Pergola , no more.

 Hello everyone , how are you all?

Well here we are in another Heatwave, thank god the wind is very strong and it doesn't feel as hot as it says it is.

We took advantage of the cooler day on Sunday and dismantled the Pergola. It came down a lot quicker than it went up. it was quite sad really. The countless hours we have spent sitting under it, birthdays, cuppa time and family time , putting up hanging baskets and then realizing i can't quite reach to water them and getting drenched as a result. The poor thing was rotten in places and i think it was held together with Faith and Hope . It has been a part of our garden for over 30 years and a part of our history here at Flowertot Mansion.

2 hours later and it has all gone.

I have to say in one way i am relieved it has been taken down, when we had that last big storm i watched the entire thing move and shake, i have to admit i was a little scared it might collapse and i really don't fancy asking the Council to replace windows that my Pergola smashed, yet it seems so big and bright and enormous when i look out the window .

The unfortunate Sedge has also been removed, if it had grown somewhere else i think we would have let it be.

The next thing to go will be the She shed, it needs to be emptied and we have decided to just take it apart and get rid of it, in places it too is rotten and also lop sided. The fences behind it will be painted and then a ton of gravel will be spread all over to make it look better. 

As for shade we are going to purchase one of those wind out Sun shades, the price is not too bad and if can wait a while i will get a deal on it i think, the company are always offering discounts.

If  we have a wind out one at least i know that it will be safely tucked away in the gale force winds.

Hubby and kiddos have been to the Allotments and come home with some goodies.

The Yellow beans are a new thing we are trying this year, apparently they taste sweeter than the normal, i have to say that we did have some with Lunch today and to be honest i thought they tasted the same as our other ones, but we gave them a try and no one objected to the weird colour😉.

I have put in an order with our local glazier for 8 panes of green house glass and hopefully he will be delivering it this week then that is another job done and we can finally get the roof in and it's all sealed and hunky dory for the Winter.

The only thing holding us back is the weather, it is too hot and dangerous for hubby to be outside in this so we do what we can in the mornings when there is shady areas then not a lot after that.

I am currently waiting for the Council to get in touch to finish my Kitchen ceiling, they had 60 days to complete it, we are on day 58 i think and not one phone call, email or text about it. If i do not hear anything by the end of the week i will ring to see what is what.

That's all for now folks i will be back with updates.

Take care

Love Ftm💙