to say about my lower dentures. More soon.
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