More gardening

I sit in bed when I have fed the cats and do several puzzles on the iPad. I have a Davenport, haven’t had it that long and sadly had to make a cover for it as both the cats use it as a viewing point for the garden! Pandora is the usual occupant but Blue goes on there as well. Today Pandora was there and Blue jumped up next to her and I got ready for fireworks as they don’t get on! But, after a minute they both decided to take in the view.

I wanted some bits at the shop before heading into the garden and that turned into a bit of a saga. I took some cash and as I was at the self service checkout got out my loyalty card and then realised I hadn’t brought enough cash. Asked a shop assistant to hang onto the basket while I nipped home. On the way I realised I had left my loyalty card on the checkout! When I was back at the shop the assistant had noticed my card, so got the shopping at the second attempt!

The out into the garden, the area and pavers neat rhe summer house this time.

I worked for a while before lunch and again afterwards, working my was round!

I should have taken a before shot of the apple tree as there were nettles and ground elder around the base and under the roots. Took quite a while to get it this clear.

I did do a bit more work on one of the other beds and then read for a while before getting dinner.

I had filled some watering cans and did a bit of watering after dinner.

Have been booking trains for a trip this evening nd did nother sketch of daffodils s I have lots to choose from!

Garden day

Not a lot to say today, I haven’t been out except for the garden and I have spent several hours out there. I decided to try and finish the bed where the bird table is, which hasn’t been dug for years. I had to move the bird table and the recycled pavers in the bed.

The job wasn’t helped by the fact that I was battling the tree roots whilst removing all the others.

I levelled the bed off before I came in for dinner.

I had also removed the wooden frames at the back. I have stored them away for now while I decide where to put th em.

After dinner I went out and used about six watering cans to revive the plants that are flagging because of the lack of rain.

Will try and make the blog more interesting tomorrow!

Such a lazybones

I did go to the banking hub this morning and collected a prescription for Tina, did a couple of chores and then carried on with the jigsaw. Darren helping yesterday gave me the push I needed. I had gone on well before lunch.

I went to visit David and Sarah this afternoon and took this photo of the bed next to the front door which is getting colourful.

I finished the puzzle when I got home which is good as I think the next one will be arriving soon.

Can’t pack it away yet, Blue really squeezed herself into the lid this time. That really can’t be comfortable!

I sent the picture of the puzzle and the cat to Lee. He sent a picture back saying Jasper, their dog, goes for comfort.

I did go into the garden and hoed the beds. Will perhaps have a garden day tomorrow. I put the new garden stakes out.

This evening I added some daffodils to the page with the roses I sketched yesterday.

A happy Mother’s Day

It has been a lovely day. This morning I went to the boot sale with Darren, nothing caught my eye but Darren got a nice pot for Tina. We weren’t there long but we drove back via the se front and had a hot chocolate there.

The hundred daffodils have started opening already, I sat in the room and did a crossword and then red for a while, stopping to have a chat with Anya.

I took a walk round the garden and checked the trays in the greenhouse. Took a picture of one bed as it is getting very colourful.

Tina and Darren got me a Peter Rabbit scrap book, but it has lovely paper in so I will use it for pencil or pen sketches. I had  some roses which are nearing their end but sketched them.

We had the Cornish cream tea at lunch time as Tina was cooking dinner later.

It was delicious! After lunch 

Darren spent some time with me working on the latest jigsaw. I had been struggling with the green area, it is probably about a half done now or maybe a bit more.

I read some more of my book and then went down for dinner, table set and ready and a lovely meal to follow.

After tea went for a drive to Mappleton with Tina. More cliff seems to disappear every time we go. It wa chilly but lovely.

To round the day off we watch ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, one of my favourite films. So a very happy Mother’s Day.

Rest up and fingers crossed

My head pin got really bad yesterday evening, makes a change trying to make the head comfortable instead of the legs! Today I have taken more pills and have been using the massage contraption and not doing anything energetic. I did the usual Saturday morning shop and took a photo of the magnolia in the front garden as it has about seven flowers. The one in the back garden only has one I think.

Then I sat doing a puzzle and had the girls for company!

Had a surprise trip put as Darren wanted to go to the archery place at Driffield to get a couple of arrows repaired. After going there we went to Bell Mills garden centre and hd coffee and cake. Then into the garden centre, I only bought two plants, lupins, But also two garden stakes. The chicken family is a rocking decoration.

When we got home there was a package by the door, another present, this time 100 daffodils!

May have to sort more vases out when they start to open.

A pretty sky tonight, pink in every direction. Two are the same but different colour, don’t really know why.

More massage and pills and fingers firmly crossed.

Blues new bed!

Yesterday evening I had tidied the jigsaw table as Tina had a meeting in the room. She took this picture, Blue was there when Tina went out and still there on her return! Amazingly the box is still in tact as Blue is no lightweight!

This morning I visited Bel, one of her wrists was painful today so I was allowed to pour the tea! After that I went to Botany hoping to see Sher but she was out at an exhibition by one of the artists that sells paintings in the shop. I did have a chat with her husband, Dave.

My veggie box arrived, very good as usual.

This afternoon I went into the garden and decided to try and work on the bed where the bird table is. I had hoped to get it all done but it was overly optimistic as that has been untouched for years and plenty of stuff has taken root.

After an hour nd a half or so I gave up, it didn’t help that my head/neck was hurting as well.

While I was relaxing a nice gift for Mothering Sunday arrived. Thank you Anya, I will be enjoying that on Sunday.

Going to watch a couple of programs with Darren this evening as Tina is out with a friend.

Late breakfast and back in the garden

After Tina finished morning prayer we set off to a restaurant that does a eat all you can breakfast, she had a voucher for 25% off. We got a nice glimpse of the Humber bridge which was nice, but I enjoyed it rather that photograph it this time. We called in at Hobbycraft on the way home as I needed some card and glue to prepare for the button art class I am doing for the dementia cafe in a few weeks. I also wanted some display boards for another project.

This afternoon I went into the garden, I hoed round some of the beds and then trod down and levelled the large bed near the bird baths, walking round the garden I took a picture of one of the beds, s it is getting colourful now.

I then worked on a bit that had the bird feeder in and it had become overrun with the bird seed growing!

That was a bit of a challenge! There was a ground cover creeper amongst all the seed growth which I had to dig up. I will try to salvage some of it but it is just in water at the moment.

This yucca is in the bed near the bird tables, it was a very small clump I transferred from the front garden and I am delighted with how it has grown.

Before finishing for today I planted the two courgette plants I bought yesterday in the same bed.

It was very warm out this afternoon and I got really hot a well as tired!

I picked some daffodil buds from the front garden and this evening I did a sketch of them, I have been slacking a bit of late.