Last pre-Mexico week in the country

The last couple of weeks was spent in the village, having a rest and doing some spring time work in the garden. After Hulk's Survival Hash we returned to the village and the weather was springlike, but cold. I was watching a fair amount television and got on with my transcription of Fred's leadoff on the Comintern from the last World School in 2017. Without the comfortable equipment that was much the vogue 30 or 40 years ago, where you could use your foot to control the dictaphone, it was pretty uncomfortable to move on the MP3 file when I lost the thread and had to go back. Still, I have now done about a quarter of the work.

The new edge

The garden needed some attention again, although thankfully it is still too cold for the grass getting going for this year. It is still short, so now we will only start mowing it after our return from Mexico. Roy saw how hard one of our neighbours cut his fruit trees back and suggested we have a go as well.  Remembering the disaster that happened after I pruned our rosemary bush, de facto killing the poor thing, I wasn't very enthusiastic.  Eventually we worked together, Roy securimg the ladder and I was chopping down branches and gangly new growth from the top of the ladder.  I am an old lady now, so I will soon have to give up such physical jerks, but I managed it this time.

Close-up of new edging

Roy got out the edgings for the rose bushes, that we bought months ago and started to install it in the courtyard. There was only enough for one side, but it looks really nice. Eventually we put the car on the garage forecourt and caught the 9:05 bus this morning into town. I have a concert tonight and tomorrow we are having lunch with a family history friend of Roy's from the Internet. I also have an appointment with my homeopath to check if her prescription of teas, garlic and olive oil, with no dairy or meat products had done the trick. I seem to feel just as bad as when I last saw her, but I am beginning to suspect it might be an allergy of some sort. We'll see!

This time looking towards the front

We are still to go to the money exchange for our dollars and shop for a few things we still haven't got for our trip. Then pack it all, order the taxi and off we go. I'm taking the Chromebook, so I may put some photos up and/or post from Mexico, but if not, I'll talk to you all afterwards.