Day 4 of the 100 day project
It was looking as if it might be tricky to find something which would count for the project today. Cold and cough continue. Continue to look like something the cat dragged in. And today we are off to Manchester to pick up grandchild number 4 from nursery and look after him overnight to give his hardworking parents a tiny break. I contemplated not going and letting Ian do it by himself but that just seemed too sad. So I was very aware of limited time and limited energy. Fortunately Ian had staking the amelanchier on his list and I decided that holding the post would obviously count as it was a vital part of the job! This is because we have adopted the practice of staking diagonally rather than vertically and diagonal stakes need someone to hold them at an angle in order to start them off right! We moved this amelanchier last year. There have been three planted up here by the shepherd's hut for five or six years, maybe seven. I...