What have you been doing today?
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Managed to scrounge 8 lengths of 4”x 2” and about 30 roofing battens from a loft conversion job being done locally. Ran that lot over the allotment - I’ll make some frames out of them.
While there, I noticed that everything seems to have grown considerably in the last couple of days.
Sweet peas up my shed.
More plants coming on in the greenhouse.
I've let my asparagus grow out to build up for next year.
Runner beans are running away with themselves.
The sweetcorn is looking….sweet.
I have both golden and standard courgettes
And finally the salad bed is filling out nicely.
While there, I noticed that everything seems to have grown considerably in the last couple of days.
Sweet peas up my shed.
More plants coming on in the greenhouse.
I've let my asparagus grow out to build up for next year.
Runner beans are running away with themselves.
The sweetcorn is looking….sweet.
I have both golden and standard courgettes
And finally the salad bed is filling out nicely.
Swotting up on the British honours system. The tiff between Sunak and Johnson, and Stanley's failure to bag a knighthood, made me realise that I didn't actually know what a knighthood is. As a boy, my dad taught me there was a hierarchy of peerages, from Baron all the way up to Duke. And it turns out that knighthoods also have their own hierarchy, in fact there are six different levels, I think, with each becoming more exotic. Starting with Knights Bachelor, then KBE and ending with Knights of the Garter.
Having sorted the breakdown cover out, feeling pleased with the outcome, I offered to take her for a monster shop at Lidl and next door Tesco, to fill the boot. That, after a great BBQ. Then we slept in the caravan, in the drive, with the door open - much cooler than in the house.
Today, we have been extending the automatic watering system, replacing the temporary system along the very back of the garden, using narrow leaky pipe, holes pearced in, where water was needed. That seems to be working OK, I wasn't sure there would be enough pressure and flow, it's a long way 70m and slightly uphill.
Today, we have been extending the automatic watering system, replacing the temporary system along the very back of the garden, using narrow leaky pipe, holes pearced in, where water was needed. That seems to be working OK, I wasn't sure there would be enough pressure and flow, it's a long way 70m and slightly uphill.
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Saw Mrs Mottie off this morning on her annual break in Spain with her mates and this time one of them has a baby in tow! I somehow think it’s not going to be the relaxing week they normally enjoy. 
Got on to Thames Water for a moan-up on behalf of my aged neighbour. They finished the drains, repaired the street but left what they call a 'temporary infill' across the whole width of the pavement. Temporary! That’s f'cking joke. They would have been better chucking some soil or sand down! Reported it to them and they say someone will get back within 10 days! Reported it to the local authority and to Thames Water CEO. Have a look at this little clip I took. Someone’s going to come a right cropper there - pedestrians, cyclists, dogs, kids, people in wheelchairs or pushing a pram. Not to mention the shyte sicks to the sole of your shoes. Disgraceful!
Got on to Thames Water for a moan-up on behalf of my aged neighbour. They finished the drains, repaired the street but left what they call a 'temporary infill' across the whole width of the pavement. Temporary! That’s f'cking joke. They would have been better chucking some soil or sand down! Reported it to them and they say someone will get back within 10 days! Reported it to the local authority and to Thames Water CEO. Have a look at this little clip I took. Someone’s going to come a right cropper there - pedestrians, cyclists, dogs, kids, people in wheelchairs or pushing a pram. Not to mention the shyte sicks to the sole of your shoes. Disgraceful!
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Up early, because my roofer friend had promised to drop in to replace a few crumbly roof tiles, but he had suffered the past few days of heat, so a 'no show'. He's promised to call tomorrow, instead now. I made poached, smoked haddock and egg, for a bit of a brunch, then much later another great BBQ - I don't remember having so many, in such a short space of time.
After that, I took us for a short drive to a council owned stately, historic home for a long walk around, with the dog. They were busy setting up for a massive music event, ready for the weekend.
After that, I took us for a short drive to a council owned stately, historic home for a long walk around, with the dog. They were busy setting up for a massive music event, ready for the weekend.
Another student-free day today at work. The other day I sent them an email saying I won’t be providing the session on Friday July 7th and would move it to another date. Their Head teacher read it wrong, assumed it was today and told them not to come. Result!
Another student-free day today at work. The other day I sent them an email saying I won’t be providing the session on Friday July 7th and would move it to another date. Their Head teacher read it wrong, assumed it was today and told them not to come. Result!
Clubbing tonight?
Actually, out for a curry and a beer with my mates - all our wives are in Spain at the moment. Oh, the excitement!
Our dog is not too well at the moment and I have her on a bland diet - white fish, chicken, rice etc. Just taken her to the vets for a check over and he prescribed some antibiotics. It was while I was waiting for the meds to be dispensed that I remembered I had put a chicken breast in a pan to boil ……. and had completely forgotten about it before I left for the vets! I dashed home and I must have just got there in the nick of time as the pan must have juuuust boiled dry. Phew!
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I pull that kind of stunt all the time.
I'm forever putting charcoaled pans onto boil with a dishwasher tablet.
It works really well in getting the carbon off the bottom of the pan.
I'm forever putting charcoaled pans onto boil with a dishwasher tablet.
It works really well in getting the carbon off the bottom of the pan.
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I have finished the brickwork and tomorrow will move on to fitting the fence panels.
I have bought some u-shaped brackety things to screw to each side of each pillar that the fence panels will slide down into but I have had a thought.....
These are 6 foot tall panels, so they will need lifting high up to get them in place. Apart from using two L brackets, is there any other hardware that means I could fix the fence panels without lifting them into place?
I was thinking something like a U bracket with one hinged side?
I have bought some u-shaped brackety things to screw to each side of each pillar that the fence panels will slide down into but I have had a thought.....
These are 6 foot tall panels, so they will need lifting high up to get them in place. Apart from using two L brackets, is there any other hardware that means I could fix the fence panels without lifting them into place?
I was thinking something like a U bracket with one hinged side?
Just get a tall friend to help you. They only need doing once. I've been called into action a few times by one of my short arse mates to help him lift new panels into place.
Fix the top u bracket.
Slide panel through that bracket, from below.
Prop panel up above ground / gravel board.
Fix lower u bracket.
Remove prop.
Slide panel back down, through lower bracket.
Or, get helper
Slide panel through that bracket, from below.
Prop panel up above ground / gravel board.
Fix lower u bracket.
Remove prop.
Slide panel back down, through lower bracket.
Or, get helper
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