Treacle had rather spread out last night; I spent an
inordinate amount of time trying to reclaim any bed space; finally giving up
and getting up at half past six. I had a look in the garden; something had
again been splashing in the little pond.
I made toast and had a look at the Internet. I had an
email from geocaching HQ. There’s to be a geo-picnic in June in Lydd. I put
that in the diary. I’d missed a geo-meet-up last night; there has been a little
get-together in Frittenden. Geocaching HQ openly admit that their messaging and
notification system doesn’t work with complete reliability which is why
whenever I organise a meet-up I advertise it far and wide so no one misses out.
Sadly in this respect (as in many others) I am in a minority.
And I saw that a friend was having a birthday today.
Fifty years ago me and Dougal were best of mates. I last saw him in the flesh
twenty years ago…
I munzed and wordled and then popped round to B&Q.
Usually I avoid that place like the plague, but I needed a cover for the small
pond. A trellis would be ideal but it wouldn’t easily fit in the car so I went
to B&Q, got one and carried it home. Compared to previous visits this was
rather good.
I then took the dogs up to the woods. As I drove the
pundits on the radio were interviewing the Secretary of State for Energy
Security and Net Zero. If you listened to what he said, he sounded rather
impressive… until you realised that what he was saying bore little (if any)
relation to reality. He was adamant that at the end of this government’s term
the average household will be paying three hundred quid a year less for leccie
and gas. However when presented with the fact that the average household is
currently paying a hundred and fifty quid a year more than this time last year,
he all but stuck his fingers in his ears and shouted “la-la-la-I’m-not-listening”.
We got to the woods. Again there were only three other
cars in the car park. We had a good walk. Despite an empty car park there were
quite a few young ladies jogging round in tight spandex. Some of them might as
well have run round in the nip for all that they were keeping secret.
As we walked I had a phone call from the dentist
cancelling today’s appointment.
We came home. I made us a cuppa then went down to the
dentist to reschedule. I made an appointment for next week, and I made a point
of telling them that this appointment is set in stone. They asked what I meant
by that. I told them that over the years they have cancelled more appointments
than they have kept, and I don’t want this one cancelling.
As I walked out I heard the receptionist telling her
mate that they are receptionists, not punchbags. I shall find another dentist;
I’ve not been happy with this one for years.
I drove round to Bybrook Barn to get water lilies,
comets, compost and rockery plants. They had compost and rockery plants, but no
lilies and the fish weren’t for sale. Apparently it is too early in the season
for anything pond-related…
I went round to Dobbies where there was an incredibly
helpful chap. They had a range of lilies; which colour would I like? And whilst
they didn’t have any comets they had a lot of small goldfish. The chap said
he’d scoop up a large net-full and hand pick the ones I liked. Dobbies aren’t
cheap, but they are helpful.
I got the water lily and goldfish into the small pond,
then sawed the trellis to shape. When the saw went through my thumb there wasn’t
*that* much blood really. And then I painted the trellis. I hate
painting trellis; it takes an absolute age. I then shifted some of the old
garden ornaments to the end of the garden; I had this sudden stroke of genius (I
have those from time to time) that they might add to the rockery.
I did plan to pot the last of the violas I bought on
Wednesday and the alpines I bought today, but by the time I was in a position
to do that my back was playing up and it was four o’clock. I tidied up and made
up both a cuppa. I shall pot the plants over the weekend.
“er indoors TM” set off to fetch “Darcie
WaaWaa TM” who was coming up for a little sleepover. We had
a game of “doll kiss chase” then littlun and Treacle had a great game
chasing around the living room. We all scoffed far too much pizza, and littlun
went to bed amazingly early.
I suspect she will be up before midnight, but we shall see…
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