Dig for victory

Today I finished the first stage of digging my plot over. Thankfully the remainder was only partially covered with carpet. To maximise the space I have available, I need to finish the furthest part by the compost bins and the side bit by the fence, I am not sure how useful and easy it will be to dig that over, but it might make a suitable home for a courgette plant or two. The soil is quite good, a few  bindweed roots but not too many. I had my T shirt off as it was quite warm. You can see a couple of tree roots, that I need to cut out with my loppers.

My first effort at the marble cake tasted ok, but I think I did not mix the two colours enough so it ended up being two segments of vanilla and two of chocolate! I have some more chocolate chips so I will have another go, it’s quite quick to make.

Tomorrow I am going to the TRHA store to help there, and in the afternoon taking a friend and her dog, who I know well out for a walk. He is getting old and a bit reluctant to walk, so we are not sure how far we will get him to go. He is a Border collie and has the most amazing coat I have ever seen on any dog. When I used to look after him, he would always be super grumpy in the morning, and you knew when he came out of it, when he would bring his squeaky snake to you and he wanted to play with it. 

On the way back from the allotment the other day, I spotted this circle of mushrooms, I thought it was worth a photo.

Finally my cat care is finished, the cat did warm to me, this must be the third time I have fed and looked after her. As usual, I sent the owners lots of photos of her and this one, with her looking smug was really good I thought. Monday I have a three day dog sit, in the village.



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