Davina's diary vol 3, life goes on... continued

[davina61]

Cheers my dear, well today I am cooking dinner this morning as have the dentist later at 3.20. That will be "fun" driving at that time as its school pickup, will have to go at 2.50 as I live on School lane!
 If I make a traditional lamb curry it has to marinade for a good hour in yogurt and spices and that is about 15 to 20mins prep time first peeling garlic (something I find tedious) and grating ginger. Just onions left to chop after that so no to bad.
 4 days not doing much physical activity not helping the diet but its warmer from today so hope to work some off next week, if it goes to plan I have a lot off metal shaping (bashing!) to do.

[davina61]

D was busy so I lifted the centre section of front panel work by myself, managed to get a hand to lift it later. Now I know I did it as arms hurt and back tight.
 Had a hot shower and washed my hair, that made me feel better!

[davina61]

Recovered this morning, a good nights sleep works wonders! Weather perking up a bit, patchy cloud at the moment. Back to some fabrication/welding this morning, I have to work out a design for the flip front frame and order some tubing as well as a sheet of steel.
 Calling in on mum, her car passed inspection so no repair work needed from me. Soon be time to sort some of her garden, lots of good compost/manure needs digging into where the runner beans will be planted.

[Pema]

Soon be time to sort some of her garden, lots of good compost/manure needs digging into where the runner beans will be planted.

Yes! Garden time is fast approaching - even if it doesn't feel like it. I, too, need to prepare the beds. I'm just waiting for temperatures above 4C (40F) and even better if it's not raining. But that's unlikely here.

Where do you get your compost/manure, and how much do you use?

[davina61]

Garden centre, think it will need 6 bags just for the beans. Mum has some leaks planted but they are like spring onions and not growing, its rained every day so far this year and today was the first dry day (might rain later!!) so its going to take a dry week before we can stand on the veg patch

[davina61]

Marathon welding job done, I was so looking forward to welding the rear window frame to rear deck (not!) and all the finish grinding that was needed. Got my sheet of steel so I can get on making boot floor and stuff.
 Made pasta for dinner yesterday using some tomato pasta sauce I made and froze, 2 sausages cooked in air fryer ,broccoli and green beans in the steamer and some twisty pasta cooked. Stuck it all in the frying pan and reheated it, enough left for tonight as well.
 Foggy this morning but its supposed to clear and sunshine later, up to 15C again.

[davina61]

Thursday food shop again, I will get a whole chicken and cut it up to make a curry. That is saving money as it should last me a week! Need loads of bits though, onions, tomatoes, beans ,bananas and apples.
 Need some dry sand as well so I can bend a tube without it kinking, hope the homeware store has some sharps sand. Cloudy and breezy this morning but still mild. Forgot to wash my work gear yesterday so put it on this morning so hope its dry for Fri, tumble drying at the moment and hope its finished and hung up before I go out.

[Maid Marion]

My garden is buried under a foot of snow.  Typically the ground isn't workable until April.
Snow is good because it prevents damage from the cold, keeping the temperature of buried plants around freezing or Zero Celsius.

Unless the snow melts into thick sheets of ice that can damage rose canes.  Sometimes it does that.                                                         

[davina61]

Weather has perked up, I was welding/making the boot (trunk) floor and recess for the reg plate stood with my back to the sun and had to take my coats off. Might get that bit almost finished today but will need some more shield gas soon.
  Calling on mum this morning, 3 weeks till her birthday party so need to get cake ingredients next shop.

[davina61]

I was falling asleep watching Y tube so thought that will be good I will crash out tonight, tossed and turned for an hour first! Brain got busy when I lay down and then I woke for a bladder break about 4am and had trouble getting to sleep as hot and itchy! Brain still buzzing this morning so going to make the most of it and work some stuff out on the Herferod!!
  Had some spinach to use up so made "spicy tomatoes and chick peas" from one of my books, that was a quick and easy one. Only prep was chopping an onion and grating 3 tomatoes ,ginger and garlic paste helped.Spinach went in the pan to wilt at the end.

[davina61]

Rest day again, my back was giving me grief after stooping to work in the rear. Its that angle that always plays me up and 10 or so hours over 3 days has put a knot in a muscle that even cream and pain killers did not shift, sofa day then!