We have had rain

during the night apparently there is more to come, the plants are looking better for it.

Another awful night, plus DB is having side effects from his medication, gets dizzy when he first gets up. so lands back in bed....

So very late getting up, shower and washed my hair, have just prepped the veggies for supper.

Hopefully will be able to fetch Trevor tomorrow, otherwise I am going to have to get down dirty and weed the front beds. I also have some plants to put in, T's favourite hates, grasses.

No plans for the day apart from cooking the supper, roast chicken, roast tatties, cauli and carrots. We have a few strawberries left so will have them for dessert.

Sunny

 but a nice cool breeze blowing.

I had espied a pile of sheets in the sewing room so went through to iron them, a pair of DB's cords and a shirt, to my astonishment the sheets etc had been ironed. I had folded them, must have been called away and completely for got about them. They are now in the airing cupboard.

I had another bad night, not sure why, we again slept in till almost 9am, so a very light lunch.

Spent a while in the garden, potting up a clematis, DB was sowing basil, spinich and rocket for salads. The chap came with my medication for the next month, brilliant, we do not have to put the scripts in, they are done automatically, passed to the chemist who dispenses them and they are then delivered to us. I also cleaned the shelf in the porch, there are a few plants left in there but not many, they will be planted on Monday. The orchid I bought  some time ago from QD which was almost dead has revived and has put up another flower spike, it seems to like being in the kitchen. plenty of light but cooler then the porch.

We still seem to be spending a lot on the garden, I have ordered more plant ties and also rooting powder ready for cuttings. DB tells me we need another 6 bags of compost. Trevor will be here on Monday so a job list started for him. Cleaner will aslo be here, I have a pile of magazines for her, she away on holiday for the next clean, so they will arrange for a temp to come and sort us out.

Supper tonight is all day breakfast, we have strawberries, but I am saving them till tomorrow, we still have a couple of the frozen sponges, so will do those instead.

Ah.....

much cooler today, dark clouds keep scudding over, need to keep an eye out I have laundry out.

Better night last night, still not brilliant but better, we were late getting up so it has been a slow day.

We have quite a strong breeze, it has tipped the grow house over, so I have weighted it down with slabs, do not think it will move again unless we get a typhoon!!

If it does not rain I am going to have to water, we have a couple of dustbins we are going to put at the top of the garden, hopefully they will fill with rain water. We have 2 barrels on the back of the garage, we could swap the water over and let them fill again, just needs me to summon up some energy.

I am a lot more comfortable now its not so hot. There is a steady breeze in through the open front windows.

Saw J this afternoon, his Mum is getting on OK, he is back at work next week for 2 days, then on holiday for 20. He is a paramedic with the local ambulance service.

As its Friday its fish and chips, I have a couple of those microwave puddings in the freezer, will do them for dessert, they are not very big.

Thank goodness

Its a lot cooler today and there is quite a breeze blowing.

Aldi this morning for shopping, DB stayed in the car and read whilst I went round the shop, no 2 pint bottles of milk again, have had to get a 4 pint one, trouble is in this weather it goes off quicker. Hey ho.

Have done nothing since we got home except get lunch and sit and read. When it cools off a bit I will go out and water, the barrel of rain water is not going to last long at this rate. We are on a water meter here so have to pay for every drop we used.

Supper tonight will be frittata and salad, strawberries and ice cream for afters. The year old strawberries have just about finiahed, they will be better next year. We will have to make sure we take all the runners off.

Melting

 its due to be another hot day, but not quite as bad as yesterday, its to cool down by the weekend.

We spent most of yesterday in the sitting room with the curtains drawn, drinking cold drinks until well after 8pm when it had cooled down quite a bit.

More of the same today I think, I need to move the plants out of the porch into the shady bit by the garage.......

Tomorrow is shopping day, Aldi and also QD for rooting compound, and couple of cheap glasses. 

No idea whats for supper......something cold I think. Need to put my thinking cap on.

Done

The arch has gone up this morning, the black thing in front is the pot with the sweet peas in.

 The new bed filled with stone and pots on, really pleased wiith it.

  and dusted, the arch in place and the stones added to the border and pots on. Trevor hacked away at the stone at the side of the steps and managed to get it in ok. I will have to watch  the whirly when I put bed linen out, it does not foul the arch when the wind blows.

We had to water last night it was so hot yesterday we sat out for a while after we watered, it was very pleasant. DB has picked some more strawberries, we are having a few each day. today is to be another very hot day have the curtains drawn in the sitting room, the black out linings should help to keep the room a bit cooler. The fan is on full blast. We will have to water again tonight, just the plants on the arch and the pots in the porch, I may move them out later.......its quite warm in there already.

Laundry dried yesterday so most of it is folded and put away, just one cotton shirt needs an iron, it will have to wait with the sheets until its a bit cooler.

Supper tonight, chicken kiev with salad, its much too hot for a full cooked meal.

It aint half hot

glorious sun, although there is a breeze. Picked Trevor up, he is tackling trying to get the arch in, at the moment he is hacking away at some concrete.

Chap came last night and collected the cooker, so the cash will pay Trevor for 3 more weeks...........

Load of laundry in, it should dry well on the whirly. I have the fan on in the sitting room.

Another bad night last night, after 1am before I drifted off, wish we had a camp bed |I would sleep on that!! DB was fidgiting again. He had dropped off to sleep before I put the light off.

No idea whats for supper it will be something cold, thats for sure!!