Yawn Yawn, Wakey WAKEY... 2014...

Aloha everyone,

Steve, sorry to hear about Mrs G's aunt

Moyra, I'm still working on the edges but am getting other things done as well. Michael's getting on well and doing a lot of heavy work for us as things have been getting a bit out of hand the last couple of years. Some things have spread like mad and we're having to sort them out.

The yellow flowering lamium looks lovely in the shady area but has spread so far and so quickly that he spent all day getting rid of most of it. There was at least 500 sq ft of it! Another thing that has gone mad is violets. They've been spreading through all the flower beds and veggie plot. So those have had to go - just keeping a small amount.

Yesterday I spent a lot of the day getting the bean areas ready and have put up enough canes for 200 plants - still more to go. It seems an easy job at first but pushing so many canes deep into the ground is pretty tough on the back and stomach muscles. At least I know I have some! Just tying them all in and weaving the ShineyFrame took two hours . Note to self: next year, cut strings ready for canes whilst watching TV.

I had to dig out a lot of forget-me-nots, and weeds, from the veg patch to get more canes in. This year we're also going to grow French beans (haven't grown them for years) and have some good ones from Steve R and are trialling a new variety for Gardening Which? The ones from Which? climb up to 6ft high.

Got to start getting ready to cook lunch for 17 people today as Mrs Shiney's running a seminar (Health At Your Fingertips) in the summerhouse. Hopefully it will be warm enough for everyone to eat outside - under the covered pergola. It's raining at the moment but I've put in a request for it to be dry and sunny - dry would be enough but there's no harm asking

Have a great day

Aloha!

 

Hi LWW, welcome to Wakey Wakey . It's a good way to just greet everyone in the mornings.

 

Good morning all my friends have a lovely weekend and please stay safe

 

Aloha everyone,

Hi Woo, I hope you're all feeling better

Wotcha, "M"! Keep well

Hannah, maybe they're trying to make you have a May baby.

Yesterday went well. The weather turned and we were able to have lunch in the garden. It's so much easier to have that many people eating at the tables in the garden. The sound of birdsong was all around and Sarafi came to inspect everyone

I also managed to get another 30ft of edging done and cleared another area in the veg patch of couch grass and made room for more bean canes. I hope to do some more edging and putting in canes if my stomach and chest muscles will let me. Mrs Shiney has given me some Arnica so by this afternoon I should be OK. Only four of us to cook for today as it's two students starting on their 'Master's'. They should get here on time this morning as they're only coming down from Cambridge. Some of yesterday's crowd came a long way.

The sun keeps trying to come out but they're forecasting occasional showers. The garden needs the rain but I don't want it when I have work to do out there.

Keep well and have a great day

Aloha!