Post Comment Love 3-5 July

July 3, 2020

Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love.

Week 15 of lockdown. The good news it hasn’t been as bad as week 14. Last week was the worst week for me so far, though I’m not sure why. I think it was the week I felt the most frustrated, and bored by it all. And saying that I was bored somehow influenced my mood. In comparison to recent weeks (and months), July is looking positively outgoing, and it’s not like we’ve got a huge amount planned!

My photo this week is of a view that greeted me as I popped out to open the greenhouse before breakfast. The runner beans that had been in the pot were neatly laid aside, and so some early and emergency gardening was needed. Thanks to the foxes. Let’s hope the beans are grateful, and don’t mind a slight outing!

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Reassembling the little shed

July 3, 2020

Ever since we brought the little shed home from the allotment it’s taken up residency in a spare corner of the garden, hidden behind the pizza oven. Still in its component parts. Our intention was always to reassemble it. I’d hatched a plan to use it to free up some space in the greenhouse, which was becoming a bit full.

And finally it happened.

MOH is a perfectionist, and I’m a just get it done kind of person. He wanted the warped doors straight, I was happy for them to provide some shelter for the contents. Well, they say opposites attract!

While he perfected the banana shaped doors, I cleared a space for it. Finally emptying the last of my ‘reserved’ soil in pots around the garden. That’s been hanging around for a while too.

Neither of us had even put felt on a shed roof before. But how hard can it be? It turns out, I was more of a perfectionist at this point.

It was about now that I shared my next masterplan with MOH. You’ll see why he’s the patient one. As part of clearing space in the greenhouse I wanted to change the staging, and the wooden shelving which had already been cut in half and repurposed once before, was now set for its final destination. Unfortunately it didn’t fit in in a single piece. Perhaps we should have built the shed around it?!

And so we started to take it apart. Some of the bolts were rusted, he was the one with the muscles and the patience. And no doubt bemusement. But they came apart, and along with some old brackets we had in the shed were soon inside the shed almost where I wanted them. Remember it’s a small shed, and let’s just say at some points he wasn’t that impressed with my shelving plan. Mostly when he was head and shoulders and twisted inside the shed, when I was insistent the shelves didn’t wobble.

These bolts, and a bit of rotten wood were all that was left. Not bad for a reuse project.

Once we got the shed in place - which took a little longer than it should have - it was surprisingly easy to fill. Without the shelves, it wouldn’t have been anywhere near as useful.

Another job jobbed. Finally. Though he’s still not happy with that banana shaped door!

Post Comment Love 26-28 June

June 26, 2020

It’s been our toughest week of lockdown so far here, and I’m so glad it’s Friday. We noticed the fridge-freezer defrosting mid morning on Wednesday, thankfully just a door not closed properly rather than anything mechanical. And thankfully most things were salvage-able, and didn’t need immediate eating. Then yesterday our internet was down for most of the working day, which made for a frustrating day. Many of my colleagues were also affected, but luckily not everyone was so they were able to cover our town hall meeting with the Chief Exec.

But just as stress levels were rising - mainly from not being able to do anything - and this postcard from someone I’ve never met or spoken too before arrived, and all was good again. My to do list didn’t go down, but this postcard swap couldn’t have arrived at a better time.

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