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Most of the clearing up after the flood is done. We are still hectically busy though, preparing for our annual start of summer BBQ. Always held first weekend in June.
Of course the flood clear up meant other tasks were neglected, so a lot of weeding, strimming and general tidying needed, in both house and garden.
MrSlim decided to move the 1000l watercube that I had accidentally emptied to a position where it would collect more water. Having moved the ungainly object, levelled it and settled it into its new position, he went to buy the neccessary extra pipes to connect it, only to discover that he had used pipes bought in the UK for the first one and French pipes are a different size. Job deferred. Yesterday I managed to empty, refill and plant three containers. Two of them are concrete troughs and very heavy. Having discovered a veritable cornucopia of snails behind them. It was necessary to pull them out and clean out the mess left behind. It seems that snail poo is an excellent growing medium... for unwanted plants, they were growing more vigorously behind the troughs than inside it. Added the sweepings to the compost bin and when I finally heaved the troughs back left a gap so hopefully it won't become another yet another snail dormitory.
Lined both the window boxes, now I just need to find about 70l of compost for each, my third attempt at growing French marigolds and basil from seed having failed was planning a trip to the local market for these, but put off going by foul weather. Heavy rain and cold too. We are now making contingency plans for indoor BBQ just in case. Hunting out board games. Will we need to light the fire? MrSlim was planning to clean and refurbish it, leaving it unused, ready for next winter.
Must check if a shower stool would be suitable for Mum, it's not practical to install a grabrail in there. There is already a shiny new handrail on the two steps between salon and kitchen. The newly wobbly step outside the back door will have to be fixed as well. We have decided to put warning tape on the one other step into the kitchen and Mum will need escorting up and down the steep irregular stone stairs. Just over three weeks for all preparations for her visit to be completed.
However today it's getting ready for the BBQ taking up our time and energy. Dusting and cleaning. Ugh. Here is what Mum bought me for my last birthday.
