Holiday Dog 1

Had a lovely weekend with my first ever barking mad holiday dog. Been on lots of walks. Picked some blackberries to freeze untill i've enough to make jam. Found some plums not ripe yet. Found lots of mushrooms but not edible ones!!  Had lots of excersise! soooo quite a good weekend. Gonna clean house today then takeaway as treat.

Is it really August?

Can't believe how busy I have been at work!
Two weeks into holiday and i'm finally getting jobs done

Jobs checklist:
Clean and repaint garden benches and table :0)
Clean and restain decking :0)
Paint purple wall :0) - i know i know but i like it!

Hedges need help - get motivated or get someone in!
Get someone in to redo shed roof as can't do self
More research into tiling Kitchen floor
More research into solar panels

Give house its annual summer clean!
Try and recyle some stuff to give the cupboards a rest!

Orchard

The Orchard is well underway and we have fruit on the trees

WOOD - Wylan Orchard Open Day
takes place saturday 24th September people should come along

Chickens
both the girls doing well and still laying though it is a rare occassion when i get two eggs!

Edible garden:
not much from the strawberries
potatoes were amazing - planted more
mint and chives thriving
3rd lot of salad leaves not doing as well - trying to gro some inside now!
1/3 cabage doing well regularly give the girls a leave to attack
some hints of fruit on the tomatoes
i actuall grew carrots!
beetroot terrible
garlic not a sign!
sunflowers looking like they may flower soon

its been busy busy busy