Progress on all fronts at Southwold. The new shed has been toned down with preservative and shelves have been made. The conglomeration of pots, bits of wood and tools has now been cleared. Pots have been filled with plants and the tools stowed in the shed.
The old green plastic table which for several months was covered in tools has now been moved and will become a platform for a flower pot garden. At least, that's the plan. I have started to plant up pots and hope that soon the table will disappear under a wealth of trailing plants.
New garden furniture has been installed. We bought it at a pop-up sale in Reydon Village hall, despite the very hard sell from the wife of the team. We almost walked away, her patter was so relentless! We like the furniture, and so do the seagulls and pigeons who seem determined to decorate it! Not much we can do about that. There's very little chance they will observe a no-fly zone!
The bulbs I planted in the autumn are up and blazing with colour. I hadn't realised how bright they would be! Other things are also growing well including the most vigorous mint and parsley I have every grown. They are monsters! The crab-apple tree has survived the planting and the winter and is about to burst into flower.
Inside, the living room is finished and we have done some re-arranging which makes better use of the space and the furniture. Our bathroom has been painted and our next job is to do the finishing off (bath panel, mirror, shower rail, clean up the floor times) and make a curtain.
A couple of weeks ago Rupert and Laura came down with the chainsaw to remove the holly tree. Eliot came down with the boys so that Nancy could do some painting in their kitchen so we had extra hands to bring the tree down and chop it up. Abe and Saul really worked hard with their secateurs!
Rupert and Laura have enjoyed a couple of weekends at Southwold and Simon and Tania have a couple of weekends planned too.
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| Planters given to me by the family for my birthday |
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| Sweet williams and tulips |
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| More tulips |
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| Sitting room views |
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| The shed and herb bed |
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| Abe and Saul hard at work |
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| Rupert saws, Eliot pulls |
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| Ready for meals in the sun |
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| Checking the level of the shelf |
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