The Solstice Before.

Witches use their multifunction brooms to tidy up the celebrations at FoggHenge. Actual visitors zero (well there is a silly lockdown in place).

Large gardens are definitely hard work. Constant grass cutting, weeding, edging, hedges. The list goes on

But so so worth it. The borders are colouring up now. The alliums are a first for me. Very pretty with their cornflower neighbours.

The veg patch is looking good. Peas, french beans, beetroot, carrots, potatoes and this year it’s Romanesque and Purple Sprouting Broccoli. Fingers crossed.

A long and tiring day where Mrs Fogg planted some more flower things in the garden as I replaced the garage floor protection (after 4 days of constant rain the original set of wooden beams let a stream into the garage). Fingers crossed this actually works, rubber strips and bonding glue.

Time for a BBQ as Miss Willow nicks one of the reclining chairs (tiring eating and sleeping don’t ya know). And Mrs Fogg heard an ice cream van, so it was time to hunt down the illusive Mister Whippy for a double 99 with sprinkles! Awesome

What to do with your boredom, set your house up like a socially distanced shop

Not content with seeing a personal trainer each week- which is fab!! (I can now bicep curl 7kg woo) I realised I’m not really doing much cardio.

Cue then the Couch to 5k app and an attempt to do more cardio. Day 1 and after 20 mins of following the apps instructions it helpfully informs me that I managed 8 minutes of running. Super then! Good job I’m not out of breath and shattered after that – oh wait, yes I am, and hungry too.

I’ve also got a teeny 15 day challenge to have a go at too. Day 1 is all 3 sets. Nailed it!!

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