Today Tony and I have picked up a couple of bargains. We called into Farmfoods and bought ten blocks of butter for £10 and then popped into Aldi to buy a couple of veg planters. I'm making the most of every single inch in the garden and these two planters will be put to very good use.
I'd hoped to be able to get the pond finished today but we've had gail force winds. I bet they've caused a lot of damage.
Yesterday afternoon I set to and dug the hole for new pond. I had to move a few plants and bulbs to other locations and it's given me a decent size area for the pond. I'm planning on creating a mini village all around the pond. It'll be a nice ongoing project to work on and hopefully will provide shelter for frogs and newts. I'll need to make everything waterproof so I'm busy working out what would be the best materials to use. Today it's really windy so probably not the best weather to fit the pond liner. I'll have to wait untilnit settles down a bit
I've no idea what's gotten into me but I'm currently waiting to have my eyelashes and brows tinted. I had it done many years ago and I decided to book myself in for a bit of pampering. Then I'm going home to dig a pond in the garden. 🙂 I've decided that this is the year to treat myself to some pampering.
I've been awake since 6.30 and it's now 8.30. I've wiped around skirting boards and cupboard doors. Scrubbed the freezer and done a wash load. It's just finished tye cycle so I'll pop it into my little spin dryer then get it outdoors on the line to blow for a bit. The sunshine is a welcome surprise as the app on my phone tells me it's going to be cloudy all day. If you are a veg grower and looking to grow some tomatoes then it's almost the time of year to start sowing them. If you don't have a greenhouse then in truth I'd wait another month or you'll end up with tall straggly plants. Later sowings soon catch up.
This morning I've had my first ever professional manicure. I had actually decided to see if the blisteringly expensive hair salon that is not too far from my house could fit me in for a cut and blow dry today. When I got there it was closed so I popped into the beauty salon next door to ask what time it opened. Apparently they only seem to open for haircuts that are booked in advance. I decided to spend some of the money that I saved on a manicure. Luckily the owner of the beauty salon had a free spot this morning so I popped back and indulged in a lovely hand massage and manicure. It was such a treat and though it won't be a regular thing I'll definitely have another in the future.
After a couple of really warm and sunny days the rain returned with a vengeance today. It's been really quite cold too which has come as a bit of a shock to my system. I've got the little heater running in the porch keeping my seedlings warm. Speaking of which the seeds that I picked up from garden club on Sunday are starting to to sprout already.
I really fancied a salad today so we popped to Aldi to pick up a few things. I chose the variety of peppers purely with seed saving in mind this time. I've got some drying on the windowsill for a couple of days and then I'll sow them.
Last night I put my new die storage unit together as it arrived flat packed and not ready made like my previous ones. It was easy to put together and only took ten minutes. The recommendation was to dry fit it first before taking it apart and glueing it. I did exactly that and left it to dry overnight. Today I plan on painting it then tomorrow I'll add some decoupage. It has ten little pull-out shelves and I've bought A4 sized magnetic sheets to glue to the shelves. It'll be nice to sort all my dies properly
On Monday Tony and I nipped into town where I transferred my share of the coming years bills to his account. I figured it was easier to do it in one big lump then all I need think about for the rest of the year is grocery shopping and unexpected expenses. On the way back I handed him my debit card and insisted he fill the car up with diesel. I'm so glad that he listened as overnight the fuel price jumped by 4p a litre from £1.36 to £1.40. Our local Tesco garage seems to have the cheapest fuel in the area but we both smiled and recalled when it didn't cost that for a gallon let alone a litre. While we were in town I did a big meat shop at a little butchers so I'm now well ahead of expensive stuff for the foreseeable future. My finances are looking really strong and it's all down to really good money management. I'm so pleased that I learned the art of being frugal when I was young.
The weather today has been abslutely gorgeous. I've spent most of it working in the garden. It's been another perfect day for drying clothes outdoors and I'm making the most of every potential drying day. It'll save me a fortune on the electric bill.
