Very busy and mildly eventful day. I did a bit more digging on the patch destined to become a flower bed, widening it in a couple of places. Unearthed a huge beetle larva, probably a cockchafer. I know they eat tree roots, but I put it back in the ground anyway, under a shrub. Maybe there are others down there, but I like beetles.


My friend cut the lawn for me, I can't get the lawnmower out of the shed. I untangled the cable for him, and as I pulled on one bit, the piece that plugs into the mower flew up and hit me right on the nose, which set us both off laughing. Anyway, the lawn got mown, I swept the path, because there were grass clippings all over it, so that's nice and tidy now, then I went back to the patio bit and continued clearing the mound of soil and roots at one side. Cleared another square foot, and filled a bucket with soil. I'm getting there slowly. It would go faster if there weren't so many thick ivy roots in it, some of them are more than an inch in diameter, so I have to use my loppers on them.


No crafting, unsurprisingly, but I was given 8 more sets of cutting dies for my Cuttlebug as an Easter gift, very excited to trey them out when I have time.