It\u2019s woman versus machine here and round one has gone to the machine. Don\u2019t worry, nothing bad has happened. The greenhouse is still in one piece and none of us has been injured. Mum braced herself to get the big mower out yesterday. It was the first time she had done it on her own. On the plus side she had huge fun riding round the garden on it. On the down side she completely failed to pick up any of the grass cuttings. Oh she tried. She even resorted to reading the manual, and that\u2019s real desperation in this house. Her conclusion is that there is a blockage and it needs clearing, but try as she might she can\u2019t get to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum is back to using her old friend the small electric mower and taking six hours to cut the grass. She\u2019s happy. In reality we\u2019re happy as it means more time together outside. She\u2019s forming a plan for the other mower. She thinks it may need to be turned over to get to the part that\u2019s blocked. Before she does that she needs it to run out of fuel. She\u2019s going to ride around just for the fun of it until the tank runs out of fuel. I did ask what happens if it runs out a long way from the shed and then she can\u2019t fix it. She is going to worry about that if it happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile it was a very odd afternoon with a visit from my human aunt. I haven\u2019t seen her for ages. I\u2019m very fond of her as she came to pick me up from Switzerland when I was a puppy. Oddly she came, set a tent up in the garden and then put it away again. It was something to do with needing an open space to set it up and make adjustments, but it struck me as odd. I\u2019d quite like to go on a holiday in a tent, but Mum says it will have to be with someone other than her, so that\u2019s out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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