Mate called

This morning my mate called to see me, it was nice to see hi once more. I had owed him some money for he had ordered and paid for some wood and also he bought some other things for me which I was grateful.
 the first thing I asked him was to do me a favour. Last thursday I received a phone call inviting me to Skegness Hospital on Monday July 9th. at 3.40.pm. with confirmation in a letter. saturday I received a letter with a different date and time, this was also confirmed on Monday this week. The new time is 9.00.am and the date is now Tuesday 10.th of July. So I asked my mate if I drove to his home in Skegness and ask him to take me to the Hospital and drop me off. naturally he readily agreed adding that he could park in Morrison's for there is a 2 hour free parking there and as I had an appointment at 9.00.am. he would expect me to be there no longer than an hour at most. Anyway we will see.
 After a mug of tea I asked him to look at my Shower unit, he immediately told me that he would take the handle off and asked me for a couple of screwdrivers one of each. He mended that in no time. I must admit that I would have had no idea on how to start, the outcome is that I can use my Shower once again.
 The next thing was to install a replacement black cartridge in my printer, the old one had dried out through lack of use. He did that easily and then I gave him a few leeks to plant in his garden a couple of very small lettuce plants and a swede.
 It was then dinner, naturally I have had new potatoes for several weeks but it was the first new potatoes he had for his dinner this season. We had chicken with cauliflower and cabbage. He thoroughly enjoyed his potatoes. The cauliflower was tasty but it had began to get past it's very best..
It was soon time to go back to Skegness and the time had flown by so quickly.  I did give him a tray for his george Foreman Grill which he had to remind me. I had told him ages ago that I did have a spare one, I also managed to dig out a larges sheet of sort of plastic to catch the hedge trimmings. I guess that his Partner will have that job.
 I did ask him if he had any runner bean seeds which he told me he did so I suggested that he sow a few because they are the best value for money vegetables.
 I went out and showed him my runner beans in the polytunnel, I hope to get my first feed before the end of this month. The photo shows there are many forming well.

More soon.