A bargain

I knew from the outset that this morning was going to be mostly taken up with a trip to visit Mr & Mrs Tweedy.*

The reason for the visit was that Mr Tweedy had kindly offered us a cold frame, and we had arranged to collect it today. Now I am delighted to be given a cold frame, but the thought of spending a couple of hours in the company of Mrs Tweedy is not my idea of fun, and I knew that coffee and chat was going to part of the bargain.

Whilst on the subject of bargains, 30% had brought some runner beans and a couple of cucumbers for her Mum and Dad. I made a joke about exchanging five of the beans for a cow, and then rapidly recoiled from this transaction when I realised what "cow"** I was likely to get in return!

We eventually got around to wandering down the garden for the cold frame and I was gobsmacked to see that we were being given an absolutely fantastic aluminium framed cold frame. It must have cost a pretty penny when they bought it and it will be an absolute boon when we are hardening off plants next Spring.

Our morning outing also included a quick trip to the supermarket for a few groceries and a couple of pairs of jeans ... I need replacements as I seem to have worked my way through the knees of most of mine in the past few of months.

We were home by lunch time and first job of the afternoon was to thin my beetroot crop. An internet "expert" had recommended using a pair of scissors to snip off the unwanted plants and I must admit that it seemed to make the job very straightforward.

The rest of the afternoon was spent making more space in the shed and moving the potting bench in to position. I then applied a second coat of finishing oil to the bench top and compost hopper, before calling it a day.

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* My in-laws

** Mrs Tweedy.