Its Monday again.

I was late waking this morning so late having my medication, so breakfast was delayed for half an hour. I really hate having to take that medication, but nothing can be done until I can see the Dr face to face.

It was a reasonable day yesterday,the sun did come out and just around teatime it started to rain, so no watering last night. Its bright this morning, the sun keeps coming and going as the clouds drift across.

Bed linen in the washer, it will dry on the line then the ironing lady can collect it. 

Today I need to apply myself to the book pillows, I know once I get the zip in ok the pink one will go together ok, its the blue one I have to take to bits, pin down the edge and then sew it together again.........I will tackle that tomorrow.

Enough chicken for supper tonight, neither of us are eating as much as we used to, so I have to get used to doing smaller portions. The rhubarb crumble went down very well and there is enough left for a couple more suppers.

DB is out in the garden before the sun gets too hot. I am expecting another plant delivery this week, after that the purse is closed. A couple of weeks ago T moved a plant that was not doing too well, I noticed yesterday it is flowering, I need to go over the whole bed with chicken manure next time the forecast is for rain. The tubs etc will get watered with miracle grow. I have a couple near the back door that are under the overhang so will slosh a couple of cans of water on them. We have almost used all the rain water, so will be back to sparse use of tap water. We cannot have a water meter as the mains supply is to both houses, the inspection chamber and mains tap are both in our garden, so we would end up paying next doors water bill as well as our own. 

So supper will be chicken and salad, rhubarb crumble for dessert.

Misty morning

Its quite misty this morning, hopefully the sun will break through although the forecast says it might rain from lunch time. If it does it will save us watering later.

I am a bit 'woolly headed' this morning, not sure why, I slept ok last night. DB said I fell asleep reading.

Have a gammon joint in the Ninja, have also prepped the veg for supper, I have a chicken crown to cook. Will nip out and pull some rhubarb for a crumble dessert.

DB has started moaning about his right knee, it is a bit red, it maybe from him spending time kneeling on Friday. Typical we are due to go away a week on Friday!!. If its still red tomorrow it will be a call to the surgery.

Not much going on right now, another quiet day, tomorrow is bed change day and I have new pillows to put on the bed., I also need to put the new bed linen through the washer so wash out and stiffening that may be in it.

So supper tonight roast crown of chicken with stuffing and veg, rhubarb crumble

It looks like being a roaster

I had an awful night last night, it was 5.30am before I closed my eyes, was awake again at 7.30 so guess a Nana nap is on the cards.

T came yesterday he planted up the plants I bought on Thursday and then weeded the front garden. We went over to B's and potted up all the plants she had bought, we managed to fill all the pots.

I was tired when I got back, I had to sit a couple of times to let my back recover and I am stiff this morning, but it will wear off.

Its a bright and quite warm morning, I guess it will get hotter as the day goes on. DB has broken out the shorts and I have a skirt on rather than my usual trousers.

I will walk the garden and check the plants we put in. I have been looking for ages for white pulmonaria, I found some yesterday on Ebay, so have sent for two, will see what they are like when they come, might split them to make 4 plants. I have also ordered a Sarococca its a shrub that flowers in the winter it has perfumed white flowers. No sure if its going in the garden or in a pot near the back door.

Corned beef and salad for supper tonight,  might not have a dessert.

The pots we planted up yesterday.

A change in the weather

Very overcast this morning, the sun broke through for an hour or so, but at lunchtime it was freezing, had to find a fleece to put on, even DB asked for his jumper

Gardener here this afternoon, split his time between us and my neighbour, He put in some plants for me and then set to and took the seedheads off the grape hyacinths and weeded to front garden. We will shortly be going over to my neighbour to pot up her urns.

I am looking at doing the front garden over next year, I need to work out what I want to go in there.

Very tired, although I seem to be sleeping ok........My UTI seems to have responded to the medication ok, we will wait and see.

Supper tonight is the usual fish and chips with ice cream for dessert.

Sun? what sun?

We are blessed with cloud this morning, I must admit I am not sorry, it got so warm yesterday afternoon.

There were only 5 of us at the chapel for coffee, there had been something on at the chapel at the weekend and a box of muffins were left over, so we had one each, neither of us wanted any lunch.

DB went out to water once it was cooler. When we went to bed it was raining, there was about a millimetre of rain in the gauge this morning, he is out in the shed just now. At some point I need to look at the rhubarb, there should be some more ready for picking.

I have decided to leave the book pillows until next week, so no rush to get them finished.......do a bit and leave a bit.

I have some new potato's to use up, so will will have ham and salad for supper, not sure about dessert.

Argghhh what a day

It was quite hot once the sun moved off the front of the house, the sitting room was quite cool so we spent the rest of the day in there.

Today is coffee morning at the little chapel. I was hoping to take 2 of the book pillows.......wrong. The first one went together no problem, the second one the pocket fabric shifted so I did not catch it in.......decided to leave for another day started on the pink one, to date I have taken the zip out twice. Very blue air, will leave them for another day.

Another hot day in store, there is a cooling breeze at the moment.....pity I have no washing to hang out.

Supper tonight will be smoked haddock, poached egg and bread and butter. Probably ice cream for dessert. 

Bright and breezy

Yesterday was a bad day for us both, particularly DB, I keep telling him about doing to much in the garden.......one day he will take notice of me. We did not go next door to join in the birthday celebrations, I did nip round with a small present, 2 slices of cake arrived just as we were thinking about coffee,  we ate them with the coffee.

Much better this morning its sunny with a breeze, a load of white washing on the line, it will dry quite quickly.

I have one book pillow almost done, have to sew all round the outside and then put the zip in the pink one and sew that up. The last one can wait, unless I feel really energetic and decide to do it as well, whilst I have the thread on the machine.

 Took pork and bean casserole out of the freezer, we will have it with rice, I will have to raid the fridge for a dessert, although we could have fresh fruit.