I got up and the house was a mess! It was on the to do list to tidy and so I started tidying whilst Alan made strawberry compot and eggy bread. I made some coffee and we sat outside to eat. I planted some of the strawberries that were too far gone to hopefully grow some more strawberry plants. The kids from number 10 kept leaning over the wall to say hello and their parents kept telling them off, but I didn't mind.
I then worked out how to tie up some of the raspberries that are falling over using some twine and attached it to both a pipe and one of the artichoke stalks. I did some weeding and pulled up some nettles. I took all the recycling out and rearranged the bins so that the full ones were at the back next to the wall and the empty ones were easier to access.
I'd been a bit anxious about how to deliver my garmin to Curtis who won it in the auction and I decided to take off Thursday as annual leave and also visit Hayley, I hope that he doesn't mind too much waiting. He topped up the bid to £50 and I put an extra £25 in to the food bank.
I then set about tidying up the lean to bit next to the porch where the coat rack had fallen down months ago. I sorted the coats and then found a few things for Alan's work and moved his golf clubs into the garage. I also found the box of gin bottles with lights that we'd never got around to using at the wedding. I'd got them ready for the evening, but didn't have time to put them out onto the tables and I still feel a bit sad and guilty about it as one of my friends had gone to the trouble of finding them. I recycled some of the gin bottles and put the rest in the garage and hopefully I'll be able to use them for a belated 40th party next year at some point. I downloaded I Heart Vegas by Lindsey Kelk on audible to listen to as I tidied. I've read 3 of her books previously when my friend Philippa mentioned them too me as Lindsey had stayed with her around 10 years ago in Hollywood as she was friends with our school friend Catherine. It's easy to digest and fun so far, Lauren has been reading her latest book and tweeted her last week so it reminded me to look up some of her other books.
I made some lunch of salad and cheese and jamon and chutney and again we sat in the garden to eat it and I came back in to carry on tidying up. Alan fixed the coat rack in the porch. I got distracted eating the end of my lunch inside watching Catfish and some weird urban explorer stories such as in the Bondi Beach Club in Leeds.
My new keyboard and laptop stand arrived and it's noisy and clacky and shiny and the stand is great too. I set up my laptop upstairs and worked a bit more on a short story I'd started last night.
I finished off hoovering and mopping the lounge and the kitchen and then at 6.30pm we decided to go out for a cycle with Alan and we went up to Bishopswood which was 9.75K away and then we walked around in the forest for about 40 minutes and then back home. It was a warm evening and the traffic was nice and quiet. The wood was not too busy, we met a few dogs being walked and saw some interesting mushrooms and some lords and ladies.
When we got back I finished tidying up whilst Alan cooked a Hello Fresh meal - Lamb, cinnamon and feta penne and prepped an apple crumble. I helped by grating the butter into the flour and making the crumble bit.
I poured us a couple of beers and we watched 2 episodes of Spooks and I finished mopping the floors and I assembled the crumble and put it in the oven and made us a couple of drinks of port.
We finished off watching Peep Show. It's nearly 10 weeks that I've been journalling, my mental health seems to be positively impacted, but I'm not sure Alan is doing as well and I'm not sure how I can help him.
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