I
was wide awake and messing about on-line at 3am this morning. Having
been wide awke for an hour thought I'd get up and pootle until I
felt tired. I pootled on-line for half an hour or so then went back
to bed and didn't really sleep that well at all.
I
got up shortly before 7am and carried on pootling on-line for a bit
before looking at sorting out an agenda for the astro club committee
meeting; there is quite a bit going on behind the scenes. I also
looked at putting together the intro talk for this month's asto club
meeting, and dug out an old talk I might give just in case the
invited speaker don't show up. Having been under the impression that
the chap had been booked to talk to the astro club some months ago it
came as something of a shock to find that he hadn't been. And having
(eventually) made contact with him and arranged for him to
come to the club, the chap now isn't answering messages and emails.
Perhaps he's busy? But having a backup plan is never a bad idea...
I
drove round to collect "Daddies Little Angel TM"
and "Stormageddon - Bringer of Destruction TM"
and we then drove to Brookfield cafe where we met "My Boy TM"
and we all had a rather good fry-up.
We
popped to B&Q, then came home. The earlier rain had stopped and
we cracked on in the back garden. "My Boy TM"
and Sam got new membrane into place and set the edging stones and
re-laid the brindle chippings. "Daddies Little Angel TM"
washed the chippings, and "Stormageddon - Bringer of
Destruction TM" generally wreaked
havoc.
After
three hours we'd effectively got the job done. Some of the edging
stones need a little more setting, but that will wait for a while. We
then got my monkey puzzle tree into its new pot, and then "My
Boy TM" spotted some ferns growing
through the decking. I was all for getting rid of them, but the first
fruit of my loins wanted them. Apparently such ferns go for seven to
ten quid in the garden centres, so we lifted the decking and
extricated the three fern plants (complete with roots).
Everyone was happy.
We
then went to McDonalds for a spot of lunch, and on finding the one by
the cinema closed we drove to the one on the orbital park.
I
then took "Daddies Little Angel TM"
and her entourage home, and "My Boy TM"
and I went to Bybrook Barn. My next plan for the garden involves
fixing dead water features and so I need new fountain pumps. They
didn't have any in Bybrook Barn so we went out to Submarine Aquatics
in Challock. I shan't be going back there. If you like vastly
over-priced stuff sold with serious arrogance then I can't recommend
the place higher.
We
then tried the aquatic section of Dobbies. They had the same pumps as
Submarine Aquatics in Challock but at less than half the price.
Which was still double the price charged on eBay.
I
drove "My Boy TM" (and his
ferns) home, and then came home myself. Reallising that what with
all the day's excitement I hadn't walked my dog, so I popped the lead
on to "Furry Face TM" and we went
round the park. Our walk was cut short as tree-felling was taking
place, so we came home and I mowed the lawn, strimmed the edges and
got the new washing line into place.
It
was nearly 6pm by the time I stopped...
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