Garden porn

Well the Wasps game was cancelled last night because of a frozen pitch – which was lucky for me, because I was still too tired to really go but ticket holders will automatically receive new tickets for the rescheduled match.

Instead, we sat down to a lovely meal and watched Lark Rise to Candleford (I’ve become completely hooked and not just because of the occasional glimpse of a heavy horses) and Around the World in 80 Gardens which frankly is just garden porn.

I made the mistake of going in to Woolworths in my lunch – I’m now the proud owner of a large garden pot, an olive bush and two packs of Dutch Iris bulbs. I personally don’t like olives, but my partner loves them and it would be quite cool if we could grow some of our own. I need to pick up poo tonight as well. Horse poo in case you’re wondering; from a local stable. We need it for the garden and it needs time to rot down. We’ve given up on our lawn so we’re building another raised vegetable bed, having a gravelled seating area, building up the flower bed and hopefully having a chicken run! All our soft fruit and the more expensive shrubs are being planted into pots so that when we move we can take them with us. I can’t believe the time and money we spent on the lawn but that’s what comes with having a very dry summer, followed by a very wet one. Ah well, you live and learn!

Sunday shuffle

I'm having a funny day, moments of pure laziness followed by furious bursts of activity... I've made bread and later on will be making a cake and dinner (butternut squash and pinenut pastries in case you're interested). I've also managed to lay on the sofa watching Murder, She Wrote... a perfect day you might think ;0)

I'm doing a new course. I sent off my enrollment form and cheque yesterday - dog behaviour and psychology. It's something I've always been interested in and it's potentially an extra stream of future income that could fit in and around other work such as my writing. I love the thought of being able to get an owner(s) and dog working together. Often - like a lot of things in life - it's about getting someone completely unconnected to the situation to step in and see things with a fresh eye. Well, that's the idea anyway, I need to finish the course first before I know whether I'll be any good or not...!

By the way, if you're looking for a TV recommendation - Lark Rise to Candleford. I missed the first episode, but the Heavy Horses that appear throughout the series are the ones I spent the day learning to handle and drive last Monday!