First rainy day for ages

Rain, drizzle wind yuk yuk, but good for all the plants that went in a few days ago, it seemed ridiculous to be watering in March!!
Time to sow some seeds indoors today.

Fingers crossed for Tango on Friday, she is having a test for downs syndrome, one very worried mum (both of us) & dad.

Sunny Thursday this time.

Unbelivable beautiful weather, the allotment is ready for planting, & the pond dug, just have to find some carpet & liner then introduce the frogspawn in the hope that  the frogs will reduce the slugs this year.


Sarah went off to take Ruby to play school & said she would get sandwiches on the way so  we could carry on longer..... but she only got one for herself forgot to get me one, so we had to share, bit of a mini lunch, did add some chives & marche to it though.


Clog stepping tonight, see how much I can remember from 4 weeks ago.

Little Squirt ( Wasn't me who calls him/her that!)

This is my first grandchild, 12 week scan and it looks amazing, can't wait  for August, so looking forward to it. mum very tired at the moment with sore legs.

Wow Yet Another SUNNY SUNDAY

Can't belive it is again a beautiful Sunday, have to be outdoors & do something.

Had a session at the sailing club getting all the dinghies out of storage then a look at a friend's new aquisition, an 18ft. yacht, may get to go on a trip to the Isle of Wight  with them soon, ferrry dodging in the Solent.... fun.

Rest of the  day in the garden MORE WEEDS, but looking better now, I have bought masses of plants for all the new re dug areas.  Met a lovely man with a  Vdub camper van which broke down by my house, turns out he does garden work & tree work, so now going to cut down my sorry dead mimosa dealbata, very sorry to loose it but 2 bad winters did their work.

Yesterday super as well, went to see the Painswick Rococco Gardens, bit bare as yet, snowdrops over by  now & waiting for the next flush of growth. Finished the day with Tango & Seb & Little Squirt (now 15 weeks I think) mum definatly looks pregnant now.

Phew I'm knackered, slow day tomorrow, I think not.

This little munchkin was in a tree at the Coutts last week, just downloaded from the camers so popped her in here.

Sunny Sunday Again

Spring feels really here now spent Sunday morning helping fix new seats into the 'Banana' boat, (its yellow,)  then went for a canoe paddle, keeping fingers crossed that it was stable as I didn't fancy a cold dunking.
The rest of the day I went to the Courts garden, some changes since I was last there, trying out a new lens on my camera, haven't looked at the results yet.
Great  sunny day here today (Monday) so out in the garden for weed demolition (ugh) until a monster rose thorn got me and ripped my thumb. Very painful!!!!*****!!

Sunny Sunday

Wow ... so cold this morning, couldn't even think of doing the conservatory clearing, so went out to a garden centre for lunch, fatal move really as several plants jumped into my basket & demanded to be taken home. By the time I got back the sun had warmed the world so it was demolition time for the dogwoods (Mike Farr eat your heart out, cut to  the ground - nearly) then massacred the ivy on the fence... ooops I think it was holding it up!! Another attack on the moss in the lawn, hard work that one. I have a scarifer in the garage, almost forgot it, must put it together as it is still in the box!! not much good there is it?.

Friday was absolutly beautiful, clear & sunny so I spent 5 hours on the allotment, cleared all the grass from around the rasberries so looks good now. Didn't think I would be able to walk the next day, totally shattered!!!