2025 - What I did today

Removed the metal bed edging in GH1 and took it down to the veg end for reassembly in some shape or other. I have a few more pieces, maybe enough to make 2 beds.
Afterwards, I started to clean out the paving slab floor. Can only do it bit by bit as there are still tomatoes growing there. My plan is to empty it completely (apart from the Hotbin) and to powerwash the glass. That's a few weeks away.
This afternoon, a girl on the Freebie site came over to cut evergreens for Christmas wreath making. Managed to offload some pittosporum, bay, ivy, and pieris on her. She may be back! Gave her some potted pineapple sage plants.

Did a very small amount of work in the polytunnel. Pruned the top off the avocado. Don’t want it rubbing on roof of the tunnel all winter. Hopefully sorted the blinds over the doors to prevent them billowing and undoing them selves. Collected some seeds, harvested chillies.

I had to do something I hadn't planned for, I got the carpet washer/cleaner out on living room carpet and spent 3 hours washing and cleaning it afte Kato did a whoopsie on it duing the night. Not a pleasant job, but needed doing. It's so long since I used the machine I filled the wrong tank with capret cleaning liquid and water and wondered why foam was scooting out of it. I had filled the tank that is supposed to be empty and collecct the water after the carpet is washed! Luckily I realised quickly and emptied the tank again, and filled the proper one.

I then decided to try and wash part of the roof on the motorhome with  an extendable armed gadget I got to clean my house windows. Not recommended in a gale, but hey ho, it's done now!
I then ordered a solar powered angel off Etse for Helens grave. I was surprised last week when I went to the graveyard late and found it all lit up with vaious solar powered ornaments, so not to be left out.................

It was my wife, Helens, birthday today, she would have been 70 but died at 65.  Kato and I had a long,slow walk to the grave from home in the sunshine and paid our respects. Her flowers look nice in the new vase I got her (the other vase blew over and smashed.) The grass seed I sowed on the grave has greened up nicely as well.  She always had fresh flowers in the house and since she died she has never been without fesh flowers on her grave.

Sorry for the soppiness of this post but she is vey much a miss and I love her dearly!

Not at all soppy, Vinny. You're very brave in how you've coped with her loss and are also prepared to talk about it.

More clearance in GH1. Two more tubs of tomatoes harvested and the tubs moved outdoors so that I can clean the area.
Found two enormous carrots in one of the tubs - I'd sown a few seeds alongside the toms as an experiment. I'll do this again next year. The other tub has some chard & lettuce plants.