the hedgehog's balloons.

the_cross_rabbit

Hi fortune we 're getting close to abandoning the humane trap as something keeps eating the food in the trap but not setting the trap off. We've not seen it for a coupe of days which is probably due to the fact it can't get to any of the feeders now unless it parachutes in.
 A busy 2 days mainly spent at the allotment, lots of hoeing, watering and the best part harvesting. Carrots, lettuce, spring onions, cherries (mmmmmm), kohl rabi,broad beans, beetroot, baby salad potatoes basil and mint. Yesterday we had veggies,pesto and pasta for tea and tonight we had veggie paella. Love the feeling of using free food to make lunch/tea, although to be honest its not really free with all the seeds, compost etc you end up buying but we can kid ourselves. We have masses of redcurrants on the allotment ready for picking but currently no room in the freezers so going to try dehydrating them and the using in my granola instead of raisins/cranberries. The hubbster is mega pleased as we had a ringlet butterfly in the wildflower meadow we've created at the allotment. We've had a few other types but these are associated with meadows,so he's a happy bunny.
 Had a lovely evening walk with Miss Giddychops and the hubbster  yesterday and she came back and enjoyed dog soup that I'd made with veg peeling from the dinner we had the other day. Although today I managed to tip the remainder of it over myself, the floor, the table,several chairs, it just looked like someone had gone all exorcist in the dining room. Got mega droppsie today as it wasn't first thing or the last thing I dropped.
Supermarket trip and then this then a short visit to the garden centre so that I could spend some of my birthday money, got a small buddlia which I've been wanting for a while to encourage butterflies to the garden. Got a couple of new herb plants as well.
POSTIVES
1) The wildflower meadow has been a success so far.
2) The dog licked the soup off the floor
CRx

Hazelnutty

Hello Cross Rabbit, just wanted to stop by and say hi! I've been away from here for a few months but have restarted my diary and checking in on old friends

the_cross_rabbit

Hi hazelnutty, long time no see, so to speak. I was AWOL for a time too but I'm back.
The hubbster has been notfied by email that his wage's will be reducing on the 1st of August to 80%. Its a quite a substantial amount a month which I will need to find hopefully via the new kitchen fund. So pleased we have the kitchen fund to act as a buffer, god knows what we would have done if we didn't have it or when that is used up. Although petrol costs are dramatically reduced so thats a saving, however we are spending more money on food as I'm not getting to the supermarkets when its yellow sticker times due to the crowds. Several times I've noticed that there seems to be a number of people wearing masks but only over their mouths, I'm not sure about the rationale behind it as they might not as well wear them at all.
Met up with my sister at the local woods which was wonderful even though it was throwing it down, ended up taking my coat off as it was really warm. It was good to see her even though she was chuntering about dad who really should be isolating due to major health problems but has had several friends and relatives in the house. She was saying that her uncle had visited, no hand washing, no masks, all hugging each other (throws hands up in the air). He then wonders why I said no I wasn't visiting  today as planned due to the weather, his response was 'you can come in the house'. Nope not happening, I think he's forgot that the hubbster has asthma and its not great at the moment as his hayfever is in full swing and his lungs feel quiet tight. Although the hubbster doesn't say much I know he's quiet concerned if he gets covid 19 he could end up in hospital on oxygen or worse as his lungs aren't great, although better than my dads. To top it off dad is on about nan coming over this week and she lives in Leceistershire although not within the lockdown zone by about a mile. Bonkers.
Other goings on in the rabbit household were collecting DD2 from my mum (bubble), processing broad beans again, cooking beetroot, and making lettuce, pea and mint soup for tea. We watched onward with DD2 tonight as in her words' the best film ever', well until the next one that comes out. Was a lovely story and she was snuggled up to her dad and constantly giving him kisses and saying she loves him and how lucky she is to have a dad. I think intailly he was really pleased but towards the end after the millionth sloppy kiss, and billionth neck breaking hug and constant chatter throughout the film I think it was getting a bit wearing. Other than that, thats it folks
SPENDS
£56.75 - veg box etc delivery
POSITIVES
1) No sign of the rat
2) A refreshing but wet walk
3) The ability to say no.
Hope you've all had a good day 
CRx

Karmacat

I've only just caught up, rabbit, but how amazingly you're doing!  With the homeschooling, the boundaries with your dad, the allotment (OMG, the allotment, you're a miracle worker) ... so good!

the_cross_rabbit

Hi Karmacat so glad to see you back at the 'garden fence'.
Yesterday was a day when nothing really went to plan, we slept through the alarm and didn't get  up till gone 10am . I had a bit of a wobble around the wage decrease and having to use my kitchen fund (first world problem, so pathetic really). The hubbster decided he would be teacher and gave me space to get my head together. Anyway I came up with a solution that will hopefully deal with the practical aspects of the problem. So after 3 hours we'd rearranged the kitchen, decluttered, cleaned everywhere, its better than it was and will do. I think also, I need to keep in the fore front of my mind that a reduction in wages will keep someone from been made redundant and that is the most important thing.
Today has been a better day, popped into town to visit the plastic free/reduction stall to top up on body wash and a new veggie scrubbing brush. The hubbster and I went to the allotment on our own as the weather wasn't great and the girls wanted to stay at home. Harvested red currants which are now in the dehydrator and will hopefully replace the cranberries/raisins in my granola. Fingers crossed. Picked broad beans again, really hoping this is the last batch as sick to death of processing them. Harvested mint and french beans as well.  Had rumtoff and lemonade to help with the food processing.
Hunting for redundant keys in the house as we might make a windchime out of them for our next project. 
SPENDS
£13.85 (refills and brush etc)
£ 4.10 ( paper and bread)
POSITIVES
1) Having a supportive hubbster
2) Had a nice long chat with dad
3) Finding an old bottle of rumtoff (hic who needs the pubs to open)
Keep safe
CRx

themadvix

🥂 to finding the rumtopf!

Karmacat

Well, we *live* in the first world, so our problems are often there - its easy to criticise ourselves, I do it myself, but I try not to.  Loving the sound of the key windchime, really good idea (didn't mean the pun either! )  Hope you enjoyed the rumptopf!

the_cross_rabbit

The rumtoff was very much enjoyed, hoping to make more this year. The strawberry harvest has been very disappointing so hoping the rest of the berries, apples and pears are better. Had a fairly productive morning made feta, courgette and mint cheese cakes mmm doubt they will see the end of 24hrs but we can hope. We are having a dinner tonight so all the veg is prepared, used the peelings to make dog soup and the potaoe peelings to make crisips. 
The currants are still drying and looking very wrinkled, hoping they taste nice. Have been wondering if they will actually save me money or not. Think I will set that task for DD2 to work out as a maths project once I've sorted out how much energy it uses.
The hubbster and DD1 went over to my brother in laws to take out some very large tree trunks and a dead tree that DD1 enjoyed climbing to take the top branches out befor they felled it. They having been trying to get this trunk out for quite some time so the hubbster was called in as its something he regulary did at work.
Mum popped over for lunch and she bought quiche which was delicious and there is extra for tea tomorrow.  She came over so we could sit with DD2 and sort out DD1 birthday present of a photograph ablum, which DD2 has now filled with photos of DD1 through the years. Other than that not alot happening other than chilling out and watching the lorax again.
POSITIVES
1) The lorax still makes me smile
CRx

themadvix

Ahem, you can’t only find one positive there CR! I visit from mum and having child labour to work out the costs of dehydrating vs shop bought have got to be up there! (Especially the latter - that sort of maths isn’t too complicated but I can never be bothered! Always decide the intangibles make a difference!)

the_cross_rabbit

 themadvix