Week 40 - On the move again

 I am now back in England for the next few weeks and I am already missing Abruzzo, K & the furbies, and my garden and seedlings.  My one thought is will my sweetpea seedlings survive?  How about the melons, peppers, onions etc that are all still growing?  K already has a lot on his plate, keeping up with the land maintenance, renovation work and dealing with the twice daily feeding frenzy.... although he copes admirably with it all.  

Freddy has been going to bed at 4.45pm recently with no fuss or cajoling!!  This picture hanging in my current room below reminds me of home!

 The pair of 2 cockerels were a gift from the family and I will be taking these back to Abruzzo.  I love them!  Youcan see the weather yesterday was not good - lots of rain!

My bedtime reading over the next few weeks will consist of 'Backyard Composting'.  It is a brilliant book and I have already learned a lot from it!  I bought it from a charity shop for only one pound - a real bargain!  I discovered that I must never ever add Oleander leaves and its flowers to the compost bin as it is poisonous and may affect the vegetation.  I am guilty of adding it to the mix, I won't ever do it again!! 

Also another interesting fact is that bits of bay laurel leaf plants in a compost bin may deter healthy plant growth due to the toxins and acids contained in them.  Again I feel a bit bad now because I chopped lots of a bay tree branches and added it to the compost mix last week!  I won't do this again either .....

 Out and about with my mum we had a lovely lunch in Fred & Jacobs a local cafe / restaurant.  I noted they were hiring and so took a photo.  I will inform students at school tomorrow if they wish to find a part time job, this might be a good place as it is small and very friendly.

Another lovely gift was waiting for me when I arrived - a jewellery stand.  I love it as reminds me of the days I used to dress up in glamorous outfits such as the one below.  I still like a bit of glitter though, but I rarely get the opportunity to dress up in this way in the middle of the rural countryside in Abruzzo!!

This is a very short post this week as I have been very busy with online work, catching up with family, and tomorrow I begin full time teaching again at the Lake School.  Also I am doing a six-week course with the Consultants-e on mLearning, and so there will  not be much Me-Time over the next few weeks.  However, it is going to be an exciting and challenging time ahead.  I just need to be super organized and hopefully I will rise to the challenge :-)