Tales from The Shire

IT'S NOT RAINING :j:j:j

Well not today anyway :rotfl: I took advantage of the good weather to get out in the garden. There's a lot to do but I shall chip away at it. Today I did the cutting back and pruning in the front garden. It looks so much better for it. Didn't get to do any weeding but that will be next on the list after pruning the blackcurrant bushes as they are showing signs of life already. Things are starting to reveal themselves now - so exciting to see what we have. So far I've found Christmas Roses, Snowdrops, Crocuses and Primroses in flower and the shoots of Daffodils and Tulips (I think). Also one shy little cowslip My neighbours gave me a gardening gift card as a thank you for looking after their cats. I don't know how much is on it - and it may have been a hint :rotfl: - but it will come in very handy.

I've started to walk FDawg on the lanes again. I think he might be getting a little bored running around the field (hence the escape attempts) and is ready for the next challenge. He gets very excited about going but is quite anxious once we start. Yesterday, we met a lovely gent with two elderly, female Border Collies. FDawg was worried to start with but the ladies were very friendly and he soon made friends Turns out that the ladies came from the same rescue centre :cool: I am hoping we will run in to other dog walkers as our special dog training homework is to introduce FDawg to some canine chums. I invited my neighbour's dog over to play but he isn't allowed out to get dirty as he's just had a bath :eek::rotfl:

Our trip around the lane is 2 miles each time and, as Mr F is away this week with work, I shall be doing two walks a day. That and the gardening should result in the loss of a couple of pounds at least :rotfl:

I have 5 items listed on the Bay at the moment - 4 are mine (1 of which has a bid) and one is household. Mr F moved a couple of things out of the annex and into the barn today so that I have a bit more room to hunt around for other things to sell.

More rain is forecast for this evening but I've had today and that little shot of vitamin D should keep me going for a bit :cool:

Spring is coming peeps :T

Fortune x

beanielou wrote: »

HUrrah for spring

beanielou wrote: »

Enjoy your weekend

Hip Hip Hurrah!

Karmacat wrote: »

What are the lanes like, Fortune, are you on pavements or walking in the actual road?

Proper country lanes Karma. No pavements, just grass verges but not much traffic. I might see one or two vehicles per hour and one of those is likely to be a tractor. Very muddy due to farm traffic and prone to flooding due to run off from the fields. Absolutely full of snow drops at the moment though

Fortune x