Thursday 28 March 2024

Thursday Thoughts


 The cows have been let out of their winter quarters and back into the fields - they were jumping about like spring lambs so happy to be on the grass once again.

Went to Homebase and bought some more potting compost a half price hellebore and a deutzia.  I tried a top on in a charity shop - the mirror in the changing room made me look hideous surely I can’t look like that in real life - why don’t they put flattering mirrors in changing rooms - anyway I didn’t buy the top. 

Didn’t intend buying any books as I had already had a delivery this week but as I had donated five at Age Concern I didn’t feel too guilty buying three more.  After lunch the weather turned terribly stormy I mean really heavy rain and wind so I settled down and watch two post apocalypse movies on the tube which were both excellent.

Dinner was tagliatelle with meatballs in a pepper and tomato sauce and we watched Whitstable Pearl on the Drama channel which is a pleasant whodunnit.



Wednesday 27 March 2024

Windy wednesday


 A funny sort of a day - very windy and a bit chilly - some sun some rain and a rainbow

Spent some time in the greenhouse repotting my strawberries and found out why they didn’t do very well last year - the pots were full of vine weevils - horrible little things.  So I ditched all the soil and replanted the leftover strawberries in the new trough- hoping they will do a bit better this year.

After lunch went over to see my friend as I usually do on a Wednesday only to find the house locked - her gardener was there and said she had been taken into hospital - she had had a fall and had a suspected broken rib as she fell against a pot by her back door - don’t know what’s happening now will have to see if she comes home tomorrow. The weather took a turn for the worse later on so I couldn’t do any more outside - unfortunately I sprained my wrist while digging my potato holes so that’s put paid to anything too physical.  Watched a couple of post-apocalypse shorts on the tube then prepared a shepherds pie for dinner.  D wanted to watch a sci-fi horror movie this evening Pitch Black we’ve seen it before but heyho sometimes you have to compromise.



Tuesday 26 March 2024

Tuesday Things

 

Today was a good day.  The morning was sunny and bright and very springlike.  We went grocery shopping - I spent more than I intended as I stocked up for the freezer - I also bought a garden trough container for my strawberry plants and a grandiflora pelargonium for summer plus some birthday wrapping paper - so they bumped the bill up a bit.  When we got home the postman had been with a book delivery from World of Books - yes I know I don’t need any more books - don’t judge me.

After lunch I did some gardening, proper gardening, as the weather was so nice.  Topped up the soil on my container plants - repotted one or two then I planted by potatoes which had chitted really well - Easter is the time for planting earlies - I had already manured the soil before winter so it was nice and crumbly - three rows of five in holes about a foot apart, then I cloched
 them to keep the cats and frost off. Pulled up the remains of cabbage plants and weeded one of the veg beds - my energy was dipping and after clearing everything away went in for a cuppa - by then the sun had gone in and it was a little chilly. But I’ve made a good start so I was pleased .

Watched a film Wind River in the evening which was excellent lots of people shooting each other a bit like gunfight at the OK Corral only in modern times.
Lasagne and a bit of salad for dinner


Monday 25 March 2024

Monday Musings

 

Spent some time yesterday evening writing a blog post - quite chatty it was and for me lengthy - and what happened blogger decided just to print the first line and nothing else. I was a little p…..d off to be honest. And I can’t remember what I was waffling on about either. So today is a fresh start for a new week.

I usually do the washing on a Monday it was raining all morning so it is all now hanging to dry indoors. Baked a loaf from dough left overnight which turned out fine - had a slice for lunch with some lentil soup.

Brought the overwintered lilies in to the greenhouse to grow on and replaced a dead erysimum with a potted cowslip in the container garden. Cleaned and tidied the living room and prepared tonight’s meal of Chicken Chasseur other than watching an episode of Foyles War that’s about it for Monday.


Saturday 23 March 2024

Something about a Saturday

 

We’ve had all four seasons in one day today - wind rain sun and hail - very changeable. It that’s March for you.  Went to the local co-op to get something for Sunday lunch and some fresh bread  - picked up a pot of white hyacinth in the reduced section which were perfectly alright and which I shall plant out when they have finished flowering. Popped into the library to see what they had sometimes they have book sales if you’re lucky 10p a book usually but not today - it’s always bustling in there - run by volunteers now with tea and coffee and cakes and competitions for the kids and demonstrations - not so much a library any more as a community centre.  Anyway I picked up a book I had read before but enjoyed so I took it out again also because I love the book cover. On Thursday I found a nice frame in a charity shop that I wanted because I had found a nice print in an old catalogue that I wanted to frame - a simple serene scene of a house by a Scottish loch which really appealed. I had to cut it down to fit but I’m happy with the result.





Friday 22 March 2024

That Friday Feeling

 

The sun came out today and so did the tulips - as usual I couldn’t remember what I had planted so it is always a nice surprise when they flower to see what I originally chose.

It seems I chose two different shades of pink for the deck containers and magenta for those at the side of the greenhouse

I hung out the towels to dry as it was so nice although the wind was a bit keen so in the afternoon I spent some time in the greenhouse transplanting my seedlings although after standing for half an hour or so my knees began to suffer and I had to go in and rest them for a while.
Was sorry to hear about Catherine and her illness and although I am not a big fan of the monarchy now the queen has gone I did feel for her and how brave she was  telling the media about it to stop all the speculation.
The plumber came back today as the replacement radiator that they had installed was leaking at the joint  it only needed tightening but we thought it best to leave it to them.


Thursday 21 March 2024

Thursday Thoughts


I usually write these posts at bedtime when it is quiet and there are no distractions but I have been so tired just lately that any thought of writing a blog post has gone out of the window - so here I am in the afternoon thinking about my day so far.  For those of you that follow know that Thursday is my day for checking the bookshops and charity shops - and I wanted to look for a birthday present for a family member.  I like to make my own birthday cards rather than buy them and as I am a lapsed artist I try and give it a go as long as my painting mojo is with me.

Anyway I found a couple of nice things that I hope will make them happy and found a card in my stash of ready painted ones - so at least I can relax on that score.  Found a couple of nice tops for me - one I particularly liked but alas they weren’t my size and I tried them on just in case and they definitely weren’t my size - so disappointed.


This is the book I am reading at the moment about a woman running away from her past - I am really intrigued as to what is going to happen next.

 
I have these plants growing on the windowsill to keep them warm as it’s still a bit too cold in the greenhouse - lettuce cabbage and peppers - I bought some potting compost today so I can transplant them which I will probably do at the weekend all being well.

I’m watching a great drama on YouTube at the moment called Lost in  Austen about  a woman who loves the book Pride and Prejudice and by some mysterious means gets transported into the Bennett household and causes havoc with the storyline