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kaberettReading. The Audacity of Hope disappeared back off to the library, whoops, but I got through the chapter on Praising The USA's Economic Model In A Fashion Designed To Have Broad Appeal and then started getting on with it better, surprise. I have placed another hold, I will get it back at some point soon-ish, and in the meantime I have been reading An American Marriage, Tayari Jones, one of the books that I was startled by the arrival of last week. Thus far I am quite ???heterosexual men??? about a principal character, but we shall see how it goes. (On my list for this week coming: picking up The Push from the library, where a paperback is waiting for me.)
Film/TV. FINISHED LEVERAGE S4. A has been Much Too Sleepy for managing Orphan Black, alas, but maybe this week? Maybe at some point this week we will start S4.
Food. Notable cooking: so much pasta. Made quiche to use up some bits in the fridge, and also clear out the freezer a bit, because This Is What I Am Like, featuring sumac-and-rosemary potato wedges because I was not terribly with it. Several bread. Another visit to the purveyor of the best halloumi & chips I have ever eaten, on Sunday, on our way back up from a thing for A's extended family. Still excellent yes hurrah.
Growth. Two! Passion fruit! Now planted out into intermediate-sized pots! Also two chilli, and maybe a third will go out tonight. Peas went into the ground and are getting taller (!) and growing more leaves (!). No significant progress at the plot; I tried contacting the local tools-for-hire folk to establish whether the soil compactor they had on offer ran off petrol or mains and haven't had a response, so I need to Come To A Decision about whether I'm phoning them, dropping by in person, getting A to phone them, or giving up and going for one of the larger and less local & indie places. Oh, right, and the other thing I did was rotate the compost bin so that it was... facing... down-slope... and the liquid could drain out of the base... and it has promptly heated right up hurrah hurrah.
I should be starting to plant the broad beans and the salads and if I want the peppers to ever happen I should definitely get them started (along with some more tomatoes to go with the tomatoes already -- hopefully -- germinating in the bathroom). Oooh, and the red onion and the leek and the carrot, apparently.
Much of which remains slightly blocked on me getting my act together to actually get the greenhouse up and then sort out the raised beds, of course, but. Plans are afoot; the plot (aha) thickens; etc.
(Today I got distracted by a garden centre and acquired some more pot saucers so as to reduce the amount of soil getting washed onto the decking. I am looking forward to installing them once home.)
Living space. Additional bookshelves sorted out for A's bookcase! Most of his books moved over! On our way down to Wessex for the weekend (more anon) we dropped A Bunch of stuff off at charity shops and tips various, i.e. there is now (hopefully) space for me to finish wrangling bookcases! We have... a long list of More DIY To Be Getting On With. Let's see how evenings this week go, eh.
Tiny adventures. Wildlife Photographer of the Year! Also A had a family thing on this weekend and I ended up accompanying him, so I have now met A Bunch more of his family, mostly been polite if slightly stunned, and now we're in Oxford briefly on our way (ish) home.
Film/TV. FINISHED LEVERAGE S4. A has been Much Too Sleepy for managing Orphan Black, alas, but maybe this week? Maybe at some point this week we will start S4.
Food. Notable cooking: so much pasta. Made quiche to use up some bits in the fridge, and also clear out the freezer a bit, because This Is What I Am Like, featuring sumac-and-rosemary potato wedges because I was not terribly with it. Several bread. Another visit to the purveyor of the best halloumi & chips I have ever eaten, on Sunday, on our way back up from a thing for A's extended family. Still excellent yes hurrah.
Growth. Two! Passion fruit! Now planted out into intermediate-sized pots! Also two chilli, and maybe a third will go out tonight. Peas went into the ground and are getting taller (!) and growing more leaves (!). No significant progress at the plot; I tried contacting the local tools-for-hire folk to establish whether the soil compactor they had on offer ran off petrol or mains and haven't had a response, so I need to Come To A Decision about whether I'm phoning them, dropping by in person, getting A to phone them, or giving up and going for one of the larger and less local & indie places. Oh, right, and the other thing I did was rotate the compost bin so that it was... facing... down-slope... and the liquid could drain out of the base... and it has promptly heated right up hurrah hurrah.
I should be starting to plant the broad beans and the salads and if I want the peppers to ever happen I should definitely get them started (along with some more tomatoes to go with the tomatoes already -- hopefully -- germinating in the bathroom). Oooh, and the red onion and the leek and the carrot, apparently.
Much of which remains slightly blocked on me getting my act together to actually get the greenhouse up and then sort out the raised beds, of course, but. Plans are afoot; the plot (aha) thickens; etc.
(Today I got distracted by a garden centre and acquired some more pot saucers so as to reduce the amount of soil getting washed onto the decking. I am looking forward to installing them once home.)
Living space. Additional bookshelves sorted out for A's bookcase! Most of his books moved over! On our way down to Wessex for the weekend (more anon) we dropped A Bunch of stuff off at charity shops and tips various, i.e. there is now (hopefully) space for me to finish wrangling bookcases! We have... a long list of More DIY To Be Getting On With. Let's see how evenings this week go, eh.
Tiny adventures. Wildlife Photographer of the Year! Also A had a family thing on this weekend and I ended up accompanying him, so I have now met A Bunch more of his family, mostly been polite if slightly stunned, and now we're in Oxford briefly on our way (ish) home.
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