Full Metal Wheelbarrow

This weekend contained a large amount of Tidying Up and Cleaning with a great deal more of same on the horizon. I can now see most of the kitchen floor and have reduced the number of boxes of assorted Kitchen Stuff by half. I now need to track down some stuff to make better use of the cupboards and thus further reduce the aforementioned boxes.

On Sunday we went to the Plant Sale in the neighbouring village of Ticknall, for once timing our arrival somewhere perfectly before the ravening hordes descended. We bought cowslips, lavender, grape hyacinths, two sorts of euphorbia (wulfenii and robbiae) and an allegedly blue geranium (cranesbill). On Sunday afternoon, I got my potatoes in the ground and planted the lavender in my herb patch (by the edge where I'll brush against it and get that lovely scent when it grows bigger.).

Today they delivered some greenhouse bits. Semi-yay, because the most important bit was there - the gutter section - but only semi, because the bits for the windows weren't, which means we still can't finalise the roof. I rang them again and the chap I spoke to is going to chase it up. I hope it won't be too much longer.

Meanwhile they seem to be having some sort of tractor convention on the cricket field behind our back garden, with Eon vans and all sorts. I don't know what they're doing, but it seems to require a lot of people, machinery and shouting.