The food to pick up for the lovely Ms M was fairly predictable - as much fruit and vegetables as Feed the Hill could spare plus some pasta and rice. She was really pleased with what I brought back. She asked me to post a couple of job applications for her, we chatted about interviews and how she might cope returning to work, given her disabilities.

A small but perfectly formed group of GG-ers took on an a short run to a brand new task at Alexander Care Home.

The main task for the evening was weeding the flower beds. The team are hoping to plant lots of flowers for the residents to enjoy.

Armed with tools that seemed to bend and have a mind of their own, we got stuck into the task. An hour had flown by and in between weeding, we spotted a rocking horse and also admired the giant garden.

We'll be back over summer and looking forward to seeing how this project progresses!

I've done many missions for Mr V (aka Mr J) and he was pleased to see me again. 😊 It turned out that there was no prescription to be collected but instead a squirrel feeder needed assembling. Whilst Mr V finished writing his shopping list I began screwing the squirrel feeder together. Unfortunately the screwdrivers were a bit worn and it was taking ages to put in just a few screws. 😩 And one of the screws was missing from the pack!🤨 Mr V decided to add a new screwdriver and some screws to the shopping list. I managed to get all the items on the list (minus papaya) and was able to finish the squirrel feeder and hang it on one of the trees in Mr V's garden.🌳 Mr V was very happy and mentioned he'd be getting a squirrel home soon. 🐿 This will also need assembling. 🧰 Watch this space. 😉

The last time we did this task it was dark and even though we shifted a whole pile of woodchip, there were still gaps and the saplings need as much mulch as possible to ensure they have the best start and grow big and strong!

Most of the group were assembled at Glass Mill (Welcome John to your first Lewisham GoodGym session) and a Steve and Linda were meeting us at Ladywell Fields.

A short run tonight (I save the long ones for post-marathon..) and before we knew it we were at Ladywell Fields and ready to get stuck in.

We soon got into a rhythm of moving the wheelbarrows and buckets along the row of saplings. Ensuring each sapling has 1m radius of woodchip and a depth of up to 5cm. We were missing one person though, Steve was lost in Ladywell Fields, 600+ good deeds and you'd think he'd know our presence a mile off! Once Steve found us, he got started on some speedy shoveling of the woodchip into the wheelbarrows and buckets. What was good about Steve not being able to find us was that it shows just how many projects we've been involved in in Ladywell Fields (Tiny Forest, The Orachard...).

We powered through the rest of the woodchip and made sure all the saplings were protected - task well done team!

There was just time for a quick group photo and for Lindsay to return a broom that was nearly coming back to Glass Mill with us!

Next week we have a brand new task clearing the garden to make it more beautiful for residents.

Fortunately I checked with the lovely Mr J before ai messed things up, it was Ovaltine not Horlicks that he wanted. As for the rest of the shop, it was quite straightforward although the pumpkin was more problematic than normal as the market stall I usually buy from isn’t there on a Thursday.

… well bag to be precise. I’ve been shopping for the lovely Ms Y for almost a year and realised that this was the last time I’d see before Easter, so bought her a well known brand of chocolate bunny. Her face lit up when I got it out of the bag - it was worth it just for that. As for the rest of the shop it was similar to most shops although there was a trip to the pharmacy too.