Second Thoughts about Wallflowers

A few months ago I blogged about long living wallfloweers. Recently the oldest of my wallflower plants, having flowered prolificacally for a third year, died soon after producing a sparse second crop of flowers shortly after I pruned it. Perhaps my pruning was too drastic, or perhaps three years flowering is the limit for ordinary wallflowers. I wonder what will happen to the surviving plants. This was only their second year of flowering and they still look healthy.

Shopping Carefully

Shopping in the local Sainsbury today I was pleased to notice that almost everyone there was wearing a face mask.

Don't Talk With Your Hand In Front Of Your Mouth

So I was taught. In a televised interview broadcast this evening Mr. Cummings appeared not to have learnt that lesson. He looked very shifty to me, but I've never liked him. That our Prime Minister made him a special adviser is one of many reasons for doubting the PM's judgement.

Odd Pricing

I needed a small quantity of single cream today, and almost bought a carton of 150 ml, until I noticed that it cost 70p, while a 300 ml carton cost only 75p. I thought that strange.

Sweet Strawberries

I rarely buy strawberries, except occasionally as decoration for a trifle, but recently I did buy some, hoping they were locally grown. I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of the hard, sour, although decorative, fruit I'd become resigned to, these were sweet and tender.

Out and About

For more than a year I have restricted myself to just two shopping expeditions per week. I've now increased that to three, hoping that more exercise will help to control my weight.

More Praise for Zoom

On Tuesday the U3A's monthly meeting was held on Zoom. The speaker was a photographer displaying a collection of splendid photographs taken all over the world. In normal times we'd have met in a church hall and seen the pictures projcted on a screen of which only a few members of the audience would have had a clear uninterrupted view, and even those few would have seen only a rather poor rendering of the pictures. Using Zoom we could see bright high resolution pictures. We could also adjust the sound level until the speaker was clearly audible without deafening us.

I shall be very sad if we ever resume physicsl meetings

Summer Clothes

Today, for the first time this year, I went shopping in my white Summer suit and Summer hat. Nothing remarkable happened during my excursion, but I still think it worth mentioning.

Shopping in the Sunshine

Today I wore my summer hat to go shopping, the first time I'd worn it this year. I also dispensed with a tie, but still felt a little hot. I may soon consider wearing my white summer suit.

An Expensive Repair

Recently I had new heela put on an ancient but much loved pair of shoes. The repair cost £19-95. I can remember when new heels cost five shillings!

Exploring Zoom

I've just found out how to use the Zoom whiteboard. It's quite a simple thing, allowing one to make freehand drawings, create a few standard shapes, enter text from the keyboard, and perform a few simple manipulations of whatever is on the screen, but it could still be useful.

Any reader who'd like to explore in my company should send me an email and I'll do my best to oblige.

Timely Blossom

My apple blossom is now almost over. The pear blossom was finished a few days ago. This is the first year for quite a while that the fruit trees have blossomed close to the time gardening books say they should. Presumably stimulated by global warming, they've been coming into bloom rather ealier. Last year pear blossom appeared in March.