Sat 24th April 2010

It’s 7am and I’ve just polished off 2 crumpets with a cup of tea. I have tried to give them up but can’t so have now given up trying. Ok i'm a bit weak in the willpower department unlike Nick who has cast iron determination.

Took a picture of the sky the other morning because we may never see it again free of plane trails. We had some beautiful skies while all the planes were grounded. It certainly makes you think. Felt for all the people caught up in the mess...is all this travel worth it?

Been a busy week at work with a couple of external assessments but the weekend is here and it’s going to be a beautiful day today with lots of sunshine so perfect day to make a pond. I got the pond liner last night and it was rather expensive but hopefully will last for at least 15 years. It’ll be the biggest pond to date and because the land slopes I will have to raise a corner but in a strange way it makes it easier because there is a little less digging.

Can you see the face in the tree...yes...well; you’re quite as mad as I. I can see one and no wonder people thought spirits lived in trees. Ok it’s not quite Treebeard but close. Perhaps the Entwives came to Lancashire!

Little Robbie is great, but boy it’s a barker...barks at everything, but isn’t in the least aggressive. It’s a plea for attention and to say notice me. He just needs some good training and he’ll be perfect...so that’s probably never going to happen. But he’ll be great whatever. So long as he will come when called (currently doesn’t) and isn’t aggressive, he can have the autonomy to do whatever he wants. He is after all not a circus performer.

Put 4 ghost Koi carp in the pond last week but haven’t seen a suggestion of them since...hopefully they are hiding under the weed so we’ll see but I rather have a feeling that they have been snaffled. Other than that the garden is doing well despite the frosts this week.

Whatever you’re doing have a good weekend and if the sun is shining enjoy it.