Sunday

Good morning, everyone.  This morning I have woken up happy after a Saturday that was so good and a brilliant night's sleep.

It's chilly outside and there's a bit of a mist.  The sun is shining, the mist will burn away and it's going to be such a beautiful day.
(I live in hope - feeling really positive this morning)

I shall be sitting out here later on, enjoying the green-ness of my little domain!

(Eileen, I grossly over estimated the height of the grass - it's closer to a metre tall; being in the raised bed makes it look taller than it really is.)

I mentioned the little chilli plant I brought back from Dad's.  Here it is.  You see what I mean although, in fact, it's looking much healthier now than at the start of the week.  It's greened up and thrown out a few leaves at the tip so I reckon it will be fine although it would be nice if it bushed out a bit more.  I have absolutely no idea what 'heat' the fruit will be so the first taste will be an adventure!


Yesterday morning I set off for Sainsbury's with the aim of getting there by eight.  A few months ago, that would probably have been a bit rash, risking queues and hold-ups to get in but things have normalised for now and there were very few there comparatively speaking.  Lots of masks!

I had two main aims and a few less significant ones.  The biggies were to get some Worcestershire sauce and to 'look at jeans' as it said on my shopping list.

So I looked and I saw and I selected and into the trolley went two pairs of jeans and some knee length denim shorts - ALL SIZE TEN!!
(not shouting)
If you've always been a slender type, you may not understand but a large part of my adult life has been spent yo-yo-ing between sizes twenty and twenty eight (really) so ten feels totally unreal, out of this world, an impossible dream.
And, yes, they fit.

Somehow, a top, some trainer socks and some canvas shoes also jumped in to keep the jeans company.  How unfortunate!

I didn't find any Worcestershire sauce (is this the latest hard-to-get thing?) but I did get some Hendersons sauce which is better really as it's the vegetarian equivalent so I can use it without worrying about Beth having any.

Then I went on to B&Q and got, as Diane suggested, some French dwarf bean seeds, having discussed it with Beth (she was having a wakeful early morning too) and getting a delighted reaction from her.

I managed four loads of washing after I got home, three dried on the line, one in the dryer and all ironed and put away.  My get up and go really has returned!

Today I will be meeting Beth down the allotment this afternoon and we will be prepping the ground where the potatoes were and getting those beans planted.  It's pretty much the latest we could do it so fingers will be crossed for a frost free autumn, but I'm glad we are using the space and not just letting it lie.

At home, I think I will be taking off the bottom leaves of the tomatoes which is a task in itself, given how many plants there are!  Also, weeding at the front seems to be the new elephant in the room so I must settle to that.  It won't take long, it just needs doing!

It's going to be a super day - for us all, I hope.  Stay safe and be happy.  xx