What a Weekend

 

I`ve had a really nice weekend at Kerry`s though I almost didn`t go. On Friday afternoon Jim had a nasty fall on his way back from parking his car in the garage. When he came in and said he`d fallen over my first reaction was to laugh, that is until I saw the cuts and bruises he had.  His hand was swollen were he`d tried to break his fall (he saved his glasses with the other one). He`d cut his knee and elbow too but it seemed that was the worst of it.  Then he started to feel dizzy and sick and he turned really pale. I managed to get a chair under him before he fell over as I knew I`d never be able to catch him if he passed out. I was getting more and more worried and told him I was going to call the doctor but he wouldn`t let me so I told him I`d wait another ten minutes then I would call anyway whether he wanted me to or no, also I could have got him in the car and driven him to accident and emergency at the hospital which is just 10 minutes away. Thankfully his colour started to come back and he felt less sick so I led him into the living room so he could get comfortable. It was several hours before he was his usual self and I must admit to being more than a little scared myself though I didn`t let on. I was just so thankful that he was alright again even if he was a bit sore from the fall.

Jim had been laying the foundations for the greenhouse on the friday and insisted on doing some more the next morning but was thwarted by the heavy rain we had all day Saturday. I told him that I would stay home with him and not go to Kerry`s but he wouldn`t hear of it. I made him promise that if he DID got outside that he took his mobile phone with him just in case he didn`t feel well. Huh, some promise, I called him from Kerry`s and he didn`t answer the house phone or his mobile.  He had gone to B&Q to buy six more bags of sand.  How he managed to lift them I have no idea but his hand is still painful today.....I don`t know....men!

I had a busy weekend at Kerry`s, firstly at the garden centre where Slava bought more paving slabs for a back patio area, some pebbles for between the slabs and some different pebbles for the front of the house. I bought some sweet peas and a couple of outdoor pots and a few other bits and pieces that I need for the garden. Unfortunately it was raining all day so we couldn`t do any work outside but come Sunday it was all change, the sun came out and we were out in the garden from 10.30am. As you can see from the photos I put some plants in Kerry`s flower bed after digging in some farm manure. The soil was very poor but now it is much improved and her plants should thrive. I bought a book to help choose the plants because half of her garden is shaded while the other half is sunny.  In the shaded area she will have cottage plants like the Aquilega that I bought her. In the middle is a yellow margarete, next to that is a Leucothe and lastly a patio rose called Fairy which will have pretty pink scented flowers. I have some begonias in my mini greenhouse that I will take back to Kerry`s when they are ready to plant out at the end of May, I say some but there are 24 plants in all, I think she`ll have to put some in tubs if she wants to use them all.  Jim came to Kerry`s late Sunday afternoon for dinner, Roman was really looking forward to seeing him and was thrilled when he arrived. I must admit I always have a wonderful time with my Little Man though he is growing up so quickly now. He keeps telling me he`s a big boy now and that he likes going to school. When we were in the local Sainsbury`s he told me we weren`t buying any nappies because they are for babies and he isn`t a baby anymore.  I can`t believe he`ll be 3 this July, I know we say it all the time but where DID the time go?

This afternoon after work I went into town to buy Jim`s presents for his birthday on Friday. I was lucky to find exactly what I wanted almost straightaway so I just hope he likes them. I`m not saying what I bought in case he reads this so if you are Jim, hard luck I`m not telling you...lol!

When I got home I had a quick coffee and then I planted some Cosmos seeds, repotted the sunflowers and planted the sweet peas. My tiny little greenhouse is almost full up with seeds and young plants so I`ve had to move some of my gardening things into Jim`s shed, much to his annoyance. He doesn`t like my garden things in his little domain...lol!I will really save some money this year if my seeds all do well, they cost a fraction of what I would normally spend on plants and it`s much more satisfying this way even if I have had to put the work in. The weather is supposed to be really nice tomorrow but first I have a pile of ironing that should have been done yesterday.......I`d much rather be in my garden though...sigh.

Anyway my friends, I must go and read some journals as I`m way behind. I hope you`ve all had a lovely day, take care and Bye Bye for now. :o)

 

 

 

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