Year: 2020

Another morning at the allotment, plenty to do for both Mal and I. While we were there my friend from Yorkshire, Annette phoned to make sure that we are all OK, so we had an hours chat!

We have a blackbird at the allotment who loves it when we are digging and he is very bold, as bold as robins usually are! We have so much rhubarb and the fruit trees are blossoming.

At 8pm, we all went outside our front doors, clapping and banging our pots and pans, supporting the NHS workers.

Thought for the Day – “It is easy to see the faults of others but it is difficult to see one’s own Faults.” ~ Buddha

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Watching Robert Jenrick on TV this morning, what an idiot. As Mal said having been asked the question about Corona Virus he would have failed A level! (Mal was a Principal Examiner). What a load of waffle.  Stay at home so we can’t even see our grandchildren and then they showed Acton tube station where no one was obeying the rules. Shocking.

Off to the allotment again. I was looking for a new door number for the house and saw this one on Ebay, ridiculously cheap and it happened to be our allotment number, so we now have our number up!

I planted some flower seeds and Mal did a lot more, including putting pea supports up.

Thought for the Day – “To be calm is the highest achievement of the self.” ~ Zen proverb

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Where are all the planes going? We are now used not hearing any and last night before I went to sleep I heard five!

Lou and Rhys have offered to paint our internal doors and so today we had to leave one on the doorstep for him to collect. He did it on the way back from shopping.

I walked Ellie early and then worked in our home garden. Mal went to the allotment to plant more potatoes.

Thought for the Day – “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. ” ~ Wayne W Dyer

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We were back at the allotment . Something had dug up a load of the tree bark at the top of the allotment. It was a real mess and we are guessing it was foxes.

I tried to dig over Lou’s patch for flowers as it has become very dry. A shame she can’t come and do it but we will look after it. As for Mal, more digging and he made more paths.

Now that is what I like to see at the allotment…..wildlife and I hope we will encourage a lot more……….

Just after 9 pm we looked for the 34 satellites. It was a very clear night and we did see some of them. There really are some weird things going on.

Thought for the Day – “Savour the small moments: Even during lockdown you still have many small moments to savour. The smell of coffee, the feel of the warm shower on your back and so on. When you stop to take in these moments, rather then let them rush by on automatic pilot, you are giving your brain a chance to process the pleasure, which boosts your serotonin – the feel good neurotransmitter that helps elevate your mood and make you feel calm.” ~ The Guardian

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We decided to have a relaxing day. We took Ellie for a walk in between showers. Mal said he would queue at the Co op to see if they had any toilet rolls……………….success!

When we were home I watched Rick Stein in Istanbul. It brought back so many lovely memories of our times in Istanbul. He even went to eat fish sandwiches (Balik Ekmek) by the Bosphorus, by Galata bridge. We did that many times and they are so delicious, just caught and cooked straight away. I remember them costing 4tl, very cheap. It really is my favourite city.

In the afternoon we had face time with Lou, Rhys and the kids. It was good to see them.

Thought for the Day – “Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

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We walked Ellie to the paper shop and then stopped at the cemetery on the way to the allotment.  A plant next to Torin’s stone needed watering but the flowers still looked very fresh.

I finished painting the side of the shed and planted some sunflowers. Mal did a lot of digging and we also watered and planted the patio apricot tree.

We spent a long time watering and later that night it rained!

Thought for the Day – “Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer.” ~ Anita Krizzan

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Another lovely sunny day. Off to the allotment again and I painted the shed until the paint ran out! Yes, I did have more but it was back home. It’s an old shed but at least now it will last a bit longer! It seemed a little pointless replacing it, I think the one in our garden would be better to spend money on.

Mal did some work on his allotment and picked lots more purple sprouting broccoli, leeks and rhubarb.

After lunch we decided to go shopping. Our neighbours have been told to stay indoors for 3 months and they have no relatives near so we said we would get them some shopping. It wasn’t as bad as expected, very few people and we were let in one at a time and given wipes for the trolleys and hand gel. There was a surprising amount on the shelves, so we stocked up for a week and don’t intend to venture out again for food.  As Range was almost next door we popped in only to discover ALL their plants were 40% off.  We bought another “very fragrant” rose, a patio apricot and a cordyline.

After being indoors for a week I was quite shocked to see the price of petrol at Tesco. 103.9 I haven’t seen prices that low for a long time.

I filled the car up. One of my friends in Stevenage said they were selling it for 99p at their Costco!!

Home again and Mal left Louise and Bob’s shopping on their front door step! They had a long conversation through the window.

Thought for the Day – “If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.” ~  Audra Foveo

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