As with most things in life – there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes which our lovely cottage guests never see!
The duck weed was beginning to take over on the pond – it looked more like a lawn than a pond. Bring in the troops on a Sunday with the lure of roast lunch. We have grandson Jack age 6 (carefully supervised by his mother behind) on the leaf blower, so by blowing the weed to the edges of the pond the land team -Grandad (David) and I and their father could scoop up and remove the weed. The force of the leaf blower naturally put the boat into reverse (not a nautical term I’m sure!) so daughter Jenny’s task was to maintain position. Tamzin age 4 was just there for the ride/decoration! If you would like to see the video with music of the fun event then click here It does somewhat depict the calm of Boscrowan!
Then there are the flower beds to mulch. Home made compost from our garden cut backs, deadheading etc and the well matured manure from the stables are spread on all the flowerbeds and the veg and cutting area. How else could we produce that verdant summer growth?!
Electricians are here this week, PAT testing all the appliances and installing interlinked smoke detectors in all the bedrooms to conform with new regulations. We want our guests to feel safe and be safe when they are here.
New curtains have been made in the workroom for Ring and Thimble stairs and new blinds for Peace and Plenty kitchen.
Seed sowing time is here too – which tomatoes to grow this year? How many can I squeeze into my 37′ greenhouse? Downsizing? Never! Well the greenhouse is another blog post in its own right!
