Random Boredom and Bananas and possibly hog returning..

Well life cant be one long round of crisps and gin - reality kicks in and entertainment remains considerably more mundane....so I've been a bit giddy in the garden this week.. the sun has really gone to my head it's such a relief to see some sunshine and feel some warmth. I have washed the 'nursery' greenhouse out.... I swear I'm in danger of getting seriously 'above myself' - 2 greenhouses to indulge in ha ha... anyway one is sparkling clean and swept- even the corners... I got bored then (and very wet) so the established plants greenhouse is still grotty - but a shiny greenhouse and a bit of sunshine is just too tempting so the first seeds are in! I did a bit of general garden tidying up straggly bits and pruning and moved the plant pots about so they looked more aesthetically pleasing which means at this time of year when they are pretty much empty or look empty I'll just keep moving them about forever - and also I managed to sell the concrete benches which dominated the top of the garden so now I have to think of something to put there.. its currently a vast uninviting space covered in pebbles and slate and is crying out for colour and leafiness. I want a fishpond but Dr Fred is reluctant but whatever it needs some lushness asap. I'm thinking mini knot garden..... Its the immediate view out of the window so I want some colour there.

In the madness of incoming spring I have re potted all of the house plants- a mammoth task and chatted to them about how they WILL flourish... I need little legs to come and sing to them as she knows this helps!! The banana plants went into massive planters and are now going bananas but have to wait until the frosts have gone before they can have ultimate freedom of outside. I hope its not too long as in spite of a little white fly infestation which slowed them a bit while the organic stuff is took its time to rebalance they are getting really rather big for the space they are living in...

In amongst doing loads of boring other chores, sorting out stuff in Leeds that couldn't be avoided we went for our vaccine jab... very efficient and a relief to have it done but I was so ill the next day - Dr Fred took it all in his stride - he was a little bit sore and headachy where as I was proper shocking for a couple of days. Still worth it though and while I know this doesn't mean immediate freedom it feels like a positive step nearer to seeing the light at the end of a grey winter. It all helps but best is the sunshine...

Dr Fred has been playing with his new toy, immensely big ladders that we purchased last week. They are huge and unwieldy if you are a crock like me but will prove to be very useful in the long run... he has redone what ever needed doing on the roof and it works...

The never ending decorating continues but its too nice to be inside so its a slow process - I have no doubt this sun wont last long so it will get finished soonish.

Something ate the hog food last night - I really hoping Adamfrost the hedgehog is back!!! I've put the wildlife camera out tonight so hopefully we can see who is in dining in the nicely cleaned out feeding cafe... watch this space

Alesund

Our final destination stop was Alesund. This is a very pretty town in southern Norway built on a peninsula. All the houses are painted pretty colours and a lot of the architecture is all very Art Nouveau based. This is because the town itself was completely burnt to the ground In 1904 by a fire for which they never found the original cause. The whole town had to be rebuilt and this became a huge National Effort and a lot of prominent and up and coming architects flocked to the town to stick there 20 pence in. Consequently the town is very heavily Art Nouveau which was very fashionable at the time. There is this wonderful Museum just off the harbour which is a very beautiful Art Nouveau house. It has amazing panelling, doors, wallpaper, and it's all furnished with beautiful art Nouveau Furniture. It also house a collection of of enameled Art Nouveau Trinkets,boxes, spoons, jewellery, very very beautiful. There is an interesting collection of old books and paintings a...

Autumnal Garden Days

I love these (rare) warm sunny late summer days and there is all sorts of lovely things going on in my garden... I counted 12 red admiral butterflies whizzing around the over grown ivy which I had been about to hack down but then left until the flutterbies have finished with it... The late blooms add a dash of colour and the daisy strewn lawn is littered with autumnal leaves, debris from my brief half an hour of slash and burn and the stone wall is covered in glorious soft moss all shiny and tactile with a few late nasturtiums loitering. I've hacked out the brambles for this year, sadly I missed the fruit as we were away, ditto the strawberries, we never seem to get the fruit before the birds so I've made space and moved the plants that were getting swamped and so not performing to their potential - hopefully next year they will literally blossom now they have light and room to flourish.

Goodbye Dissertation!!!

The dissertation is finished... it took me ages to do all the detail stuff Harvard referencing ect... the simplest tasks were starting to drive me mad!! I cant believe how long it took me to work out how to number pages excluding the first two pages aagghhhh... I suppose I should be grateful that its not like the olden days where you had to get it typed and bound before hand in - this essay has been a hard slog, a subject which I felt was interesting - how the digital explosion is ruining traditional creative methods turned into a fairly unexciting - pretty boring unexceptional topic! there will never be a next time but my advice is think of something funky - does Danny Boyle like garden Gnomes - Racoon meets Lady Gaga - anything that might surprise you but not too grown up!! I have worked hard and will be rewarded with a mid grade because there is no passion in this essay - the hard slog is evident as is the lack of enthusiasm - C'est la vie you cant win them all....

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