11 January 2012

Edwin Drood.

My Picture Of The Day

Sun setting over the village.

Today’s Weather Stats
Temp Max C = 10.1
Temp Min C = 1.3
Max Temp This Month = 10.6
Min Temp This Month = 1.3
Rainfall Past 24Hrs = 0
Rainfall Past Month = -
Today’s Calendar
07:00 - 07:15  
Get up and dressed ( Personal record )

07:10 - 07:25  
Get up and dressed ( Personal record )

07:25 - 07:30  
Prepared the dogs dinner ( Personal record )

07:30 - 08:00  
Walk the dogs ( Personal record )

08:00 - 08:10  
Feed the dogs and prepare breakfast ( Personal record )

08:10 - 08:30  
Eat breakfast ( Personal record )

08:30 - 08:55  
See to the greenhouses ( Work Book )
Checked and watered round.

08:55 - 09:15  
See to the sheep ( Work Book )
Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

09:15 - 10:30  
Pruning
( Walled Garden )
Went round all the apple trees to check for any pruning misses and sorted them out with the long arm pruner.
Also removed some Ivy that was making a start on climbing a couple of the trees.

10:30 - 10:50  
Break time ( Personal record )
Had a mug of coffee.

10:50 - 12:45  
Carting off ( Walled Garden )
Carted off the apple and raspberry prunings.

12:45 - 13:30  
Break for lunch ( Personal record )
Had a mug of tea, four honey sandwiches and a mince pie.

13:30 - 15:50  
Forking ( Walled Garden )
Forking over and tidying up the east shrub border which is where three apple trees are, the soil had been trodden down so I made a start on forking it over after edging the lawn and pruning any shrubs that were in need of it.

15:50 - 16:00  
Clean and put away the tools ( Work Book )

16:00 - 17:00  
 Walking the dogs ( Personal record )
Took Tess round the big block.

17:00 - 17:10  
See to the fire ( Personal record )
Raked over the coals.
Filled the coal bucket.

17:10 - 17:30  
Get changed ( Personal record )

17:30 - 17:45  
Preparing dinner ( Personal record )
Started the dinner cooking and made a cup of tea.

17:45 - 18:45  
Eating dinner ( Personal record )
Had home made veg soup and a mug of tea.


18:45 - 19:00  
Washing up ( Personal record )

19:00 - 21:40  
On the PC ( Personal record )
Did a blog post for my calendar blog.
Read up on some F1 news and planning Tess's next big walk.

21:40 - 21:50  
Fed the dogs ( Personal record )

21:50 - 22:00  
Made a drink for supper ( Personal record )
Made a cup of tea for me and Vicki.

22:00 - 23:00  
Watched TV ( Personal record )
Watched the final part of Edwin Drood.
(More info on Edwin Drood can be found by clicking on the post title). 

23:00 - 23:15  
Went to bed ( Personal record )

6 comments:

Beth said...

Another great shot for your pic of the day Rob.

Tell Vicki the soup looks very good, making me hungry for some homemade soup.

Mystica said...

And here am I chilly and shivering at 14 and 17 in Melbourne. Your day is so disciplined. I wish I could become like this.

Sage said...

That's a long day! I love homemade soup and that looks delicious!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photo...enjoyed reading about Edwin Drood, the veggie soup looks delicious!

nerima roberts said...

Wow, now THAT is one rustic bowl of soup!
Now I wonder what your mug of tea looks like....
Thank you, Rob.

Wyatt said...

Your days are similar to ours, except we have to drive to our jobs. Your dinner looks yummy, hearty winter fare :)

Wyatt's mom