April 2020... Please tell us how your day is Going... April Showers bring May Flowers...

Chilly and raining all day, quite windy at times. It finally stopped but I was scheduled to pick up on online grocery order between 10:30 and 11:00 am- in a downpour.

Later, it thundered which doggie-delight did not like, but only 2 claps.

They had most of my order except for the Panetonne, which was the one thing I really was looking forward to!

Laundry today.
 

Ken N Tx said:
77 now....Got some fence lines sprayed with grass/weedkiller..Mowed some more..
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gonna be 77 here tomorrow.. around 72 today... Mr HD got the whole of the barn floor painted today

.. Good Friday tomorrow so it's a holiday weekend., which would normally mean a long weekend off for most workers or even possibly 14 days off if you're a teacher, and kids off for the same time from school , the vast majority of people aren't at work now tho' except key workers, so everyone will be home on a glorious holiday weekend which would always wanrrant a trip somewhere , coast or country.. or even a flight overseas... none of which can happen this Easter break.. for the first time ever.. , so it'll be interesting to watch how many rule breakers there will be on what will be the hottest day of the year so far... and who make the escape to the coasts
 

I baked yesterday, first chance with the new convection oven and it baked beautiful cookies with no dark bottoms.

I can definitely give that oven a thumbs up review as 8 cookies disappeared yesterday and I am working on my 4th this morning.

Into the freezer they go ....but just one more.
 
It's another glorious day... warm and sunny..☀☀... been out helping Mr HD with stuff the barn.. he's just re-varnished the whole floor yesterday and now he's screwing the whole thing down again...

Just wearing my crop jeans.. and a sleeveless top to sit out in the garden with my feet up now , while drinking a cold Strawberry, & blackberry smoothie 🥤🍹
 
While Hollydolly is enjoying the sun, it's Arctic conditions here. Well, not really, but it is a lot cooler. I spent some time patching up my ancient lawnmower. The deck had corroded badly but the Briggs & Stratton engine was still OK. It'll do another season or two.
I've got an old (25+ years) mower that I want to dump, but all the recycling centres are closed.

Mrs. L has been busy re-making the herb bed. I like being able to go into the garden and pick fresh herbs for cooking. I love thyme and corriander and they grow well, but I've never managed to successfully grow basil.
 
Capt Lightning said:
While Hollydolly is enjoying the sun, it's Arctic conditions here. Well, not really, but it is a lot cooler. I spent some time patching up my ancient lawnmower. The deck had corroded badly but the Briggs & Stratton engine was still OK. It'll do another season or two.
I've got an old (25+ years) mower that I want to dump, but all the recycling centres are closed.

Mrs. L has been busy re-making the herb bed. I like being able to go into the garden and pick fresh herbs for cooking. I love thyme and corriander and they grow well, but I've never managed to successfully grow basil.
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I've just come in to cool down, it's really warm out there, and despite my factor 15 I've caught the sun quite a bit

Basil, Bay, and rosemary are the herbs I grow succesfully here. In fact the rosemary bush got so huge we just recently dug the whole thing up again. The bay has been going strong for years in semi shade cheek by jowl with the choisya shrubs under the holly tree , they seem to enjoy each others' company..and the basil grows like crazy.. we always have wayy too much of that so it's more manageable to just grow it on the windowsill
 
Been staying inside the past few days--doggy has pee pee pads and uses them very good. Was very wound up yesterday with everything getting on my nerves. I cussed to myself and at myself and then went to sleep. Woke up feeling well rested and in a much better mood.

Been doing cleaning today--the stove sinks, bathroom. Feels good to get that done and I love the smell of cleanness in my apt. Right now airing out the kitchen after using a strong cleaner. The kitchen door is closed to so the fumes don't get to any of my little ones.

Not sure if I'll go outside today or not. The only face mask I have is a home-made one. When I wear it or any scarf over my nose and mouth my glasses fog. So maybe I'll take my glasses off when I put them on. Wish I had a face mask that has a respirator in it to breath so my glasses won't fog. I'm not used to going outside without glasses. My eyesight is not so good--obviously, but I can see 10 feet in front of me.. :ROFLMAO:

Everyone--a good day to you and weekend😌(y)
 
Hollydolly, back in Hampshire, we had two bay trees in our back garden. Blackbirds used to nest in them. We grow Bay bushes in tubs here, but we have to over-winter them in the potting shed. We also grow Rosemary in a tub and thyme in the rockery. I'll try Basil again this year - one year I might be successful.

I spent this afternoon re-making a wooden frame for round the herb bed. I'm using scrap wood salvaged from the 'help yourself' bin at our local builders' merchant. Mrs. L thinks I'm too fussy because I trim the wood neatly to size on my bench saw, but I like doing a good job if possible.
 
Ruthanne said:
Been staying inside the past few days--doggy has pee pee pads and uses them very good. Was very wound up yesterday with everything getting on my nerves. I cussed to myself and at myself and then went to sleep. Woke up feeling well rested and in a much better mood.

Been doing cleaning today--the stove sinks, bathroom. Feels good to get that done and I love the smell of cleanness in my apt. Right now airing out the kitchen after using a strong cleaner. The kitchen door is closed to so the fumes don't get to any of my little ones.

Not sure if I'll go outside today or not. The only face mask I have is a home-made one. When I wear it or any scarf over my nose and mouth my glasses fog. So maybe I'll take my glasses off when I put them on. Wish I had a face mask that has a respirator in it to breath so my glasses won't fog. I'm not used to going outside without glasses. My eyesight is not so good--obviously, but I can see 10 feet in front of me.. :ROFLMAO:

Everyone--a good day to you and weekend😌(y)
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Thank You For being so safe. :):D:):D:). We will get our rewards after this all comes to an end.
 
Ruthanne said:
Had a pretty good day. Wore my homemade face mask out to walk the dog. No one else walking out there was wearing them. I felt odd. But I still feel a need to wear one and think others ought to consider it. My dog wanted to mingle with her dog friends but I wouldn't let her, just wanted to get back inside quickly so I told her "no." I really used to love to see her mingling with her friends. I wonder what she thinks now. How can a dog understand all this going on. I wish she could but then wouldn't wish this all on her either.

My wrist still hurts and I continue to wrap it and ice it. It's my right one and I'm right handed so it's hard to use it less. I guess it's going to get better but may take awhile. If it were different times I would have gone to the ER. Oh well, it will get better I'm sure.

Just trying to stay sane.
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Ruthanne, can i suggest you go on you-tube and check out EFT... its a self help therapy that you do to yourself, it is very good indeed the more the pain the better it works, it will cost you nothing, so have a look and perhaps try it...
 
This morning at the grocery store,I was at the fruit section,looked up at the last second as a woman in a motorized cart came right by me,saying 'You are in my way'she had room to get by.I said to her'Who died and made you Queen" as she continued on,geez
I noticed a few customers were not wearing masks either
 
Got a notice yesterday from the summer campground that no one is to enter and will be fined if caught. So can't go in to even clean up the perennials or plant my veggie garden. But yet they expect us to pay our park fee for the year. Say they will refund accordingly whatever that means, probably pro rated refund.

I can just see the high grass and weeds. But still, no sense complaining as there are a lot worse things for a lot more people.
 
Well it's another gloriously sunny morning, ☀ not as hot as it's been but still very pleasantly warm. Hubs and I have been sitting in the garden with our brunch... . It's very warm in the house so I have the oscillating fans on...

According to the forecast we're going to get a bit of a thunderstorm tomorrow, we definitely need the rain now, if only to stop people ignoring the stay at home rules and driving to the coasts and parks in their hundreds during this holiday weekend..

We've had back to back sun for weeks now here in the south and east , and these virus deaths are just going up by the day...if only people would stay home...we might get a chance at getting these numbers lowered. If I had my way I'd let it rain for a month if it would keep people from going far from home..

Well we've got all the garden looking nice, (might trim back a few shrubs a little bit today, but they really don't need much) and the barn floor is all varnished and painted, and everythings' gone back in... so for now there's not too much needing doing out there..

...so if only our recycle centres were open I could do a clear out at home.. but they're not so it'll have to wait...
 
We had a thunderstorm last night. I couldn't believe it when I saw the lightening, but the rain was very welcome. It's surprising how quickly everything dries out.
Was very pleased to get an e-mail this morning to say my plant order has been dispatched, and hopefully will arrive very soon.
I bought my guinea pigs a new cage and plan to use the old one to grow strawberries. I have a problem with cats and pigeons in my garden, so I hope this will stop them digging things up.
 
Cold sunny morning!

I've been puttering around doing my side work in preparation for Easter dinner.

I plugged in the steam iron for the first time in over 15 years and ironed three bandanas for face masks. I added the rubber bands and put them into a plastic bag to be ready for future shopping trips.

Now I'm a little bit bored or maybe just between jobs for the moment.

I still need to mop the kitchen floor and give the bathroom a pre-holiday scrub!

Have a nice day!

B
 
Aunt Bea said:
Cold sunny morning!

I've been puttering around doing my side work in preparation for Easter dinner.

I plugged in the steam iron for the first time in over 15 years and ironed three bandanas for face masks. I added the rubber bands and put them into a plastic bag to be ready for future shopping trips.

Now I'm a little bit bored or maybe just between jobs for the moment.

I still need to mop the kitchen floor and give the bathroom a pre-holiday scrub!

Have a nice day!

B
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Are the bandanas made of cotton? I was wondering if natural fibres give better protection. I have silk scarves and was debating whether to use those.
 
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