Manged to fend off the toothache long enough to do some work in the back garden. ( Read more... )

No toothache today! No idea why, but I'm not complaining ( Read more... )

I love my neighbours ( Read more... )

It has finally got cool enough to be able to do some decent work in the garden without collapsing from heat stroke. And, oh boy, is there lots to be done. Fortunately, I like gardening - I find it relaxing (and I've been pretty stressed this last week, so relaxation is good ( Read more... )

Cut back the hedge a little bit more (It didn't get trimmed enough last year, so it's got a bit too big and needs cutting back much harder this year). If I didn't have roses growing through it, I could just tackle it with a hedge trimmer. I'm doing it with secateurs, which is slow, but I'm in no great hurry and why complain when it's a sunny day ( Read more... )

I'm settling into new patterns now and starting to adapt.
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While gardening this afternoon, I came across two large and torpid caterpillars on the lip of the compost bin. As they look like something the cat left on the lawn, only with false eyes at one end, I rather assume they're hawk moth caterpillars of some kind ( Read more... )

I'm making some progress on the garden today, but I'm having to come inside every 15 mins or so to cool down. (I don't bother with sun lotion, I just move out the sun once I get hot - it's worked so far ( Read more... )