Thursday 13 October 2011

Lazy ol' week

Now that my cracked rib has stopped plaguing me I have started to do some of the gardening which is urgently needed, you would not have believed how things have grown over the summer whilst we have been away, new growth in excess of 12ft on some plants, that'll teach me not to repair the watering system won't it!.  What were nicely open borders are now crowded to such an extent that they are beginning to kill off some of the less vigorous plants.  Before that can be started though I need to clear out the branches stored to dry down the side of the drive.  Cleaning out this space is essential t make room to put the large branches from this years pruning to dry out ready for the fire next year, although it may not be for us, it will be ready.

The other major thing to get rid of before we start in earnest is the myriad holly oak leaves and acorns from the trees bordering the house.  These get in among all the cobbles on the garden and are a real pain to get rid of.  So with this in mind this year I brought the garden vacuum back to Greece with me, with this I can blow them all (well mostly all) into a heap and then suck them into the bag with much less effort and not nearly as many scratches from the dried thorny leaves, they are like mini triffids! 
Sunset over Vasiliki bay.
The weather has improved and although we have had to have a couple of meals indoors this week we are now back to eating "al fresco" and long may it last.  The sunsets here happen to the right of this picture and thus behind the mountain to us but last night it stretched itself a little to give us this picture just before tea was served.  Not bad to sit out with a Metaxa and Coke looking at a view like that is it!

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