Pinch and a punch for the first of the month. Blimey we’re in July already. Rained last night. If it stays dry I’m going to give the shed its annual treatment spray. Currently clear blue sky. Figured I’d also get started on the compost bins. Seehowitgoze.
I was up shortly after five, as one does. My eyes are still somewhat blurry but that might have something to do with the conservatory door being open and hay fever. A bit watery.
This morning THG and I are going for a coffee in the cathedral caff. This is partly because we are now “Friends of Lincoln Cathedral” which not only brings unlimited free entry to the cathedral itself and a floor tour but also a ten percent discount in the caff and the shop. What’s not to like? Tbh it’s just a caff and it can get packed but that’s where THG wants to go who am I to object.
At least the ten percent discount is totally legit. The last time I got a discount I asked the server whether they offered a discount to members of the clergy and the guy promptly knocked ten percent off the bill. I didn’t say I was a member of the clergy. THG was embarrassed but I was highly amused. I’m sure I’ve told you that one before but it is worth repeating.
Then we are off to the Usher Gallery to “do culture”. We used to be semi-regular visitors to the Usher Gallery when the kids were small. It was something to do on a Sunday afternoon. Ditto the Lincolnshire Life museum. Saturday mornings often involved a walk to the castle and a look at the Magna Carta. You have to pay to see that nowadays. After the castle Tom and I would go and visit the Joseph Banks Conservatory but that is unfortunately no longer there. We could easily spend half an hour in there playing hide and seek or just chillin’ amongst the undergrowth. It was like a jungle. I’d let Tom get on his hands and knees and mess around near the pond. There were lots of carp in there. It was a good place to take a newspaper. Not any more. The Dawber Garden is still there. That’s worth a visit. I might pop in to The Collection after the Usher Gallery as THG is “doing” lunch with some of her mates. The caff there is closed apaz. Shame.
Not often I go downtown. It’s full of shops, and people.
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You can ignore the Usher Gallery and caff bit. We are going tomorrow not today. Doh.
Taking tea on the deck this morning. Not only were three of my plants knocked over in the lake but also the fountain was completely underwater. Fortunately yesterday afternoon I moved the Raised Beds cam to the deck and have conclusive proof that it is pesky pigeons doing it. I’ll have to secure the plants a bit better. Effin pigeons. Where is the peregrine falcon when you need it? Fox 03:22.