Week ending 2nd April

Wed morning

Following my first cataract op I am unable to drive and have had problems initially and still struggle  to read. The instruction "No gardening or DIY" was a bombshell but when I protested I had an allotment they agreed I could wear goggles to garden, This also stops me touching or rubbing the eye which is painful still!
However, I am dependant on my wife driving me down (or walking!) so this morning I was dropped off while she shopped in Sainsbury's.
First I tried to screw the front back on the compost bin my son had emptied for me but found the one next to it had come adrift and my attempts to repair it were unsuccessful. I need my son's help to fix it!
I turned my attention to the supports for the summer Raspberries. With the posts already in place I started dismantling the cross bars and wire from the old supports. Old screws do not always come out and I failed with the last one! Using packing pieces to brace the cross bars onto the round posts I finished the first post and started the middle one but ran out of packing wood. I think I might just rely on some thick screws for the rest!












​My return lift arrived as I struggled with the remaining old screws so I had to stop there. However, I did harvest the broccoli sprouts from the Black Kale for my evening meal!

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