A day of sunshine

Man oh man but it has been cold here again. Not to worry, though, because the sun has blessed us with a blast of warmth today which melted all the winter aches and pains away. Back came my energy, which had seemed to be somewhere else of late, and I could feel my body becoming more co-operative as the day heated up. So, no. I am not to be a creaky old lady yet. 

And to prevent such creakiness coming on too soon, having become alarmed at the slowness of pace which me and Hubs seemed to have slid into during the late cold snap, I have ordered over the Internet....wait for it.......Cod Liver Oil. Yep! Cod Liver Oil. Liquid, not capsules. To be swigged first thing in the morning straight from the bottle. 'Yuk', I hear you say. And indeed I would also echo your 'Yuk'. It is, quite simply, vile. However, it is something that  must be done. Our joints need oiling, so needs must.

Today the builders turned up after an absence of nearly two months. Cheerily they waved at us as they drove up. Cheerily we waved back. It was good to see them. They have become like friends. So cups of English tea and pieces of homemade cake all round, and then they began laying the foundations for the front wall of the tall barn.

I wasn't going to do seeds this year. Too much to do elsewhere. However: as the sun came out so did my lusting for messing about with seeds suddenly spurt forth. Onto the Internet. Seeds ordered. Into the awning. Emptied that out. Going to be our 'potting shed'. 

And the joy of spending an hour this evening acting as a 'go-for' for Hubs / Head Gardener, who, as 'man-in-charge', had the task of putting soil in containers provided by moi, then planting the seeds, again as provided by moi. There is something about having soiled fingers. Of feeling the earth. Of watering the seeds. And the 'looking to see if any have come up yet' even though they have only been planted for all of an hour. Such simple things really. But so grounding. 

See this piece of chocolate? I would share it with you, but I have been busy in the 'potting shed' so need my energies revived. Hubs helped himself to a chunk of my choccy as well. Half actually. But then he needs his energies revived after his delicate finger work with the seeds. 

I think me, Hubs, and Labartere might just have started coming out of the winter hibernation, although we are still wearing layers of clothing. Would rather be a little sweaty than risk divesting ourselves of layers which might become essential should the winter still want to keep us company.


But today the sun shone with a fulsome strength. Hope the sun shone for you as well.