I’ve began emptying my bed room prepared for the constructing of the brand new en-suite. Work was initially on account of begin Monday however has been delayed ready for the basin and bathroom to be accessible so ought to now start on the finish of the month.
After I get some assist to maneuver the mattress I will be just like the Princess and the Pea Fairy Story as the one place to place it’s on prime of the double mattress within the spare bed room – I will be sleeping reasonably excessive up!
The plastic mud sheets I acquired to cowl issues when the wood-burner was put in will come in useful to seal up the massive in-built wardrobe/cabinet within the bed room and over the doorways into all the opposite rooms. Though the builders will cowl the corridor flooring and the mattress body and anything that may’t be moved and guaranteed me there will not be a lot mud – I am being ready, as I am certain there will likely be mud, it is fairly an enormous job particularly on the subject of discovering out the place all of the pipes are and re-routeing them. They may must knock down a part of the ceiling – we will see.
Higher late than by no means for my first, and presumably solely, handful of Runner Beans.
As I discussed some time in the past they’d no flowers for weeks after which the flowers did not set as a result of dry climate. Due to runner bean growers Down Underneath who commented, we now know what to do in one other very dry summer time – spray them with water. I’ve handed the information on to all of the folks I do know – we have by no means wanted to know earlier than as there’s often sufficient rain throughout our summers to assist the flowers set.
On Wednesday I used the final of the massive tomatoes, the final two pink peppers and a few of my onions to make the third batch of Purple Relish. Undoubtedly my favorite and now I’ve sufficient to final all by means of subsequent yr simply in case there is a tomato failure. Only one extra protect to do earlier than Christmas……… the Onion ‘Marmalade’ Chutney. I count on to place it off so long as attainable as even with the meals processor the quantity of onions that want slicing will scale back me to tears!
In the course of the week I’ve caught a number of of the nice occasions taking place in London on TV however have not sat and watched and queueing for hours and hours to file slowly previous the Queens coffin would not enchantment in any respect so I will depart that to others. I am certain a lot of the nation will come to a standstill on Monday for the funeral.
This week I have been grateful for……………
- BiL mending my bike
- High quality climate to get some backyard clearing finished
- Not having to journey to London to view the coffin
- A couple of runner beans
Again subsequent week
Sue
