Firstly, where do I get a local lad to come and cut the grass? It takes 12’ to cut my lawn and there’s a good lawn mower in the garage. The drive-speed is either 0 or about Too-much mph for me to keep up. I’ll offer £10 if anyone can do Bristol, BS6. I wish I knew the local whatsapp group to ask.
Next I’m looking for picnic sites and locations with direct (250m or so) access to nature. Again, around Bristol. I know a few places around the Cotswold area, but not many with immediate access to the countryside. There must be a website? Most parking spots require a 1km walk which is too much. Google Earth is a great tool, but I need pointers !
I just did my first bit of gardening ; 15 min… exhausted but the start of a new era !!
Do you have the Nextdoor app? I often see people advertising on there for gardeners, odd job people? It’s a local thing so someone near you should know someone.
Can’t help with picnic sites other than suggesting google i’m afraid.
Hey, by the way, AgeUK Bristol even do Tai Chi Shibashi classes Welcome to Age UK Bristol
Good place to make new friends and socialise after a class. It’s just one of reasons I go to so many and is also great for improving my aphasia.
Think this is just for the same group just advertised via local council website ( Friends Ageing Better)
Also, your local church and supermarket notice boards might be a good place to find someone to mow the lawn.
There are lots advertising grass cutting etc on our local Facebook pages and easy on there to just ask as well. Also there are usually opinions on where to go for picnics etc too …
Whatever one you follow, just ask exactly as you have done here for example “looking for someone to cut the grass, any recommendations “ …… you will probably get someone replying direct …. That’s how we first got our gardener and been coming regularly every two weeks in the summer …and very reasonably priced ….
More enjoying nature from an armchair. Sited two bird feeders. Six feet from window, one filled peanuts the other a mix of seeds and suet pellets. Sit contently watching comings and goings, love all birds even jackdaws who are determined to dismantle them, wood pigeon whose technique is to deliberately crash into seed feeder to release seed to peck up from ground. Slowly built up to 14 different species. Stroke affected my vision but enough to see birds, size, shape and cololour bit confusing at times but I get there.
