25th February 2021 - Around the Garden...

Thought for the day :"I met a bloke from Australia who said he works on IT systems... He came from a LAN down under”

Sunny day.

Doctor this morning to test the eye. More anti-viral ointment. Susie with some anti-biotics... Bith f us a little rubbish at the moment. 

Seems that I should not have had two of the same blue plaque - so this one is going back to the company today - proof of postage...

Garden flourishing...
Took 'Thena for a walk around the Donkey Trail... 

Kissing gate back in place with daffodils 

More Daffodils on the walk..

Water feature decided not to work - water in the join of the wire where I chopped it last year. A quick repair and have to build a small box to keep the charger in - but working again despite the weak sun today..

Meanwhile, int he Workshop the Duck Brooder is in place and three ducklings are in place. A further one is not doing so well in the incubator - we shall see in the morning - and two more are not pipping yet...

A look down the garden to the Daffocils by the trees..

Entrance to the Temple of Doris flowering...

Closer look at the Daffodils by the lower trees..

'Then smelling the Flowers!!

Susie took some pictures of the Hellibores...

And first images from the garden via video ...

And so I leave you for another night 

Cheers !

 

24th February 2021 - MIlder - Virals finished - just a wait now

Thought for the day :"There's a nudist convention happening tomorrow via Zoom. I might join it if I've got nothing on."

Damp and drizzly day. Tried to take Vic for his new dentures but they had not arrived at the dentist so we will be going again next week ...

Also cancelled my own dental appointment - it is too difficult to decide whether there is Neuralgia pain or tooth pain at the moment. Sadly - Google tells us that there may be pain and discomfort for another 4 - 6 weeks.  Finished the anti-viral tablets today so that is one stage on....

Had a salad tonight and it went down a little better.I have very little appetite and food seems very stodgy. This was a good step forward. In other good news, the weight is dropping off - not surprised with no cheese and crackers and dry for the last three weeks.

The immersion heater timer seems to have started to work again. I bought a new one and replaced the old one - at least I think I did. The new one seemed to be displaying the exact problem that the old one had - and then you get to doubting whether you mixed up the two almost identical timers and put the wrong one back!!  Especially when you test the "old" broken one and find that it works well.. So you decide to replace them again - and then it starts working - frustrating!!

Lost another pane of glass from the Machinery Shed. Have another pane ready still but will need to put some better battening - and it was too windy today ... Maybe a task fro tomorrow . Was harsh enough getting the wood in for the fires for this evening - though it is a lot milder than over the last few weeks .

Not convinced that we will managed the rest of the year without another load of firewood - we shall see.

And so, enough for another day ... 

Cheers !

23rd February 2021 - More wind

Thought for the day:"I went to a nightclub that was full of Orcs, Hobbits and Elves... It was Mordor on the dancefloor..."

Managed to clear the workshop for the ducklings today in the rain 

Space for the brooder to go 

Meanwhile around the garden ...

Snowdrops on the back path

Roadside

Car Park

Felin Ganol - the Walk up the lane..

Pegasus and her Welsh Daffs

Crocuses

More Wlesh Daffs

Stuff growing

Mermaid with her flowers 

Embankment

Just peeping out

Snowdrops

Plenty of Heather

Snow drops for the Dragons

Susie's Primula PAtch

Snowdrops

Back Path

The Bramble patch over the cess pit - now cleared

Snow Drops looking up to the Meerkat 

More Snowdrops

Enough for one day 

Cheers !

 

22nd February 2021 - Just a thought

Thought for the day :"I’m going to have to return the camouflage jacket I got for Christmas... I just can’t see myself wearing it."

Just a thought today...

Cheers !

21st February 2021 - Mending slowly - I hope

Thought for the day :"A horse walks into a bar... Show jumping at its worst."

A mainly wet thought decidedly warmer day today. Sadly, headache and pain behind eye still very prevalent as well as a very annoying itch in the scalp - thought it was goin down but seems not to be.

Managed to stay up for most of the day but succumbed to a couple of Paracetamol and a nap and a lovely stew for dinner - for which I sadly had little appetite.

In other news I have broken the 15 stone target and am dabbling around the 14 stone 13 which is good news - though I expected similar when I did a few weeks dry - though I had planned the 29th to 31st February this year.  May also be something to do with the cutting out of the cheese and biscuits each night and sadly I have 6 Melton Mowbray mini pork pies festering iont he fridge. 

The Duck eggs are no longer turning and are now rocking and cheaping - so we will have to sort the shed out tomorrow - didn't have the energy today. Will not be the full scale sort that I had envisaged - but just a push stuff around until there is room for the brooder. Energy is still a little short.

Decided to go for a metal gateway - the wooden ones are too expensive at the moment. We have a 12 ft gap so we will get a double gate 3ft high and two posts to set into the concrete.

I think that they will go well with the building ..

Another thing that will go well with the building is the Historic Plaque that arrived yesterday care of my wonderful daughters..

Fame at Last..

Only fair I Suppose to record such matters

A quick look around the garden for Sunday ...

 

Susie has the pototoes chitting

sitting on the window sill to get the light and heat 

First Snow Drops

shoots coming out 

snowdrops

snow drop bank 

other stuff flourishing

Dragons

Statues

Crocuses and the Mermaid

(Pictures form 18th - not been up to posting since then)

Enough for one day 

Cheers !

 

20th February 2021 - River Rising -

Thought for the day :"Who else would like to see a puppet show, minus the puppets? Let's see a show of hands..."

Had the jab yesterday and a strange fever overnight. Burning up and very confused (not unusual for me I know!) Susie under the weather as well but small price to pay. Calomine over the face makes me look like the Phantom of the Opera but reduces the itches a little. Eye seems to have gone down. Only another couple of days for the full anti-viral course.

Lack of energy - but the river is up - very high this evening 

Zoom meeting with the Alcoluminati this evening - 

Probably another early night.

In other news I am less than 15 stone for the first time in a couple of years ...

Cheers !

 

19th February 2021 - Just a thought - and a Jab !

Thought for the day :"How do you give up in a towel throwing contest?"

Had a Jab

Just a thought 

Cheers :