If they are going to dig up my lawn and destroy various parts of my garden, they could at least jolly well let me see them!
Today this greeted me when I went up to the compost bins...
Now I have heavy brick slabs leaning up against the front, hopefully that will stop them.
They also dug up the raised vegetable bed where I planted my beans so I have had to plant some more.
The only bits of wood I could find are now hopefully going to deter them. I think I need to put an electric fence round my vegetable garden!
I didn't go for a walk today...I was a bit slow this morning, having not slept very well last night due to a noise outside of wood rubbing. I got up in the morning to find that branches were rubbing on the top of the empty bicycle shed. We still don't have our bikes back NOR the quote, which is a little frustrating. I know it is difficult times, but I wish I hadn't sent my Pashley off now, as at the very least I could have taken that for the odd bike ride. Sigh...
Anyway, so by the time that job was done I just didn't feel like going out. Plus it has been blowing a gale all day. One thing I forgot to mention yesterday was that I saw my first red squirrel since moving down here. It ran across the road in front of me, but I didn't get a chance to take a photo unfortunately, but it was fun to see.
I decided to make a lemon drizzle cake. I used the 'baking' oven this time in the Aga. Hmmm...the cake overcooked on the top, but not properly inside so when I checked on it and moved it to the bottom of the oven, it collapsed in on itself.
When it was finally cooked it looked a bit sorry for itself, but after 'quality control' taste testing it, the result was, it might not look good, but it tastes delicious!
The rest of the day I did some sewing...first I set up 'Muriel' my vintage Singer Sewing machine.
I worked on a little kit set doll I had been given by a friend of a friend of mine who died a few years ago. I have been slowly working on this doll for the last couple of weeks. The head, arms and legs needed to be painted and then a body made. Next I need to make her clothes.
I also sewed the little cloth kit Sasha baby outfit that I got given for my birthday. Really pleased with how that made up. Fits my bargain Sasha baby that I got last year before Christmas from a charity shop really well.
I always find ovens take a while to get used to, but thank goodness your cake tasted better than it looked! Those badgers certainly seem set on annoying you - like you say, they could at least have the decency to let you see them :)
ReplyDeleteThere's not much that will deter badgers I know and nobody round here has bowling green lawns! They even tried to break in to my kitchen one night through the cat flap some years ago when we still had cats and had left their food bowl on the floor just inside the back door! However there is light at the end of the tunnel and we rarely see them here these days (fingers crossed) but they are still around as we can tell from the paths which lead from the wood down the bank onto our diveway. As long as they don't destroy anything we leave well alone after all they were here many years before our house was built so it is their territory still. I hadn't realised that you had moved to the Isle of Wight till recently. You sound happy there so wishing you well in your "new" home.
ReplyDeleteGlad the cake was a taste success, it is always hard to get used to a new oven. We are starting to get a few jobs done outside but it is still quite cold and windy here so it is only for short bursts. Take care and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteVarmints can be so frustrating. We've had better luck with electric fences than anything else we've tried. Our dogs also help keep them run off. For us the main trouble makers have been groundhogs. Your doll turned out so well! I really like her face especially. The little Sasha baby outfit is cute too.
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