Well, in what is a surprise to no one, Plumber Guy decided not to appear here yesterday and opted not to tell anyone that he wasn't coming. Will he ever reappear? Who knows. Will PVC Guy decide to show up and do that part of the job on any random day in future? Only time will tell. From what I've observed and the things people tell me, this isn't really unusual. People either say they'll do a job on a certain day and don't or they just don't bother communicating. This isn't a situation that I can really do anything about--I'm not the one having the work done. And I know that F is also feeling like things are out of her control, although she does try to think of ways to solve the problem and act on those ideas. She's been dealing with this for 6 weeks or more at this point and she was told at the start that the work would be done by the last weekend of May. I know that she is doing everything she can and she is extremely frustrated and stressed about it.
We were outside this afternoon having a chat and she showed me where there are some pots and soil that I can use to plant a few veggies. I planted chard seeds the other day and they've sprouted. I'm pleased that I found the seeds because I have never seen chard in a grocery store here, except baby chard as part of a bagged salad mix. I have some cress, mizuna, and parsley seeds that I want to plant and I hope to get to a garden centre soon to pick up a few more seed packets for other greens and also radishes. Things like tomatoes don't do well here unless they're grown in a polytunnel or greenhouse. We're thinking about that for next year. I've got a couple different kinds of mint growing, which makes a lovely infusion to have either hot or cold. There is plenty of lemon balm and rosemary outside so I've been cutting some of that to use. I like each one--mint, lemon balm, rosemary--individually, but they're especially good in combination. I particularly like mint/lemon and rosemary/lemon.
And the flowers! F is a keen, creative, knowledgeable, and highly skilled flower gardener (and retired florist) so there are flowers everywhere. Today after our chat, in which I asked her about a certain flowering plant, she whipped up this arrangement for me, which is quite lovely.
The other day she gave me a rosebud which has since opened.
And of course the fuchsias are blooming.
Some flowers have already come and gone and still more are yet to come. I'm looking forward to seeing what blooms through the summer and into the autumn.
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