Scones

Such a long time no blogging. Where does the time go? This retirement thing is hard work. And I seem to have been unwell all winter what with one thing and another. But things are looking up. I think the last germ has finally left, and Spring is here too. The magnolia blooms are opening so fast it would be easy to do a time-lapse photo of them.
And Miss P is chirpier too. She texted us to say she was at The Lion with Rose. Wasn't until she got back and asked who Rose was that we realised she meant a glass of Rose! (no accents here, or on the phone presumably). She has got herself a job cooking in a restauarnt, part-time, and is applying for other things more in keeping with her profession at the same time.
She had an idea of living in a caravan. Got the Hots, as they say. HoF gets those too, but they're called Obsessions. So off we all go to look at caravans, and then I get keen too. After all anything's got to be an improvement on what we have. But no, they are either too heavy, too wide, too long, or the wrong layout. So back to the drawing board, for us, as Miss P's lost interest by now.  So the drive is on to improve what we've got, by the deadline of Apr 7th. And this wasn't on the To Do List at all.
So HoF is working on strengthening the structure, painting the insides, laying new flooring. And I am sewing carpet fabric on the old seats whilst watching the Great British Sewing Bee on the Box! Will it be worth it? HoF does like fixing things and it will do for now.

Time slip

This makes you think. Like ghosts? Maybe like what we'll be able to see in heaven's library?

Teddies

Apart from feeling pretty rough for the last month or more, I had a cold for the past week too. Not often that I spend all day in my dressing gown and PJs. But it did give me chance to make some more teddies. They are for a good cause and it is nice when one is feeling comparatively useless to be able to do something that may be a blessing to someone else. These little chaps (chaps? I always thought my teddy was female!) are bound for Syrian refugee children and we hope they will be a blessing to those who have had to flee their homes with so little. A reminder that really I have so little to complain about.

Autumn walk

All done

 If you look closely you can see a 'snail' perched on the central rock

 Pavement sorted. Subtitle 'don't you dare park here'

Snazzy organ pipe fence and side gate.
Cost? Looks like a hernia op is needed. Oh dear.

Front garden achieved

 That's that done, and very smart it looks too but not quite all finished

now to do the pavement

and then

 gravel all spread and rockery planted

 shrubs planted in circles and photinia hedge along fence

Phew! certainly kept HoF busy through difficult times