Hive of Industry

We've had a very busy day today. Up with the lark, usual chores completed by 9 o'clock and the rest of the morning was spent tiling and grouting. John has laid about two thirds of the tiles and I have done about a third of the grouting.

It may look like we are tileing the village hall, it certainly feels like it!! However the weather was good yesterday and today (rain forecast for the foreseeable future) so we had a quick lunch and out into the garden. John managed to carry out the first grass cut of the season and I pruned the roses. Fortified with a glass of wine we then set off to walk the dog. Cooked tea and now writing the Blog. Fruitful and satisfying day. Not sure that we can maintain this pace indefinitely although we have no trouble sleeping.

I have heard the odd comment from some quarters that the plant production doesn't seem so much as usual. That is because I employed a different strategy and germinated a lot of seeds last Autumn.  I have successfully over wintered them in the porcherie (no doubt because we have had such a mild winter) and between the grouting have been pricking them out. The usual 350 petunias are due to arrive at the end of the week so there is no time for complacency.