Articles by Mickey fez

Hello folks just a short blog about the working day before dinner. The weather has been gorgeous I had breakfast in the garden and during the day got some work done,just the ticket on a warm summers day. A pause there folks Dinner was ready. Ham eggs and chips perfect fare. Jobs done today: Fixed stone steps for Jenny into her neighbours garden because they were wobbly. Blitzed some young Sycamore trees in the driveway. Chopped back a lime tree which had turned into a triffid and started to…

Thanks for your good luck wishes on my journey,I arrived on time with only one scare which was little time for a connection between trains at Birmingham. The delay was of course at Wolverhampton wn#hicj left me two cross a gallery bridging 1o platforms in 6 minutes and with steep steps up and down plus an extremelt heavy bag I just made it. Jenny;s neighbour Anne was waiting for me at the station and very kindly drove me to Jenny's. Today this sun is shining and things look promising weather w…

My bag is packed and I'm ready for the off in the morning. I leave the house at 8:30 and hopefully should arrive at Jenny's around 3. 3 different trains to catch run by 3 different companies so I don't need and late arrivals in between stations. Wish me luck

The last two plants are bloomig at last I have a full set. The labilia is just coming out and the Buddleia is in good shape

Some people were a little concerned about the cluttered desktop I showed yesterday,well there is no need to be you can make how you like it. I put those things up as an example. Normally my desktop looks like this with the items I use often on the task bar so I just hover over it and up they pop. I have 10 on my laptop as well now.If it doesn't suit I can click a Button and the computer will revert to windows 7

This my start menu starting to take shape,you click on all apps ( the term they use now) and drag and drop anything you want of to here,you can still right click and send to start bar as well. If you want more space you just drag it out. You can re-size the icons to suit you. There are a few on there already installed. So it can be as small or as large as you fancy and there is still the quick start bar at the bottom. Of course you don't have to use it at all everything is down the left hand si…

Today is a day to celebrate,I was married on this day in 1966. Was it really all those years ago? It only seems a little while ago Margaret and me were setting out on our great adventure. I am long past the mourning stage from losing her,instead now I remember our lives together with great fondness and happy memories. Another sunny day here but the breeze is still cool,I can live with that at least I can get out and about. Yet again like last year I have hardly got any good long walks in,the we…

I have had a busy day so far. This morning I had an engineer sort my You view box out,he fitted a new one and was away by 9:15. This gave me ample time to get ready for a trip over to town. I caught the 9:30 and called at Morrison's first for my pipe fodder. The next place was a key cutters to get a spare key for Stephen because I fitted a new lock,then on to Poundland for some seed and fat balls for the birds. Then I had a longish trek to the railway station to pick up my tickets for the trip…

The photo above isn't anything special just s snap of my lunch,a simple dish of side salad,breaded ham and new potatoes. The potatoes however are freebies. I saved 4 rag potatoes early in the year and stored them in the dark ready for planting in 4 of the ig white tubs I have. A rag potato if you are not familiar with the term is simply one you find when you are nearing the end of a bag and you notice it's starting to sprout. The little fellas shown are so sweet and fresh,I haven't tasted any so…

I now have the funds for my trip to see Jenny,the tickets are booked for both ways. I chose window seats with a table for all trains,there are 2 changes each way so 6 trains. Total cost £ 164:70 ,tickets can be collected from the machine at the station 15 minutes after they are bought ,pretty cool,I'll collect on my next trip over. Total journey time house to house is around 8 hours with no delays. As I mentioned yesterday Gemma came to call last night bringing Mia to see us,she slept through…

Another nice morning and with heavy rain forecast from tomorrow lunch until the same time Wednesday the most had to be made of today. I decided to visit my old Mam but after the last two days work did not want to chance walking the full distance. I caught a but to within a mile of her house and set of walking on the main drag,I was keen to get off the pavement so I veered to the right and walked down this little ginnle. This is what it leads to,the rezza and water fowl. A lot of th…

I started on my back garden this morning under a leaden grey sky with high humidity and a big threat of rain. With torrential downpours due on Sunday it was a job that needed doing. After a quick trip to town I started at around 10:30 by moving all of the planters and pots onto the path. As there were no neighbours in with the strength to help with the big green planter I moved that first on a couple of rollers. It weighs upwards of 100lb which in my younger days would have been a doddle but wi…

After a few cold days with the odd rain shower today has been a lovely sunny day with a stiff breeze,perfect for drying the garden out. The back was a little damp but the front being on a slope had fared better. I cut and strimmed the grass,weeded the rose beds and tackled a troublesome bramble than has really started growing wild. I should have done it a couple of weeks ago but my back was a bit iffy. It is all cleared now and tomorrow if the weather holds the back will get the treatment. Mia…

Here I am with a snack of honey on toast and a coffee ready for an overdue catch up. Firstly the weather here has been lousy and I have spent a lot of time cabined up. Today I made another attempt at grass cutting but the rain came down in stair roads again so I beat a hasty retreat. OK time for a look see around here,but before I go here is a photos of my Lobelia pot,just the cheery sight for a wet gloomy day

Cats are weird and Zazzles is weirder still,this is a photo of him in his new found sleeping place. It is the worktop of the little cabinet I cobbled together in my workshop. He has a nice soft cushion bed and lots of other comfy place but chooses this on at present,he will change his place again after one or two weeks as cats do. Yesterday when I reported on Mia's visit I forgot to put the accompanying photo up so here it is.

Yesterday was a good day,I awoke at 6:25 the weather was good and turn out being kind to us with lots of sun and the temps nudging 80f,today it is dark gloomy and cold. I spent a lot of time in the garden just pottering,reading or bird watching. A simple marinade of barbecue sauce,honey and Worcestershire sauce was made into which I placed two big chicken breasts slammed in the oven at dinner time and served on a bed of rice,very simple and very tasty. As evening drew on I watered and fed t…

It's been typical weather here the last few days. On Friday as I wrote I got a lot done in the back garden and on Saturday morning the sun shone again but with rain forecast later in the day. With this in mind I mowed and strimmed the front garden and sure enough just after lunch the heavens opened and stayed open all day and into the night. On Sunday the rain stopped but the temps had dropped from the mid 70s to the low 60s with a cold north easterly blowing through. Monday the rain returned bu…

Following this morning's trip to town the few clouds around vanished and it started getting warmer. By lunch time it was and still is 24c-75f in here with all the doors and windows open. Outside in the back garden the sun was a lot hotter of course. I decided to mow and strim the grass and started with the larger section. I mowed it then rested before moving the plant pots and mowing as much as I could there. After a break I mowed the parts I could on the side with the fruit trees before anoth…