Summer has come. Wimbledon has finished, and thus we are allowed decent weather the second the final ball is struck. So we’ve been active, we had a little cycle ride down to The Prince of Wales, which amongst other things proved how thin the saddle on my new bike was. It is better today. I’ve done loads of weeding, I’m a few more sessions away from getting it cleared to my satisfaction, but I may be starting to break the back of it. And I managed to watch plenty of motorsport whilst not in the sun.
Also tested out my new Flip 3 tent. I am kicking myself for not getting the camera out whilst I tested it, I might do it again so I can get a few images of it. It’s large and a bit unwieldy to carry, as it is a big flat circle when packed. The genius though is that you take it out of the cover, pull back the strap, and it explodes into a fully-erected tent! Something of a decent-sized one as well. Even more surprising is that whilst it takes longer to put away, that is mainly down to technique, it is pretty easy to do that too. Only downside is that it is a big flat circle when packed, not the best shape, does come with shoulder straps on the bag, but it wouldn’t be suitable for hiking or suchlike. Fine for a festival though. We shall camp like princes.
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Published at July 5, 2007
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This past weekend, my parents very kindly treated me to a new lawn mower. I’ve been patiently waiting out the weather so that I could use it for the first time. Yesterday evening I finally saw a gap in the rain long enough to try it out. It was working fine until I hit a stone. One blast of sparks later, and a little further along, I found I’d managed to bend the blade and then gouge chunks out of the lawn. I left that for the time being, and instead moved onto raking up some of the dead grass that hadn’t been picked up. The second I pulled on the rake, the head fell clean off, as its wooden pole had rotted through. I’ve given up gardening for the week now.
On the bright side, the blade looks like it won’t cost much more than £15 to replace, which is a bonus. I will get my garden looking less rubbish, I swear.
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Published at June 19, 2007
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And found these butterflies up to no good. It was quite tricky to get a good close-up of them, I didn’t want to disturb them.
This is probably a fair indicator of where I’m up to at the moment with the garden, there is a lot of work to do around the edges. The dark area at the back needs clearing and sorting out, not really sure what I’ll do with it yet. I think I’ll clear it first, then worry about that. It lacks a lot of sunlight for starters, so I’m not quite sure what will best grow there, I would like to see something there though.
This ramshackle thing is a quince bush (I’ve been told, anyways). I’m trying to encourage it along the fence a bit more, and should really hack it back into a bit of shape. May do that tonight if I’m feeling energetic.
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Well mainly a good weekend. Got to see our friends J&S on Friday and Saturday night, and had a good time playing charades and Buzz, and consuming plenty of quality cheeses. However I was somewhat ill on Saturday afternoon. Felt a bit odd coming home after a quick trip to B&Q (rest easy, the shower is now fixed), and when we got back I went to bed for a couple of hours. Woke up, and just felt utterly grot, like each step was a effort. Put up with it through Saturday night, but really wasn’t very happy at all. However Sunday morning I felt fine. Very perculiar, I’d say it was some sort of 24 hour bug, but even then it seemed to last about 12 hours. I could do without that though.
The garden is coming on a bit, I’m trying to weed a bit more each evening, and I’ve got some giant sunflower seeds planted out, so hopefully they will sprout up next month. When I’m a bit more organised, I’ll try and get some pictures done. I’m also pondering what needs cutting and pruning at the back of the garden to give it a bit more sunlight, it’s got quite thick out there.
I also celebrated last night hitting the 5000 point mark on Xbox 360 Live, I now have respectable proof of how I’ve wasted my life. Pacman skills on Pacman CE and Ms. Pacman got me there, but I intend to play through some more Forza 2 to keep up the momentum.
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