A nice day for getting jobs done

Hi there, it's getting late so just a quick one. 

I made soup today with broccoli and cauliflower. Instead of using the stick blender I found the potato masher in the back of a cupboard. Why not use that instead. Anyone remember these. Do you still have one and do you use it? 

It's been mostly sunny today. Clouds came over for a while then the sun appeared again. It's been quite warm as well so I was able to make a start on tidying the garden. Managed to fill the brown garden waste bin ready for collection tomorrow. 

Then I went back to the Industrial Estate next to the pond, to pick some of the litter which I found on Sunday. Pleased to report that the four bags plus other debris I left by the litter bin on Sunday has now gone. There is a short dead end road between two warehouses which is full of rubbish. There was a foreign lorry parked there when I arrived. No sign of the driver, he was probably asleep in his bunk. Very smart Mercedes Actros it was. Couldn't work out which country he was from. 

So I picked and picked and picked. I filled three bags. One of them was very heavy, it was mostly bottles. I found these black plastic things. They are used as protectors when a load has to be strapped down. They go under the straps along the top of the load inside a curtain sider. This stops the load from getting damaged. I don't know why anyone should throw them away. They are a useful piece of kit. 

Another driver pulled in and parked up in the bottom corner. I had a quick chat as I was almost finished and ready to leave. The lorry had British plates so I assumed he was English. Not so. He was a Polish driver. he spoke a bit of English. I asked him how often he gets back to Poland. He said his boss pays for him to fly back home every three weeks. He flies from Liverpool or Manchester, and it only takes 45 minutes. 

Tonight I have started a new crafty project. I am making a book cover with fabric scraps. 

Now time for bed. Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona