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Date: 12 February 2008 20:57:59
Hasn't it been great weather the last few days? wish it would stay like this, but the forecast promises it won't last the week. we have been making the most of it, taking Bean to the swings or to feed the ducks in the afternoons.
all the sunshine has made me long to get out and do some stuff in the garden, particularly before everything starts growing again. but in my present condition (33 weeks pregnant) its not going to happen - i can barely walk into the village without getting puffed out, so wholesale garden clearance (which is what's required) is out of the question. i can't seem to persuade Husband to either, but then he is busy clearing the loft so the joiner can do some stuff up there next week, which i guess is more important. i'm contenting myself with reading gardening books instead (when i'm not frantically trying to finish knitting two jumpers before the baby comes).
there is one glimmer of hope for the garden though. for a while a friend of ours has been promising to bring his mate over and take out the remains of our privet hedge in the back, and (weather permitting) they're coming next monday. this will be fantastic, as we and our neighbours have already done some clearance along the boundary, and if they can get it finished we'll get someone in to put up a fence which will look much better, be much easier to maintain, and take up far less space (our garden is only 14' wide so we need all the space we can get).
this coincides with the arrival of the joiner to start remodelling our house(!), we suspect his first job will be to knock through the wall between the kitchen and the living room for a new doorway, so monday could be a wonderfully destructive day. with Bean safely at the childminders, Husband and i will *enjoy* doing our bit to help - yes, my boot will be going through that wall, baby or no baby!