Weeks of Randomness

What happened to the last three weeks?

There was the HOT.   Taking life easy, enjoying being outside. Suppers on 

the balcony, even a barbecue. 

The garden needed a drink twice a day, which is how I came up close and 

personal with the runner bean trench one evening, brandishing the watering can. 

Grazed knee, cut finger, covered in earth and water (mud).   We need a hosepipe 

I declared, after phoning the chiropractor.

Then there was the COLD and RAIN, and the arrival of the hosepipe.    

I finished the indigo quilt

it's folded up ready to go to it's new home

We had visitors.   Young Mr. Ben developed Chicken Pox.  Poor little chap, he was 

covered.  I had quite forgotten how awful and itchy it could be.   All recovered now.

I had some mending, boro style, to do

there's more mending to do on my favourite 

silk/ linen indigo jacket

We watched the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations indoors.   The Tuesday street party 

was cancelled.  Torrential rain.

I dyed a selection of pale threads, which is unusual.   Perhaps they compliment the

washed out weather.

I have been reading Hemmingway and John Le Carre.  Not my usual fare, but I 

found myself in our local library, after years of absence.  Both a good read.  

Something to dip into  during the European Football Cup, two matches per night,

if you please!

I also heard a poem on the radio, and I am not really keen on poetry, but I liked the 

first bit especially.   The Sea Mouse by Amy Clampitt.  'The orphanage of possibility 

has had to be expanded to admit the sea mouse.'  I like to think of my room now as 

such an orphanage. not to sea mice obviously, but all those boxes full of possibilities.

Yesterday I repotted my indigo plants.   They are going along pretty well, should be 

much larger by now - they will catch up.   However, with the temperatures possibly 

going down single figures overnight, decided to let them sleep indoors.    In June!

It's now a beautiful afternoon.  I shall have a potter in the garden.  Hosepipe 

not required on journey.