Sunny Saturday

A lovely day today but still a chilly wind here by the sea. Did the usual shop this morning that took it easy as was feeling quite weary today. I did go along to see Sher before lunch and booked a place in a pottery workshop. 

After lunch I did go into the garden and decided to to start edging the flower beds. I was hoeing some weeds out as I went. I didn’t do every bed but three long lengths.

I filled the watering cans to water the bonsai trees later, I gave the hose moss this evening.

I sorted out the edge pieces of the new jigsaw, may get it started tomorrow. 

Tina bought some candle moulds when we went to Hobbycraft and she has started making candles and they look great.

There was a craft fair in the parish hall today and Tina got me a very silly door stop.

Probably boot sale tomorrow and maybe some gardening.

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!