Isn’t  it lovely now that the light night nights are starting again. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and blow me the garden is starting to sprout again. As the redoubtable Mrs P will tell you , gardening is not my strong point. The dearly beloved used to do most of the gardening but when she broke her leg a few years ago and I was working away from home a lot we were lucky enough to find “our Gerry” who is a wizz at gardening/handyman stuff. And for the next few years all went well with Gerry keeping the garden ship shape and Bristol fashion.

However he’s not getting any younger and has been laid up for the last few months. This was OK in the winter but now that spring is blooming the garden and surrounds are getting a bit messy. So this weekend it’s all hands to the pump to pull it back in order, with lots of grass cutting and general tidying up to be done.

Also noted that all the fencing and sheds could do with a lick of preservative. So off to Aldi this morning and picked up one of their special offer electric Spray Guns (£9.99) and 15 litres of preservative (£6.99 per 5 litre). So we’ll see how it goes over the next couple of weekends and I’ll report back.

So pray (if you’re allowed to say that nowadays) for good weather as I begin my gardening marathon – yes next weekend’s Easter so the gardening could go on for some time!