Yes @floralies, but it will have to wait until the leaves are dryer and I'm stronger. OH can push the mower with the grass box but he can't do the leaf blower as he needs to hold onto something supportive.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Happy Birthday @Pat E, hope Pixel is now suitably chastened and you've recovered from the fright.
Glad to hear that you had a better night @Busy-Lizzie, hope you recover soon. The plants will soon recover and it's good news about the dry roof - one less thing to worry about.
Afternoon to all. Happy belated birthday to Pat E when you wake up! After your traumatic day, I think you should have a second birthday now Hubby is home, and can sort out Pixel if she gives you any trouble! Hopefully you can get some proper rest now, and leave the sorting out until you are feeling a lot better, Buzzy-Lizzie. Too hot here to garden today. Luckily we got quite a bit done yesterday. The green bins are almost full, with a week to go before collection. I must concentrate now on jobs that don’t generate a lot of waste, although we do need to do a trip to the tip with some regular rubbish, so I might make up a bag of ‘clean’ green waste to pop in the car. Always wary now about putting green bags in the car, since a mouse jumped out! I thought the spiders and earwigs were bad enough.
I am as well @Ergates. OH used to take possible insect infested rubbish to the tip in his old Austin but that's stopped working now. I just hate the thought of anything with eight legs crawling around the car behind me. OH and I once had to rescue my daughter at midnight on the M5 at Taunton Dean services because she'd taken a load of plants home with her and was convinced there was a big spider roaming around her car. Flatly refused to drive it home to Plymouth so it was good old mum to the rescue. OH bravely drove her car while I followed with her in mine, he's wasn't too happy either! We never did find it.
Back home with a cuppa now after a very welcome massage, especially on my right hip which has been playing up lately. Far too hot to go up to the car wash which was also planned for today. OH might have a go tonight, it's covered in red dust.
Belated Happy Birthday to @Pat E. I agree that you should have a second Birthday - have one at your favourite time of the year perhaps? Maybe we should all do that?!
I was just thinking whether to wash my car as that dirty dust on my black car has been bothering me all week. I washed some daps earlier with washing powder whitener - they’ve come up a treat!
Hope you are all doing ok - whether that means feeling better, feeling well, surviving or feeling happy.
Daps - there’s a word I haven’t heard for a while! Known as plimsolls where I grew up in Essex, had to have the new word translated for me when we moved down to Somerset.
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Glad to hear that you had a better night @Busy-Lizzie, hope you recover soon. The plants will soon recover and it's good news about the dry roof - one less thing to worry about.
Hopefully you can get some proper rest now, and leave the sorting out until you are feeling a lot better, Buzzy-Lizzie.
Too hot here to garden today. Luckily we got quite a bit done yesterday. The green bins are almost full, with a week to go before collection. I must concentrate now on jobs that don’t generate a lot of waste, although we do need to do a trip to the tip with some regular rubbish, so I might make up a bag of ‘clean’ green waste to pop in the car. Always wary now about putting green bags in the car, since a mouse jumped out! I thought the spiders and earwigs were bad enough.
Back home with a cuppa now after a very welcome massage, especially on my right hip which has been playing up lately. Far too hot to go up to the car wash which was also planned for today. OH might have a go tonight, it's covered in red dust.
Belated Happy Birthday to @Pat E. I agree that you should have a second Birthday - have one at your favourite time of the year perhaps? Maybe we should all do that?!