Wednesday

 Good morning, everyone.  What a change this morning.  It is dull and wet and likely to stay that way through today with strong winds joining the party around lunch time.  At the moment tomorrow looks a bit better, the morning does anyway.

Yesterday was a gorgeous early spring day.  None too warm at first but that sunshine!!!  Wonderful.  I spend a good couple of hours doing the usual down the allotment and got the rest of the chipped beds cleared of weeds so it now looks ready for action.  I didn't get the new chipping down, there wasn't time, but intend doing that tomorrow.  There's loads of chipping in the communal pile so that's not a problem and the going back and forth, spading them into the barrow and wheeling it all back again is great exercise!  The blossom is now out down the far end of the plot and there are visible buds on our little fruit trees.

From the front.  Just look at that sky!!

From the back.  That covered area in the foreground is where the raspberries are.

And the area under the plum and pear trees that I finished off yesterday.

The weeds will come back, of course, they never give up, but it is nice to have just one time when it looks unweedy!

It doesn't show in the first photo, but that blossom is a picture.

So, after finishing off the chipping, there are two - no, three - other things on the 'do now' list.

1.  Uncover a strip of ground and dig it up ready for some bedding flowers, just to look pretty and colourful.  We're thinking geraniums, lobelia, that sort of thing.  Just annuals.

2.  Properly weed and chip the pathway between the back of the raspberry patch and the shed/table/benches
3.  Mow the grass.  I was hoping to do that tomorrow but it will be too wet now so maybe Saturday or Sunday, depending on the weather,

And then two longer term things:
1.  Get Jeff to repair the shed
2.  Replace all the edging which, frankly, has seen better day as you have probably noticed!  Talk about patched up!  We're looking at something more permanent but it's quite expensive so would have to be done in dribs and drabs.

My chat with Dad was short but lovely, as always.  Today we are both going to (online) the funeral for his next door neighbour, Jacquie.  I think we will both find it hard today and I wish I could be there but that's covid for you!

After that, I have an hour of personal training with Lindsey, which will make up for not doing any allotment work.  Despite the back hold up last week, it's all going well and, while I would not say I am all that fit, I'm loads fitter than I was and my recover time is much faster.  It's definitely worth the effort and the cost.  Once we can go back to face to face sessions, they will be held in her new home and I'm really looking forward to that.

Following that is my weekly chat with Val.  It'll be great to catch up again.

The rest of the day will be spent the usual way - housework, knitting, etc.  The patchwork blanket is coming on.

I have one more strip of hexagons to sew on and then I need to decide whether it needs another strip.  I do have spares as I made too many.  Then I need to decide whether to knit loads and loads of little fill ins to straighten up the edges or whether to just crochet around and keep the hexagonal shaped edge.  Decisions, decisions.

Well, time flies and I need to stop blurbing on.  Have a great day and I hope the weather isn't too extreme where you are.  xx