That Friday Feeling

 

I used to have a lot of words I needed to put down on paper - I had pen pals  who I used to write to - friends who had moved away - friends from the past - I would write stories - poetry - it was all about words - then there was blogging - at one time I had four blogs which I wrote posts for every week - it was crazy.  Of course I burnt out - couldn’t continue - words were taking up all my time.  Now I feel as if I have used them all up - I have no words left.  Well not many anyway not enough to matter.  I scrape a few together for these small blog posts and a few lines on Instagram every day but nothing significant - as few as I can get away with really.

With these posts on here I am just recording the days uneventful events - a diary - a reminder  that’s all - there is a quote I found some years ago that I wrote down because it seemed significant at the time

Just because I liked something at one point in time doesn’t mean I’ll always like it or that I have to go on liking it at all points in time as an unthinking act of loyalty to myself or to who I am as a person

Thursday Thoughts

 

I used to take loads of photos with my proper camera - out and about - I had a gadget that I could transfer the pictures to my iPad.  Then my iPad began to play up until I knew I had to buy a new one.  Then when I used my camera with the gadget it wouldn’t transfer the photos to my new iPad - I tried to google the problem but could t find a satisfactory solution so I stopped using my camera and just took photos with my iPad but I couldn’t carry my iPad everywhere with me like I could my camera so I just took photos of the garden - which is very limiting especially when we live in such beautiful surroundings.

Thursday as you know is personal shopping day for me- I went into Homebase to check what’s new in the garden centre bit and bought a six pack of aubretia in the reduced section - a Genista reduced from £17 to £2 two different coloured Lewisia which I love and a bag of potting compost.

I also spent a lot in Boots on make up that I needed - I so miss Wilko where I used to buy make up much cheaper.     I counteracted this by going into Poundland, which I found out about from my hairdresser and bought a bath sponge for 50p which cost £3 in Boots

Wednesday Goings On

 

Woke up early to a good sunrise - not seen one for a while - still windy though and through the day sun and rain. Made a cuppa then went back to bed to read for an hour. Tended the plants in the greenhouse a little later the tomatoes are very slow to get going but there are two teeny tiny cucumbers emerging on the new plant and the beans will all need repotting this weekend.  The wind has ruined most of the tulips so I will be moving them into their new quarters out of the way as they die back - always a shame to see them and their colour go - the container display now will seem a little dull without them - till the next batch of flowers begin.

In the afternoon paid my usual Wednesday visit to my friend - it’s always good to have a chat with a female after being in male company all the rest of the week.

Made Mexican Chicken for dinner - watched Midsomer Murders in the evening - and so to bed.

Tuesday Things

 Tuesday tulips.  Had a bad night last night with a gripey stomach - felt rough this morning - some sort of stomach bug.  Felt really tired and out of sorts all day so rested and slept and felt better by evening  something light for tea watched Midsomer Murders and straight to bed.

Monday Musings

 

What a day for weather - we’ve had everything thrown at us today - all four seasons.  My Cranesbill plants arrived this lunchtime from Farmer Gracy - bare root plants x 3 which were a lot cheaper than full plants except then VAT and delivery charges pushed the price up - so not so cheap then.  Anyway it was quite warm and calm in the greenhouse with the storm raging outside so I potted them up in comfort - now we will wait and see what emerges.

Watched Foyles War in the afternoon and the Irish drama Blue Lights in the evening  - which was very good although the accents were hard to understand at times.  Had a phone conversation which was quite lengthy with a family member and that’s about it for the day except for doing a load of washing I did little else.

And that’s it - bedtime.

It’s Sunday Again

 

A chilly but fine day bacon and fried tomatoes on sourdough for breakfast - a bit of pootling about in the garden - finished my book Miss Garnets Angel and decided on my next one - muddy Boots and Silk Stockings by Julia Stoneham

It’s a Second World War story which I like to intersperse amongst contemporary books.  Tidied up my work station  and did some painting. Watched The Road by Cormac McCarthy all these post apocalypse shorts I have been watching are nothing compared to this film.  After lunch of Stilton and crackers I did a bit more outside planting those primulas bought the other day.

 Dinner was roast chicken and cheesecake for pudding. Watched Celebrity Bake Off and This Town which I’m getting bored with.  And so to bed.

Something about a Saturday

 

It’s late so this will be brief.  The weather was very springlike today in fact in the greenhouse it was very warm  - I was going to transplant some beans but decided to leave it till later as I couldn’t stand the heat - ridiculous for April.

Went to the library this morning hoping there would be some magazines - people donate them and they are free - so I picked up two Gardeners World and a Country Homes one - I refuse to pay for new magazines which are going on for a fiver now.  And although I have plenty of books at home I did pick up three library books which looked interesting - I do try where I can to support the library which is run by volunteers and they make a good job of it.

Had cheese and onion quiche with jacket potato and salad for tea.Watched some comedy shows in the evening and ended up way past my bedtime.