Thursday, 2 March 2017

Looks like summer, feels like summer

What a beautiful day to be busy, I'm sure it isn't this sunny and warm in Swansea!
And busy I have been, once I finally got Ivy off to sleep I ran out into the garden to finish digging the first bed. I used bricks that I found digging, and half buried around the garden to edge the border and it will be used mainly for herbs, garlic and onions, but I have also bought some bright bulbs so we at least have some colour this year - I will plant then in two or three weeks. In this bed so far are a lavender and rosemary that we have had for years and which have followed us from place ot place, three small lavenders that we took from the front garden, and some beautiful herbs given kindly to me by Pam.
During Will's lunch break today we went and had a coffee out on the grass to admire my hard work, and the wonderful weather. Ivy had a crawl around on the grass - or tried to, the uneven surface foxed her some and she spent more of her time rolling over - and we got a bit of sunshine.
I have decided to give the Artists Way course a bit of a break for the time being. With everything that needs doing in the house and garden it is impossible to find time to do both my daily pages and my weekly date, and is only bringing us stress. I have tried where I can though to make a little time for creativity and have enjoyed working on some collage ideas.
With all of that there's hardly been time for sorting out the housework, but that can wait until the next damp day.
Lastly we had a very nice dinner out in Swansea yesterday with friends for St. David's Day. We ate at a new restaurant that has opened in Sketty and offers very good vegan options. The St. David's Day menu was Welsh rarebit and laverbread, glamorgan sausages & mash, and bara brith with custard (all vegan). I finished it all up apart from a little of my desert which Will ate for me, and felt very very full. The food was lovely if a little stodgy, but it was fabulous to have proper good vegan options. There are so many places in Swansea you can eat now, I would have never thought it 10 years ago.
On that happy note I'm off to put the nappies out on the line!
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  1. Pam2 March 2017 at 06:28

    I have been enjoying the sun as well, I have my window boxes full of primulas and have potted on some anonymous plants. There are some more herbs to come yet, parsley and mint.
    The vegan menu looks good, I have never tried lavabread but feel that I should seek some out.

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    1. Jess2 March 2017 at 08:43

      Fabulous, hopefully more days like this to come. I planted a couple of little yellow primulas in my bed and now I want more, they're so sweet.
      That's lovely, thank you so much for the herbs!
      The food was very nice. Laverbread is super and very healthy, we used to eat it a lot in Swansea because you can buy it fresh from the market, but you can buy it canned at the CKs in GCG and it's just as good - we roll with oats into lavercakes and eat with marmite and mushrooms.

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