Buddleia, spring vegetables and cold hands

I had a day off today, and though cold the weather was dry, so I was on a step ladder cutting back  a clematis, which comes over the fence from my neighbours' all over my shed rof.  It blocks the gutter I have round the roof which connects to a water butt.  I cleared as much as I could reach.

I then had another go at my other neighbour's buddleia.  The branches that go up vertically will have to be left but I hope to get all the rest down in one or two more sessions, and there will be so much  more light in both my and her gardens.

I sawed some of the thicker bits of the buddleia to store for wood.  Difficult to know what to do.  If it doesn't burn well I've wasted the time sawing it and the space saving it.  But if it does burn well I will regret not sawing more.

My hands got cold and then, with all the activity, warm again.

I was able to pick a small bunch of swiss chard and a big bunches of chives to have in a vegetable stew.