Monday 18 March 2024

Monday 18th March

I've been pottering in the garden for three days in a row! There have been enough dry and sunny minutes today for me to do just a few little bits outside.

On Saturday I pulled up the last of the carrots and sowed seeds into paper pots.

On Sunday I cleared the weeds from some of the the patio tubs in preparation for getting the vegetable patch going again, and also picked enough rainbow chard to make a shallot/celery/green bean/ chard medley to go with our lunch.

Today I prepped all the carrots and tipped them into the little crock pot along with an onion, celery, a couple of bayleaves and some stock. We now have a couple of portions of soup for now and later. I had a sprig of rosemary in a vase, which I brought indoors about a week ago because the flowers were so pretty. When I lifted it out if the vase to add some of it to the crock pot I discovered it had grown a lot of little roots. 

I took it into the garden and planted it in a pot. Then I picked a couple more pieces of rosemary and also some lavender to see if I can repeat the magic.

DECLUTTERING 

I had added another 20 or so music teaching books to the stack to be passed on to another piano teacher tomorrow. 

My Cunning Plan regarding the craft stash needs refinement. I have accidentally increased it, by ripping out a scarf that I never liked. Now I have Added a ball of yarn, not helpful! 

Sunday 17 March 2024

Sunday 17th March

This evening, I offer you my favourite way of ending the day; the Nightime Liturgy from the revised prayer book of New Zealand. If you follow the link you can read the lovely story behind this prayer.

The breaks between phrases are an opportunity to add your own thoughts and prayers as you go along.





Saturday 16 March 2024

Saturday 16th March

What a glorious morning! The first really spring-like day of the year. I'm beginning my annual metamorphosis from something like a hibernating tortoise to, well, not exactly a hare perhaps.

I was able to make use of all bar 1 of the paper pots I made earlier in the week when I was so frustrated by the never-ending rain. Lettuces; 6 each of Tom Thumb and Moonraker, Peas, a dozen pots of Kelvedon Wonder (the seeds are a bit old so I might open a more recent packet) and 6 each of three different kinds of broad beans. They are all tucked away in the cold frame in case we get another deluge as the garden is still very wet.


The only things growing are some chard which is looking pretty good


and the garlic, which you can't really see behind the Egyptian Walking Onion. All have come through wet winter unscathed.


Looking at the onion, I'm wondering if I could dig it up and split it into four or five baby ones. I shall search the Web.


SOCK KNITTING has happened. I've got asthma where the heel will be. If I can do about an inch a day, give or take, then it won't take very long.


I attach a marker to show where I get to each day to encourage myself. 

THE LIST OF STUFF TO GO

ANOTHER category has been crossed off; ten items gone from the bigger spare bedroom. Some for the book pile, and some for the bin. I can cross off number 7 now. 

I have a Cunning Plan to reduce my craft stash. More on this tomorrow!