Bus pass sorted!

I went to the shop early and took my trolley so that I could get a small bag of compost so that I could get the new plants repotted after Bel had visited. Bel arrived a bit early and we had a good chat over a cuppa. I did get the plants into the pots, the compost wasn’t quite enough but I did have a bit left in another bag.

Those pots are exactly the same but look quite different with one in the sun and one in the shade!

After lunch I took a slow walk down to the leisure centre which is just by the sea. Lovely lady did all the paperwork for the bus pass after checking me out with North Yorkshire, which is where the previous one was registered. The sea looked very different today after the grey views yesterday.

I got some washing dry out on the line today, which was good. Late afternoon and early evening I started to try and reorganise the walled garden. It is a weedy dumping ground a lot of the time. I didn’t get as much done as I planned but I made a good start.

Got packed away and have packed an overnight bag. Darren is heading to Peterborough and I am hitching a lift so that I can see Margherita and Rose.

Rain, rain don’t go away, stay for at least one more day!

I took myself on the bus to Sigglesthorne to the garden centre today. No bus pass so had to pay, but it meant I could go earlier when it isn’t so busy! I collected the sandals that I ordered months ago and bought a couple of containers for the new plants. Will take a picture when they are planted up. It was spotting with rain when I to catch the bus and by the time I got home it had started to rain. We did have some reasonably steady rain for quite a while today, but it went bad the sun came out to dry everything off again!

Tina was off to meet friends at the sea front so she gave me a lift to the leisure centre where the council information centre is based now. I grabbed some ID and found a photo and proof of address to take in case I could get a bus pass interview today. Had to wait in a queue for a while but the receptionist took my details and said someone would phone me to make an appointment when they were free. So went to take wet sea pics before walking home in the rain.

A lady did phone me and I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon.

Apart from household chores I have spent a lot of the day sitting reading with a cat very reluctant to move from my lap. Never had her on me for so long and plenty of growling when I wanted to move! She was soon back on again!

I did take a picture of the one yucca flower this year when I went to put some stuff in the garden bin.

I have finished the final Shetland book so start on the Vera ones soon!

Homeward bound!

Last night the sky was quite pretty, the views from downstairs in the accommodation weren’t great as we were surrounded by trees, but I took a couple from the landing,.

We were up and out soon after nine and decided to head straight for home, but Tina set the route to miss the motorways so it wa pretty and we were through some nice villages and along some very twisty roads! We stopped at a garden centre near Beverley that we had never been to before and had a very nice coffee and cake. Had a look round and you will be surprised to hear came way with a couple of plants! I took a photo of one of them at the centre, not the actual one I bought but it is a sort of miniature sea holly.

The other plant was an impressive grass called ‘fireworks’, we put them on the foot well at the back of the car and it amused us on the way home as it was sliding back and forth behind my chair at roundabouts!

The cats were pleased to see us, particularly Pandora as she came and sat with up on the swing when I had topped up the bird feeders. She even stayed on there for quite a while after we came in.

While we were in Pateley Bridge we went into a charity shop and Tina spotted this jigsaw which seemed appropriate but will probably be. Bit of a challenge to do!

On Sunday I bought a storage container with zips top and bottom, only a pound and will be good for material as it is sort of see through as well!

I did walk down the road to buy a few bits. Still very warm and I felt shattered! Need a rest!

I have watered the gardens this evening, can use the hose again tomorrow and then the van starts on Friday. I sat on the swing again for a rest and Pandora came haring across the lawn to join me!

Shetland to watch tonight then probably a reasonably early night.

Gardens and ruins!

I will start and finish with pictures of the Radomes, nicknamed the golf balls, they are well in the distance so have your specs on, you cannot get close to them!

We stopped at a viewing point on our way to Garden Harlow Carr, a RHS garden. So took one more photo while there!

When we arrived we went to Betty’s Tea Rooms first, very posh! I had eggs florentine and Tina had the Imperial breakfast. The pot of tea was posh too!!

Lots of photos and a fair bit of walking round the grounds.

Those sculptures were stunning!

There was a craft area with stuff made by local people and Tina got me this because ai loved it!

We then made out way to Fountain Abbey, Tina hadn’t got her membership card for the National Trust with her, but after a while that was sorted. A lot more photos and a lot more walking and today it was really hot which isn’t great for either of us!

We had a lovely cup of tea and a look in the shop and then were on our way. Two more photos as Tina stopped as we could see the golf balls in the distance again!

Chilling now, home tomorrow!