Monday, 19 June 2023

Life goes on....


our garden assistants...I think that they are outnumbered!

The kumera was being disturbed by cats using the bed as a litter tray...the fence will do for now!
There will be supports for the squash to climb....
Pirate decided to relieve the broad beans of their slug attackers!

 The garden is thankful for the rain...and the waterbutts are full! We are heading for Ayr tomorrow so I might pick up a couple more...and some guttering!

I looked at the " gallery " and it is getting full of bike bits portraits!   



Mainly seatposts and saddles at the moment...but still a lot of work cleaning and researching. The second one is probably American, an early triathlon model. Unfortunately no company name or logo.





Yesterday evening we returned to the Glasgow Velodrome, for a mainly Masters session..with the national championships nearing, riders are honing techniques and trying best kit to ensure all will go well.

Pirate did two two lap efforts, enough to get him feeling good...and he wore the shirt that his Australian coach, Harry Shaw won twenty two years ago in the world championships, then gave to Pirate as a present.  (Harry lives near Noosa above Brisbane and is ten years older)

It was good to see clubmates and friends..the two in the photo drive four hours to do this three hour session...then four hours home to near Elgin and Forres!!

Back to cleaning today...Pirate did the living room and I did my study! 

Bike bits were taking over the living room...not a good look! Now we can relax a bit better with a tidy room...and not worry about what visitors will think!!

11 comments:

Joanne Noragon said...

Well done, all around and through and up and down.

Susan Heather said...

The garden is coming on well.

Amy said...

What are they? I couldn't make out if they were cockroaches or a type of slater

gz said...

Amy, quite large slugs. I don't mind the Leopard slugs so much as they eat other slugs, but these have been munching on my runner beans!

Elderberry-Rob said...

What an honour to have the t-shirt of fame! hope it is becomes 'the lucky t-shirt'! Slugs are such awful things, I sprinkle salt on them, which is cruel but avoids handling.

smartcat said...

Lovely to see you keeping up with the garden. Hurrah! for rain.
Due to mobility issues my gardening is sadlytruncated this year. Fortunately I have tons of window boxes which have become planters. Basil and marigolds are coming!
Great that pirate is able to keep up with the cycling.
Your bike parts are strangely impelling.
Suzi (smartcat) because I never know if Blogger will let me post as me!🤭

Steve Reed said...

Ah yes. Those "garden assistants" work for us too. LOL

John Going Gently said...

Pirate looks fun

Catalyst said...

Busy, busy, busy.

gz said...

He is, JGG.
Even when grumpy

gz said...

If we just sat and did nothing, Cat, life would be miserable