Things I have found in my bra

A live spider

Twigs

Leaves

Shreds of leaves

Pips

Sand

Small pebbles

Dirt

Ashes

…we’ve done a spot of gardening here. A spot of about two weeks now. Phew. Filled up holes in the half a mile drive, pruned half the trees and bushes along the same, pruned down the things growing on the side of the house, and all the ‘hedges’ (as high as the house on most places) and the weeds of course as well. Most of these while standing on the top of a shaky ladder. And we also burned most of the trash created by all this, along with a conifer tree about 30 feet long. Phew again.

Six months here yesterday! 182 days! Three weeks and one day to go. Seems so long…

On Sunday, after a long day of pruning and cutting, the boss decided that he wants to take us all out to dinner! So we went to this place called the Swan, established 1642. And I finally had my first pint of beer in England, along with fish and chips. And damn but it was a good meal. Oh yes.

The new girl is still here, and seems to be staying, at least until August or so. And on Monday another new girl arrived, but she had a bit of a shaky start and left yesterday. Me, I’m almost done. Have to buy a ticket home soon! Wheeeee!