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Picture above fresh from the iPad! I took it an hour ago!
I woke up tired again today so after getting essential housework done I settled down to watch The Sewing Bee with a coffee and my knitting. I am still working on the incubator blanket. It seems to have a design of an elephant on it. I shall press on and get it finished quickly.
Watered the back garden after lunch as the day was warm and sunny. Flowers are coming out - more every day.
Didn't go to the allotment today - We went the usual walk and stopped at Filco for supplies.
I decided not to join in the clapping today for essential workers. It's not that I disagree with it - I don't, but I think the time has now come to show our appreciation by giving decent wages for the hard work and sacrifices. This sums it up:
Turkish officials and the company at the centre of the decision by the NHS to impound 400,000 unusable protective gowns have claimed they are yet to receive a complaint or demand for a refund from the health service.
Their statements seemingly contradicted assurances made by Downing Street on Thursday that the UK was in negotiations to obtain refunds or replacements after it had emerged embarrassingly that the gowns failed to meet British safety standards.
A Turkish diplomatic source told the Guardian that the country was trying to understand what the exact problem was. “So far nobody approached us or claimed for anything from any company in Turkey,” the source added.
Three weeks ago, the communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, promised that the gowns would arrive as part of an 84-tonne shipment at a time when NHS staff were warning there was only a few days worth of protective equipment left.
But the goods trumpeted by Jenrick turned out to be unusable – the latest in a string of hasty NHS procurement decisions during the coronavirus crisis that also saw ministers buy 3.5m antibody tests that turned out not to work and 250 Chinese-supplied ventilators that were deemed to be dangerous.
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Quote - We must not take the faults of our youth into our old age; for old age brings with it its own defects. Goethe
Random Photo
Another DIY project from our sojourn in the Auvernge. Here are the instructions should you wish to copy the idea.
Very large dog food tins are required.
For each planter you will need an odd number of dog food tins (1,250kg) spray paint (suitable for external use), a length of wire, a length of raffia, small stones or coarse gravel, planting compost and plants. (Pansies or begonias work well).
Some tools: a large nail and a hammer, and a pair of pliers.
Take each cleaned and empty tin and puncture several drainage holes in the bottom with the nail and hammer. Spray each tin with your paint. When dry group them together and fasten with the wire around tightening with the pliers. Put in position (they will be heavy when filled and tricky to move), put in a layer of stones or gravel and fill with compost. Top with a plant in each tin, then tie the raffia around to hide the wire in an artistic manner. Nice, isn't it?
TOT ZIENS! Keep clapping!
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