Yesterday I sowed salad seeds in the latest patch of topsoil and watered them in, and made a hanging basket for the front which I filled with a campanula, clearing quite a large space near the house.
The topsoil they sell in bags is odd. One lot was a bit powdery, and contained material which looked like roadstone chips. This lot was dark and full of humus, but no sandy material, and the odd piece of what seemed to be squidged plastic bag. Not what I would imagine to have been on the top of any soil profile any time recently.
Today I got up really early, and fixed the back gate, adding a lock to it, drilling a keyhole for the lock, and changing the position of the bolt loop (?) at the top, which didn't really engage with its bolt. This bolt could be drawn from outside, so wasn't really helpful to security, hence the lock. I have another, stronger bolt for lower down, too. The window cleaner will have to ask before coming in in future.
My appetite is rather peculiar this week. After days of eating large salads, I just don't feel up to preparing them. And I don't feel like eating any breakfast. I'm drinking loads of water = which doesn't need any preparation, and I ate a special rice from the Chinese takeaway yesterday, and a bowl of tinned rice pudding with raspberries today. Also a lot of cherries.

Penny