Day 28 Monday 20th April

Bedroom.

The destructive phase is over (hopefully). The ceiling is being renewed starting today. Then the complicated bit starts. Deciding how we want to decorate. Diane and I don’t necessarily have the same ideas about decoration. Then again neither did Grace and I. We usually managed to compromise. She chose, and unless I absolutely hated it, I went along with her choice. It might be a while before we can get paper and paint anyway.

Baking

An excess of over ripe bananas have become a banana loaf. We also have an apple and (allotment) rhubarb crumble ready to go into the oven for dinner.

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Diane’s handiwork, not mine

Allotment

We haven’t visited the allotment for a few days, what with ceilings falling down and the like. It was decided that it was due a visit, to see how things were growing and, to do some watering. A lump of what is actually a banana and rhubarb loaf was packed as well as some milk. While gardening is ostensibly the reason that we visit the allotment, the real reason is that it is a nice place to have a cup of tea. We rode up on our bikes. All the tea requisites packed nicely into my Brompton’ s appropriately named ‘T’ bag.

Diane’s son Chris and his partner, who we share the allotment with, were there already. We maintained the correct physical distancing at all times, it was good to see them, and have a cup of tea and banana and rhubarb loaf with them.

Below are a few photos from the allotment.

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The beetroot is coming along fine, but I’m not so sure about some other seeds I planted,

For supper, we raided the freezer, and found some things that I had cooked a few months ago and frozen. I often think that a curry tastes better after a couple of months in the freezer. It was good, and the apple and rhubarb crumble we had for pudding was excellent.