ANOTHER nice day outside so after breakfast I dig a hole for Margaret to plant her recently-acquired lilac tree.

We stopped at a garden centre near Carlisle on the way back from last week’s show in Newcastle and Margaret appeared back at the car…with a tree. Her mum had one and she always liked the smell in the summer.

Anyway, the tree is now planted. Hope it thrives and brings some pleasure.

Margaret busies herself with lots of other stuff in the garden and I work on a custom brass pendant that’s been ordered.

While the brass is processing I hit the studio and design/order some stickers for my self and also for the community hydro society.

A courier drops off an order of blankets glass coasters which lets me get an order completed. It’s for a friend of Betty’s – I’ll go for a walk later and drop ‘em off.

A text message from the chemist isn’t he village lets me know my prescription is ready. The bike hasn’t been out the shed this year and this is a good opportunity to go for a spin – it’s dry and good weather so I don’t need to clean it when I get home!

Next job is fixing the security light on the side of the house. The darkness setting seems to be getting screwed up and it’s been coming on day and night. Not a huge issue but a waste of electricity, no matter how slight.

I get the ladders out and make some adjustments. Fixed. For the moment, anyway. I did this a few months ago then it started messing up again.

Finally a walk. I stop in at Betty’s to drop off the coasters…Seonaidh and Michelle are there and I’m persuaded to stop for a glass of wine before continuing my walk.