The patio garden

Plants in the patio garden. Disappointed with the peonies, they have not bloomed, will repot them in the autumn and plant the roots closer to the surface.

 

Its getting hot again.

The weather is heating up, its was very hot yesterday, it should  be a bit cooler today. We are forecast some rain later, but the sun has just decided to come out from behind the clouds.

Lots of ambulance activity here just recently, not for DB thank goodness!! Several people having falls.

He is 93 today, so he is having a cream tea after a light supper, he has asked for beans on toast......

Cleaner Clare is here doing her usual excellent job. She was poorly last week. She works in a childrens nursery, so everything they get the staff get!!

The patio outside is looking quite good, unfortunately my camera has gone up the pan. I am considering getting a new one, but like everything else they are expensive. I need to put a bit more in the savings pot first.

So an easy supper tonight. 

Sunny

But we have a string breeze. Quiet day after a busy day yesterday.

Grocery delivery first thing then DB's carer came to get him up and dressed in decent clothes, then we were off to Hose to see our friends. T came in late, he is dealing with his mother's funeral in a couple of weeks. We were given news about a friend who had a fall and is now in a nursing home. She has dementia, I doubt she will come home again.

Back at the apartment, DB had some lunch and I got ready for my 2 hour out. When I got back there was an ambulance at the door, I found out later, one of the ladies from the Wednesday coffee group had fallen, she was wheeled off to hospital.

Sausage and mash for supper, strawberries for dessert.

Lots of rain

 I have just realised I have not posted for a week. The weather changed and we had quite a few wet cold days. Late last week it changed, it's sunny, but we have had some gusty wind. 

I have managed to plant up the two clematis and the geraniums. Swept the patio. The hydrangea is in full bloom, the rhodi has put up 2 flowers, I need to take up the hostas and clear the soil, then replant them. They have not suffered with the slugs as they have in previous years.

DB continues to make progress walking, he walks to the toilet, into the bedroom and half way up the corridor to the sitting room to play scrabble. His brain seems to be functioning better, he did very well against our lady scrabble champion the last two Saturday's.

For some reason I seem to be sleeping better, several nights over 7 hours and one 8+ hours.

We had a blow up last week over DB'S eating. I am now only cooking 4 nights of the week, the rest of the time he is having ding dinners or salad.His coughing is still driving me nuts........

Tonight's supper is chicken salad and strawberries. We have been eating a lot of strawberries recently. Morrisons have 3 punnet for £5, that equates to buy 2 get one free.

No plants need watering

It has rained every day for the last few days. This morning it has chucked it down all morning, it cleared a bit at lunchtime.

DB is walking from the sitting room to the bedroom with his walker, as well as to and from the toilet. On Saturday he walked almost all the way to the residents lounge for Scrabble.

My sleep has been a bit better, 6+ hours for the last two nights, although DB has woken me coughing.

I am really lacking in motivation just now........I need to sort out something other than the internet and reading to keep me occupied.......sewing is just not doing it at the moment.

My car goes in for MOT and service in a couple of weeks, possibly 2 more services before I sell it. I am also looking at selling one of my machines, possibly the one I bought 18 months ago. I have hardly used it.

Supper tonight, beef casserole, I have cut the meat up into tiny pecices so it's small enough to swallow. Strawberries for dessert.

We have rain.

 Its a lot cooler today and we have just had some very welcome rain, means no watering today.

It is my 2 hours off this afternoon, need a quick visit to lidl amongst other things.

DB decid3d to have a dizzy at the coffee morning, so I had to bring him back to the apartment, good job we had not gone over to Hose, that would have been a disaster.

Chicken and bacon pasta for supper, strawberries for dessert.

At last

the temperature is back down, we also have a slight breeze which helps. DB had a bad day yesterday two quite long dizzy episodes. He did not want a cooked supper so we ended up have salmon, bread and butter and strawberries for dessert. He seems better this morning, how long for? your guess is a sgood as mine.

I need to get out and put some plants in I bought, I am hanging off planting the two clematis for a couple of days.

Laundry washed over night, now on the airer in the sewing room, will be dry in the morning, the aircon takes the damp out the air so stuff dries quite quickly.

Next door neighbour is going on holiday today, so I am back on tomoto watering duties.

We are having ding dinner tonight Spag bol, have some strawberries for dessert.