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Not much happening except gardening and walking. It’s hot in the sunshine so I take breaks under my garden parasol but am enjoying being outside. The untidy bottom of my garden is finally being weeded but I’m also leaving wild flowers that seeded themselves because they are in full bloom at the moment and so pretty. Our…

A quiet day but it’s dry and mild so after an early stroll on the moors I’ve been pottering in my greenhouse and outside. Sheila was supposed to walk with us but when I phoned to confirm the arrangements before I left home, she said she wouldn’t be going because she had disturbed sleep. Three Kohlrabi plants that Linda…

After typing yesterday’s post I phoned Sheila to check she was ok because on Saturday morning I drove her to the GP practice for her Covid booster. She had one of her migraines so unable to take herself. On Tuesday I spoke to friends who had received their jabs Saturday afternoon then had to miss a concert on Sunday…

Good morning! I have sent another Jacqui Lawson card to Anne and told her how worried we have been. Also promised I will send one of my long, boring emails to her today and of course, will include everyone’s love.❤️ Guess what; it’s raining and cold. 🥶 Pooches and Brady staying in bed for now so a gentle start to the day!…

Thank goodness, I’ve heard from Anne! I’ve just found your butterfly card. Beautiful, loved it. I have good days and bad days but I’m out of the hospital. I’m told that’s how it will be from now on. Great! Today is a not so good day. At least Jilly has settled well with condo living and Michael bossing her. She was spoilt…

Before breakfast I noticed it wasn’t raining so organised George and Betty for a walk round the block. We hadn’t gone far before the rain arrived but thankfully George decided we take the shorter route so apart from a change of jeans for me when we got home and towel rub for the pooches, we survived! A locksmith arrived at…

I’m out of sync with my posts so will try to get back to mornings. Easy today because wind and rain have returned with a vengeance and I just got soaked letting Betty into the garden even though I stayed in the doorway. We won’t be walking anywhere just yet! My kitchen outer door lock is sticking so I will have to find a…

The weather has been so good for a few days so I’ve concentrated on continuing to tidy in the garden and also plant vegetable seeds. My walking legs are becoming stronger too after all those months of wet weather when short dog walks round the block seemed sufficient but, after tomorrow, we are forecast the return of rain…

Good morning! One post lost and another not wanting to leave me! A beautiful morning and I’m taking Sheila to the GP practice for her Covid vaccination then hopefully a walk. I will be back…… Jackie 🥰

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Sorry I didn’t check in yesterday. After walking the dogs I drove to Linda’s neighbour to collect the chopped wood he had offered for my log burner. Most was stored in a plastic coal bunker so it was a case of hanging head first from the top and handing it out for Linda to place in canvas garden bags I had taken with me.…

My favourite sort of day! Walking George and Betty on the moors in bright sunshine early then the rest of the day was gentle gardening. Linda dropped in at one point with a tray of plants because when we visited the expensive plant nursery last week I had mentioned that Forget me nots were my mother’s favourite, but they…

Sunshine and showers but a few small chores carried out, including planting runner beans and spreading some wild flower seeds. Clearing the blocked drain yesterday didn’t take long as it was caused by all the recent rain washing silt into it and blocking the grill. A few minutes of digging it away with a trowel and it was…

Yesterday was a busy day with a long walk, then lots of gardening. Our weather remains hit and miss but if the cold wind would go it would be quite pleasant! It seems to happen every year that just as my favourite scented Rhododendron is in full bloom, strong winds arrive to knock off the petals! It is our May Day bank…

We are getting everything thrown at us today. Thunderstorms, sunshine, cold winds, warm winds! I did some early grocery shopping then waited for dryer weather to walk with George and Betty. By midday the roads were busy so I will try to avoid that sort of time in future. I’ve eaten a sandwich for lunch and will now try to…

Happy Wednesday. After walking the pooches round the block and giving each one a treat, I picked up Linda and drove to the garden opened by a couple for a charity donation. A very chatty lady greeted us and explained it had been a garden nursery until she and her husband retired last year. Now they concentrate on gardening…

All is quiet at home again and Charmaine will be back into her hospital nursing shifts. She was a midwife for nearly 40 years and now semi retired, organises and administers vaccinations for mothers and babies. It turned out we were lucky with our mostly dry days so were able to walk on the moors because the cold, wild and…

Cooler today but we still managed a long walk with the pooches then our favourite cream tea of scones, strawberry jam and clotted cream with a large pot of tea. We sorted a few plants for Charmaine to take home before preparing a delicious bolognaise with spaghetti. We have talked our socks off but tonight we will have an…

Hello! My friend arrived Thursday evening and we sat up until after midnight chatting! Yesterday we went for a long, long walk over the moors then went to the shop for pasties, drove to the top of the hill where our transmitter sits and enjoyed watching sheep with their very young lambs frolicking about. That was…

It has been a cold day but I’ve been busy so doing my best to ignore the late freeze! I was out early for a grocery shop, not that I needed much, just fresh produce. I phoned Alex when I got back and arranged to visit him immediately to pick up the phones and also took George and Betty so we could stop on the moors for a…

Happy Wednesday. It has turned colder than many Winter days but at least no rain. I took George and Betty on to the moors for a long walk and only saw one other person to chat to. I’ve been bumping into this man with his cattle herder dog for several months so after he asked me the name of another female who he learnt lost…

I’m sorry I missed posting yesterday. It was busy with first meeting Sheila for a walk after she phoned early. It’s still dry but a chilly wind had sprung up again. We managed a decent distance and she did seem to enjoy herself, especially meeting a couple of dog walkers who stopped to chat. Being almost housebound for a…

I’m sorry I didn’t post yesterday. I intended to but after a long walk in the morning and lots of gardening I fell asleep in the evening then crawled to bed! I’ve enjoyed 2 walks in sunshine as that cold wind has finally gone, for now! I stopped at Sheila’s with George and Betty and can see she is feeling better, although…

It’s been bitterly cold again but after grocery shopping first thing, I took George and Betty to a lower section of the moors. Even lower down, a freezing strong wind was blowing so it wasn’t a pleasant walk but at least the dogs could run free for half an hour. I phoned Sheila because we had mentioned walking together on…

Finally a beautiful day. No wind and lots of sunshine so an early walk with George and Betty then Linda picked me up and we decided to head to the coast which is just 20 minutes away. There we sat for over an hour on the low wall of the cafe, which they cover with scatter cushions, enjoying slices of bread pudding and…

It’s been cold today which put me off doing much outdoors. My iPhone has locked me out and I’m at a point where if I continue to try to find my way in, it will shut down forever! I’m considering purchasing a cheap refurbished phone! I’m meeting Linda in the morning for one of our coffee shop outings and have used WhatsApp…

Hello friends. Crazy weather is still affecting internet and tv signals and yesterday it was wind nearly knocking me over at times. At least I was in my garden trying to catch up on so much work needing to be done, plus my roof stayed on so lucky compared to some homes in the Midlands. It’s back to cold and drizzly so I…

Finally, I have a moment with an afternoon cup of tea to catch up. It was just as well on Friday I left George and Betty with Sheila because the friends I was meeting in Plymouth to travel on to the memorial together, contacted me Thursday evening to let me know they had driven to the church to check the journey time and…

Drizzle, thick fog; what more can I say about the weather! I did shop for groceries early, then walked the dogs on the edge of the moors, having decided we are all bored with the same old route round the block. It wasn’t the best decision because the ground was stirred up by tractors and livestock so both pooches needed to…

Hello! It was a long day yesterday with hours getting pink colour in my hair as part of the fun memorial and celebration Friday for my friend that died recently. Then about 9pm as I sat watching tv a knock at the door and crazy neighbours insisting I move my car even though it was not in anyone’s way. I had left it by my…