The day of The Spring Clean..

VT has burst into activity today..and has decided to clear out the shed. The result of that is that loads of stuff has appeared outside the back door, and two trips made to the tip. He has found loads of things that were either rusty or no use any more, including a wheelbarrow, and two bikes. It's amazing how much stuff gets put into the shed, to be kept..in case.. or forgotten. Lots of half tins of paint. He is a busy little beaver in there today, and little Rusty keeps going in and out to see what he is doing. It's no wonder cats get locked in sheds, they are so nosy, then I suppose they go in and settle down then get locked in because they are so quiet.
It is a lovely sunny day today really, and the Spring Blossom is lovely in the back. We don't have a big garden, but there is quite a big plot of land between our house and the row of big houses beyond, and a number of trees.

This was taken in the snow, but it gives a good idea of the size of our patch. It is at the moment quite colourful, because the primroses are still out, and the Spireas are greening up beautifully. A lot of the pots are going to have to go though, because the snow and frost got to them this Winter, despite them being supposedly frost resistant.
All I did this morning was the ironing, which was quite enough with the bed linen on its own. It is lovely bedlinen but you do pay the price for it being pure cotton. At least we have two sets so there isn't the rush to get everything done in one day. God knows how my Mum used to do the washing, and get it dried. Monday was always washday in our house I wonder why? and the house would smell like a laundry for a couple of days, especially in the winter when it was cold. You could never see the fire for a clothes maiden in front of it with clothes on it drying. Then they say "The Good Old Days". We were watching the programme called Blitz street last night. it was very moving actually, what people put up with,losing everything when their homes were bombed out. terrible devastation, and loss of life. Some older people were recounting their memories and they were still moved even after all those years.Not surprising when you saw the sheer power of the bombs they dropped.
Tonight we are having:
Sun dried and Mozzarella escalopes,
Sliced and sauteed new potatoes,
Mixed vegetables with a mushroom sauce.