Life at Waen: A week of weeding.. and some other bits..

I have never weeded so much in my life.. the garden is getting neater thought.. 3 patches done 5 to go and all the lawns around the house are mowed (thank you Mr W) but the meadow/ woodland is still to sort... if you are old like me and remember the opening sequence to Little House on the prairie with a little kid running through a meadow up to her neck in grass .. that's my grass.. I plan to tackle it next week as the rain is going to stay away.

In other news I am now the proud owner of one if these babies.. its a shredder!!! and a monster.. there are piles of rubbish, twigs and pap all over the wood ( a gift from previous owners) but this mean machine is about to get it sorted.. My sister and kids are here for 2 weeks in August.. I sense a project :-)

I have had a little go and whilst he is a beast to move about .. I love him!

Our Cow friends have been moved back up to the fields.. lots of mummies and babies, well probably;y teenagers by now, but cute non the less.. Lolly and Winnie are a bit worried about them and doing more barking than normal but I am sure they will settle. I should perhaps let the cows in to deal with the long grass scenario :-)

I joined my first thing in the village this week and went to the W.I.. I was made really welcome and even though the talk was about podiatry and foot care .. (yuck) I had a complete giggle.. I, ridiculously, volunteered to join the W.I garden rota (talk about a busmans' holiday) but it should be fun.. Next month its a trip to Gregynog Hall.. Mr W and I went to bee school there .. but this time its the WI and a Buffet.. :-) I have quite a hectic social life now.. sewing school on Monday, the WI on the first Thursday of teh month, the garden rota and most exciting is next Tuesday when I join gardening group.. Now THAT's what I need. For the princely sum of 5.00 per YEAR.. I get to go and meet with people once a month who actually know what they are doing.. HURRAH!!

The Veg plot is going great guns.. Pac Choi for tea tonight, te tomato plants have tomatoes, the Inca berry plant has sign of berries and everything is growing well.. (good job or Mr W May have sacked me) I am currently brewing rhubarb vodka and have now got 6 pots of Rhubarb jam.. one of which is aimed for the village show on the 3rd August :-)

Its been a fun week for sure but I am sick of weeds.. when is winter here???

Oooo.. just one other thing .. Mrs Mallard (aka Fergie) is back on the nest!!!!! watch this space :-)