They say that if you want something done you should ask a busy person.
The busier I am the more I seem to be able to do. I admit that I am at my happiest when I have a number of things on the go and I go to bed a tired happy bunny.
I am a great list maker ...sometimes I even make lists of lists......sad I know....anyway while having my morning lemon juice I write down everything I HAVE to do, everything I HOPE to do and everything I WOULD LIKE. To do.
Of course HAVE TO'S ...HAVE TO be done.They are always top of the list.
As for the rest....well...
The list is a like a never ending story.
As well as always adding to the list there are some jobs you just keep putting off because they are not very appealing even though you know you have to do them sometime.
Also STUFF just seems to get in the way...
Sometimes GOOD stuff ...like the day we sold our table. we got on like a house on fire with the couple who came to buy it so 2 and a 1/2 hours and a few coffees later we realised that the mornings work was out of the window. Love it!
Sometimes BAD. Stuff like the morning we could hear funny noises in the kitchen and discovered we hadn't shut the freezer door properly and everything was defrosting all over the floor. Looking on the bright side I did get the floor washed!
I wonder if there is anyone so well organised that they actually do everything on their daily list ?
As I write this now I have several things that appear daily on my list. We still haven't tiled the shower ...on the list since April. Moving the banana tree.....too late now and will have to wait till next year.
Priorities for me are the fruit and veg . That's what is going to keep us fed over the winter.
So top of the daily list is checking what is ready and needs picked, weeding around the plants and looking out for any bugs and diseases.
July is also a busy time to "recolte" ....collect all your produce....then comes all the preparation, freezing preserve making.
July is the start of most of your first planting being ready for harvesting...beetroot, potatoes, onions as well as strawberries, raspberries and courgettes.
Harvesting has been a little later for me this year due to the rain. The rain this year has been both a help and a hindrance. The celery, onions and beetroot have thrived but the potatoes are not very happy. The tomatoes,peppers and cucumbers are craving sunshine. It will be another few weeks before we will be enjoying these.
At the start of the season the daily collection of rasps, blackcurrants and blueberries usually isn't enough for a dessert that day so they go straight into the freezer in my mixed berry box to use for in the winter. Just open freeze them for a few hours and then put them in a container.
In Charente, this year blight problems are hitting both potatoes and tomatoes. Not only has the sale of Bordelaise rocketed there have been reports of it being sold out in many garden centres so treating them is this way has not been possible for those who couldn't get any.
My potatoes are looking a bit sad but its not down to blight...I think the roots were just drowned in the rain.
. I'm really happy with the kiwi tree this year....lots of fruit which I have been thinning out ...so am hoping those left will continue to fatten up. I planted the tree ( its a male/female) when we arrived in April 2014. Last year we had 5 kiwis that grew no bigger than cherry tomatoes.
Kiwis grow really well in Charente providing you place them in the sunniest spot and make sure they have a good weekly watering and feed.
On another note......forget the work and.......
MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.....on your to do list add enjoying the sun while its here. It's late arriving in Charente and there's no guarantee that it will stay so make sure you factor in some
"Repose" time .
We all need to recharge the batteries and indulge in soaking up some vitamin D. After which you will refreshed to tackle your LIST!
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