Seven Jobs for the week

For DONE jobs see #76
Part 2 - House Jobs

House Jobs:- Wk.1 - COMPLETED
Wk 2 Arrange for central heating boiler to be serviced. - NOT DONE
Wk 3 Defrost freezer NOT DONE
Wk 4 -Take unwanted clothes to Charity Clothes Bin DONE
         Organise seeds into new boxes.  DONE
Wk5 - COMPLETED

Wk 6
Eat something from the back of the cupboard. DONE - Plum Jam
Take more books to Morries - DONE
Cook something from Hodmedods box - DONE - dried peas
Shred more old paperwork  - DONE
Go to Seed Swap on Saturday - DONE
Match plastic freezer boxes with lids and recycle the leftovers. DONE
Throw out something from the garage - DONE - glass jars that aren't jam-shape

Much better progress this week, no trees to fell just pesky clients in the gites!

Garden
Carried Over -
Prune Apples & pears DONE
Wash pots for seeds DONE
Weed rose bed, and mulch DONE

This week –
Mulch magnolia DONE
Clear Veg Bed 11 and sow phacelia DONE
Collect mole hills DONE
Sort plastic under sowing bench DONE
Plan which tomato seeds to sow, and where DONE
Cut edges of Hot Bed DONE
Order nest boxes from LPO NOT DOING – MrPP MAKING

Next Week –
Prick out aubergines & peppers
Sow leeks
Coppice purple hazel
Prune Albizia
Weed gravel in front of house
Tidy storage boxes in shed & sweep
Sort spare tomato seeds for friend

Life/House
Carried Over -
Dust the spare room - no visitors since before Covid so it really needs it DONE
Clear out shelf under coffee table DONE
Clean bath (never used, in the family bathroom) DONE
Clean houseplant leaves DONE
Email Aunt & Uncle

This week –
Remove high level cobwebs DONE
Wash loose covers on sofa DONE
Cut tinder for the fire
Clean cupboard storing spuds and onions DONE
Clean mirror in hall DONE
Re-pot lemongrass (they’re house plants in the winter!) DONE
Fill out pension paperwork STARTED – WAITING FOR MORE INFO

Next Week –
Mend trousers
Clean pendant lampshades in halls and living spaces
Pull out chest of drawers in bedroom and clean behind
Sharpen knives
Put pots for kitchen utensils through dishwasher
Clean olive & veg oil bottles
Clean cat flap doors and tunnel between them

Just finished my first job from several weeks ago. digging over a 30'x20' patch near new septic tank. Forgotten what the other 6 were. With the wind forecast this week, not sure if I'll do any more but I need to check what is happening in the rest of the patch. One job I know is outstanding is to remove lots of duck weed from our pond.

Not a bad week, this week give we're still trying to log, split and stack the trees we felled a few weeks ago, plus an endless mountian of gite laundry!

Garden
This Week –
Prick out aubergines & peppers ONLY AUBERGINES DONE
Sow leeks DONE
Coppice purple hazel DONE
Prune Albizia DONE
Weed gravel in front of house
Tidy storage boxes in shed & sweep DONE
Sort spare tomato seeds for friend DONE

Next Week –
Clean and bring shelving inside for seedlings
Sow tomatoes
Prick out chillies
Bring overwintered chillies & pelargoniums into living room & water
Pot up dahlia tubers
Cut brambles out of bamboo
Tidy area of deck ready for blow away greenhouse

Life/House

Carried Over -
Email Aunt & Uncle
Cut tinder for the fire DONE
Fill out pension paperwork DONE

This Week –
Mend trousers
Clean pendant lampshades in halls and living spaces DONE
Pull out chest of drawers in bedroom and clean behind
Sharpen knives DONE
Put pots for kitchen utensils through dishwasher DONE
Clean refillable olive & veg oil bottles by cooker DONE
Clean cat flaps and tunnel between them DONE

Next Week-
Clean frosted windows
Remove books on bookshelf under TV to dust them and it
Wash cushion covers
Clean brick dust from outside frame of new window
Sort out utility shelves
Scrub door mats

1. Sow flower seeds - Not done, must do better!
2. Turn my big compost heap - not done, still.
3. Shift all the concrete into a pile - almost done, and the rest will be done as we lay the base for the summerhouse, so.... done for now.
4. Empty the pond and give the fish away - Done!
5. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base - Not done, I've emptied the massive container of compost, just need rid of the container now, and remove the concrete underneath.
6. Clear up the conservatory and make room for tomato seedlings - Done!
7. Start working on the overall design of the garden with Jay (summer house moving/replacing, shed deconstruction, chicken house deconstruction - the little one, barbeque/pizza entertainment area) - Done!

So my new list is:
1. Sow flower seeds
2. Turn my big compost heap
3. Find a new home for the fibreglass container
4. Get rid of the concrete underneath
5. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base
6. Decide on a summer house
7. Mark out where the base needs to go for the summer house

Garden

Carried Over -
Prick out aubergines (DONE) & peppers DONE

This Week –
Clean and bring shelving inside for seedlings DONE
Sow tomatoes DONE
Prick out chillies DONE
Bring overwintered chillies & pelargoniums into living room & water DONE
Pot up dahlia tubers
Cut brambles out of bamboo
Tidy area of deck ready for blow away greenhouse DONE

Next Week –
Bring out & check over potted dahlias & choc cosmos
Sort flower seeds
Plant the low growing hypericum given by a friend
Set up Blow-away
Prick out lettuces
Clean & tidy shelves for pots in shed
Weed broad beans

Life/House

Carried Over -
Email Aunt & Uncle
Mend trousers DONE
Pull out chest of drawers in bedroom and clean behind DONE

This Week –
Clean frosted windows DONE
Remove books on bookshelf under TV to dust them and it
Wash cushion covers DONE
Clean brick dust from outside frame of new window DONE
Sort out utility shelves DONE
Scrub door mats

Next Week-

Clean backs of kitchen cupboard handles
Clean front door
Vacuum runners on patio doors
Sort receipts and put for burning (make good firelighters!)
Empty crumbs from the cutlery drawer
Clean filters on Hoover

I shall keep plodding with this as I need a good list, but so feel free to skip on by!
Garden
Carried Over -
Pot up dahlia tubers DONE
Cut brambles out of bamboo DONE

This Week –
Bring out & check over potted dahlias & choc cosmos DONE
Sort flower seeds DONE
Plant the low growing hypericum given by a friend
Set up Blow-away DONE
Prick out lettuces DONE
Clean & tidy shelves for pots in shed
Weed broad beans DONE

Next Week –
Clear bolted brassicas
Put up nest box (a bit late)
Sow phacelia in this year’s leek bed
Weed hosta pots
Cut back last ornamental grasses
Sow prairie patch
Set up trail cam for the spring/summer

Life/House
Carried Over -
Remove books on bookshelf under TV to dust them and it DONE
Scrub door mats – still waiting for a dry day!

This Week –
Clean backs of kitchen cupboard handles DONE
Clean front door DONE
Vacuum runners on patio doors
Sort receipts and put for burning (make good firelighters!) DONE
Empty crumbs from the cutlery drawer
Clean filters on Hoover DONE

Next Week –
Clean snail trails from patio door
Clean mud from kitchen door handle
Deep clean fridge
Sort out all the recipes on bits of paper and write them up into my kitchen notebook
Dust books on corner table
Dust tops of pictures
Sort out shoes I can no longer wear for clothing bank

1. Sow flower seeds - I've sowed some, and much more than I have ever done in the past, but I have a big garden now, so lots left to do! Love it
2. Turn my big compost heap - Covid put a stop to that.
3. Find a new home for the fibreglass container - Done and gone!!
4. Get rid of the concrete underneath - Covid put a stop to that too.
5. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base - guess what, Covid put a stop to that too!
6. Decide on a summer house - not had the brain power to make any decisions on that yet
7. Mark out where the base needs to go for the summer house - Done.

1. Sow more flower seeds
2. Turn my big compost heap
3. Get rid of the concrete underneath
4. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base
5. Decide on a summer house
6. Clear side of chicken coop to let more light in
7. Tidy up my baskets and stuff from the old house

1. Sow more flower seeds - not done - only sowed some grass seeds. Need to sow more
2. Turn my big compost heap - not done, but taking it off the list, as I need to get my greenhouse done before I can move the compost bin.
3. Get rid of the concrete underneath - not done
4. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base - not done, but hoping to get out there and do some tomorrow morning
5. Decide on a summer house - not done, so indecisive!
6. Clear side of chicken coop to let more light in - Done! Just need to remove all the wood and find a good way to store it.
7. Tidy up my baskets and stuff from the old house - Done!

New list:
1. Dig foundations for the new greenhouse base
2. Lay foundation for greenhouse base
3. Make sure I have bolts and bits to bolt the base together
4. Order greenhouse nuts and bolts
5. Sow more flower seeds
6. Put up the greenhouse
7. Find replacement glass

Garden
Carried Over -
Plant the low growing hypericum given by a friend DONE
Clean & tidy shelves for pots in shed DONE

This Week –
Clear bolted brassicas DONE
Put up nest box (a bit late) DONE
Sow phacelia in this year’s leek bed DONE
Weed hosta pots DONE
Cut back last ornamental grasses DONE
Sow prairie patch DONE
Set up trail cam for the spring/summer DONE

Next Week –
Prick out basil
Pot on pumpkins
Cut grass back around hop plants
Cut grass under vines
Strim veg paths
Prune olive
Weed gravel outside gates

Dropping the life list  - too much to do in the garden!