Sunday 22nd September 2013

A beautiful day, warm and sunny 95% of the day. Enjoyed both lunch and dinner al-fresco.
Day spent planting all types of spring bulbs in all areas of the garden. 

Saturday 21st September 2013

Mild but a dull outlook all day but at least dry.
Made sure gas bbq was working for this afternoons birthday celebration with the Joneses. 
Met Julie etc at Lockey Farm for an afternoon of Farmyard Crazy Golf. As is usual at this event there was a fair amount of crazy cheating!
Home at 4pm for the birthday bbq, even if said myself it was a well cooked/presented bbq. Lorna did the honour of baking a superb cake full of juicy strawberries. We were lucky however as the Sparrowhawk swooped to the table just missing the cake, absolutely amazing. 
Happy Birthday for Tuesday then Julie.
Picture 1 - Julie about to blow out the 'dont ask' candles!
  " 2 & 3 - Today's wildlife spotted in the garden.

Friday 20th September 2013

After the dreadful weather of yesterday it was good to have such improved weather today. Warm and sunny most of the day.
                Morning spent hanging the before/after photograph blocks in the observatory. Really pleased how this has worked out. Will order four more now depicting the seasons.
                Afternoon was spent working on the fruit cage, my next project. Do miss not having the strength now, struggled to move the roll of wire, ny new sack truck did help however.
Picture 1 - How much taller will these sunflowers grow? Certainly my best ever year.
      "    2 - Before/after photo blocks.
      "    3 - My next project - fruit cage.

Thursday 19th September 2013

Mild but showers most of the day.
Day spent replacing a back door for a neighbour further down the road. Not easy with tennis elbow. 

Wednesday 18th September 2013

A much improved day, mild, sunny and better still, dry.
                Added a few more photographs to the gallery, will take a few more to fill the wall!
The block prints from photobox arrived tonight, what service. I am delighted with the quality and will be using photobox far more in the future now. Thanks to Doug and Neil for the recommendation.
Has been a funny old day, also bought a rug from B & Q for the Observatory, bought a Cloud from PC World to back up all my photograph folders and did the weekly shop at Morrisons.

Picture of the photograph gallery.

Tuesday 17th September 2013

A mild but a right miserable day with showers most of the day/evening.
                Made a start on the photograph gallery, not as easy as I thought with the pitch of the roof out of comfortable reach!
Placed my first order with photobox for four canvas on block photographs. It is a record of how 479 looked when we bought the property 40 years ago.
                  Enjoyed a superb meal at the London Street Brasserie with Nigel & Lyn early evening. A great way to celebrate ones birthdays, have a good one Nigel.
Picture 1 - Observatory/Patio now complete.
      "    2 - Start of the photograph gallery.

Monday 16th September 2013

A reasonable sort of day, dry, mild with a most beautiful sunset.
               Andrew (painter & decorator) decorated the one plastered wall in the new observatory. This wall will become my photograph gallery.
                Enjoyed another evening walk at Fobney Island taking in the most spectacular of sunsets.