What a beautiful day it was yesterday, it reached 19 degrees in our back garden. Today will be more cloudy, and this is already apparent. I am glad I watched the funeral, but each to their own. I still have quite clear memories of Winston Churchills funeral and that of JF Kennedy, even though I was in my young teens. Its part of the rich history of my life. I always prefer to see or hear the real thing rather than the distorted journalistic view point. As I said each to their own. I watched it out of respect and not for some morbid reason.
The rest of the afternoon I had a very pleasant time pottering in our garden . Everything is growing so well now, although the colours is still predominantly green from new vegetation the tulips and primulas make a beautiful splash of colour. I have a display of unusual fritillaries which I planted last autumn. Its a shame I can never remember their names
I potted up some herb plants that are spreading furiously and will give these to a couple of friends over the next week or so . In the morning we did go over to the cemetery in Burnley. Some years ago we planted a selection of daffodil bulbs and yesterday the display was magnificent, the best ever. I think the bulbs have started to spread at last. The grave is in the old part of the cemetery and under a very large old oak tree so the bulbs are protected from the extremes of weather, unlike here where tall daffodils barely last a day. Mum and Dad would love the spot, if they could see it. Perhaps they can
Today we are planning on driving to Kirklees to see my brother. Apart from Burnley yesterday and Claires at Preston this will be the furthest we have driven since last October . He had a requested a copy of family photos that had been on his old computer that had crashed beyond repair. We were going to post it but decided to hand deliver instead. It will be a doorstep visit and we have not told him. If he is out we will put the DVD through his letter box. We shall enjoy the outing and probably take the more wild, scenic, route than the M62 . Other than that we have nothing much planned for the day. We usually have a large cooked breakfast on a Sunday and don’t eat again till 7.00pm. We have done this for years , stemming from long days at swimming galas with Julia . We find that it has still worked well over the years giving us a whole day if we decide to go out anywhere without having to think about having a meal. After breakfast Bob gives the kitchen a good clean whilst I do the ironing. We shall go to Kirklees after that.
We are heading for a busy week. Appointments postponed over the last year are being made. We both have optician appointments on Monday. I have a pre diabetic blood test on Wednesday, our new front door is being fitted Tuesday/ Wednesday and I shall invite Wendy and Keith to sit in the garden one afternoon.
Have a good day everyone
But I still want a photo. I shall be on “Lizard watch” until I get one!
