Frugal in the corner

 Hello everyone, how are you today? The weather has reverted to normal, rain , rain and grey. I am so glad we took the opportunity to do what we needed to do in the garden before it changed. I helped hubby do the Ivy, it's a bone of contention. The neighbours just leave their side which i suppose is fair as it is not theirs, however i would think a bit of common sense comes into play when it starts to invade , but nope they are quite happy to leave it and complain about  it very loudly in the garden. Never mind we did it and it is done for a while now, we like to do it this time of year before the Blackbirds and Robins start nesting in it, we don't like the idea of disturbing them once they are settling in. It looks neat and trimmed down, the clippings of which there are many , have been swept up and popped in the compost and Green Bin. I leave the bin lid open for a while afterwards so any Ladybirds can escape and fly away. I got absolutely covered in dust and twigs from it a...