Easter Weekend 2020

What a mixed weekend of weather we have had. Hot and cold! A typical British Easter weekend.

On the good days we had a bar b que, as you do, Darcy was hoping for a dropped sausage,

I did some jet washing, I find it very satisfying.

The only problem is, I managed to jet wash the growing tip of one of my TRex plants. It was only small anyway so I thought I had murdered it.
But today I noticed this a couple of buds, so rather than being a tree it might be a bush!

I have bought some new solar lights

I love them because they look like bamboo torches, and at night the flicker away and look amazing. I like also that you can detach the pole and just hang it up somewhere.

As we can't go out unless you are going for essential items, I was quite gutted that I had run out of wood treatment for our hopper shed.

I like to treat all our sheds every year and usually make it an Easter weekend job. I keep all paints etc under our stairs, so whilst I was routing about imagine my joy when I found a small tin of dark wood treatment, just look how smart it looks now.

I have left the top plank above the door as we have small bees going in and out under the roofing felt. The come back every year and usually have stopped goin in and out within the month, so I will finish it of then.

We have also had a number of sharp frost which have hit the unfurling leaves of the bananas

The greenhouse is crammed but I will show you that next time.

Till then #staysafe

I am so untidy!!

I never used to be, when the girls where at home, I used to give everyone 'what for' if they didn't tidy up after themselves.
Now they have left home, I would much rather play than tidy!!!

Do you remember the lovely tidy potting shed in my friends garden on a past blog post. Well I came up with an ingenious idea to create more space in the greenhouse.................

move the potting bench into the shed!!

Easier said than done

As you can see the shed is full to the brim, so I have made a start and persuaded my daughter to do a car boot sale and started working through everything.

I know we are 'clutterbucks' but it happens so I have made a concerted effort with hubbies help and the potting bench is now in the shed.

Looks quite tidy doesn't it lol,

nope! still this side to sort out! there are 2 bikes, my nanas brass bed, a hangy upside down thing to help my back which I can now no longer use cos of my knee and some bits of furniture which need doing up.

then you add the big wicker baskets your daughter has asked you to mind!

So whilst doing all this I also thought it might be a good idea to try and set up my large propagator in here as well as I do have a gro-light. So this week I am going to be ruthless, the body boards will be going to the car boot plus loads more. I am going to go through all those boxes at the back. My hubby is going to have a dicky doo dah! as he hates me getting rid of things, but if it will give me more space in the greenhouse, surely that has to be good?