The Usual

Having had a good old rant yesterday, and quite frankly ending up seething for the best part of the day, its a relief that this morning arrives - and the weather is glorious. It's most definitely a day that needs to be spent in the garden and catching up on the odds and sods that have to be attended to.

I start out by mowing the front and back lawn, which despite almost being ready for hay was manageable enough to get a tidy end result, though it's a bit brown in places. I think we may well have to invest in a lawn sprinkler of something - but with the threats of a water shortage looming that might not be such a good idea.

I then set about with some more weeding - I did the left hand side flower bed the other day, so this time I attack the right hand side one. I culled a few plants that we inherited from the previous owners, because in all honesty they were awful and I don't think placed in the correct position to actually grow. I also give the soil a good turning over, which was considerably difficult since it was like digging into concrete. But after a bit of blaspheming and sweat the end result was well worth it.

My sister gave me some nice lights for my birthday, which up until today have been sitting in a box whilst I wondered what to do with them. They are for inside and outside use, and are little silver dragonflies with blue LED's inside. So since I'm pottering in the garden I decide that they might be nice if I pin them up around the shed (easy enough since we have power in there) - so I do exactly that and I have to say they look fantastic, I just need to line them up a bit better.

This evening is spent quietly in front of the TV whilst we eat Hot dogs. I want to mention what we had for tea yesterday though, Lemon Chicken Kebabs. The recipe for that requires bay leaves, oregano and parsley, all of which I have grown in the garden. The plants are big enough now (with the exception of the oregano) that I can start to use them in cooking, so thats what I did. I have to say the fresh herbs made the world of difference to the food, and it was most satisfying eating something I'd grown! :)

We watch Layer Cake, a film about well, drugs basically and how, should you desire, you would best get ahead in the wheelin', dealin', murderin' and untrustworthy game. A good film only bettered by the not so happy ending.

By the time we've done all of that its sleepy time, and I'm ready for it.

Posted by Abi on the June 7, 2005 9:43 PM