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My last day at work. A bit sad as I've been there
for 22 years and 9 months, but very happy to be starting a new life of
leisure and pleasure. Had a traditional pub leaving do, where my
friends and colleagues bestowed gifts on me; a gardening file and
planning diary, a beautiful wooden duck named William and £75 of garden
vouchers. I was overwhelmed by their generosity and good wishes.
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Xmas present & card making is in full swing.
Most of my female friends are getting a scarf or hat/scarf set. Snugly
top already made for step-daughter 1. Yet to make snugly shrug for
step-daughter 2. |
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Borders looking a bit of a mess in the
flower garden. Cleared around pond and collected lily seeds to try
propagation next Spring. Cleared day lily debris from under the bird
table and put down wood chip mulch. |
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Cleared left hand border. Not sure it
looks better - think I preferred the natural decaying look..... |
| 17 |
 Building of new compost bins and leaf bin
completed by our local handy man. Couldn't do without him for the
heavy work! |
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Searching in the tack room for something
today. There's a five drawer chest of drawers and I started at the
top, opening each drawer in turn, making quite a noise rummaging
around. Imagine my surprise when I opened the bottom drawer and two very cute & tiny mice
sat looking up at me as if to say "hi, who are you?".
Sadly, they've got to go as they make quite a mess and, left unchecked,
the whole stable area will be overrun.
Crow has also reported a rat siting, so rat poison applied too. |
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 Cleared the greenhouse and harvested the last 4 green bell
peppers and
two red chilli plants which I have decided to hang up to dry.
Swiss chard is still flourishing so I've protected some of the plants with
umbrella cloches to extend their life as long as possible.
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| 12-14 |
A trip to Newcastle with Crow and his two
daughters. We took in Beamish, Bill Quay (featured in Crow's latest
novel), a meal with my mum, the Sage Music Centre, the Millennium bridge,
Newcastle Quay Sunday market, the Baltic art gallery, South Shields sea
front, the Leas and Marsden Grotto (also featured in Crow's latest novel),
coffee with my mum and Durham. |
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Having not played my piano for over two
years, I (at last) plucked up the courage to begin practising again. |
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Researched heating oil prices today to
order our tank refill.
Crow gave me a Kodak EasyShare digital camera for my website photography. |
| 23 |
Our first wedding anniversary. We
took a trip into London for a Chinese meal and a visit to the theatre to
see Les Miserables. Fabulous! |
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Put my outdoor pelargonium in the
greenhouse to protect it from frost and made nine new plants from
cuttings.
Bubble wrapped the outdoor taps for extra protection. |
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Paid a visit to the Raptor Foundation in
Cambridgeshire where we sponsor an owl called Cybil. Watched a
fascinating flying display of the birds and was allowed to participate in
the owl flying.
Followed by lunch with friends, a really enjoyable day. |
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Tat laid her last egg of the season today -
time for a well deserved rest until February. No-one has told Titfer
though and she continues to produce. |
My last day at work. A bit sad as I've been there
for 22 years and 9 months, but very happy to be starting a new life of
leisure and pleasure. Had a traditional pub leaving do, where my
friends and colleagues bestowed gifts on me; a gardening file and
planning diary, a beautiful wooden duck named William and £75 of garden
vouchers. I was overwhelmed by their generosity and good wishes.
Building of new compost bins and leaf bin
completed by our local handy man. Couldn't do without him for the
heavy work!
Cleared the greenhouse and harvested the last 4 green bell
peppers and
two red chilli plants which I have decided to hang up to dry.