New compost.

H's charity afternoon tea is taking up time as is finishing off the little jobs in the dining and in a busy time at work and the new allotments it is a wonder I have not passed out. I had the ticklish job of fitting the door threshold strips to do. It is slow and fiddly work.

A more pleasing job but even more fiddly was making a frame for a mirror. I got a frameless mirror from B&Q. I had the Oak strips cut down from the big plank a few weeks ago. There was lots of cutting, planing and sanding before I had a frame to suit the mirror. Having glued, screwed and set the frame aside to dry there was nothing that could be done until the glue had dried.

Sunday was Mothering Sunday, H's first without Miss L. H and I went down to the car boot then for a long walk via Albert village and Booththorpe but not before I gave the mirror frame a good coating of Danish oil. It was a beautiful day. It was good to be outside. Since Christmas I have spent every day either in the office at work or in the dining room at home with very few exceptions. We had a spot of lunch on our return home. The frame had taken the oil well. I put up the pegs to hold the mirror the wall then hung the mirror. H had a few picture that wanted hanging. Apparently this is called dressing the room. Having discharged my duties I got a brew and wandered off to the greenhouse.

Everything I needed was waiting for me, seeds, compost and trays. I filled a dozen or more deep trays and pillaged the seed box. I sowed Broad Beans, Leek, Sprouts, Calebrese [a special request from H], Parsnips, Rainbow Chard, Spinach, Kale, Swede, spring cabbage and Sweet pea. I also potted up eight Lavender and six Rosemary cuttings that had over wintered in the greenhouse. I am trying a new seed compost which is part soil based and cut with garden compost. It certainly wets better than peat based compost. It is good to see the shelves of the green house full.

H was out walking on Wednesday evening. I had another session in the greenhouse. This time Tomatoes, Red Alert. I think it is too late the sow vine tomatoes but I not fully decided. I sowed little gem and Cos lettuce as well. The broad beans have already started to crack.