hange of Plan...

Today the plan was to wait for the coalman to deliver our four bags of smokeless fuel, then we were going to go out for one of our free coffees and have a bit of a mooch somewhere. Last time the coal man came he couldn't get round to our back door which is via two fairly long passages, so the coal was left in our front garden. VT ended up heabing it round which was a bit of a job all in all.We must have missed the doorbell, so this time he wasn't taking any chances, both doors were left open, and he carried the doorbell round with him all morning.
Today, wouldn't you know it, he came at lunchtime, so it was far too late to go anywhere.The coalman said the coal bags weigh two stones!! no wonder VT found it a haul. This coalman is a tall thin wiry chappie, who certainly doesn't look like the type who heaves bags of coal around, but he lifts them like they are sacks of feathers. There must be a knack to it I suppose.
Lovely touches of yellow around the front garden but not much in the back garden yet.

The barrel by our front door is a mass of tiny dwarf daffodils and is a riot of colour at the moment. Cheers you up when you come in. They have such lovely little faces, tiny and perfectly formed.
My orchid plant is still doing well too, it resides on the kitchen table in our extension, and it first fglowered on the 1st december. here we are on the 16th of March and it is still a beautiful flower stem. Fantastic purple colour, my very favourite.

Isn't it gorgeous.
.Tonight we are having:
A simple pasta bake,
A little bit of garlic bread
A few carrots to go with to eke out the pasta.