My plan to post every day for the rest of my holidays didn't last long, did it? Oh well, good job nobody's counting. Sunday was energetic. I cycled eight miles in the morning, we went for a walk in some local woodlands in the afternoon, and the evening was spent pottering in the garden, making a start on fixing one of the many walls that's fallen down. This wall separates our garden from the cows (who aren't out in the fields yet, fortunately). We propped an old gate over the gap last year, but I do want to get it fixed sooner rather than later. And it's close to the house, so handy for spending a few minutes here and there getting my eye back in with walling. On Monday we pottered off to a local town where we had pastries in the sunshine and a walk around the streets. We had a little walk around the local village in the evening too, as the light was just to nice to miss. I finally got round to a bit more DIY too - one more piece of plasterboard into the kitchen ceiling, and I sealed around the edges of another couple. Getting there (very slowly). There are four pieces left to put up before the builders arrive - I'd like to have them done and sealed before I go back to work on Monday, and preferably painted too. We'll see. Today has been all over the place. I had a very unsatisfying dentist appointment, followed by an extremely cheerful lunch in our friends' garden. Most jolly, even if we did have to wrap up in old sleeping bags against the occasional flurries of snow. The seedlings seem to have survived last night's chilly weather, although some of them are looking a little worse for wear, and they've now got an extra layer of plastic - they'd probably be happier with a heat lamp, but they won't be getting one. It seems like we've had several seasons today. The rest of the week is looking sociable. We're meeting friends for a takeaway cuppa tomorrow, and have visitors coming here on both Friday and Saturday (we've got hot water bottles and blankets ready). I'd like to finish the ceiling, and go for at least one more bike ride, and do a signposted walk around our local town that I discovered the other day.
There's that wall to finish fixing of course - I don't know whether any more will get done on that. And I've started decluttering - a project will probably last the rest of my life, so I'm not setting any goals for this week. I'm back at work on Monday, but that's also the day our favourite cafe re-opens. You can bet we'll be waiting outside when it does, hopefully first in line.
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