As April leaves

I have spent most of my time on this huge project, I have ignored other crafts and reading, the pink lace section looks complicated, but breaking it down to three sections made it easy to stitch, I have used this design on the very top of my design, there I stitched in pale blue. I have looked through my 'finished' page on my blog and found 2 more designs which will fit in here along the rest of the bottom section, so plenty to do.  

This is unexpected and very pleasing, the bud has grown tall very quickly, I just hope it have enough strength in the bulb to flower. It's back inside, I have supported the stem to help it stay straight. 

The weather has turned cooler again, so I have my home made cloche on my marigold seeds, I can't see anything growing, but I'm being safe. I have not covered my raised bed, as the plants are protected by the sides. I have wrapped a few plants in the greenhouse. 

This is by the side of my greenhouse, here I store the plastic sides and door from my old lean too greenhouses, the softer plastic sheet was attached to the back, as seen here, I never get rid of anything useful, these bits are used often for various task around the garden. 

I got the days wrong for our carpet, it was fitted on Tuesday, Monday I sorted my wardrobe and got rid of more clothes, loads were good quality, but work style, and I have not worn them since I retired over 4 years ago, I also sorted my active wear, and summer trousers, so they are hanging instead of folded. My side of the wardrobe is still full, I last sorted in 2021, I also found another pair of shoes, so 3 pairs went to the recycling bin. I should not need anything this year, I am hoping to use what I have. 

Tuesday was sign class, I have missed a couple of mornings this month, so it was great catching up, again we were not a Shelia's house, it's nice to give her a break from us all in her house, she is a very tidy lady and spends time before and after group, ensuring her home is lovely. I spent the evening putting everything back into the spare bedroom, I am pleased how it looks, we used the same paint colour on the walls, using what we already had, so at first glance other than curtains and a bigger radiator nothing much is different. 

Today we have nothing planned, I would like to pop to a garden centre, but I don't have room in the greenhouse, so I might wait a week and hope the weather is warmer at night. Thank you for your comments on my last post, I love the colour of my trio of Acers, when the sun shines on them them are stunning. We all love a tidy storage space, having it now in the back of the sitting room keeps the little ones out of other rooms, as toys and books were in different rooms.