Another week, another post

I'm not sure why I'm writing this post but I am purely to try and keep my blog going.  Nothing has happened in the last couple of weeks but maybe in the future something will happen that is worth writing about.

I might be typically English and discuss the weather - a mixed bag really, some hot, some windy and some rain which the garden definitely needs.   I bought some snapdragons earlier in the spring but one by one they are just going limp and I don't know why - too wet, too dry who knows - but on a swift visit to Homebase I bought a big fuchsia which has filled 3 holes and so far, so good.

This week is wear a mask in the shops week - after hours of searching online I bought a pretty mask but its far too small.  We ran out of bread so I had to go to Sainsburys on Saturday.  What with it chucking it down with rain outside, wearing a mask, steaming up my glasses inside and out, it wasn't a pleasant experience.   So this week is spend more hours searching folksy, etsy etc for another mask that hopefully fits.

Not sure I have much else to do.  I've arranged to meet a friend for lunch in 2 weeks time- we haven't had a good long gossip since February so that's something to look forward to.  In the meantime I shall watch the baby blackbird having flying lessons.  The parents have been going into the honeysuckle bush regularly with mouths full of grubs and last week I could hear the chirping.  This morning the baby was out being chased from washing line to bench to bird feeder by mum - get those wings going!!    I shall try and get a photo.

Anyway I'll stop rambling now.  Stay safe everyone.

Elaine xx

Show must go on!

Another week, another blog post - I've decided to stop numbering the weeks as I think this thing is going to go on forever.  Life is getting back to normal just with a little extra space and hopefully extra consideration for others.

Whilst we've been in lockdown we've been watching the musicals that Andrew Lloyd Webber etc has put on youtube free every week so that has occupied us every Saturday afternoon.  This week is the last one - Joseph and his Amazing Technocolour Dreamcoat.  I think this was the first one shown, but we missed it, so at least we get chance to watch it again.

In Spring this was the Berberis Darwinii at the bottom of the garden - it is now covered in juicy purple berries and is being feasted upon by my blackbird and starling families.  That's fine except birds poo purple which occasionally gets on my washing and yesterday we had to bleach the front door to get rid of the stain!!

Oh well that's my life this week.  Thanks for reading and stay safe!!

Elaine xx

Week 15 - the new normal

Week 15 but who's counting.  Life is getting back to normal or the new normal - queue for everything and give everybody a wide birth.

At least I have been out a bit more - one walk into town, a trip to the jewellers to get some engraving done and a lovely wet walk to Nymans Gardens.  The weather forecast kept changing - I thought we might get away with a bit of drizzle, but no, it rained all the time we were there!   Anyway here are a few photos starting with a misty photo of the house which is part ruin.

And then some architectural plants including this strange tree - a thorn of some kind.

Well that's another week over - stay safe and healthy everyone!

Elaine xx