A Gardeners Calendar.

My Task Book.

2012-02-27T23:08:00.000Z

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

2012-02-24T12:40:00.001Z

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

2012-02-23T18:25:00.002Z

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.

2012-02-22T20:00:00.000Z

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

2012-02-21T17:49:00.003Z

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.

2012-02-20T18:10:00.000Z

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

2012-02-17T18:40:00.002Z

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

2012-02-16T20:47:00.000Z

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

2012-02-15T18:32:00.000Z

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

2012-02-14T20:51:00.001Z

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.

2012-02-13T21:19:00.001Z

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.

Shell House.

2012-02-10T21:08:00.001Z

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.

Anyone for a paddle?

2012-02-09T20:02:00.003Z

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Tommy in a Lake District river.

Taken 01/08/2010

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 2mm of rain

in the past 24 hours,

3C is the max

-2C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 6C

the min is -7C,

there has been 8mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep

Duration: 08:30-08:50

Location: (Field)

Notes: Shuck the hay up in the feeder, they eat the hay from both sides and then can't reach what's left in the middle.

Checked and counted the sheep.

Took the ice off the water trough.

See to the greenhouses

Duration: 08:50-09:30

Checked round.

Notes: Moved some peas and beans from the hotbox to the cool greenhouse.

Watered a few things that needed it.

Carting off

Duration: 09:30-10:30

Location: (North Front)

Notes: Carted off the remaining wood from the yew tree.

Break time

Duration: 10:30-10:50

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

Shopping

Duration: 10:50-12:15

Location: (Doncaster)

Notes: Went to Doncaster to take in the veg seed order and get a pruning saw for the boss. Brought back the seed potatoes and some carrot and pea seed that they weight out in the shop. The rest of the order is made up of Sutton's seeds and will be posted on to me later.

Moving the half barrels

Duration: 12:15-12:30

Location: (Potting Shed)

Notes: Moved the four half barrels to the potting shed ready for painting after lunch.

Lunch time

Duration: 12:30-13:30

Location: (Home)
Had a mug of tea, a baked potato topped with cheese and a piece of Victoria sponge cake.

Paint the barrels

Duration: 13:30-15:40

Location: (Potting Shed)

Notes: Made a start on giving the four half barrel planters from the courtyard a coat of white paint. I got three of them done.

Clean and put away the tools

Duration: 15:40-15:50

Location: (Potting Shed)

See to the bins

Duration: 15:50-16:00

Location: (Hall)

Notes: Put out two recycle tubs out.

Feeding time in a past life.

2012-02-08T19:27:00.001Z

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

Farmer Bob suckling a calf

(16/08/2000)

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain

in the past 24 hours,

3C is the max

-7C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 6C

the min is -7C,

there has been 6mm 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 feeded.

Put out some minerals.

Checked and counted the sheep.

Took the ice off the water trough.

See to the greenhouses

Duration: 08:50-09:00

Notes: Checked round.

(A lemon on the tree)

Pruning

Duration: 09:00-10:30

Location: (North Front)

Notes: Continued to cut back the yew tree.

Break for tea

Duration: 10:30-10:50

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

Pruning

Duration: 10:50-12:45

Location: (North Front)

Notes: Continued to cut back the yew tree.

Took out all the dead that was in the middle of the tree.

Break for lunch

Duration: 12:45-13:30

Location: (Home)

Notes: Had a mug of tea and a bowl of porridge

Carting off.

Duration: 13:30-15:15

Location: (North Front)

Notes: Skidding wood to the burn pile in the old walled garden.

Raking up

Duration: 15:15-15:50

Location: (North Front)

Notes: Raking up the area in which I have been working.

Clean and put away the tools

Duration: 15:50-16:00

Location: (Potting Shed)

Tess being Tess.

2012-02-07T19:43:00.001Z

MY PICTURE OF THE DAY

Today's picture as you will see is a video that I shot this morning after getting back from our walk.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain

in the past 24 hours,

4C is the max

-1C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 6C

the min is -4C,

there has been 6mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

Location: ( Field )

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Checked and counted the sheep.

Removed the ice from the water trough.

08:50 - 09:30

See to the greenhouses

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Notes: Checked and watered round.

Moved some peas from the hotbox to the conservatory.

09:30 - 10:30

Pruning

Location: ( North Front )

Category: ( Public Gardens )

Notes: Made a start on cutting back a Yew tree on the north front.

10:30 - 10:50

Break for tea

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

10:50 - 12:45

Pruning

Location: ( North Front )

Category: ( Public Gardens )

Notes: Continued to cut back the Yew tree.

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

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

13:30 - 15:50

Pruning

Location: ( North Front )

Category: ( Public Gardens )

Notes: Continued cutting back the Yew tree.

15:50 - 16:00

Cleaned and put away the tools

Location: ( Potting Shed )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

Bird Nesting Box.

2012-02-06T18:24:00.001Z

MY PICTURE OF THE DAY

Tess taken on 27th May 2011.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 6mm of rain

in the past 24 hours,

6C is the max

0C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 6C

the min is -4C,

there has been 6mm of rain so far.

MY WORKBOOK

08:30 - 09:00

Clearing snow

Location: ( Office Steps )

Category: ( Public Gardens )

Notes: Cleared snow and ice from the office steps and the front passage, also put down some grit afterwards.

09:00 - 09:20

See to the sheep

Location: ( Field )

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Checked and counted the sheep.

Took across some hay.

Broke the ice on the water trough.

09:20 - 10:05

See to the greenhouses

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Notes: Put on a new propane cylinder.

Checked and watered round.

Rearranged the thermometers as I had one stop working last week so have arranged the ones that are working to cover for the broken one.

10:05 - 10:55

See to the logs and coal

Location: ( Hall )

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Took up 10 baskets of logs and a bucket of coal.

10:55 - 11:15

Break for tea

Location: ( Hall )

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Had a mug of tea.

11:15 - 13:15

Seed order

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

Notes: Went through the veg seed catalogue and made out the order for veg seeds.

13:15 - 14:00

Break for lunch

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

Notes: Had a mug of tea, 4 Damson jam sandwiches and a piece of cake.

14:00 - 15:00

Putting up a bird box

Location: ( Barn wall )

Category: ( Front Garden )

Notes: Put up a bird box on the wall of the barn by the corner of the fuel tank border.

15:00 - 15:20

Pruning

Location: ( Garden House )

Category: ( Front Garden )

Notes: Removed a low branch from the Ash tree by the garden house.

15:20 - 15:45

Pruning

Location: ( Garden House )

Category: ( Front Garden )

Notes: Removed a couple of branches from the cherry tree over the wall by the lily pond as they were blocking the path to the garden house.

15:45 - 15:50

Office work

Location: ( Potting Shed )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

Notes: Getting the details off the pump in the lily pond as its no longer working so needs to be replaced.

15:50 - 16:00

Clean and put away the tools

Location: ( Potting Shed )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

2012-02-03T15:21:00.005Z

MY PICTURE OF THE DAY

Taken 3rd February 2012

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain

in the past 24 hours,

3C is the max

-4C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 4.9C

the min is -4C,

there has been 0mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

Location: ( Field )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Checked and counted the sheep.

Put out some minerals.

Broke the ice on the water trough.

08:50 - 09:15

See to the greenhouses

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Note: Checked and watered round.

09:15 - 10:15

Empty the potato pots

Location: ( Greenhouse )

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Note: Emptied the potatoes that I had growing in pots in the greenhouse as I was fed up of them sitting there taking up room. I got a few new potatoes off them but nothing to make it worthwhile growing them really.

10:15 - 10:35

Break for tea

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: I had a mug of tea.

10:35 - 11:15

Clean beech nuts off the roof

Location: ( Conservatory )

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Note: here were some beech nuts gathered in the V of the roof that needed to be got off so as to allow water to drain away.

11:15 - 12:30

Moving plants

Location: ( Conservatory )

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Note: Moved tender plants from the conservatory to give them protection from the promised cold weather.

12:30 - 13:15

Break for lunch

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: I had a mug of tea and four honey sandwiches.

13:15 - 14:15

Tidying up

Location: ( Conservatory )

Category: ( Walled Garden )

Note: Raked up leaves and beech nut from around the outside of the conservatory.

14:15 - 15:00

Walk round with the boss

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Walked round the grounds and discussed thngs do to with the gardens.

15:00 - 15:15

Make additions to my todo list

Location: ( Potting. Shed )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

Note: Added the jobs that my boss just gave me to my todo list before I forget what they are.

15:15 - 15:50

Tidying up

Location: ( Conservatory )

Category: ( Walled Garden )

Note: Finished off raking up leaves and nuts and took to the wood.

15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools

Location: ( Potting Shed )

Category: ( Misc )

Stoodley Pike.

2012-02-02T20:22:00.002Z

MY PICTURE OF THE DAY

Stoodley Pike on the Pennine Way.

For more info on Stoodley Pike click on the title of this post.

WATER, HOT & COLD

There has been 0mm of rain

in the past 24 hours,

4.9C is the max

-0.7C was the coldest point.

Max for Feb is 4.9C

the min is -1.5C,

there has been 0mm of rain so far.

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 08:45

Heater

Location: ( Office )

Category ( Misc )

Note: I had to pick up an electic heater at the dowager house and take it to the office.

08:45 - 09:05

See to the sheep

Location: ( Field )

Category ( Misc )

Note: Took across some hay.

Checked and counted the sheep.

09:05 - 09:30

See to the greenhouses

Category ( Greenhouses )

Note: Checked and watered round.

09:30 - 10:30

Pruning

Location: ( Rock Garden )

Category ( Front Garden )

Note: Pruned the Euonymous and Escalonia.

10:30 - 10:50

Break for coffee

Location: ( Home )

Category ( Misc )

Note: Had a mug of coffee.

10:50 - 12:45

Pruning

Location: ( Office Steps )

Category ( Front Garden )

Note: Pruned back the branches of a tree growing by the office steps at the same time cutting down some old roses that were growing up through the branches of the tree.

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch

Location: ( Home )

Category ( Misc )

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

13:30 - 13:40

See to the bins

Location: ( Hall )

Category ( Misc )

Note: Put out the black bins and took away some cardboard boxes.

13:40 - 15:50

Tidying up

Location: ( Office steps )

Category ( Front Garden )

Note: Cleared away all the prunings from this mornings work.

16:00 - 16:15

Clean and put away the tools

Location: ( Potting Shed )

Category ( Indoor Work )

A spot of digging.

2012-02-01T13:16:00.001Z

MY PICTURE FOR TODAY

A view from my parents garden.

WATER, HOT & COLD

0 Rain in the past 24 hours.

3.6C was the max

-1.5C was the coldest point.

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 09:00

Organised my calendar

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

Note: I am organising my calendar for the coming year so needed to check through some stuff and organise some dates.

09:00 - 09:20

See to the sheep

Location: ( Field )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Took across some hay.

Checked and counted the sheep.

09:20 - 09:30

See to the greenhouses

Category: ( Greenhouses )

Note: Had a look.round to make sure everything is in order.

09:30 - 10:00

Seeing to the fire

Location: ( Garden House )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Lit the fire for the beaters, also carried in some logs whilst the fire was getting going..

10:00 - 10:30

Made a todo list

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Walked round the grounds and made a list of upcoming jobs that need to be done.

10:30 - 10:50

Break for coffee

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Had a mug of coffee.

10:50 - 11:00

See to the fire

Location: ( Garden House )

Category: ( Indoor Work )

Note: Check on the fire and put on more wood.

11:00 - 11:45

Killing Ivy

Location: ( Back drive )

Category: ( Public Gardens )

Note: Cut the Ivy stalks on some Ivy growing up trees on the back drive.

11:45 - 11:55

Fetch boxes

Location: ( Dowager house )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Had a call to fetch some boxes from the dowager house.

11:55 - 12:45

Tidying up

Location: ( Barn wall shrub border )

Category: ( Public Gardens )

12:45 - 12:55

See to the fire

Location: ( Garden House )

Category: ( Misc )

Note: Checked the fire and put on more wood.

12:55 - 13:40

Break for lunch

Location: ( Home )

Category: ( Misc )

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

13:40 - 15:50

Digging

Location: ( Veg Garden )

Category: ( Walled Garden )

Note: Continued digging the veg garden.

15:50 - 16:00

Clean and put away the tools

Location: ( Potting Shed )

Category: ( Misc )

Fetched the crib home.

2012-01-31T20:49:00.000Z

MY WORK BOOK

08:45 - 08:50
See to the sheep
Location ( Field )
Category ( Misc )
Note Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:50 - 09:00 see to the greenhouses
Location ( Greenhouses )
Note Checked round.

09:00 - 10:20
Raking up leaves
Location ( Rock Garden )
Category ( Front Garden )
Note Raked up and carted off the rest of the leaves from the rock garden.

10:20 - 10:30
Changing light bulbs
Location ( Dowager House )
Category ( Indoor Work )
Note Changed 3 light bulbs.

10:30 - 10:50
Break for coffee
Location ( Home )
Category ( Misc )
Note Had a mug of coffee

10:50 - 11:10
Empty the trailer
Location ( Old Garden )
Category ( Misc )
Note Emptied the trailer and two bags of leaves on to the leaf piles.

11:10 - 11:45
Fetch the cribb
Location ( Church )
Category ( Misc )
Note Fetched the cribb from the church after removing the figures from it and placing on the floor.

11:45 - 13:00
Raking Up
Location ( Rock Garden )
Category ( Front Garden )
Note Raked up some beech nuts by the rock garden.

13:00 - 13:45
Break for lunch
Location ( Home )
Category ( Misc )
Note Had a mug of tea and a bowl of soup.

13:45 - 15:50
Digging
Location ( Veg Garden )
Category ( Walled Garden )
Note Did some digging in one of the veg plots.

15:50 - 16:00
Clean and put away the tools
Location ( Potting Shed )
Category ( Misc )

Chrysanth Cuttings.

2012-01-30T20:38:00.002Z

MY WORK BOOK
08:30 - 08:45
See to the sheep
Location: Field
(Misc )

(Note) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:50 - 09:00 See to the greenhouses
Location: Greenhouses

(Note) Checked round.

09:00 - 09:15 Paint Prune Cuts
Location: North Front
( Public Gardens )

(Note) There were a couple of big cuts I made on the trees I pruned on the north front so I cleaned up the cut and painted on some wound seal.

09:15 - 10:45 Take Some Chrysanth Cuttings
Location: Potting Shed
( Indoor Work )

(Note) Took around 50 Chrysanth cuttings.

10:45 - 11:05 Break for tea
Location: Home
( Misc )
(Note) Had one mug of tea.

11:05 - 13:00 Planting Trees
( Misc )

(Note) Plant four Ash trees near the top of the narrow walk.

13:00 - 13:45 Break for lunch
Location: Home
( Misc )
(Note) Had a mug of tea and four cheese sandwiches.

13:45 - 15:50 Clearing leaves
Location: Rock Garden
( Front Garden )

(Note) Raked up and carted away leaves that had been gathering in the Rock Garden. I still have some more to do tomorrow.

15:50 - 16:00
Cleaned and put away the tools.
Location: Potting Shed
( Misc )

First Seeds Sown.

2012-01-27T23:19:00.001Z

MY PICTURE OF THE DAY

WEATHER READINGS

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

Rainfall for the past 24 hours = 5mm

MY WORK BOOK

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

( Field ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.
Didn't need to take any hay as there is a stock built up over the week also the farmer put some sugar beet down for them on Wednesday.

08:50 - 09:25

Checking labels

( Veg Garden ) ( Walled Garden )

( Note ) Going through the trees which are soon to be planted and checked the labels against those on the markers canes to make sure I took the right markers to the hall for the gentleman to distribute at his liesure.
Also had to re-label a couple of trees who's labels have gone missing.

09:25 - 09:35

See to the bins

( Hall ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Put the tubs back.

09:35 - 10:30

Rake Up The Beech Nuts

( Rock Garden ) ( Front Garden )

( Note ) Raked up the beech nuts in to a heap but couldn't cart off as the dogs were in the garden and I was concerned that Blondie might escape whilst I was taking the tractor and trailer through the gates.

10:30 - 10:50

Break for coffee

( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of coffee.

10:50 - 11:25

Sweep The Drive

( Main Drive ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Swept the main drive with the blower.

11:25 - 11:45

Sweep round the North Front Area

( North Front ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Swept round some of the area's where I'd been working these past couple of weeks.

11:45 - 12:10

Sweeping

( Conservatory ) ( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Swept out the conservatory.

12:10 - 12:30

Sweeping

( Behind the conservatory ) ( Front Garden )

( Note ) Cleared away some leaves from where I was working yesterday.

12:30 - 13:00

Picking up rubbish

( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Carted off the rubbish that I had just swept up from the drive and the north front and took to the bonfire.

13:00 - 13:45

Break for lunch

( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of tea and four baked bean sandwiches.

13:45 - 14:15

Cleaned and put away the tool

( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Also tidied up the potting shed a little as one or two things were gathering on the benches.

14:15 - 16:15

Potting up and seed sowing

( Potting Shed ) ( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Potted up some marguerites.
Sowed half the sweet peas, leeks, peas, dwarf French beans and lettuce. All for growing on indoors for now.

Some more cutting back work.

2012-01-26T21:02:00.002Z

My Picture Of The Day

Tippy watching the lambs.

Temperatures

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

Rainfall for the past 24 hours = 4mm

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

( Field ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:50 - 09:15

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Checked round and water.
Moved the Chrysanths back in to the conservatory.
Took off some dead leaves and flowers.

08:50 - 09:00

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Checked round.

09:15 - 09:55

Strim Behind Gardeners Cottage

( Back Steps To Office ) ( Front Garden )

The Strimmer

09:55 - 10:45

Strim Around North Front

( North Front ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Went round and trimmed off any lose ends that were left over from the pruning session last week.

10:45 - 11:05

Break for coffee

( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of coffee.

11:05 - 12:45

Burn Up The Rubbish

( Old Garden ) ( Public Gardens )

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch

( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of tea and four Apricot jam sandwiches.

13:30 - 15:55

Tidying up

( Front Garden )

( Note ) Cut down the Elderberry bushes and generally tidied up the area at the back of the Gardens Cottage.
Carted all the rubbish away and burnt it in the old garden.

15:55 - 16:00

See to the bins

( Hall ) ( Misc )

( Note ) There was only one recycle tub to put out.

A Hard Day

2012-01-25T21:25:00.000Z

My Picture's Of The Day

Tonight I am going to spoil

you with two pictures. It looks

like someone has had a hard day!

Temperatures

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

( Field ) ( Misc )

(Note) Took across some minerals.
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:50 - 09:15

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

(Note) Checked and watered round.

09:15 - 09:30

Cut out the dead in conifer tree - long walk

( The Long Walk ) ( Walled Garden )

(Note) There was a piece in one of the conifer trees by the long walk that had died back so I cut it out.

09:30 - 09:35

Take invoice

( Office ) ( Misc )

(Note) Took the invoice that I got from Plevey's yesterday to the office.

09:35 - 09:50

Take in bench by garden house door

( Garden House ) ( Walled Garden )

(Note) Took the bench into the garden house basement until spring. I should have done it before now but never got around to it.

09:50 - 10:05

Take in white bench

( Lily Pond ) ( Walled Garden )

(Note) Took the white bench into the conservatory in order to dry out so it can be painted if I get the chance.

10:05 - 10:30

Checking the apples

( Garden House ) ( Misc )

(Note) Went through the apples stored in the garden house basement.

10:30 - 10:50

Break time

( Home ) ( Misc )

(Note) Had a mug of tea.

10:50 - 12:45

Tidying up ( North Front )

( Public Gardens )

(Note) Cleared up some leaves and sticks from behind the new rose bed.

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch

( Home ) ( Misc )

(Note) Had a mug of tea and four cheese sandwiches.

13:30 - 16:00

Pick up sticks from under trees

( Front Garden )

(Note) Picked and raked up and carted off all the sticks and branches that had blown off the trees during the recent storms.

16:00 - 16:10

Clean and put away the tools

( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )

Placing the seed order.

2012-01-24T20:37:00.000Z

My Picture Of The Day

Lanhydrock House

(For more pictures of Lanhydrock House click the post title).

Temperatures

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

( Field ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:50 - 09:45

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Checked and watered round.
Took off some. dead leaves and flowers.

09:45 - 10:15

Seeing to the fire

( Garden House ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Took in some logs from the log store.

10:15 - 10:30

Signing and taking form to the office

( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Read and signed the health and safety document that was given to me yesterday and returned it to the office.

10:30 - 10:50

Coffee break

( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of coffee

10:50 - 12:45

Shopping

( Plevey's ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Put in my seed order for the hall.
Also bought some twine. Labels and leather gloves.

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch

( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Had 3 slices of toast.

13:30 - 16:00

Setting up a place for new compost bins

( Old Garden ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) I am moving the compost bins from the potting shed yard to the old garden so this afternoon I have levelled off the ground and put in place the bins on a temporary basis just to see if I like them the way they are before fastening them together properly.

16:00 - 16:10

Clean and put away the tools

( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )

Paws off, it's My bonemeal.

2012-01-20T17:57:00.007Z

My Picture Of The Day

Tommy

(For a little more of Tommy click the post title).

Temperatures

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:45

See to the sheep

Location: ( Field ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Checked and counted the sheep.
Didn't need to take any hay as there is a stock built up over the week also the farmer put some sugar beet down for them on Wednesday.

08:45 - 09:25

See to the greenhouses

Location: ( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Checked and watered round.

09:25 - 09:35

Rounded up the bonefire

Location: ( Old Garden ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Checked on the bonfire and rounded up all the lose ends that had escaped.

09:35 - 10:45

Went for diesel

Location: ( Farm ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Went to get my diesel cans and tractor filled up. It took longer than expected due to them being busy loading grain on to a truck.

10:45 - 11:15

Seeing to the fire

Location: ( Garden House ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Lit the fire for the beaters. Whilst it was getting going I brought logs up from the store.

11:15 - 11:25

Fetching a vase.

Location: ( Church Yard ) ( Misc )

( Note ) I was asked to fetch the glass vase from the graves and leave it outside the dowager house.

11:25 - 11:45

Return in the gas cylinders

Location: ( The keepers compound ) ( Misc )

( Note ) I got two full propane bottles from the game keepers compound last week so now that I have two empty ones I used them to replace the ones I took.

11:45 - 11:55

See to the bins

Location: ( Hall ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Put the empty bins and tubs back.

12:00 - 12:15

Check the fire

Location: ( Garden house ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Checked the fire was okay and put more wood on.

12:15 - 13:20

Break for lunch

Location: ( Home ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of tea and four cheese sandwiches.

13:20 - 14:45

Carting off rubbish

Location: ( North Front ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Raking up and carting to the fire more rubbish from the North Front. Its not just a matter of clearing up the mess made by cutting back the shrubs, because the area has been neglected for many years there is years worth of other rubbish too.

14:45 - 14:55

See to the fire

Location: ( Garden House ) ( Misc )

( Note ) Put more wood on the Garden House fire.

15:00 - 15:50

Carting off rubbish

Location: ( North Front ) ( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Continued to cart away the rubbish to the fire.

15:50 - 16:00

clean and put away the tools

Location: ( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )

Mdina.

2012-01-19T18:16:00.001Z

My Picture Of The Day

Mdina, Malta.

It looks to me like someone has

picked up the scent of a bar!

Vicki and friend John heading off.

(For more views of Mdina click on the title of this post).

Temperatures

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = 5.0C

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

( Field ) ( Misc )

(Note) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

08:50 - 09:00

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

(Note) Checked round.

09:00 - 12:15

Burning up

( Old Garden ) ( Public Gardens )

(Note) Continued to burn up the rubbish from the North Front.

12:15 - 13:20

Break for lunch

( Home ) ( Misc )

(Note) Had a mug of tea and two damson jam sandwiches.

13:20 - 15:45

Carting off rubbish

( North Front ) ( Public Gardens )

(Note) Made a start raking up and carting off the small rubbish from the North Front.

15:45 - 15:55

See to the bins

( Hall ) ( Misc )

(Note) Put out the black bins and recycle tubs.

15:55 - 16:05 Clean and put away the tools

( Potting Shed ) ( Misc )

A Day Of Fires.

2012-01-18T21:36:00.002Z

My Picture Of The Day

The Ladybower Reservior

Weather Stats

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

Rainfall Past 24Hrs = 0

Rainfall Past Month = -

My Work Book

08:30 - 09:00

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

(Note) Checked and watered round.

09:00 - 09:20

See to the sheep

( At The Field ) ( Misc )

(Note) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.

09:20 - 10:00 Seeing to the fire

( At The Garden House ) ( Misc )

(Note) Lit the fire in the garden house for the beaters.
Brought up some logs from the store.

10:00 - 10:15 Taking rubbish to the dump

( At The The Wood ) ( Misc )

(Note) Took a wheel barrow of rubbish from the veg garden to dump in the woods.

10:15 - 10:30 Seeing to the fire

( At The Garden House ) ( Misc )

(Note) Check on the beaters fire.
Also brought up a few more logs from the store.

10:30 - 10:50 Break time

( At Home ) ( Misc )

(Note) Had a mug of coffee.

10:50 - 11:00 See to the fire

( At The Garden House ) ( Misc )

(Note) Checked the beaters fire was ok.

11:00 - 12:15 Dragging wood to the burn pile

( At The North Front ) ( Public Gardens )

(Note) Pulled all the bigger pieces of wood from the North Front to the burn pile.

12:15 - 12:45 Servicing

( At The Barn ) ( Misc )

(Note) Some bindweed got wrapped round the drive shaft on the tractor so had to cut it off so as not to cause damage to the shaft.

12:45 - 13:30 Break for lunch

( At Home ) ( Misc )

(Note) Had four baked bean sandwiches and a mug of tea.

13:30 - 15:50 Burning up

( At The Old Garden ) ( Public Gardens )

(Note) Burning up some of the rubbish I've been cutting down these last couple of days.

15:50 - 16:00 Clean and put away the tools

( At The Potting Shed ) ( Misc )

More cutting back.

2012-01-17T20:38:00.000Z

My Picture Of The Day

The Cascade at Chatsworth House.

(For more about Chatsworth click on the title of this post).

Weather Stats

Max Temp This Month =11.6

Min Temp This Month = -5.0C

Rainfall Past 24Hrs = 0

Rainfall Past Month = -

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep ( At The Field )

( Misc )

( Note ) Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.
Put out some minerals.
Broke the ice on the water trough.

08:50 - 09:00

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

( Note ) Checked round.

09:00 - 10:30

Pruning ( At The North Front )

( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Carried on with cutting down brambles and Elderberries.

10:30 - 10:50

Break for coffee ( At Home )

( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of coffee.

10:50 - 12:45

Pruning ( At The North Front )

( Public Gardens )

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch ( At Home )

( Misc )

( Note ) Had a mug of tea and four damson jam sandwiches.

13:30 - 14:00

Pruning ( At The North Front )

( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Got the strimmer out to try and make it easier for walking about as I took a bit of a fall before lunch when my foot got caught in a bramble.

14:00 - 16:00

Pruning ( At The North Front )

( Public Gardens )

( Note ) Continued to cut back and drag away the vegetation.

16:00 - 16:10

Clean and put away the tools ( At The Potting Shed )

( Misc )

A Pruning Day.

2012-01-16T19:25:00.000Z

My Picture Of The Day

One of my Fuchsia called
'Lyes Unique'

Weather Stats

Max Temp This Month = 11.6 C

Min Temp This Month = -5.0 C

Rainfall Past 24Hrs = 0

Rainfall Past Month = -

My Work Book

08:30 - 08:50

See to the sheep

( Field )

( Misc )

Took across some hay.
Checked and counted the sheep.
Broke the ice on the water trough.

08:50 - 10:10

See to the greenhouses

( Greenhouses )

Checked and watered round.
Potted up some Chrysanth's that I dug from the veg garden on Friday. I want to grow them on in the greenhouse for cuttings.
Moved some plants from the unheated conservatory to the heated greenhouse while this cold spell lasts.

10:10 - 10:30

Tea break

( Home )

( Misc )
Had a mug of tea.

My Tippy, Tommy and Tess mug.

10:30 - 12:45

Pruning

( North Front )

( Public Gardens )

Made a start on pruning some over grown shrubs and self set trees.

12:45 - 13:30

Break for lunch

( Home )

( Misc )

13:30 - 15:45

Pruning

( North Front )

( Public Gardens )

Continued to cut back over grown shrubs and self set trees.

15:45 - 15:50

Check the fruit store

( Garden House )

( Misc )

Checked the mouse trap and the fruit. Also checked to see if any more logs were needed for the beaters fire.

15:50 - 16:00

Clean and put away the tools

( Potting Shed )

( Misc )

Edwin Drood.

2012-01-11T18:23:00.000Z

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 )