Good morning. It's a misty, cool start to the day but sun is predicted for later. Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous and it was a pleasure to be out.
I spent plenty of time at the allotment, got the last bit of growing/planting soil dug over and weeded (but not the new bit) and, unfortunately, came home with a rather painful back. All I know is that I was fine while working but when I stood up, right at the end - ouch. I'm well dosed up and it's manageable; I can stand up straight and walk very carefully! It's fine when I'm sitting down and if I bend from the knees rather than the back, that's OK too - a bit ouch but OK.
I'm so happy that the essential digging is done. I'm well ahead of myself this year which is very satisfying.
I wasn't planning on allotment today because Beth and Alex are coming round for lunch so that's OK. I'm hoping Beth and I can look through some sites selling plastic raised beds. The two metre square beds are starting to rot down and need replacing and now is as good a time as any, before they are planted up. We want plastic because, in the long term, it will be an investment in money and certainly in time.
And that's about it really. I'll finish with a photo of the clematis ooh la la which is just starting to shoot - I love seeing the first of the new growth each spring. It was an absolute picture last year so I'm hoping this year will be the same.
Have a lovely day, whatever your plans. xx
Hope your back gets better soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will, thanks very much. A good excuse to take things easy! :-)
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Hope a couple of days without digging will get your back right again.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what to have for raised beds in my new garden, sleepers would be good as they have room to sit on them but plastic might be sensible with lack of space
Also, plastic would be maintenance free. That's our reasoning anyway.
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Back pain.....do be careful. Perhaps using long handle gardening tools so you can garden standing will help you not to aggravate it more. Just a thought...not that I know much about gardening :-) Take care Amanda x
ReplyDeleteGood point and yes, that sounds sensible.
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I think I'll be joining you in having a stiff back. It's been far too beautiful to stay indoors today but I might have overdone things.
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My sympathy. Backs can be a right pain. I hope it eases off quickly for you.
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It's proving a game changer over here, that's for sure. Hopefully it will speed up where you are and happen more quickly.
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Sorry to hear your back has been bothering you. Mine was burning last week, too. Now it's fine. I wish I knew what caused it. Yoga helps for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad yours is now much better. Backs can be weird things.
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It is so easy to 'just try and finish that last little bit' and then suffer the back consequences. I hope your back will be better quickly.
ReplyDeleteThe clematis looks like it has made a good start so here's to lots of beautiful blooms for you x
It does look encouraging, doesn't it? Once they get started, there's no stopping them and, for a month or so, I will need to keep tying it up on the trellis or it tangles all over the place. Worth it though! It was a picture last year, perfect for quite a dark corner.
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I hope the back trouble is short lived and you're soon pain free again. Take it easy on the meantime xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eileen. I hope so too. It's gradually improving so that's good.
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Hope you feel better soon, Joy. Perhaps you pulled a muscle while working.
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Maybe. It felt fine while I was working but, as I stood up . . . maybe I was a bit awkward or maybe it just happened - backs do! :-)
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Back pain is terrible. I hope you feel better very soon. Rest a bit.
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Thanks, Jackie. It is certainly uncomfortable but it will sort out in time, I know. :-)
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