Saturday 7th. Random Notes.

Thanks to everyone for comments yesterday, seems we are in agreement - Lists are vital but remembering to actually look at them/take them with you is even more important!!

 After my cinema visit on Monday I looked to see what films were being released in June, July and August to see if there would be anything else to go and see. But goodness me  there are some weird things that don't appeal at all. Maybe the Thursday Murder Club might be OK but turns out it's probably only on Netflix.  The Regal on Monday trailed 'The Roses' - full of famous actors but not something I would bother with and the Final Downton Abbey - costume drama never appeals to me at all. I started looking at the 9000+ on the imdb website that are due out this year but gave up after a few 100!

So it might be a while before another Film Review appears on here as I can't be bothered to go just for the sake of going out -  with 'Happy at Home' being the subtitle of the blog!

I got home in time after the cinema to see both Cam Norrie and Jack Draper getting knocked out of the French Open - the end of Brits in singles. Ho Hum - t'was good while it lasted and there remained the British guys in the Doubles and Alfie Hewitt and Gordon Reid in the wheelchair matches - they've already won so many titles over the last few years but hardly get a mention.

I got my 12 sweetcorn plants out into a vegetable bed this week along with 10 more plants I got for £2 at the car boot sale, that were way ahead of mine. I'm still fencing round plants that I'm putting in  to keep the pigeons from walking into them but the difference to everything without a cat constantly digging stuff up is incredible. My rhubarb is actually growing and I no longer need to cover and peg everything down. I'm sad that the children lost their pet but it's wonderful for gardening - sorry to write that buts it's true.

 The day after planting there was some good steady rain which is useful although it turned really chilly.

There's plenty of black and greenfly around this year and 3 out of 4 Buddleias are really suffering. I cut the two down the side right back but new growth is completely covered in black sticky mess again. Not a good outlook for flowers for the butterflies this summer.

This is my old school scarf, it's been kept for the 54 years since I left school which is probably ridiculous. I had a clear out of a few things from the built in wardrobe/shelving. It's going at last, along with a bagful of other bits. I can't think of any reason to keep it, especially as I've got some much nicer and softer scarves for winter.

Anyone else noticed tins of  sardines are missing everywhere? I was eating a tin every week either in a warm pasta salad or on toast they were only around 50p a tin. Apparently most come from Morocco and they have problems. What's the betting that when they re-appear they will be much more expensive.

I did have one other trip out during the week for free cake with photos but I'll make that a post for next week.

Have a good weekend, weather forecast here is a bit iffy - shame, as it's the village summer fair.

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