Payday again

I finally finished picking the tomatoes but really I should have done them all again, there are so many ripe. They took till 10.05 and then I had to pick 45 bunches of radishes and spend the rest of the day weeding. But I was home by 2.20 and welcomed in with a cup of tea and a nice glass of red wine. I showered and washed the tomato smell out of my hair and watched a cycle race with H. Daughter rang and she is coming cycling with us in the morning. No 2 son is coming home for the weekend and should should be home later tonight. It's shopping for me in the morning.

Manic day at work

When I got to work I was handed a list which said ...... 36 radishes, 10 spring onions, 60 beetroot and then 90 more spring onions. ( all bunches ). But however much of it I had done I had to walk to the lettuce bed after coffee break and help to prick out more lettuce. So by 10 I had done the radish, 10 onions and the 60 beetroot . When I got to the lettuce bed I first had to pack some that had been cut ready to sell. Then I planted more lettuce, cos, oak leaf, cabbage and a tray of fennel. All this took till 12 and I went back to finish my 90 onions, when I had done them I was to pick tomatoes. Well I had done70 when Andy came along on a tractor and said the count had gone up another 10 and after that we had to do 10 dozen bunches of carrots. We got them done and I finally got into the greenhouse at ten past three. I picked 3 boxes of tomatoes and it was time for me to go home. I had a cup of tea and a nice soak in the bath before dinner.

Wednesday

I had my breakfast, packed my lunch,( cucumber sandwiches ) made my bed, dressed and went to work. I had to pick tomatoes first, there are so many ripe ones it's unbelievable, I picked  12 boxes before I had to leave them and pick spring onions instead. I was supposed to pick 401 bunches of them and after a while one of the men joined me but we still couldn't get them finished, we were 30 bunches short. The day really flew by and of course I am working again tomorrow. I have been working to save up for new granite work tops for my kitchen and on Monday they are going to be fitted. When they are done I am going to have a new kitchen floor too. I will then have to thing of something else to save up for. It helps to keep me working. We had chicken curry tonight for dinner.

Day off

This morning it was pretty cloudy but we decided to still go out on our bikes. We went on a round trip to Holt and home not even stopping for a coffee. It was almost 42 miles. My computer said I had averaged 15.6 mph and so did H's phone and garmin but my strava said it was only 15.1 which is wrong and most annoying. ,!! We had cheese on toast for lunch and for dinner we had bacon, eggs, fried tomatoes, mushrooms, bread and butter and grilled courgette's , it was very tasty. It's work again tomorrow.

Monday

After a slice of toast I packed just one sandwich because I had to leave off at one o'clock to go to the hospital with H . I had to pick 75 bunches of radishes, 60 bunches of beetroot and 240 bunches of spring onions. Two others were on the onions for part of the time as well so we finished them at 12. That left me an hour to pick tomatoes I filled 4 boxes from 3 rows so I have 11 more rows to pick. When I arrived home H had made a pot of tea so I had a cup with 2 cream crackers. I had a shower and got ready to go to the hospital . We were lucky and didn't have to wait long and we were home again by 4.10. H has to ring the hospital tomorrow to make an appointment for a full body scan. They have given him some medicine which he has to take the day before and a diet sheet that he has to stick to for 2 days before that. Looking at his diet I think he will be starving. We had steak and kidney pie for dinner with roast potatoes courgette's and runner beans. No work tomorrow . 

Sunday

Nothing much to report today, H went for his bike ride and I got on with some house work and then went to get a few Myra bella's for my lunch through the week. H was home again around 10 30 and had done around 68 miles. We had a cheese and onion sandwich for lunch and a banana split with maple syrup and squirty cream. We sat in the garden in the sun and I also pulled a few weeds out of the garden. We had a salad for tea with cold chicken.H went to bed at 6.45!!! Because it's all rubbish on tele ( he says ) but he is going to read for a while.

Tomorrow I am only working till 1 pm because H has an appointment for a scan at the N and N hospital. I will just have time for a shower and a quick lunch before we have to leave. 

Sunny Saturday

It's been a lovely day, we went for a 22 mile ride along the track before 9 am and before it got too busy. Once again it was a lovely ride. I had porridge for breakfast for a change, we had cheese and biscuits for lunch with a beer, it was nice because we had my lovely ' black bomber ' cheese, it's REALLY strong. We sat in the garden for a while but it was very hot. H cleaned the 2 bikes we used this morning and also the one he is going to use on his long ride in the morning. He is thinking of doing around 80 miles. Our Daughter, son in law and no 2 Grandaughter all went to Great Yarmouth today and the weather was perfect. H wanted pasta for dinner tonight to help his ride tomorrow ...............

.2 cooking onions

4 rashers of back bacon

4 oz of yesterday's cooked chicken

2 mushrooms

A handful of frozen peas and one of sweetcorn 

5 oz pasta ( I used shells today ) 

4 tomatoes

Some grated cheese for the top and a tin of chopped tomatoes.

Slice and fry onions in a little oil add chopped bacon,simmer for 5 mins add chicken and sliced tomatoes, add peas, sweetcorn,chopped mushrooms and tin of tomatoes. Add cooked pasta when all the rest is bubbling nicely mix well, pour into ovenproof dish and sprinkle with cheese. Cook in oven till cheese has melted nicely and dish up. There is no need for any seasoning because the bacon makes it  salty enough. It was very tasty and quite filling. H says he would like it again next weekend but I think I will make a pasta tuna bake for a change.