a few months ago an elderley neighbour from down the road commented on how much she liked one of the plants in my front garden (Lychnis Coronaria). I found a small seedling and grew it on, and today I spotted her walking past with her dogs. I called out of the window to say "I have a present for you" and she came down to see, she was really pleased with the present and couldn't stop smiling (picture is the parent plant)
I saw one of my neighbours who is in his 80's doing weeding in his garden (not the neighbour whose lawn I mow), so I went over and gave him a hand for an hour until he said he'd had enough. I got loads of mint out his borders which had spread a lot (as it does), had to dig all the roots out to make sure it doesn't come back. He used to be a professional gardener so he was teaching me about some of the plants while I was helping, which is great as I really like gardening, and gave me an achillea ... moreI saw one of my neighbours who is in his 80's doing weeding in his garden (not the neighbour whose lawn I mow), so I went over and gave him a hand for an hour until he said he'd had enough. I got loads of mint out his borders which had spread a lot (as it does), had to dig all the roots out to make sure it doesn't come back. He used to be a professional gardener so he was teaching me about some of the plants while I was helping, which is great as I really like gardening, and gave me an achillea for my help!
I was at the supermarket this evening and when I came out a homeless guy asked me for some change so he could get to the homeless shelter. I only pay by card at the supermarket, so I only had the £1 I used in the trolley, which I gave him. I felt a bit tight only giving him a quid, so I went to the cash machine, called him over and gave him a tenner. he was really made up and said it had made his day nice to be able to help!
next door's lawn was getting long again today so I gave it a good mowing, looks much better now! nice to be able to help the people around me who can't do things themselves
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mowed again last night, it was rather deep and still a bit damp but "make hay while the sun shines" I had to remove a lot of baby frogs first aswell (the lady is scared of them!)
I stood outside on my road clapping for NHS and key workers as we do every Thursday at 8pm, all the neighbours were out clapping, banging pots and pans and making a noise for them. Afterwards everyone has a chat and catches up, I was out until 9:30 chatting this week! (at a safe distance of course)
Today I mowed my neighbour's lawn, he's 83 and his girlfriend is about the same. I said I will do it every time I do mine now as they're too old to be pushing a mower, so I'll do it at least once every 2 weeks ... most likely every week
checking up on an elderley neighbour during lockdown, he hadn't been able to get a chicken as they'd sold out when he went so I picked him one up from Sainsbury's and left it by his door for him ... free of charge of course as he's 83
I buy bottled water for drinking, 2 x 5L bottles a week. To ensure this items do as little harm as possible when they go for "recycling" I chop the tops in half with snips, at least that way no animals can get stuck in the loops
went through the loft a little more at the weekend, found some camera equipment and more clothes I don't use, so I took them to one of the local charity shops (Headway) ... bought a great little carved statue for 99p while I was there aswell! #headwaycharity
took the scenic route home today, and found this little girl wandering around on very quiet country lane no-one around, and when I drove past slow she chased the car. I stopped and let her in, she was well pleased and dived straight into the passenger footwell for some warmth as this was high up in the peak district. Fortunately she had her address on her collar so I drove her home, about half a mile. Owner was very happy I love dogs like this, proper little explorer!
