24-05-27 - Monday I - Bank Holiday Sunday

Yesterday was a gardening day, or at least it started and ended like that. I was able to drag it round to a bank holiday Sunday briefly in the afternoon, but TW was on a Gardening Mission. 

We weeded the front garden and trimmed the central bush. It looks much tidier now than it did, which I suppose was the aim. TW then got the bit between her teeth and power-washed the paving slabs, and we discovered that underneath the built up dirt and detritus the slabs were different colours - red and yellow and green. 

Then we went to B&Q - of course, because where else is there to go on a bank holiday Sunday? - and bought seeds and weed killer. Then I wanted to go to a reggae all-dayer at a nearby pub - because where else is there to go on a bank holiday Sunday? - but unfortunately the pub was full and tbh the music was quite loud, which wasn't what I was looking for at 4pm on a Sunday afternoon. So we had a drink at the pub across the road. Then it got a bit chilly so we came home and strimmed some wild grass before dousing it in weed killer. 

We finished the day with Dr Who, which I enjoyed, and a few episodes of New Girl, which is developing nicely.

Sunday 17-07-09 Gardening

Yesterday, as a sort of penance for getting so drunk on Friday night, I gardened.

I don't like gardening very much, or at least I say I don't, but I was quietly pleased with my efforts.

Down the "side return" we have a bunch of weeds that I have allowed to flourish through inaction, and the most egregious of these were these reed-type weeds growing next to the house:

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 After mowing the lawn and strimming the edges of the garden I tackled this monstrosity, with the result that it now looks like this:

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 I don't know what I'll do with this area but I'll try and keep it relatively clear, I think. It makes it easier to get down the side of the house, which we'll need to do because there are more weeds down there which need pulling...

 TTFN.