Monday

 I had 7 hours sleep last night, a record for me. I think it’s because it’s colder. I had my usual breakfast of yogurt and eggs but today I had my eggs fried. It was pouring with rain while I was frying my eggs but the next minute the sun was out. H got ready for a ride on the turbo trainer. I did housework and we had lunch, a cup of coffee and some malt loaf. We he’d several showers but when the sky looked good i went for a walk. I sat on a new seat in the sun watching some squirrels playing and then i looked at the sky and thought i had better go home. I just got inside and the rain started so i was lucky. For dinner tonight we had chilli con carni. 

Nightmare day.

I got up at 5.30, put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had my breakfast. I packed my cheese and tomatoes for my break, hung out yesterdays washing and also todays when it was done. I dressed, made the bed and went to work. First i had to pick the tomatoes, it was nice and calm and the sun wasnt out which is always nice when I have to work in there. Well I had picked the first tray and started on the second but there are some tomatoes that are ripening so high up the plants that i cant reach them. I found a sturdy crate that would be able to hold my weight and began climb onto it, one foot on it tipped so i slid off and the crate rammed down on my other leg so i now have a black shin with a couple of lumps on as big as turkey eggs and a five and a half inch cut down the middle! Its really painful at the moment and I am writing this laying on the bedwith my leg up on a pillow and an ice pack on my shin. I am feeling sorry for myself. H made me a coffee when i got home and I sat all afternoon with my leg up, we watched tipping point, had a bath and then dinner, chicken curry followed by strawberries and cream. After I had had my leg cleaned up a bit at work I carried on, I had to pick tomatoes till break then pick 22 bunches of radishes,20 golden beetroot, ( Andrew joined me), 24 bunches of carrots and 48 bunches of purple carrots,and 54 bunches of beetroot. Andrew then went for his lunch and I spent the last half an hour back in the greenhouse picking tomatoes. I got my washing in, all nice and dry.Idont have to work again till Tuesday

Mon

Work today and it was quite cold, if it gets much colder I will have to take a flask instead of my bottle of water. I had to do 7 dozen bunches of carrots, which took a bit longer because I had to fork them all up. I also had to pick 2 boxes of loose carrots, finish weeding the rhubarb bed and then trim leeks till home time. I haven't got to go again till Thursday.

Yesterday afternoon no2 Son and I went for a walk round Blickling hall. It was really busy there and the car park was crowded. We walked round the lake and then round the hall.it was beginning to get dark when we left and the Christmas trees lining the drive looked very pretty. I hope to put my decorations up next weekend but I have to get H to get the tree out of the loft.