May 5th and time to virtually celebrate the Mexican defeat of France in Pueblo 1862, also known as any chance to party, drink and dress up and boy did the Folks surpass themselves. Such good fun, your prize is on its way.

And the evening was topped off with Mrs Fogg’s world famous chicken tacos plus some shop bought refried beans (which come out of the can looking like dog chow and no doubt will not change in texture for the rest of their journey).

All done, another border dug, one small circle dug.

The garden is looking lovely although cutting the grass will be much harder.

Our fruit trees are taking shape too – pears starting to form, and the lilac this year is lovely and scented.

We even got chance to enjoy a little sunshine

So there is a mouse under that darn planter. And I ain’t moving until I get it.

When Working From Home means little Willow has to join in by having one of her many baskets in the study as well, just to keep an eye on the workers

Mrs Fogg planted a Plum Tree last year and oh yes look at my plums

And here is Mrs Fogg’s Fairy Garden with my little fairy lights, so pretty (shh don’t tell her I have another 16 of these bad boys arriving to guide the planes in to land if we ever get any of course).

And of course the lights in The Fogg Cabin

“More borders to have to swerve around???” Yup.

Meet our latest border. Located on the site of a giant glass pit where some shed or outhouse must have been raised to the ground, complete with glass windows, terracotta plant pots, wood frames, bricks and boulders. Still, despite having glass soil, it makes a pretty border.

We have found some amazing bodge ups in this house, no continuous Earth, an unconfigured and expensive heating system and a leaking garage roof to name but a few items. So it comes as no surprise that the outside tap was leaking and as we tried to replace it, the entire pipe work that connects to the sink and dishwasher, had no fixing from outside and was just a bit of soldered copper. Upshot as we tried to replace the tap all of the pipe work came loose causing the fixings to leak.

Try getting hold of a plumber in lockdown, 2 no answers, 1 if it’s an emergency I can come in 3 days time. Enter super plumber who arrived and replaced all of the pipe work and secured it to the outside wall for a paltry £60