Pottering, Planting and Imbibing!

Above:  Lots of peppers are still ripening in the greenhouse.  I grew these from seed and they are deemed to be 'sweet' but some have quite a kick to them too!

Mid-October!  ALREADY?!  What's going on?  It must be getting older... time seems to be whizzing past far too quickly. Either that or the mad world of global warming is just making everything so topsy-turvy (let's not mention the wars and unrest and politics). 

I have been 'home alone' over the weekend.  Paul received a number of phone calls and texts on Thursday evening to see if he was available to provide cover at some gig / event because the techie meaning to do it had double-booked himself! DOH!!  So, after a lot of to-ing and fro-ing and sorting logistics for travel and accommodation, he has spent the past few days in Maidstone, Kent.  For the benefit of my friends overseas, this is about 3 hours away – the other side of London, traversing the dreaded M25.

So, it has been a fairly low-key couple of days - and much needed.  Although I had a fairly sociable Saturday; after doing a boring 'big shop’ at the supermarket I then caught-up with my Mum and nieces, seeing the ‘new’ house and the recent building work (kitchen and wet room), and then visiting a friend.  By time I got home I was ready for just ‘pottering’ about – lovely.  Our immediate neighbour then invited me round for drinks and nibbles - that was at 6pm and I left at 9pm, after we put the world to rights whilst also imbibing a few Vodka Martinis!  Highly tasty but also highly dangerous; thankfully it is only about ten yards from the neighbours' backdoor to our [only] outside door!! I did actually stagger into the house….!

I did feel a bit fuzzy at various stupid-o’clocks throughout the night but drank a lot of water and have been fine (so far) today.  The cloud and early mist cleared to be beautiful sunny day  and I was able to enjoy more pottering in the garden and even planted a load of [bought] wall-flowers, sown some sweet-pea seeds as well as gathering up fallen leaves and dead-heading or ‘pruning’ some plants.  I like to think that I look like I now what I am doing whilst wielding the secateurs!