I know it's very British, but the weather really is going a bit nuts at the moment. Unfortunately I'm learning exactly how cold it is outside by how freezy it is inside (I love my house, but it's a bit of a challenge to heat at the best of times and when it's super cold outside it's pretty much impossible!) but that just gives me a great reason to cosy up in my bedroom / study and do whatever I so please. Huzzah.
I am hoping to warm up sufficiently to brave the basement at some point as I've got some more seeds to plant. Operation Home Grow is going fairly well (in that now I'm in one place full-time I am avoiding death-by-drying-out significantly more) but there are more window ledges and more seeds available! Yesterday's disappointment was discovering some fruit bushes I'd brought (rather cheaply) seemed to be mainly stick and very little root. I'm going to give them a whirl and see if they resurrect themselves but my aspiration for blueberries and more raspberries may have to wait for another supply of bushes or another year.
Regardless of the weather, I'm really struggling to get my head around the fact that it's almost Easter. Earlier in the week I was getting bamboozled by the simple fact it wasn't 2012 any more. The year has already been incredibly full but Easter? Really? With a trip South planned for the Easter weekend coming up much more rapidly than I'd anticipated it seems to be a rollercoaster of fun and adventures at the moment. This weekend's adventure (to the Middlewood Trust) got rather kiboshed by the 4 ft snow drifts they've got but gave me a very legitimate reason not to subject myself to the crazy cold and be all snuggled up at home this weekend instead. Which was rather nice. Last weekend saw the hen weekend of a friend getting married in May which was great fun - we were staying in a cabin in Sherwood Forest...with a hot tub! Needless to say I spent a large chunk of my time in the hot tub and even managed an impromptu visit from another friend who lives down that way (sort of) who also got to benefit from the hot tub joys. Being in a cabin in the wood got me thinking about eco builds and ways to make best use of resources when it comes to outdoor hot tubs (which are SO on The List) but with the oodles of books on all my other hot topics lurking around the house, I think sustainable building will remain a brain-ponderance only (other than the times I stumble across books to browse).
Being in a different part of the world also gave me the opportunity to make the most of my National Trust membership and visit two new places, one of which was interesting (The Workhouse) and the other absolutely awesomely brilliant (Clumber Park). If you're ever in the area or have the opportunity, I would VERY highly recommend Clumber Park. The parklands are gorgeous and seem to go on forever, there are a variety of fun seats and shelters built in yesteryear (semi-circular stone seat with mosaic? Don't mind if I do) and the site of the mansion that used to be on the site (but was demolished almost a century ago) is incredibly evocative. I had a brilliant meander around and look forward to my next opportunity to drop in. Brilliant brilliant brilliant - and even more so because I had no expectations. Good times.
And this morning I managed my first proper lie-in in AGES (10am!) followed by some good old fashioned written correspondence before various other bits and pieces. Unexpected lazy weekends are brill.
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