A blog for heart matters and natters.
My goodness another day, another day of watering around the garden. Some plants that are well established have to take pot luck but others need to be watered very frequently
I am surprised that our small fig tree keeps looking wilted and needs an almost daily supply of water. I had considered it an exotic plant so it would be used to drier conditions, but no.
It is amazing how popular marine lake in Clevedon has become.
A lot of work and effort along with money raised meant that the wall and structure was made more secure. But a real push came during lockdown when being an open air pool it wasn't subjected to the insane restrictions that were delivered by a ridiculous government.
Since then it has become increasingly popular as could be witnessed this sunny evening when lots of families sat around the perimeter with some even bathing.
It is such a shame that there are still people with dogs walking around despite polite signs and of course there are always the most entitled and arrogant bunch, cyclists. Why do they have to wear such ridiculous clothing covered in adverts? They are not in the tour de France despite their wild fantasies.
Can you remember your first day at school?
I don't think that they had induction sessions when I was a youngster. But I don't think this counts as a full first day.
The school day sounds very exciting - and tiring. I wonder if it is something that they will remember?
Out of the jobs around the home that I enjoy the most has to be decorating. Some people employ professional painters and decorators but I have always got a great deal of satisfaction out of wallpapering, painting emulsion or gloss.
It's harder work than most realise and a lot of time and effort is put into the preparation. But the sense of achievement when completed makes it worthwhile.
We are still sowing some flower seeds and repotting others. The tomato plants are growing well too. Although it has been sunny and they have been watered regularly, the sunflowers are not as big as I would have imagined.
A real disappointment has been the green bean seeds, all grown in the same soil, in the same tray with good conditions and only one out of twenty four has grown.
Have you been seduced by electric cars?
They seem to me nothing more than another item for those who like to show how much money they have rather than those who think they are saving the planet.
The cost and energy used to make these cars is colossal. With them being made in China they are surely using coal fired power stations to make them.
We went on an all electric double decker bus recently. They look very clean and modern but riding on the top deck was a queasy experience. The buses weigh fifteen tons empty and so the suspension has to cope with quite a lot to start with. Apparently they cost £250,000.
Have you noticed that some people get on a bus and immediately open a window letting a gale blow at the people behind, never themselves. (
The electric buses windows are locked as they have air conditioning (as most buses do) but why have small windows that can be opened anyway?
