Getting on with stuff

At the moment I am tending to get the dogs walked early, so that the rest of the day is free to do what ever is needed, or for leisure pursuits.

However a text alerted us to the fact that a dozen bottles of 2020 Governo* would be arriving some time between ten and eleven o'clock, so dog walking was delayed. 

I whiled away the time by fitting another set of bars to the front window of the store room. I amazed myself by managing to complete this task without destroying the flower bed that sits beneath the window. I have now finished the front of the outbuildings and only have three more windows to go. Unfortunately there is reglazing and putty replacement to be completed, so it will not be plain sailing.

Next I got my bike booked in for a service on the 22nd of May and clarified that I need to have a minimum of 450 miles completed. That should be no problem as I am already close to three hundred and fine weather is forecast for the week ahead.

A walk around the Three Miler filled the remainder of the morning and a short nap followed lunch.

The strong breezes that have accompanied the recent fine weather finally abated today, so I seized the chance and got the veg patch sprayed with its annual treatment of Roundup.

We continued in the gardening vein with a trip to the local Nursery to pick up this year's vegetable seeds. Our purchases included Parsnips, Celeriac, Leeks, Runner Beans, French Beans, Celery and Cucumbers ... it'll be interesting to see how many of these are harvested.

On the way home we popped in to see Pete the Beekeeper for a chat. I also arranged to take another 30lb tub of honey from him and he advised that he has another colony for me. I think I'll be picking that up at some point early next week.

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* We first discovered this beautiful Italian red at the Blenheim Palace Game Fair last year. And now have a few cases tucked away.

beekeeper Pete