Sunday 14 July 2019

Sunday

Good morning, everyone.  It is home sweet home for me after a really excellent journey home yesterday.  Driving on the A12 is a whole lot better on Saturday than it is on Friday and I had absolutely no holdups whatsoever apart from the occasional roundabout.  It was busy around Ipswich but not slow and round Colchester was a doddle!

I stopped off at Sainsbury's on the way home for provisions and had intended to get one of the car washing men to do my car but they weren't there.  I've never known them not there on a Saturday before.  D'you think they knew I was coming?  Grumble, grumble!

Once home. I unloaded the car and got going.  Most of the stuff is now away again, all the washing has been done and half the ironing.  It all took longer than I expected and I was then glad to sit down and catch up with some of my telly recordings.

So that was yesterday.  Today, I will finish off the tidying up, type up my meal plans, get the ironing finished, prep for a bit of tuition and go for a walk.  It won't be a beach walk, sadly, but it will be a country walk.

The garden has come on.
The runner beans are not at the top of the archways and there are more flowers, although no baby beans yet.  There are loads of little tomatoes, loads of baby cucumbers and one nearly ready to cut, a few baby chillis, some unripe blueberries and some ripening fruit from the tayberry-that-refused- to-die at long, long last.  Not loads but enough to keep the hope for future crops up.  Finally, the autumn fruiting raspberries are starting to bud.

Cucumbers . . .


(Not so) Blueberries

The tayberry-that-refused-to-die - the darkest one, out of focus, at the back is the ripe one.

Tomatoes - barring accidents and blight, it should be a good crop


Raspberries

Better give them all a good feed today!

It's dull at the moment because it's early, but the sky looks pretty clear so we may get some sunshine, fingers crossed.  Have a lovely day.  xx

10 comments:

  1. Holidays are nice but so is coming home. Men’s final today so time to put your feet up and watch

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    1. Of course it is; thank for reminding me I will have to have my walk this morning, won't I?
      xx

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  2. I hope you have a relaxing day following all your adventuring. The garden is looking great and there will soon be lots of delicious produce for you to harvest.
    Whenever we go away I make sure I book somewhere with a washing machine. I don't notice one small load each evening and it means I don't have piles of laundry when we return. X

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    1. My little place has beither a washing maching nor a dishwasher. I managed though. ;-)
      It is looking nice, isn't it? I'm pleased with how it is going, limited as it is.
      xx

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  3. Safe home, with happy memories of a lovely holiday. It's great to go away but there's nothing quite like the pleasure of relaxing in the comfort of your own home.

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    1. That is the total truth, Eileen. It's drizzling and the iron is out but I am very happy and relaxed. Truly no place like home.
      xx

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  4. Great produce! We have only some runner beans and some tomato plants that a neighbour gave us and we're trying not to kill either ha ha! Glad you had a good holiday.
    Margaret P

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    1. Thanks, Margaret. I hope your plants survive OK.
      xx

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  5. Welcome Home! Glad you had a safe trip and your plants look good and healthy!

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    1. Hi, Debbie, thanks very much. They've grown a lot in a week!
      xx

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