Articles by Mickey fez

After a spell of wet weather building up to a thunder storm on Friday. the sun is back. Today there is not a breath of wind even though I am only yards from the sea. I had lunch out side again under the parasol which has been really needed today. The Buddlelia is doing well. The garden birds enjoyed a nise feed high up on the feeder away from the cats. While Sooty enjoyed watching them from his hiding place in the Buddlelia in case any fell off I am off for an hour i…

Yesterday (31st july) was the anniversary of my marriage to the love of my life Margaret. Sadly our years of bliss were limited to 34 wonderful years when she died at Chritmas 2000.Times were bad and I was in a poor state of health for around 3 years before I snappedout of it and started celebrating here life and our times together. Today is also a date to remember my dear father's birthday in 1923. He was the best Dad a lad could have and set me and my sisters on the riht path to life.Sadly h…

The water company has been wanting a lot of rain with the lakes being so low ,well today the got a good deposit. I managed to get to town and back dry if only just. Since then we had had bouts of very heavy rain driven in on 30-40 mph winds and we are promised more and heavier rain and even stronger winds tomorrow. Looks like I'm cabined up for now.

The hot weather returned today so plenty to do outside. I started on the rony lawn and I had cut and strimmed it when my next door neighbour John came along and asked if I would strimmed the pavement edge along the front so he could spray weed killer on to it. So after the normal 15 minute chat I started. Firstly I had to get my 30metre extention cable.the I started at Allans,my neighbour on the other side,well I was going to start when Allan came and started chatting so 20minutes later I f…

The weather here has been wet for the last wek or so despite what the weather buffs told us. Thursday was the only good day with wall to wall sunshine. Today as I set for my Monday visit to see my darling mother is was cloudy but I took a chance and took a bus to a mile from her house and the rain held off. We caught up on family news and then spent the rest of the visit remembering good times and bad but mostly making each other laugh to the point of hysteria,I do enjoy our chats and feel ver…

After a dry sunny spell starting on the 24th june we had 3 days of oercast skies but no rain today the rain arrived. This morning on the way to pick up a few bits to save carting them back from town tomorrow I started of with a very light summer rain refreshing me on my half mile walk to the newsagent and then back to the nearby Tesco shop for cat food to save weight on tomorrows shop. I was only there a few minutes but when I came out the rain was bucketing down. Sports shirt and shorts does n…

Today I took off to the the vally behind the park. Being a dried up river bed everything is still very green and flourishing there I only walked around 3 miles but it was a pleasant way to spend some time. The one thing about walking through a valley is that sometime you have to climb out again and you need good lungs and a strong heart for the stairs. Rest of photos here www.ipernity.com/doc/mickeyfez/album/1083300

I took off for a trip to mothers this morning and went via the old resevoir,now a wild fowl refuge The heat was making things very sticky down by the water but it was worth it so see the birds. I was heading for the water but this lady barred my way,not a foe I wanted to tangle with with her chicks. more in photos and albums Mother was in in good fettle and plenty of laughs rang out before I left to head back into the heat and home

Today was another hot day and we have warnings of hose pipe bans in the next few days. It won't effect me I use a rain barrel and grey water collection system for my plants. It doesn't take long for this country to descend into chaos at the slightest thing out of the ordinary. My daughter Ellen sent me a snap of her in her bridesmaids dress at a friends wedding,she scrubs up well for somebody knocking on the door of 50

THe side of the house is now bramble free although I have a lot of clippings to get rid of as well as lots of items some blown in by storms,some are parts of the old shed and some are a mystery. Stll I'll grt there in the end and these old bones lasted pretty well. The blooms are starting here are a few pics Margarets rose still recovering from a few batterings by the weather Petunia candy mixed Begonia Verbena just starting white and pale lilac here purple still to flower

Well 32c which counts as tropical hereabouts. With the old bones holding together well I decided today was the day to start on the part that runs down the side of the house. It used to contain a shed but after 50 years it was past saving so I demolished it about 3 years ago.Since then due to the weather and back problems I haven't touched it This is how it looks after 4 hours hard graft hacking through brambles. I have 8ft done so I am about half way but the garden waste bin is already ful…

I awoke with a stiff back after yesterdays work but a few stretching moves and half an hour on the massage chair sorted that out. With hot weather forecast I set about the back garden. I had both sides mowed and strimmed before lunch,It's much easier now I am on top of it The temps hit 28c this afternoon which called for a ouple of beers on the lounger,a good way to relax

The promised warm weather finally reached me 3 days late but very welcome I had a busier day the I had planned This morning I threw a wash in and then mowed and strimmed the front plot and weeded the rose beds. The plan was to grab some rays and start on the back tomorrow but fate in the shape of my neighbour John intervened. He was cutting his rather overgrown hedge and I told him to take if steady,(he is still recovering from a stroke He daid he was only going to do the bits within easy r…

I was chatting to Jenny as usal last night and she was very lively,she looks better is moving and breathing better and feeling very good about things to come. It was llike the Jenny of 2 or more years ago. Keep it up old timer

Storm Hector has come and gone,the first summer storm was not as bad as feared. The wind and rain lasted a long time,around 12 hours but the winds never got above 65mph. It was still atrong enough to get the Irish Sea in a foul mood and we had flooding in the lower parts of the island but there were no reports of building damage. Hopefully the sun will return soon although we have heavy showers forecast over the weekend. Elsewhere I had a good report from my doctor and he said if I keep my…

Firstly thank's for your thoughts and ideas on the hitch in my health. At the moment it is just a troublesme niggle. I get pain going upstairs but not downstairs or when walking, This morning I needed to buy some pipe fodder so instead of my usual flat route I took a detour and climbed the very steep short climb of Curch lane. No pain or reaction which is good news as it means my love of walking sould be able to continue. There may may be a need for action down the line but at the moment tha…

Of the choices given to me for likely problems with my hip,thje worse being crumbling bone which would mean a hip replacement I got off lightly. I have some inflamation most probably caused by the onset of arthritis. This can be help with anti-inflamaterty tablets. As time goes by I may need a new hip joint but that is not certain and likely to be years away yet.With the possiblities for serious trouble on the horizon I will settle for that. I had a visit from Ellen this afternoon and we spent…

For the second day in around 6 months tomorrow I am off to hospital. I hope it doesn't become a habit,before this it had been exactly 60 years since my last holiday there. I have been having pains in my thigh for a week or so making it painful to climb the stairs. After X rays and a painful cortizone inject a few days ago now I have a visit to the specialist. On top of that the bridge repairs hve started and chaos reigns so an early start is needed. On a brighter note my little sun trap pov…