June was considerably more cheerful than April and May, although it's been quiet around here without the chickens. Let's have a round up of what's been going on. The garden June was hot, and the grass didn't grow much, but I did give everywhere a good mow and strim so it was looking considerably tidier. I cleared a path to the bench at the end of the garden, and we had a nice BBQ there one night with some friends. We've not yet decided what to do with the empty chicken house, so for now, it just sits there, with the door open in case any other critter decides it's an accommodating space for a nest. I cleared the grass round there too, as it was starting to feel a bit like a jungle. And I finally finished my bench in the greenhouse, and it became a favourite place to sit around with a book when the weather was a bit inclement. The weather was mostly warm and sunny in June though, and I spent a lot of time sitting around in the garden. Batch cooking I've been getting a little more organised around batch cooking lately. Meal planning was always something I somehow just couldn't get my head around, but it seems to have just clicked right now, and I'm doing a lot of planning and batch cooking meals for the freezer, which means I'm eating home cooked meals all the time, rather than just toast or porridge, which is great. I feel better for it, both physically and mentally. I love being able to take a proper meal to work, and having another sitting ready for when I come home, that just needs a couple of minutes in the microwave. We used the final eggs from our own chickens, which was a sad day. I'm now perpetually on the hunt for a reliable honesty box source close to home. Furry visitor My father-in-law went away for a few days, and we looked after his dog. Tiny has been to us before - he's not really a troublesome dog, but he can't be off the lead, and we don't have an enclosed garden. He's also 17 years old, so it means constant vigilance and putting him on the lead every time he needs a wee. Not something I'd be wanting to do all the time. He also won't sleep on his own, and while this probably isn't something I'd stand for in a dog I had permanently, you can't really train a 17 year old dog to behave differently for the sake of a few days, so I ended up sleeping in the spare bed with him. He was quite a fidget. Inside the house Not much DIY happened in June (well, none), but there was a bit of cleaning, and this rug from what is now the craft room got a good bashing outside.
There's nothing much else to report from June, I don't think. I've been away for work a couple of times, to the seaside, which has been very cheerful. July so far is also shaping up to be pretty cheerful, but more on that later...
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