Shed

Well it was only a matter of time.... We've finally got ourselves a new shed! Mr has spent quite a lot of time painting, planing and hammering to get it looking just right. It's a lovely green and smells woody and cosy in a strange sort of way. We've yet to try sleeping in it, but it is tempting! I've drawn the line at installing electricity.

The old one was on its last legs and quite pathetic really. It was being bullied by next door's climbing plant. Its tendrils has grown through it's walls and roof, letting in water (we lost a strimmer after it had rained). A thousand spiders had moved in, happily spinning their webs all over the bottles of weed killer and plant food. Plus it was miles too small!

A bit of a harvest...

It's July (?!) and I'm wondering where on earth our summer has gone... Not that we've had much of one to start with. Although that hasn't done the veg too much harm, it just means things are a bit later than last year. We've already had some courgettes and peas plus a load of yummy potatoes. (I've convinced myself that home grown tats are miles better than any others). We were worried about the potatoes as the vegetation went mental, but they were fine. We've also managed to escape blight on those in the veggie patch - although one plant in a pot did succumb as did a tomato plant. The give - away was the yellowing leaves with brown spots on them. Once it starts, it's pretty much unstoppable so they had to be bagged up and binned.