Scooters, veggies and changing the flower beds

 Thank you for comments, I'm fairly sure that husband will have forgotten the idea of an electric bike or mobility scooter by next year, so it's not really a serious problem, it's simply the latest idea (yes notion, Jane!) he's got in his head.  Most of his ideas, which he's initially very fixated on, are eventually forgotten about or superseded by something else.  And Jane, good point about the mobility aspect - well, losing mobility, not good for him when he's been specifically told by his GP and cardiac consultant that he must keep up his fitness levels as much as possible....I'll drop that into the conversation the next time he starts on about a scooter, thanks!

I know why he's suddenly got the idea of a mobility scooter - there are 3 old boys in our road who all have them.  One isn't that old (around my age) but he can't walk, he broke his back in an accident and has been wheelchair bound since.  The other 2 down the bottom of our road are both quite a bit older, 70s or 80s - I don't really know either of them so don't know what their health conditions are that require them to use the scooters.  We see the 2 of them (they're obviously buddies) zooming out of the road together a couple of times a week, and the 3rd younger one goes out with his wife (also my age, but very slim and fit and walks very fast) for long walks and up the hill to their allotment regularly.  So I think husband fancies the idea of kind of being in a gang of ageing bikers! (he used to ride a motorbike in his youth).  A sort of retired hell's angel if you like 😉😁

This morning husband decided he didn't like his room the way it was and wanted to change the layout.  Sigh.  He did most of the furniture shifting (my back still hasn't recovered from the beginning of the week), I just helped a bit and directed operations.  I have to admit it does look better now.

Tomorrow I must roast another panful of courgettes and tomatoes and freeze them for soup or pasta sauces, we're still inundated with them.  I might roast some of the shallots as well, we had a wheelbarrow full that husband pulled up.  I don't want to pickle them, neither of us is very fond of pickles in vinegar.  Even though all our veggies had a late start this year, due to the spring being so wet and cold, they've certainly picked up and done very well since.  My flower bed has really suffered in the heat though, it's looking very dried up.  As our summers seem likely to be hotter now due to climate change, I might have to think about getting more drought resistant plants.