Lovely day yesterday, even nicer today

 It was a lovely day yesterday, both weather wise and job wise.  I got washing on the line first thing, it dried easily in the bright sunshine with a moderate breeze blowing.  Husband did some jobs in the garden - erecting the supporting cane structure for the climbing French beans we'll be putting in.  He also planted the courgette plantlets - I thought it was a bit early for them to go out, but he covered them up with fleece and insists they'll be fine (I hope so).  He sowed some more carrot seeds and some dried peas - I've read lots of times that people sow ordinary dried peas for cooking bought from the supermarket, they use them as pea shoots for salads, picking them when young....sounds good so we thought we'd give it a go.  We soaked them overnight first, as recommended.  He watered and weeded as necessary, then sat in the garden enjoying the sunshine in the afternoon.

I made 2 cottage pies - I don't have a dish large enough for a big 8-person one (nor a big enough oven, come to that, seeing as I've only got my Ninja multi cooker, another air fryer and a microwave).  So I made 2, 4-serving ones.....there was enough of the meat mixture left for another couple of meals for husband - it all went in the freezer.  I also made a raspberry and blueberry sponge-topped pudding, it'll do us for 3 days worth of puds.  I don't put sugar in the fruit, and cut down the sugar in the sponge mix by 1/3 to 1/2, I've reduced the sugar in baked goods for a few years now, it makes little difference to the taste and husband has never even noticed.  We shouldn't really be eating sweet or carby things anyway, due to diabetes, but at our ages I don't feel like denying ourselves simple pleasures once in a while.

My cleaner didn't come on Monday, due to it being a bank holiday, so I did a couple of the jobs that she normally does.  She did offer to squeeze me in yesterday instead, but I said it was fine, I'd manage.  I didn't want her having to rush through her other jobs and have a longer working day to accommodate me.  It was very kind of her to offer though, she is so thoughtful and caring.  I sat out in the garden with husband for an hour in the afternoon, it was lovely if a bit breezy.

Today though there's almost no breeze, bright blue sky and very warm already, it's going to be a gorgeous day.  We've decided to take a picnic and go to the park in town, people have been saying on our local FB page that the flower beds and blossom trees are looking wonderful right now.  Dogs aren't allowed so we can't take Betty (we wouldn't anyway as there are dozens of squirrels in that park, which she'd be wanting to chase).  It's usually very quiet in there as the park, although being in the centre of town, is hidden behind the shops so most tourists don't realise it's there.  It's very much a local secret.  It's busier in the summer holidays, there's a bandstand and lots of events take place in the park, which are publicised on posters and on FB so more people get to hear about it.