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I ripped off my socks and put my Birkenstock's on this Saturday and it was fabulous. We put some blankets and cushions on our old wooden garden bench and drank wine in the sunshine, it was blissful.

What made it extra special was the arrival of our girl and her partner, for her birthday.  Her birthday was on the 12th and she has close friends with birthdays on the 13th, 14th and 15th of April.  On Friday they all got together for a night away in Bristol and had a great time.  We got to spend Saturday together and on Sunday went for a delicious carvery where my 'no carbs' went out of the window.  They had the most amazing Yorkshire puddings and I couldn't resist - yes I have the breaking strain of a Kitkat!

There are lots of buds appearing on our fruit trees, with the quince tree above looking it's best ever - we're hoping for our first fruit from it this year. Just look at the colour of that sky.  Not a cloud in sight.

This ornamental quince is one of the prettiest plants in the garden at the moment.


Stan the bay tree is bursting with buds and urgently needs a prune. If you fancy some bay leaves, let me know and I'll post you some, there'll be quite a few coming off!


Mr. has been tidying up and clearing out pots for replanting, but I persuaded him to leave this little one.  He says it's a weed, but I think it's really pretty.


Seeds were sown in the greenhouse, with us going back to using lengths of drainpipe as it was so successful last year. Transplanting to the allotment seed bed is a cinch, as you just slide the contents out along the groove you've made in the soil.


So far we have sown carrots, beetroot, leeks, rainbow chard and baby spinach. I planted the spinach on Thursday and blow me, there were  little sprouts this morning.  This give me such a kick, am I weird or not! In fairness, these were  put on the window sill in the kitchen and the heat from the Aga was responsible for the speed of germination.



My sandal wearing was short lived sadly, with socks and boots back on Sunday.  We even lit the fire Sunday evening, as it felt so chilly.

I know we're due a mini heatwave and Mr  will be hitting the allotment. Unfortunately, I will be consigned to sitting and knitting and I'm going to hate it.  I love getting my hands into the soil at this time of year, ripping out weeds and was looking forward to planting our potatoes, onions and garlic and prettifying the plot with him.  I'm not going to push it though, as I want to be back on form in order to be of use next month. 

Hoping your weekend included some sun and fun. Here's hoping we get more of it.


Thank you Mr for taking some of the pics  x


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