Turbulant priest.

A new character for the soap - no less than the Archbishop of Canterbury.

What is he up to?

I'm sure that religion has a place in politics but he seems to be questioning the Governments right to govern - watch "Question Time" for varied manic comments.

We've had a relaxing day - to Coleshill for 9.00am for G's doctor's appointment, three hours early!

I did collect my Wimbledon tickets from the club secretary & take my blood pressure on the machine in the doctors' waiting room, as requested. The printer didn't work & you had to kneel on the floor as the chairs are welded in place. Nevertheless, all was well as my BP was a mere 122/79, which the receptionist made a note of for my records.

I cleaned the Church with Maurice, concentrating on the cobwebs & the windows as the spiders greatly outnumber the humans & make considerably more mess.

G made his second visit to the doctors.

We lunched on kippers & coleslaw so needed to rest a little before tackling the garden.

This involved falling asleep in the conservatory for a short time.

We both did.

Re-energised, we dug out one of the remaining two tree roots , digging masses of roots out of that border. We gave up on the last enormous root at about 6.30pm, having shifted the odd tonne of soil & axed about a dozen roots, due to a combination of tiredness, hunger & the threat of rain.

I had a soak in the bath & cooked dinner - salmon with root ginger & soy sauce with jasmine rice & petit pois, whilst G watched "Mega cities".

We watched the D of E programme (similar to the ITV one last week, but Fiona Bruce in place of Alan Titch).

Thomas day tomorrow so up & away to the gym whilst G does things in Solihull & then does jobs at P&A's.

Rain forecast for tomorrow - save watering the hanging tomatoes

Sunday is "Open Farm Day" as widely mentioned in "The Archers" (Brian is opening Home Farm this year to give David a break, at Brookfields)

Plums Farm is open in Coleshill & another farm in Knowle.

This does clash with Maxstoke castle open afternoon, we'll try to fit in both, after matins at Sh (with baptism) & OW, if time allows.

NW has open Gardens all weekend.

Spoilt for choice!

Get out & visit a farm, do a guided farm walk, ride in a trailer & feed a cow, this Sunday.