Things are quite changeable at the moment. As I sit here contemplating what to write, the weather has gone from bright sunshine to gloomy drizzle, and back again, it has been like that all day.
Sue had another bad week at work and actually handed in her notice. She went into town the following day to talk with the HR department at head office and decided to give them 3 months to sort their act out. Needless to say it has all been at bit traumatic around here.
I didn’t feel great Thursday evening and ended up taking Friday off. I tried my hand at DIY again (I really should learn my lesson). We had bought a pot rack to try and create more space in the kitchen. It took me several goes to finally get it on the wall (and much huffing and puffing – Sue sensibly stayed out of the way). I then had a go putting a magnetic knife holder up, which had to be fixed by screws through the wall tiles (I can tell you I was not enjoying the prospect of drilling through those tiles). Surprisingly (at least for me) it went up first go without any major tantrums.
I also had to take the car to have two new tyres fitted (I had a blow-out on the motorway going into work on Thursday). There is something wrong with the suspension or steering as both front tyres were worn through to the wire on the inner side. I will have to send it into the garage next week.
Friday evening we went to the movies and a meal with our friends Chris and Carole and saw the new Starsky and Hutch flick. It seemed to us that if you were under 30 or had not seen the original series, you would not get half of the gags. The actual story line was quite weak, but it was more than made up for by the great period and filmic piss-takes. I love the scene where they are eating fondue and listening to hippy music on the four-track player.
Saturday we spent a good few hours at the allotment, testing the soil for PH, preparing the ground, planting some parsnip seeds and digging the celery trench. It was quite busy down there with several new tenants making a strong start to the season. One the new guys gave us half a dozen duck eggs (he keeps ducks at home). We had a couple each for lunch and they were delicious.
We went out later in the day to a local market and a garden centre. We bought a few gifts for friends and family (birthdays and the like) and a few presents for Sue’s mum.
Today is Mothering Sunday in the UK and Sue’s mum has a great garden, so we bought her some bits and pieces for it. We went out for a drive about this morning, originally intending to go to Wisley Gardens to see the spring flowers, but because of the changeable weather we just went around the countryside for a while.
We watched a borrowed copy of The Third Man in the afternoon (well I did, Sue had a nap). I enjoyed it a lot, I loved the backing music. Jamie came down later and gave Sue a pot plant and a card.
We are off soon to have our evening meal out with the family to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Oh look! The sun has come out again.
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