Easter Monday BBQ at my place - just the family

The first of a new ritual

Mum and Si visit my place, on Good Friday, 18 April 2025.

It has been a beautiful day, really lovely temp, sunny and warm.

Forrest dies

8pm on 17 April 2025 In hospice, 'quietly and dignified' says Kylie Henderson, his daughter, my cousin. These are the last photos we have of him. He had dementia for the last few years. I think my Dad, hhis brother, would have been saddened to see him like this. He looks very much as his own father did, Herbert Brunton Cleveland, before he passed.

He was also an author! The Cleetons have brains!

Ambulance to Mum, Sat 11 April

Turns out she was fine, just found it hard to breathe in cooler temps.

My place from the side streets

Shed done and dusted!

Much better!

Interesting home

Lots of lovely antiques and collections and pattern, but a bit grubby, and a bit too much. I have some of this effect but cleaner and more measured. https://www.tat-london.co.uk/post/after-27-years-this-treasured-walthamstow-home-is-ready-for-its-next-custodian It reminds me of the tat in my own grandparents home when they were alive.

Still working on the shed

More shelves for shed, and lots of cleaning out going on. The kitties took to the safety of high-up and in the shed, when the scaffolding went up today. Their little faces!

Scaffolding for new roof goes up.

New roof going up on 22 April. Plus electrical work.

Photos of the house and scaffolding, from Mum's front garden, 10 April, 2025.

Taken from Mum's side of the street.

The rest of the shed shelves

After Bernie showed me what to do and how, and loaned me his rubber mallet, I managed to put up two more shelves. And I've just ordered another set!! Really trying to get the shed sorted out and get rid of stuff I don't need, including a couple of old shelving units I've had since Albury days!

SWe really do collect so much crap on the way!

Repotted the orchid

I stole this one from Ron's old orchid houses before they were demolished after he died. I had no idea what colour it was or anything. I found the little tag inside 'Belinda Turned out it was a Singapote orchid! How appropriate for me. I watched a few hoe to revive orchid videos on Youtube, using banana water, aloe vera water, and have snipped off the dead roots, and removed the old soil. I have potted it up in spagnum moss and a bit of orchid soil from Bunnings. Let's see if it grows. This could be my new thing, orchid growing!

Bernie helped me put up some shed shelves

Tidying up the shed - Easter holiday job.