Right - morning stuff done, time to post (and catch up on yesterday).
Yesterday kind of went - wash put through, veg bed checked and watered, repotted tomatoes and kale, got more marrow and courgettes on the go, planted spinach, made a stack of buckwheat pancakes for the freezer, cleared client stuff, then took a break with feet up and watched Code of Hero, the Beast Wars ep where Dinobot sacrifices himself for the future human race (and damn it it brought a lump to my throat. Beautiful tragic episode. "The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet, how ironic... for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined." Dinobot's speech is refined and sophisticated. Shakespeare (several million years) later stole it for some of his plays, secure in the knowledge that no copyright claims could ever be brought... Screencap from the Transformers wiki)
Feather was out in the open, so I took her out to start getting used to being handled again after spending most of the winter in her hide. It was fine - but then, my hands were cold and not at all tempting to bite! Unfortunately I couldn't keep her out for long, though, as Tyjer came in demanding his lunch and coping with snake and cat by myself is a little tricky.
Over to Tesco for a quick shop when Kai got home, then dinner, then an hour of next!Poppy (which is finally coming together) then flopping on the sofa to watch the Masterchef final. I've watched it from the start and thoroughly enjoyed it this year - though I'm jealous of the standard of cooking. Why can't I get my pork as succulent and the crackling as... crackly as they can? I must try harder...
Oh yes, and I finished 50 Shades. Don't know if I can be bothered to write a full review, but if I do I'll post it on serious blog and note the update here.
Today I've started a selection of lettuces (Little Gem, Lollo Rosso, New Fire and Buttercrunch), more pak choi, more tomatoes and the second cucumber; the first now has two cucumbers and a whole load more flowers coming. Starting plants off early has really worked this year - as long as we don't have a cold spell.
And I started the spring cleaning in the kitchen, clearing out cupboards and dumping stuff that's now out of date (juniper berries, cayenne pepper, sauce thickener - things I picked up thinking I'd use but never did). At some point this year I urgently need to get some painting done, oh joy.
Drama in the garden - the two pairs of blackbirds are still fighting over possession of the space, and when Kai took out the kitchen compost caddy to the main compost bin he found three very healthy mice sitting in there (two scarpered into the depths while the third sat and stared at him for a moment. I've already had to rescue a mouse twice from Tyjer - maybe it was that one and it now has PTSD...) I've now sprayed the unwanted ivy, brambles and teasels with the deep root killer: another dose goes on in 6 weeks. All the new plants are coming along a treat, including the lovely little Juneberry from Sue. The new leaves are a beautiful bronze. At the moment it's too small to be seen easily against the background in a photo, but it should be photogenic by next year. [glomps Sue] Many thanks! (The wiegela is looking great too.)
So, all in all, busy but very productive, this week. But I need a break - hoping to go busing tomorrow, Wells-Glastonbury-Street to check out charity shops, see if the big Works store at Street has an 'own recipes' book (our small branch doesn't) and try to find a small frying pan: the main one is really too big to make pancakes properly. Ken has lots to do, and Kai had a major computer course work project with a deadline of next Friday, so will be working pretty much full time on that.
And I want a velociraptor plushie, in honour of Dinobot, so will be looking out for one of those.
Chelsea Flower Show end of this month! Looking forward to that.
Little bit of client stuff to do, then back to Poppy...
Labels: birds, busyness, Chelsea Flower Show, client sites, films, gardening, greenhouse, Transformers: Beast Wars, wildlife
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Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylor
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