Saturday, 23-05-26

Good morning, everyone.  Welcome to a warm and sunny start to the Bank Holiday weekend after a hot day yesterday when it was so very nice to have warm fingers and toes.

After SW group yesterday morning, I went to Morrisons and stocked up on healthy fruit, veg, lean protein, whole grains - all that Good Stuff - before getting it all away and doing a bit of garden stuff until it felt a bit too hot.
I dug out my fans for the first time this year, had a minor panic over where I put the controls, found them just where they ought to be, and now the fans are set up, one in the bedroom and one downstairs, ready for when needed.

This morning, it looks as if it is going to be another lovely day.  I've got a load of washing on the line already and I've moved a few things around in the garden.

I just wanted another foxglove photo - they are going to be so lovely this year!  As I took the photo, I thought the background wasn't as lovely - that egg chair does really impact, so I moved some stuff around.  I've also taken off the cover (about time) and need to give the cushion a good old scrub so that's in the list this morning.

So now, along the side, there's the egg chair and then my mini fruit trees ending with the blueberry and a couple of foliage pots in front.  It looks nicer in reality that it does in the photo.

No tomatoes in pots this year!!

I've moved the pot of bamboo in front of the garden room and the grey one to the right holds dead bamboo so I need to deal with that and then I think that pot is where I will plant the olive tree, when I get it - it is certainly heavy enough!.

The egg chair was hiding the mirror 'window'; I think it looks nicer when it shows, even when it needs a good clean!

I can't remember if I told you about the rhubarb pot but I don't think I did.  Chris and I have been talking for weeks about getting some rhubarb and we have both just done it.  Chris and Steve ordered a large pot (it says it needs plenty of depth) and then it came they had sent two!  They were told to just keep it so I have bought it off them for half what they paid so we each have a good pot at half price.  Excellent!

Another thing I did this morning was look up the price of John Innes no 3 compost which is recommended and have ordered some to arrive Tuesday.  So Mr Rhubarb will just have to stay in his smaller pot until then!

I won't get any benefit this season, of course.  All the advice says give it a year so the roots can establish.  But next year and subsequent years . . .

Anyway, it has just turned nine, the day started early and, when it gets really hot later, I can rest up in front of the fan, if necessary.  Or sit out in the egg chair.  Or in the garden room.

I have to admit, I rather miss the dappled shade that next door's birch used to cast in my garden but on the other hand, the light is so much better.  Can't have it all and our gardens are really far too small for such a big tree.

I've rambled on enough, haven't I  Time for what one of my favourite vloggers calls 'The best meal of the day', i.e. coffee.  Have a lovely day, everyone.  xx