Thursday was very similar to Wednesday. I started out with an early morning walk with Hobson and TB. This time my blood glucose control was far better, and I made it home without having a hypo.
The recent fine weather has meant that the lawns have really started to grow, and they really need cutting. I used the spare time before lunch to mow the lawns and paths around the greenhouses and the veg patch. I also moved the tree ferns back to their shady spot* under the variegated maple, and relocated a couple of pots of tulips to sit outside the ornamental greenhouse.
In the afternoon I grabbed my brush and pot of timber treatment, and applied a first coat of oil to the second gate. The instructions state that it should be applied thinly and should be dry within twenty four hours. When I oiled gate #1 yesterday I brushed the oil out as much as I possibly could, but it had tacky patches when I checked today. It seems that I am going to have to leave at least a couple of days between coats. Perhaps the weather could do with being a little warmer?
So that was Thursday. I must admit that my back was twinging after walking, mowing and applying a coat of oil to a large wooden gate ... where are my painkillers?
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* Actually not yet shady, as the maple hasn't yet come in to leaf
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