What are you all up to

Why not use a sprinkler JVB?

Good to hear you got good cupcakes B2, DD uses that recipe all the time and gets a lot of praise for her cakes!   She makes wedding and birthday cakes, for far too little money, for her friends and work colleagues, always using ghe same recipe, it has never failed yet.

Today we delivered stuff to DD and picked up stuff she had for us, then had a 30 minute chat while she ate her lunch, she on the back doorstep, we on our camping chairs on the driveway.

Just before we left, Callum woke from his nap, so we got to see how tall he has grown and have a little  chat.  He had lots to tell us, but did not seem at all upset that he could not come and hug us, so that was good.

Maybe we will be allowed to visit again and sit in the garden.  He was very enthusiastic at waving goodbye, and throwing us kisses.

On the way home we stopped off at M&S to  buy a treat for lunch, and a few bits that are now in the freezer.

None of the wet stuff here today but we did get a nice long slow soaking overnight. 

Decided to tackle one of the holly bushes, (no nesting birds) I've let it get out of hand over the last 5 years so this morning it got cut down by almost half. The brown lidded bin is now full of it and it will get shredded when OH has time. 

OH is making  one part of the front garden into a driveway for the caravan to go in, he has made the gates  really nice job I have to admit. Today he started removing the fence that is currently there. He has had to secure our next door neighbours, as the chain link bit runs right across both properties. Big job will be to remove all the bushes that are growing in that area 

I've made more masks today, I've had to work out another design as the material the person gave me was rather thin and flimsy but she wanted them made from it. Its lovely material but oh boy not easy to work with. Anyway now all done and I think they look great.

Tomorrow is shopping day so up and out early 

On a water meter

I've soaked our garden with a hosepipe regularly but youd never know it. No water meter 😉

We had rain over night but the pavement was dry when I went out just after 8:30, and no more rain during the day. In fact the sun came out in the late afternoon and it's still shining now. We could certainly do with another good downpour tonight..

The usual midmorning and afternoon walks, and then shopping this evening. No queues for us, except at the tills, however there was a queue of about 50 cars snaking round the car park waiting to get served at the McDonald's drive through!!!

We had a good long chat with our daughter last evening, and she's all ready for their shops to open. In fact they've had people banging on the doors thinking that they've opened already, having seen lights and people working inside, and many phone calls asking about them opening. They will be limiting  numbers into the shops, and restricting access to certain areas, and no unaccompanied 16yr olds or under. I think that she is looking forward to the experience as she may be the one on the door!!

You can afford it......think how much you have not spent by not being away on Club sites!

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Brue

Might be an idea to email your MP re the lack of a test?

David

Had our first hiccup with Waitrose online today as we tried to amend tomorrows delivery (normally  permissible up to midday) Website kept going off line, sounds familiar!!! So we won't be getting the half dozen extra items we added today. We always do our main amendment two days before delivery and not had problems before! Was concerned at one stage we had lost the lot!!!

David