Do you ever wake up and think I would love a new house? Sometimes I let my mind wander and think of all the different options there are available in today’s world.
While out for a walk I found the ideal new home.
What do you think?
The bathroom looked large and airy
Pity it was across the road!
One of the problems about not going out to work is that you have to think about what day it is. One day becomes just like any other.
For once the rain has stopped and we have a very weak sun in the sky.
The birds have stripped my Cotoneaster trees of their abundance of berries and I am left with what they didn’t eat and what they did all over the patio! It is not a pretty picture!
Time to don the wellies and go clear up.
On a Sunday afternoon recently while listening to Gardeners Question Time (BBC Radio 4), one of the questions made me smile.
What do you wear in your wellies? (Wellington Boots)
The questioner admitted to wearing bed-socks inside her rubber boots to keep her feet warm while working in the garden.
When the titters of laughter died down the panel gave their answers.
One guy used newspaper to soak up dampness and keep in heat, while another male panelist swore by ladies tights!! The only lady on the team wore an old pair of her husband’s socks over her own.
So what does Grannymar wear? Do you really want to know?
Well to begin with my wellies are so old the thread on the soles would not pass a road safety test. I find them very heavy nowadays so only don them when I have no other choice.
Somewhere in days of yore I read about making insoles from carpet to line the base of Wellington boots. Fortunately it was at a time when we were in the process of changing floor covering. I cut insoles to size and placed them in the boots. It works! I also find that Ski Tubes, those 24” long socks without heel shaping are warm and comfortable in my boots. I bought a couple of pairs about eight years ago to wear when rambling, something I used to do most weekends.
My ski socks served their time well and are as good as ever to this day.
Red ones keep you warmer, perhaps that is physiological, but I do know of one nursing home that provides red bed-socks for the inhabitants for that very reason!
My back is broken!
I have spent the morning slaving away in the garden. Cutting grass and pulling weeds. Exhausted I sat to have a coffee and to daydream….
I have solved my gardening problem and want to share it with you
http://www.procreo.jp/labo
When you click on the link you will get a black page.
Click your mouse anywhere on the black page & see what happens!
Better yet, click & drag your mouse forward and backwards over the black page…
If only gardening was this easy…..
