Happy Muslim Mama: Back to Booting and Garden Project 2009

As there are no boot markets during winter I have been putting my spare change in a little purse that Long-Suffering Sister gave me. This morning I woke up to March and asked the other half nicely if we can go see if any of the markets are on yet.We left the kids asleep with the brother-in-law to keep an eye on them and headed towards Thurrock in Essex. We managed to find a small market on the Old A13 road (yes that’s as opposed to the new A13). It was nice to be out so early on a Sunday and I managed to bag a few bargains. These were for the kids and cost under £5.

I managed to pick up a few books for 20p each, the “Great Big Cookie Book” was beautifully illustrated and I look forward to trying some recipes from it. The rest were gardening books, which I suppose is appropriate considering Spring is heading this way.

I bought a tray of primroses (50p a pot or 15 for £5), although it’s probably a bit early to put flowers out. My husband didn’t seem very impressed when I went back for a second tray, but I wasn’t so keen on the power tools he found either. In the end I managed to fill 10 big pots with these to put out front.

The garden doesn’t look too horrendous here, but it’s going to take a bit of work to get the bellbine, nettles and blackberries under control that seem to have invaded. Plus someone is going to have to clear all the empty paint cans, tools, planks of wood and assorted junk.