Week Commencing 19th May 2025

Monday 19th May 2025

Up at 5am.   Walked up to the plot, did a little bit of watering then came home.  Into the office for the usual nine to five.    After tea went up and did an hour at the lotty.  Have started bagging up the plastic sheets that are ripped to bits and sat in a pile the top side of the lotty.  They can go down to the tip at the weekend, so they can.   Then did a load of admin when I got home ordering various bits and bobs. 

Tuesday 20th May 2025

Up at 5.  Usual trip to lotty although didn't do as much as watering as I gave it a fair old watering last night.   Did a little bit of weeding then came home!   Super pleased with how tidy it's looking. 

Plenty of jobs to do - 

• Need to put some more toms in the green house.  
• Pot up the climbing french beans,   think have got a dozen of em at least. 
• Need to remember to take secateurs to plot to get rid of some of hawthorn that sits on top of the gate at the plot.   Might see if that plastic sheeting will go into bin liners (suspect it won't). 

Wednesday 21st May 2025 

Walked to plot and watered in the morning.   After work I went and got a load of the black sheeting into bags (I think it was that day!)

Thursday 22nd May 2025

Missus Siddall has been told there's going to be a frost so I had to go and get Fleece to cover up peas and beans with - needless to say, no frost! 

I finished work two hours early (as Lucy using her time carried over fomr last year up)  so did the nine hole Thursday night medal at Uttoxeter Golf Club - got a creditable 21 points with 7 shots,  however a lady golfer who got 18 shots beat me by two!!  At least I played okay - two birdies and a few pars.  

Friday 23rd May 2025

Not sure what happened here - I don't think I went up to the Lotty (it rained on us at the golf course - just my luck!). 

Saturday 24th May 2025 

Went over to me mum and dad's.   Have upgraded mum's phone to a smartphone (there may be trouble ahead...).   Did a few jobs - got back to see Sunderland beat Sheffield United on Sky.  Can remember the heartbreak of the Championship play-off finals from both side when we beat West Brom with a Stephen Pearson winner in 2007 to when we lost to Aston Villa in 2019.  Always a winner and a loser, hey ho!

Sunday 25th May 2025

Up early.   Golf at 7am.  Played okay with 7 pars and 32 points - missed a load of putts though, three putting I don't know how many holes and 35 points won it.   Sunday night went up to Hartington to the Cotton - couldn't hear owt due to the racket so we went to the Manifold Inn which was nice.  Home at midnight - very, very tired. 

   

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