Visit day

I didn’t behave a great night as the pain in my head was irritating and I was feeling sick! Still toying with gong to the doctors. I went down to the local shop to get some more salad ingredients for lunch. Had a sit down before going to Bels and took a picture of my pretty companion.

Bel was okay but still has a sore wrist so I was on tea making duties again. I had take some money with me as the new craft shop run by a husband and wife who do glass work and pottery. They had some pottery poppy heads on stakes for just £8 each and I wanted to get three. I have them in the garden now.

After lunch I set off for Jeans, returning a package for Tina on the way. Did take a picture of the magnolia, not exactly a wonderful specimen just yet. Jean was in quite good spirits today which wa good, sha had an encouraging phone call from someone at the hospital this week. Terry gave me a lift home again.

Sadly my grocery order didn’t arrive today, I imagine it was perhaps a new delivery man who couldn’t find us. But an unexpected package was my next jigsaw.

Another lovely picture which should be fun to do.

I have pulled the hose out this evening and watered the very dry flower beds.

No gardening!

I went for a bit of a walk this morning so have reached me step target today, don’t reach it when I spend the day in the garden. I did a crossword for a while when I got back and then went out for lunch with Tina. She had to make a visit on the way so I sat in the car, took a couple of photos, the bush was pretty and the sky was blue!

Then off for a local lunch….maybe. The mere cafe opens tomorrow.

Then the cafe at Mappleton was closed!

The sea was misty but it doesn’t really appear in the photo.

We went a bit further to a pub we hadn’t been to before and had a nice lunch there.

For the first time in these gardens I have a lily of the valley flowering. I have tried to take photos three times but cannot bend low enough and hold the phone steady. So today I had to the phone upside down and rested it on the ground, then I could reach the button!

Been playing with the coloured pencils this evening,

No gardening today and probably not tomorrow as it is visit day .

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.