T is For Tired

 Hello Ladies of the T gang, another Tuesday where we join up with  Elizabeth and Bleubeard, sure rolls around quickly.

I mentioned last week we were having some logs delivered, we usually have new logs in summer but the wooden base of our log shed was sinking so we thought we would take it up and replace it with gravel.

We didn't realise just how many logs we had left 

we think that's about half a ton.

The empty log shed holds one and a half tons of logs

We built the shed ourselves, I now do any climbing jobs since my husbands knees became a problem.

I wish I had the photos of me clinging to the Balustrades at the back while trying to lay the tiles down, not a pretty sight!

That's is our raised veg plot, we have red, white and black currant bushes and strawberries that are still flowering at this time of year. You can see the parsley grows well too

Still no tomatoe plants until next month.

So when the man from the wood yard arrives he backs his lorry up our drive, you can see there's not much room for error, he always does it first time, no messing. He tips the logs and off he goes.

I struggle to do that with our car!

This is what a ton of logs look like, half way through it seems to feel as if  they are multiplying!!!

That's our new water barrel, we bought it back from England as strangely we couldn't find one over here. We built the platform with concrete and then I tiled it, we can now get the watering can under the tap, much easier than having to lower the bucket into the water.

Filled to the brim, only four logs didn't fit in, by the time I had put in the top board I had to stand on a small step to reach, we put up the boards to hold them in and keep any rain getting in.

 It took us just over an hour to stack the new logs and then put the old logs back into the shed, we were pretty exhausted by the end of it I can tell you

We also chopped the old floor up for kindling so now we have a stack for next winter.

My drink this week, I found these fruit cordials in the English shop, they are delicious, you only need a drop and I add them to fizzy water, very refreshing, I like the raspberry one the best.

I also buy Elderflower  presse that makes a refreshing drink in water, or White Wine!!! Very refreshing in summer with lots of ice.

The weather here is much the same cloudy and misty, the sun hasn't made an appearance until 5pm which is annoying, no news on the Vaccine although over 80's were supposed to get it starting last week, we also read that from tomorrow we can eat inside restaurants, I'm quite happy staying on the terrace to eat breakfast for now.

Nothing new to report from not so sunny Spain, thank you to all my visitors last week, keep safe ladies.

Jan S