Heidi supervising the gardening

Hello. I'm spending a bit of time in the garden weather permitting, to keep everything tidy. I haven't touched the back hedge much over the summer, so it needs some attention before it gets out of hand. They have a similar hedge two doors down and they haven't touched theirs at all since it was planted, now they have a massive wall of greenery which will need some serious chopping back if they leave it much longer. I will not let mine get to that state because then you have the problem of disposing of all the unwanted branches. I keep trimming mine up to keep it to a manageable height. 

Yesterday the weather was fine and I was on the step ladders between the hedge and the summerhouse when I was aware of something moving about above me on the plastic roof.. I looked up and a little paw reached out. Sweet little Heidi was watching my every move. Then she decided to sunbathe on the porch extension roof, while I moved along the hedge and carried on with the trimming.  

There are still a lot of flowers in the beds.

These were blooming in the spring then they died off, but now they are back again.

Still some fuchsias in flower.

I bought this heather in a pot from Aldi last week, it was £1.69. A good buy I thought. I've re potted it so it has plenty of room to grow.

My sister made a veggie chilli when I visited last week. I don't normally .like spicy food but it was ok. She made too much, and as they thought it was too hot for them she gave me the left overs in a plastic box to bring home. I had some pea and bean salad left from the yellow stickers the week before, so I mixed it all   together and heated it up. It was very tasty indeed.

I went to the vet today to pick up Heidi's tablets, and on the way there I made a diversion along the river bank to see if I could find some driftwood. It was very blustery, and the tide was out. The ground was a bit boggy but I managed to fill a carrier bag. I want to use the wood to make a frame for the octopus picture. Not sure how I am going to do it, first it needs sanding down.

I've had a phone call from the Workaid charity collection point at Lincoln. I'm going to deliver the sewing machines on Saturday. I shall to have to find a man to help me lift the treadle machine into the car. It weighs a ton.

Off now to watch something on yooootoooob. Thanks for popping in, we'll catch up soon.
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