The frocks are gone & thanks to this beautiful weather I am out in my garden & thoroughly enjoying myself. I must say that most of the week has been spent shifting soil; digging out old clay soil & digging in rotted leaf mould & compost, & as yet I haven't planted anything, but even so it is great fun & better than any work out at the gym! I have gone mad & ordered vast amounts of plants for which I don't really have the beds yet but it feels great. My hornbeam hedge for the gravel garden has arrived & will go in tomorrow. The better half has buried the pipes & cables to the work/laundry room & I have painted the fence so once I have dug over the ground I can plant my 1st plants. The weather looks set fair for the week so I can also start on the front garden. In one way this is great but I have to start packing the house in readiness for the builder starting in just over a week. I think I know what most gardeners out there would choose.
I have been having trouble with my arms, & after a couple of visits to the doctor it turns out I have Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. I thought it sounded unusual but having mentioned it to a few people it turns out quite a few friends & relatives have had it. A steroid injection later & it is much better, so I shall have one in the left wrist as well & hopefully that will be the end of it.
We had a lovely day at our friends last Saturday. Her daughter has chosen a really lovely dress design & I am looking forward to making it. We had a great meal & it was good to catch up with all the news. This was the better half's 1st visit outside Suffolk(except the odd trip to Norwich) since we moved not that he seems that fussed.
So, coming together, at last we have all our quotes in & although everything is above what I budgeted at least I now know & we can make informed choices about what we do. We have also had approval from the environmental agency to go ahead with the new septic tank. This is very exciting & with the builder starting I can now start to believe that the B&B really will happen. We have also got our email account for the B&B up & running which is another step in the right direction. I have even had an inquiry & request for a brochure. Unfortunately we aren't that ready!
This venture is turning out to be a catalogue of firsts, & today was another. We attended our first auction. My budget for extra furniture is not very big. We have decide to buy all the beds new but hope to get most other bits in sales or auctions. Anyway the better half researched it & there is one in Lowestoft every couple of weeks. So we decided to go today & just have a look & see how it all works. Suffice to say we came away with an estate car full plus the roof rack. What fun, I'm sure it could become addictive. There are real bargains to be had & it is interesting to watch the other punters & see what they bid for. I was positive that we wouldn't get anything & would be out bid but not so. We lost out on a couple of bits but were good & set ourselves a limit on what we would bid & didn't exceed it. Can't wait for the next one.
Our friends P&J have been on holiday in the Carribean but are back now & seem to have a great time. They are coming at Easter to help with decorating. It will be great to see them, as I do miss my friends.
It is now getting late & I have another busy day in the garden tomorrow, so will sign off.
Goodnight.