Bone.

On Sunday we bought a big bone for the dogs, they take it turns to have a chew on it, this picture was taken when it was Tommy's turn.

-- Sent from my HP Pre3

My Task Book.

As I'm on holiday for the next two weeks there will be no entries in my work book so instead today I am going to post my present task book. This is a fluid affair in that when at work it is constantly changing to meet differing priority's and accommodate new tasks as they arise.


MY PICTURE FOR TODAY


Taken and Brodsworth Hall July 2011

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 4mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

14C is the max

7C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 19C

the min is -7C,

there has been 14mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK TASKS

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Inside Haddon Hall.

(Taken 11 August 2009)

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

14C is the max

8C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 19C

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 08:40:

Sort out my jobs for today 

Location: (Home)

Note: Sorted out my todo list for

today.

08:40 - 09:00:

See to the sheep 

Location: (Field)

Note: Took across some hay.

Put out some minerals.

Checked and counted the

sheep.

09:00 - 09:35:

See to the greenhouses

Note: Checked and watered round.

Did a good water so as to avoid

having to do so much during

my holidays.

09:35 - 09:45:

Water window boxes 

Location: (Dowager

House)

Note: Water the plants in pots, added

some feed.

09:45 - 10:15:

Clear away rubbish 

Location: (Rose Garden)

Note: Pick up the rose pruning's in

the rose garden and the

Gooseberry pruning's in the

veg garden.

10:15 - 10:20:

See to the bins 

Location: (Hall)

Note: Put back the green bin.

10:20 - 10:30:

Take sticks to the hall 

Location: (Hall)

Note: Took 6 backs of kindling sticks to the hall after someone dropped them off in the barn.

10:30 - 10:50:

Break time 

Location: (home)

Note: Had a mug of tea.

10:50 - 12:45:

Pot on Sweet Peas

Location: (Potting Shed)

12:45 - 13:30:

Lunch time 

Location: (Home)

Note: Had a mug of tea and four cheese sandwiches.

13:30 - 15:00:

Feed the apricot 

Location: (conservatory)

Note: Forked over the indoor border

of the conservatory after tidying 

away the rubbish and applying 

a top dressing of fertiliser. Also 

hosed down the floors and did 

some watering. 

15:00 - 15:50:

Harrow the gravel 

Location: (North Front)

Note: Freshened up the gravel with

the light harrows.

15:50 - 16:00:

Clean and put away the tools 

Locations: (Potting

Shed)

Warmest day of the year so far 19C/66F

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY
Tippy and Tommy taking it easy.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

19C is the max

12C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 19C

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 08:45  

Office work 

Location: ( Home ) 

Category: ( Indoor Work ) 

Notes: Organizing my todo list. There are certain things I need to get done before tomorrow night so its important that make a note of them and fit them in to my work day.

08:45 - 09:00   

See to the sheep 

Location: ( Field ) 

Category: ( Misc ) 

Notes: Checked and counted the sheep.

09:00 - 09:15   

See to the greenhouses 

Category: ( Greenhouses ) 

Notes: Had a quick check round.

09:15 - 10:00   

Prune the roses in the courtyard 

Location: ( Courtyard ) 

Category: ( Public Gardens ) 

Notes: Pruned the roses in front of Tower Cottage, a Buddleia by Tower Cottage wall and cut back some dead plants in the corner by the coal house door.

10:00 - 10:30   

Top dress the centre bed 

Location: ( Courtyard ) 

Category: ( Public Gardens ) 

Notes: Top dress the pansies with rose feed.

10:30 - 10:50  

Break for tea 

Location: ( Home ) 

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

10:50 - 13:00   

Trim the ivy on the barn wall 

Location: ( Courtyard ) 

Category: ( Public Gardens ) 

Notes: Trimmed the Ivy on the barn walls.
Before

13:00 - 13:45  

Lunch time

Location: ( Home ) 

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Had a mug of tea and four Apricot jam sandwiches. 

13:45 - 15:40   

Trim the ivy on the barn wall 

Location: ( Courtyard ) 

Category: ( Public Gardens )
After 

15:30 - 16:00  

See to the greenhouses 

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Notes: Checked round and rest the thermometers. 

15:40 - 15:50  

See to the bins 

Location: ( Hall ) 

Category: ( Misc ) 

Notes: Put out a green bin

15:50 - 16:00  

Clean and put away the tools 

Location: ( Potting Shed ) 

Category: ( Indoor Work ) 

Bring on the Dahlia's.

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Tess taken this afternoon.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

12C is the max

9C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 16C

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 08:30-08:45 

Location: (Field)  

 Notes: Checked and counted the sheep.

Shuck up the hay in the feeder. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 08:45-09:00  

  Notes: Checked round and took the covers off the seedlings. 

Carting off rubbish 

 Duration: 09:00-09:35 

Location: (Old Garden)  

  Notes: Loaded up and carted the wood ash from the burn pile and spread amongst some of the roses in the memorial garden and rose garden. 

Bring the Dahlia's out of store 

 Duration: 09:35-10:30 

Location: (Garden House)  

  Notes: Brought all but two boxes of Dahlia's from the store to the greenhouse ready to start in to growth. I will bring the rest out in a few weeks time. 

Break time 

  Duration: 10:30-11:00 

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of coffee.  

Carting off rubbish 

 Duration: 10:50-12:00 

Location: (Flower border)  

  Notes: Carted off the rose pruning s from the flower border. 

Prune the Dogwood 

 Duration: 12:00-13:00

  Notes: Pruned back all the dog wood in the front garden. 

Lunch time 

  Duration: 13:00-13:45 

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of coffee and a bowl of porridge with honey.  

Sort out the Dahlia's 

 Duration: 13:45-16:00 

Location: (Greenhouse)  

  Notes: Cut the old stalks off the Dahlia tubers, placed in the greenhouse and covered tubers with soil. 

Clean and put away the tools 

  Duration: 16:00-16:10 

Location: (Potting Shed)  

Warmest day of the year so far at 16C/61F

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Tommy on holiday in Scotland June 17th 2006

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

16C is the max

&

7C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 16C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

Duration: 08:30 - 08:45 

Description: See to the sheep 

Location: ( Field ) 

Category: ( Misc ) 

Notes: Checked and counted the sheep.

 Duration: 08:45 - 09:15  

Description: See to the greenhouses 

Category: ( Greenhouses ) 

Notes: Uncovered the seedlings.

Checked and watered round.

 Duration: 09:15 - 10:30  

Description: Potting on 

Location: ( Potting shed ) 

Category: ( Indoor Work )  

Notes: Potted on some cuttings of Chrysanths and Geraniums.

 Duration: 10:30 - 10:50  

Description: Break for tea 

Location: ( Home ) 

Category: ( Misc ) 

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

 Duration: 10:50 - 11:05  

Description: Carting off rubbish 

Location: ( Old Garden ) 

Category: ( Misc ) 

Notes: Took the pruning from the rose garden to the burn pile in the old garden.

 Duration: 11:05 - 12:45  

Description: Pruning 

Category: ( Front Garden ) 

Notes: Pruned the roses in the front garden most of which are in the two beds by the iron gates and a few in the flower borders.

 Duration: 12:45 - 13:30  

Description: Break for lunch 

Location: ( Home ) 

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Had a mug of tea and four apricot jam sandwiches.

Duration: 13:30 - 15:25   

Description: Pruning 

Location: ( Memorial gardens ) 

Category: ( Walled Garden ) 

Notes: Pruned the roses in the two rose beds also the roses in the Dahlia beds.

 Duration: 15:25 - 15:45  

Description: Pruning 

Location: ( Rose Garden ) 

Category: ( Walled Garden ) 

Notes: Pruned the roses in the raised bed.

 Duration: 15:45 - 15:55  

Description: Clean and put away the tools 

Location: ( Potting Shed ) 

Category: ( Misc ) 

Duration: 15:55 - 16:00  

Description: See to the greenhouses 

Category: ( Greenhouses ) 

Notes: Covered the seedlings and closed the vents.

Rose Pruning.

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Taken July 2010

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

8C is the max

&

1C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 12C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 08:30-08:50 

Location: (Field)  

  Notes: Shuck up the hay in the feeder.

Checked and counted the sheep. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 08:50-09:30  

  Notes: Uncovered the seedlings.

Checked and watered round. 

Carting off rubbish 

Duration: 09:30-09:45  

  Notes: I didn’t have time to empty the trailer of rubbish from the conservatory last Friday so I took it to the woods this morning so I had the trailer free to put the rose prunings in. 

Pruning 

 Duration: 09:45-10:30 (Rose Garden)  

  Notes: Made a start on pruning the roses. 

Break for tea 

  Duration: 10:30-10:50 

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

Pruning 

 Duration: 10:50-12:45 

Location: (Rose Garden)  

  Notes: Continued the prune the roses. 

Break for lunch 

  Duration: 12:45-13:30 

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of tea, a bowl of soup and three slices of bread.

Pruning 

 Duration: 13:30-15:40 

Location: (Rose Garden)  

  Notes: Finished off pruning the roses in the rose garden. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 15:40-15:50  

  Notes: Light the propane heater, I try not to have it on during the day now there is more heat in the sun. 

Cover the seedlings. 

Clean and put away the tools 

  Duration: 15:50-16:00 

Location: (Potting Shed)  

Greenhouse Friday

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep

 Duration: 08:30-08:50

Location: (Field)

  Notes: Took across some hay.

Checked and counted the sheep.

Took down the bubble wrap

 Duration: 08:50-10:30

Location: (Cool Greenhouse)

  Notes: Removed the bubble wrap from the cool greenhouse and as its getting old and ready for renewal I used it to cover some of the veg garden in a bit to start the soil warming up.

Break for tea

  Duration: 10:30-10:50

Location: (Home)

Moving plants

 Duration: 10:50-12:30

Location: (Greenhouse)

  Notes: Moved some Chrysanths, Geraniums and Fuchsia's from the cool greenhouse to the conservatory.

See to the bins

 Duration: 12:30-12:40

Location: (Hall)

  Notes: Put the bins and tubs back.

See about holidays

 Duration: 12:40-12:45

Location: (Office)

  Notes: Went to the office to book some annual leave.

Break for lunch

  Duration: 12:45-13:30

Location: (Home)

Tidying up

 Duration: 13:30-15:50

Location: (Conservatory)

  Notes: Tidying up the consevatory. Swept up and cleared out any unwanted plants.

Clean and put away the tools

  Duration: 15:50-16:00

Location: (Potting Shed)

Conference Pear

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

You will probably recognise this view from the other day,

this is the sunrise from this morning.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

11C is the max

&

5C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 12C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 08:30-08:50 

Location: (Field)  

  Notes: Shuck up the hay in the feeder. 

Put out some minerals. 

Checked and counted the sheep. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 08:50-09:30  

  Notes: Uncovered the seedlings.

Checked and watered round. 

Planting 

 Duration: 09:30-10:00 

Location: (East Wall)  

  Notes: Planted a pear tree called Conference against the east wall by the little gate. 

Carting off 

 Duration: 10:00-10:30 

Location: (Veg Garden)  

  Notes: Carted to the compost bins some old veg pulled up yesterday whilst digging. 

Break for coffee 

  Duration: 10:30-10:50 (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of coffee.

Digging 

 Duration: 10:50-12:30 

Location: (Veg Garden)  

  Notes: Continued to dig over the last veg plot. 

Carting off 

 Duration: 12:30-12:45 

Location: (East Wall)  

  Notes: I had to remove some Lavender and old tree roots when I planted the pear tree and so these needed to be carted away to be burnt. 

Break for lunch 

  Duration: 12:45-13:30 

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of tea and four baked bean sandwiches.

Digging 

 Duration: 13:30-15:20 

Location: (Veg Garden)  

  Notes: Finished digging the final veg plot. 

Pruning 

 Duration: 15:20-15:40 

Location: (Veg Garden)  

  Notes: Pruned the two Gooseberry bushes. 

Clean and put away the tools 

  Duration: 15:40-15:50 (Potting Shed)  

See to the bins 

 Duration: 15:50-16:00 

Location: (Hall)  

  Notes: Put out the black bins and recycle tubs. 

Whitby

MY PICTURE OF THE DAY

Whitby taken 6th March 2009

For more about Whitby click on the title of this post.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

12C is the max

&

7C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 12C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 08:30-08:45 

Location: (Field)  

  Notes: Checked and counted the sheep. 

See to the greenhouses 

Duration:  08:45-09:30  

  Notes: Checked and watered round. 

Uncovered the seedlings. 

Took the half barrels back to the conservatory.

Put the new bean poles away. 

Took some cuttings of a plant that broke off. 

Tidying up 

 Duration: 09:30-10:00 

Location: (Fuel tank passage)  

  Notes: Raked leaves and sticks from the fuel tank passage and around the bins and back door. 

Empty the trailer 

 Duration: 10:00-10:30 

Location: (Woods)  

  Notes: There was a load of rubbish left on the trailer which needed to be got rid of. 

Break time 

 Duration: 10:30-11:00

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of tea.  

Digging 

 Duration: 10:50-12:45 

Location: (Veg Garden)  

  Notes: As its a nice day and although still a little sticky I decided to change my plans and get on with a bit more digging. 

Lunch time 

  Duration: 12:45-13:30 

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of tea, a bowl of home made veg soup and two slices of bread.  

Digging 

 Duration: 13:30-15:45 

Location: (Veg Garden)  

 Notes: Finished off one off a couple of the veg plots, I just have half a plot left to do. 

Clean and put away the tools 

  Duration: 15:45-15:55

Location: (Potting Shed)  

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 15:55-16:00  

  Notes: Covered the seeds and fed the fish. 

Inverewe Gardens

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Is from Inverewe Gardens taken 27th June 2006

For more information on these gardens click on the title of this post.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

9C is the max

&

3C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 9C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 08:30-08:50 

Location: (Field)  

  Notes: Took across some hay. 

Checked and counted the sheep. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 08:50-09:50  

  Notes: Checked and watered round. 

Set the potatoes out for spritting. 

Tidying up 

 Duration: 09:50-10:30 

Location: (Office Steps)  

  Notes: Swept down the back office steps. 

Break time 

 Duration: 10:30-10:50 

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of tea.  

  

Clearing leaves 

 Duration: 10:50-12:45 

Location: (Japanese Garden)  

  Notes: Made a start on clearing leaves and any other rubbish from the disused pond. 

Lunch time 

 Duration: 12:45-13:30 

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of tea, four apricot jam sandwiches and a piece of cake.  

  

Clearing leaves 

 Duration: 13:30-15:00 

Location: (Japanese Garden)  

  Notes: Finished tidying up in and around the disused pond. 

Tidying up 

 Duration: 15:00-15:50 

Location: (Garden House)  

  Notes: Raked up leaves and sticks in front of the garden house. 

Clean and put away the tools 

 Duration: 15:50-16:00 

Location: (Potting Shed)  

Burning Up.

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

This mornings sunrise.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

9C is the max

&

2C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 9C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 08:30-08:50 

Location: (Field)  

  Notes: Shuck up the hay in the feeder. 

Checked and counted the sheep. 

Checked the water trough for leaks as there is a slight thaw going on at the moment. 

Checked round 

 Duration: 08:50-09:00  

  Checked round the garden to make sure there were no burst pipes and everything is as it should be. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 09:00-09:50  

  Notes: Checked round. 

Moved the sweet pea, pea, leek and lettuce seedlings to the conservatory. 

Burning 

 Duration: 09:50-10:30 

Location: (Old Garden)  

  Notes: Made a start on burning up the rubbish from the pruning jobs. 

Break time 

 Duration: 10:30-10:50 

Location: (Home)  

  Notes: Had a mug of tea.

Burning 

 Duration: 10:50-12:45

  Location: (Old Garden)

  Notes: Continued burning up. 

Lunch time 

 Duration: 12:45-13:30 

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had four cheese sandwiches an apple and a mug of tea.  

Pruning 

 Duration: 13:30-15:50 

Location: (The Ride)  

  Notes: Did some pruning down 'The Ride'. 

Clean and put away the tools 

 Duration: 15:50-16:00

Location: (Potting Shed)  

  Notes: Cleaned the tools, covered the seedlings to protect against mice and fed the fish. 

Bob and the bean poles.

Today I'm burning up the rubbish from last weeks cutting back session and I'm acquiring a good collection of bean poles along the way.

-- Sent from my HP Pre3

I woke up this morning.

I woke up this morning and pulled up the blinds to see what sort of a morning it was and discovered this. As I think you will agree it might not have been what I was expecting to see and it didn't tell me much about what was going on outside other than it was cold but it was a very interesting site none the less.

-- Sent from my HP TouchPad

Shell House.

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

This is a picture of a house taken in June 2007 

during our holiday in Cornwall

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 2mm of rain 

in the past 24 hours,

2C is the max

&

-1C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 6C

&

the min is -7C,

there has been 10mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

Duration: 08:30-09:00 

Location: (Office steps)  

  Notes: Cleared snow and ice from the steps to the office and also the front passage and the dowager house. 

See to the sheep 

 Duration: 09:00-09:20 

Location: (Field)  

  Notes: Took across some hay. 

Checked and counted the sheep. 

Took the ice off the water trough. 

See to the greenhouses 

 Duration: 09:20-10:00  

  Notes: Checked and watered round. 

Painting 

 Duration: 10:00-10:30 

Location: (Potting Shed)  

  Notes: Prepared the next barrel for painting. 

Break for tea 

  Duration: 10:30-10:50 

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

Painting 

 Duration: 10:50-12:30 

Location: (Potting Shed)  

  Notes: Finished painting the half barrels. 

See to the bins 

 Duration: 12:30-12:40 

Location: (Hall)  

  Notes: Put the recycle tubs back. 

Break for lunch 

  Duration: 12:40-13:30 

Location: (Home)  

Notes: Had a mug of tea, four honey sandwiches and a piece of cake.

Pruning 

 Duration: 13:30-15:55 

Location: (Conservatory)  

  Notes: Pruned the indoor vines. Also cut back some chrysanths that we have growing in pots. 

Put away the tools 

 Duration: 15:55-16:00 

Location: (Potting shed)  

  Notes: Also checked round to make sure things were safe from the frost.