Pandemic life day number ... Oh god! I don't know, I've lost count.
We now have a gardener! He came for the first time on Friday, tidied up the back garden, took all the old bedding plants out of the pots, and generally made the place look a lot better. Steve and I both detest serious gardening so it has slipped somewhat and is going to take a few more weeks until it's in order. He's going to visit for three hours every couple of weeks and then ease into "maintenance" visits of one to two hours once a month over winter.
Meanwhile, our first new lockdown weekend has passed without incident. I locked the back door when the gardener left on Friday afternoon and none of the external doors have been opened since, although I will need to empty a couple of bins tomorrow. I'm also going to place an Amazon order for some pansies, tulip bulbs, and dwarf daffodil bulbs to go in the now empty pots on the patio. At least we'll have some colour in the garden during the winter and in the spring.
Meanwhile, our first new lockdown weekend has passed without incident. I locked the back door when the gardener left on Friday afternoon and none of the external doors have been opened since, although I will need to empty a couple of bins tomorrow. I'm also going to place an Amazon order for some pansies, tulip bulbs, and dwarf daffodil bulbs to go in the now empty pots on the patio. At least we'll have some colour in the garden during the winter and in the spring.