Out and about.

 Couldn’t see the hill from the house today, very heavy mist, the heat arrived though!

Tina had appointments today, a hospital appointment in Perth this morning and a massage in Blairgowrie this afternoon so I went out with her. There was a park near the hospital so I took my sketchbook but it was really just grass and a children’s play area. 

Walking back to the hospital I had a sit on this great bench.

The hospital is quite high up, views from them main entrance.

We came home for a while before we set off for Blairgowrie. By then it was pretty hot and I had a very painful hip so I didn’t do much wandering. I took a bag of material to The Nest, the shop that sells unwanted art and craft stuff very cheaply. I bought a couple of bit and will add pics of them tomorrow. I liked these hanging baskets, effective having so many together.

I settled on a bench in a small park to wait for Tina, this decorated bear was there.

We had lunch before we came home. We watched some tennis. Tina has gone to play bowls and I have put the bin out and watered the pots and bonsai plants.

I will finish with pictures from a friend who went to a wild bird reserve.

Trying something new

 This morning I put a trowel and gloves into my bad and walked into Dunkeld to meet one of the Birnam in bloom teams at St Ninians garden. Spent a couple of hours with six other ladies re, weeding and pruning with a tea break and time to chat after the first hour.  They have taken my details and I will go along again next week. One of the ladies mentioned the knit and natter group when I asked her bout craft groups. They meet every Monday afternoon and people take long what they are working on or just for te and a chat. I came home and hd lunch with Tina then sorted out a piece of embroidery which has st in the cupboard for t leat a couple of years to take long with and set off to walk into Dunkeld again.

The light in the hall wasn’t very good but I managed a couple of the blue flowers. I helped with the dishes before I walked home. I will go again next week. It was dry on the way back, it had been raining when I went in.

That was quite enough exercise for one day, although I did my standing exercises while I watch some tennis and will do the lying down ones before I go to bed.

Garden and evening drive

I decided to dig out a jigsaw that I have had for a few years and never done, it is Scrabble one with a word puzzle to do when it is finished.

After Darren left to drive back to Hornsea for the last time I decided to go nd strimmer the stretch of garden at the back of the bungalow. I hadn’t realised how overgrown it was, I don’t really go round there. Had to clear the steps near the back door first, overgrown hydrangea and sticky weeds and other weeds!

And then wondered if the strimmer would be up to it!

You cannot really see how long the weeds were in thar garden because of the shadow. My arm felt like it would drop off holding the strimmer so the along the path I pulled the weeds out.  Not great but a little less like a jungle.

I watched the tennis final and did some reading this afternoon. This evening Tina suggested that we take a pack up and go and sit at the benches outside the Loch of the Lowes but it was closed so we pulled into a passing place nd ate our snack in the car and could see the loch through the trees.

We then carried on down the road to see where it went and ended up at another car park that was open and there was a walk to Loch Clunie so we went for a wander.

Tina by the start of the path.

We had a wander round the derelict Clunie church an interesting building.

A mystery tour to get home, we saw hares and rabbits crossing the road. A lovely way to end the day.

Mind boggling and garden

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This morning I did get back into the garden, it has been awhile. Very overgrown in the next patch and clearing to do from the hedge first.

Time for a break when Tina and Darren came back from Dunkeld.

I got almost as far as the ferns t the back but the picture is so dark because of the sun you can’t really see!

Before I went outside I tried to get some jigsaw done!

I did get it finished this afternoon when she was in the garden.

Will finish with a couple of photos from Anya’s trip to Derby

Rainy grey day

 Some chores and a little bit of jigsaw before making my way to Dunkeld. Through the village this time as it had rained heavily in the night and was still raining so the river path was likely to be quite muddy. I went and bought a few bit from the archive shop for Darren as they don’t open over the weekend. Had a quick drink and then met up with Tina at the cathedral for another concert, this time  it was called Plaidsong and a couple telling local tales and singing some of the traditional songs. I didn’t manage to catch all of the words this time and I did adjust the hearing aids, but the singing was lovely.

Had lunch in Dunkeld with Tina as she had a meeting in the village. I walked home, still raining so plenty of water has come down today.

I took some photos of the plants, the third one is the two oak saplings given to me by William, they have taken well and one of them has new growth.

We did watch some tennis when Tina got back and then Darren arrived. Next time he comes up he won’t be going away again, which will be great. I decided to draw my oldest bonsai tree I think I have had it for about twenty years, maybe a bit more!

I am sticking with the exercises, no improvement so far and more discomfort, early days though!

Hair cut and jigsaw

 I soon gave up on the idea of finding the edges for the latest jigsaw and just started from the top! There will be plenty to have a go at if Darren decides to help out over the weekend.

I spent a fair bit of time on it today.

I did take a short walk to the war memorial. This was the due from a bench just before the top.

And one of the memorial from the same point.

There was another bench a bit higher and I did a sketch from there but I found it quite complex and busy!

I had forgotten how steep the first part of the climb was, a bit puffed on the way up, and very carefully on the way down!

We did watch a bit of tennis before we had dinner. Pandora made herself comfortable while I watched a bit of tv.

Forgot to mention I did go for a hair cut, so it looks tidier now.