Weeding the Veggy Plot (by sarah)

Last night I decided that the courgettes had to be planted out - unfortunatly this ment I had to weed the veg plot first - so of I went. I got a bit carried away and weeded more area than I needed and went all faint and stuff but the veg plot is starting to look more respectable now and i think it counts as my aerobic excersise for the day 🙂

Unfortunatly the deer have desimated the peas so I just cleared the area they were in 🙁 But I also found several more potatoe plants I didnt know about 🙂

I've just taken 3 barrow loads of weeds to the compost heap! Full barrows too 🙂 I'm proud of myself 🙂

Of course the plot should never have been allowed to get in that state in the first place but as my health returns hopefully I'll be able to maintain things better 🙂

On the down side I've just found the magpies eating the butternuts - the little fruits were intermediate between ping pong ball and tennis ball and now they've been munched 🙁 - oh well I've already made ratatooey with courgettes from the compost heap (these are Babaras plants that she told us we could harvest from whilst shes away).

The Taming of the Shrew (by sarah)

People were round for the Jazz on the Common and Dads Birthday this weekend. This ment my perants were in the Mill - cries of theirs a baby mouse in the Mill went up and my brother David as always spent the next day trying to catch it - to no avail. I was taking up a coffee for mum when the cutest little shrew ran basically over my foot (well the edge of my sandle anyway). Without really thinking I put the cup of coffee down on the floor and picked up the shrew - it obviously tried to escape so I ended up holding it by the tail - expecting to be bitten at any moment but lo! It just wiggle flipped itself and scampered up my arm and round the back of my neck.

Dad cuaght it from its position on my shoulder and I went to get something to keep it in till the time of release 🙂 I heared dad giggling only to find when I got back that it had escaped and gone up his arm to the armpit and was tickling him!

We got it in a wine glass and dad showed it to the others whilst I grabed the camera and some wiggly pets. I put the wiggly pets down on the drive and set the camera up then did a quick check that the wine glass was going to be in shot the got dad to release the shrew 🙂

I'll try and blog the picks later 🙂

The silly creature wouldnt get out of the glass which was really sweet 🙂 It ran off and hide in the grass at the edge of the drive though me and dad knew where it was exactly! Later I checked and it had moved but less than 1/2 hr later Al reported that he had almost trodden on the thing trying to make its way back into the Mill so he hurridly made sure all doors were closed (hmmm... I suspect that little shrew is back in its cozy little nest somewhere in the Mill! Though how it avoids Tim and Besty is anyones guess!)

Missing Geology (by sarah)

Sigh - I'm keenly missing rocks!

I just want to be sitting at the microscope in the lab - desparing over what tyoe of feldspar happens to be at the cross wires, or at the museum photographing all those slides and finding obscure papers from the victorian era. I miss the smell of hydrochloric acid working on the sandstone.

I know I'm sounding sad but my MRes course have just told me I need to get a GP letter saying I am fit enough to continue - the GP already wasnt happy about the fact the course is in London. I just cant bare the thought of not being back in the lab for another two years :'(

I was so excited about my project - all those impactites waiting for my at the Mueseum, I should be just about finishing the thing now.

This really will balls up career plans and what not if I don't get that letter - sigh.

Apologies for the wading in self pitty.

More B&B’s (by sarah)

Crossways Guest House 57 Bath Rd, Cheltenham, GL53 7LH Tel: 01242 527683

Cock Inn The Nibley Hill, Blakeney, GL15 4DB Tel: 01594 510239

Corner Cottage Corner Cottage Stow Rd, Alderton, Tewkesbury, GL20 8NH Tel: 01242 620630

Jolifleur London Rd, Poulton, Cirencester, GL7 5JG Tel: 01285 850118

Cardynham House The Cross, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6XX Tel: 01452 814006

Upper Doreys Mill Upper Doreys Mill, Edge, Stroud, GL6 6NF Tel: 01452 812459

Crickley Court Crickley Court/Crickley Hill, Witcombe, Gloucester, GL3 4UF Tel: 01452 863634

Brookthorpe Lodge Brookthorpe Lodge/Stroud Rd, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, GL4 0UQ Tel: 01452 812645

Notley House & Coach House 93 Hucclecote Rd, Gloucester, GL3 3TR Tel: 01452 611584

Pembury The 9 Pembury Rd, Gloucester, GL4 6UE Tel: 01452 521856

Hillenvale Guest House The Plain, Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AB Tel: 01453 753441

Lulworth Guest House 12 Midland Rd, Gloucester, GL1 4UF Tel: 01452 521881

London Hotel The 30-31 London Rd, Stroud, GL5 2AJ Tel: 01453 759992

Dorchester 63-65 Denmark Rd, Gloucester, GL1 3JJ Tel: 01452 502269

Gemini 83a Innsworth La, Gloucester, GL2 0TT Tel: 01452 415849

Edendale Guest House 92 Westward Rd, Stroud, GL5 4JA Tel: 01453 751490

Hillview 104 Kingscourt La, Stroud, GL5 3PX Tel: 01453 758234

Longford Lodge 68 Tewkesbury Rd, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9EH Tel: 01452 526380

Longford Mews 80 Tewkesbury Rd, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9EJ Tel: 01452 527942

Hope Orchard Gloucester Rd, Staverton, Cheltenham, GL51 0TF Tel: 01452 855556

Caravan Sites (by sarah)

Red Lion Inn Camping & Caravan Park Caravan-Red Lion Inn/Wainlode Hill, Norton, Gloucester, GL2 9LW Tel: 01452 730251

Willow Hill Caravan Park Willow Hill, Apperley, Gloucester, GL19 4DJ Tel: 01452 780236

Tewkesbury Abbey Caravan Club Site Gander La, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PG Tel: 01684 294035

Briarfields Caravan & Camping Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham, GL51 0SX Tel: 01242 235324

Cirencester Park Caravan Club Site Cirencester Park, Cirencester, GL7 1UT Tel: 01285 651546

Tudor Caravan Park Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge, Gloucester, GL2 7BP Tel: 01453 890483

Camping & Caravanning Club Brooklands Farm, Alderton, Tewkesbury, GL20 8NX Tel: 01242 620259

Davis K Kings Green Farm/Kings Green, Berrow, Malvern, WR13 6AQ Tel: 01531 650272