Okay, so lots of people grow tomatoes in their garden. But we didn’t plant these! There was either an existing bed or the seeds were in the “compost” heap that used to surround the pine tree. Whatever the origin, they’re very tasty!
It’s sort of typically ironic that we had the last radiators fitted during a heatwave! We had to wait because of the problems with the shutters. These have hopefully been largely resolved. In the meantime, of course, these particularly expensive radiators. It was Mr Sauer’s idea to hang
Every year, in Germany, the heating has to be checked by the local chimney sweep. And, while this is a typically German closed shop system, it’s a good idea: if boilers aren’t properly cleaned and maintained they will be inefficient and also more likely to cause problems, including
The yew tree root was left over from before Easter but when Ivan came back from the sudden death of his father, he spent two days with a friend digging it out and dragging it to the front garden. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a new skip before he had
When we moved in we knew we’d be replacing the windows and so didn’t bother with blinds, etc. and just used removal boxes to provide some kind of privacy. I had kept the curtains from my flat and we had a go at trying to put up a
One of the first things we had to do in the house was to decide where all the plugs and light fittings would go. And one of the few things we knew was that the dining table would be in the dining room. And, one, of the things we knew
Seht euch das mal an…
Wer hätte gedacht, daß das Gras so schön wächst. Man kann es förmlich wachsen hören. Und es hat eine herrlich frische Farbe. Gut, an einigen Stellen ist es noch nicht dicht. Kommt aber noch - Prinzip Hoffnung! Endlich eine schöne Treppe aus den alten Steinen, die irgendwo im Garten lagen
Finally, the lawn is starting to look like one! Still have to pull up brambles and ivy all over the place but we’re getting there. And, Ivan, who had to go home for three weeks due to his father’s ill health and death has started on restoring the
When we came on from the garden, Astrid noticed that there was some moss in my bar bag. She looked closer and saw two little eyes looking at her: a robin had built its nest there while we were away! Wow! But there’s a problem because I use my
In a burst of energy, late on Sunday afternoon, Astrid planted two packets of flowers. Hopefully we’ll soon have some flowers to go with the grass. The foil is supposed to stop the bigger birds digging all the seeds up. Fingers crossed!