Monday.

I got up at 6.15, put on a load of washing and had eggs for breakfast. We had a coffee and I swept and washed the kitchen and toilet floors. H said we ought to go out on our bike’s early because as the weather is so nice the track and roads would be pretty busy later. So as soon as the washing was done I hung it out and then got ready to go. We left home at 8.40 and started off by riding 4 miles off road. Then we rode on the road the rest of the way to Aylsham, got back on the track and went to Reepham, on the road again to Whitwell and finally the track the rest of the way home. It was 31 miles. The weather was perfect and we both enjoyed the ride. We had a coffee and a sandwich for lunch with a hot cross bun and a banana. We sat in the garden as long as we could bare it then we came in and had a glass of wine before our baths. For dinner we had pork steaks with potatoes,carrots. broccoli and cauliflower. Tomorrow I have to go to work.

Sunny Sunday.

I got up at 7, stripped the bed and put on a load of washing. We had our breakfast and a coffee and when the washing was done I hung it out. I did a bit of housework and at 10 I got ready to cycle to the chicken farm for eggs. It’s only a mile from our house so I did a bit of a detour and ended up with 11 and a bit miles. When I got back I put my shorts on and sat in the garden. When H had finished his ride we had a fried egg sandwich for lunch with a cup of coffee. I spent all afternoon sunning myself and came in at 3.30, had a bath and a cup of tea. I got my washing all lovely and dry and was able to put it all back on the bed.

Saturday.

I got up at 6, put on a load of washing and had a slice of toast for breakfast.H had already made the pot of tea. As soon as we had finished we got ready to go shopping. When we got back we unpacked, put everything away and had a cream donut with a cup of coffee. I hung out the washing and read my magazine. As soon as I was done H said we should get ready and go for a bike ride, so we did. It was lovely and we both enjoyed it. We went to Reepham station where we had a coffee and a fruit scone with butter. The track was very muddy in places still. When we got home we had a glass of wine and some cheese straws for lunch sitting in the garden in the sun. We sat outside till 4 and then each had a shower before I cooked dinner. We had chicken pies topped with cheese and garlic, new potatoes, sprouting broccoli and carrots. Cheesecake for pud.
Last night I was watching my soa ps upstairs when the smoke detector on the landing began to peep, telling us it had a low battery. ( they have been up 5 years). When H came up to bed I asked him to take the battery out so it didn’t keep us awake, he did so but we could still hear a peeping! H said I was stupid because it was the one in the pain cave, ( I knew it was the landing because I stood beneath it it.) Anyway he took out a second battery and went to clean his teeth, before he could get the toothpaste on his brush the detector in the bedroom started up. I know we got them all on the same day but I still think it’s amazing the batteries could be that close. We have 10 altogether all installed on the same day so we thought we better do them all so batteries cost me a fortune!

Friday.

I got up at 5.50 made a pot of tea and had eggs for breakfast. I packed my lunch , made the bed, sorted a change of clothes for the visit to the hairdressers and got ready to go to work. We went planting right away and did a verity of greens, kale broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower and Romanesque. And several verities of each .we planted till 10, there are 200 plants in each row and we planted 32 rows I think. We then had our coffee break and moved down the field to plant sweet corn . There are 400 corns in each row and we planted 24 rows. The first 2 rows were on a slope so we were unable to plant them with the planter so I had to do them all at the end with a trowel. I spent the last 45 minutes weeding trays of leeks in the greenhouse ready to plant on Tuesday. At 1pm I changed and went to the hairdressers. I got home around 3.30 we had a cup of tea and then a glass of wine. For dinner we had pizza.

Thursday.

I got up at 6.30, put on a load of washing and had a slice of toast for my breakfast for a change. When the washing was done I hung it out and also yesterday’s. We had a coffee and H put my bike on the turbo trainer ready for me to have a ride. I did 20.5 miles in just over an hour. While I was having a shower the sun came out so I dropped everything so I could sit in the sun. H went for his Spanish lesson and I swept and washed the kitchen floor, then went straight back out into the sun. It wasn’t all that warm but my legs have changed colour. We had cheese on toast for lunch with a coffee. I stayed outside till 3.15 and when I went in H opened his bottle of birthday bubbly. For dinner tonight we had fish pie with wilted spinach. I have to work again tomorrow morning and I have a hairdressers appointment in the afternoon so I will go straight there from work.

Wednesday work

I got up at 5.30, put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had my breakfast. I packed 2 buttered cream crackers, a banana and a bottle of water, made the bed, dressed etc. and got ready to go to work. First I had to go with Andy to the leeks and first we saw 2 moor hens which ran up and into the resivour and then we saw 2 beautiful fully grown hares playing around really close to us, they in turn put a pheasant up and he was in his full colours. We trimmed 6 boxes of leeks and then pulled up 6 boxes of carrots. By that time it was 10 o’clock so we went down to wash it all and then we had our ‘ coffee break’. Next I had to pick 70 bunches of radishes which was a bit of a search and took me ages. I had to walk back to the leeks again after that and trim them till home time. (2 boxes) . When I got home H had made a pot of tea and we had a pasta pot for lunch. I felt pretty tired this afternoon so I just sat and read. I had a bath then I got dinner. We had sausages, bacon, mushrooms, peas, sweet corn, eggs and chips. I have to work again on Friday.

Tuesday.

I got up at 6 and made a pot of tea. I had eggs for breakfast an hung out yesterday’s washing. We had a coffee and I read a chapter of a new book and at 9.30 I went up to get ready to turbo. It was nice and sunny and I would have liked to go out but it was very windy and only 3 degrees. Also, the track would have been too muddy for a ride. I did an hour and 10 minutes and rode 23.1 miles, a nice start to May. When I had done we had a coffee and a slice of cake. H had a slice of cold pizza. He went up to ride at 12.30 and no 1 son rang to say he was popping round on his way to work to bring me some plants from my daughter in law. He had a coffee and a slice of cake but couldn’t stay because he was on his way to Thetford. In the afternoon H put our sun chairs out on the lawn. It was pretty cold but we sat out for an hour in our shorts but with jumpers and jackets ! For dinner we had roast beef with potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli and gravy with pineapple for pudding. Tomorrow I have to go to work.