This morning has been a mix of bright sun and cloud.
Gave the wooden trough it's second coat of Colour Shades, transplanted some cuttings into larger pots and did lots of dead-heading. If the weather holds I'll get more pruning done......it seems endless just now and there has been so much growth in the shrubs.
Fairy, If you'd said you'd left the washing out I'd have got it in for you
The next thing on the gardening list is cutting back the seeding perennials in the front garden ... but they're soaking now and so will I be if I do it ...
I think the afternoon will be knitting .......... and making woolly pompoms .... son has decreed that his woolly hats must have pompoms ......... he's a grown man in his 40s
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have to be careful not to set a trend Joyce ... the last thing I knitted for son has resulted in a request from a famous musician for a similar jumper ............... we can't have our famous musicians looking silly in pompom hats now can we
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
So Pat .....back to "our" wood burner.........I edited the post just before your beautiful pic asking which wood you burn ? We use silver birch because of its bountiful supply.....thought you would like this poem for us wood burners
LOGS TO BURN
Logs to burn, logs to burn, Logs to save the coal a turn Here's a word to make you wise, When you hear the woodman's cries. Never heed his usual tale, That he has good logs for sale, But read these lines and really learn, the proper kind of logs to burn.
OAK logs will warm you well, If they're old and dry. LARCH logs of pine wood smell, But the sparks will fly. BEECH logs for Christmas time, YEW logs heat well. SCOTCH logs it is a crime, For anyone to sell.
BIRCH logs will burn too fast, CHESTNUT scarce at all HAWTHORN logs are good to last, If you cut them in the fall HOLLY logs will burn like wax You should burn them green ELM logs like smouldering flax No flame to be seen
PEAR logs and APPLE logs, they will scent your room. CHERRY logs across the dogs, Smell like flowers in bloom But ASH logs, all smooth and grey, burn them green or old; Buy up all that come your way, They're worth their weight in gold.
What a lot of chatterboxes you've been this morning.
Dove and Fairy, if you dump someone in the ignore cupboard, can they still send you IMs? just a thought?
Hopefully we'll have plenty of ASH to burn as the lovely tree surgeon is coming on Wednesday for a major " woodland management" session. I reckon we've got about 30 odd trees to come down.
Hubby has been down to the lake this morning. I'm not sure he knew what he was looking for ( and he's gone "up country" now, but he said it looked fine. I'll check when I get in from work later.
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This morning has been a mix of bright sun and cloud.
Gave the wooden trough it's second coat of Colour Shades, transplanted some cuttings into larger pots and did lots of dead-heading. If the weather holds I'll get more pruning done......it seems endless just now and there has been so much growth in the shrubs.
Fairy, If you'd said you'd left the washing out I'd have got it in for you
The next thing on the gardening list is cutting back the seeding perennials in the front garden ... but they're soaking now and so will I be if I do it ...
I think the afternoon will be knitting .......... and making woolly pompoms .... son has decreed that his woolly hats must have pompoms ......... he's a grown man in his 40s
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, why not make a pom pom hat......simply sew them all together or would that be a step too far ?
You've taken that too far Joyce.....
No harm done Dove - I wasn't away too long
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have to be careful not to set a trend Joyce ... the last thing I knitted for son has resulted in a request from a famous musician for a similar jumper ............... we can't have our famous musicians looking silly in pompom hats now can we
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
One customer so far
I'm BORED
Oh dear .................. what can you do to drum up some trade .....................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
So Pat .....back to "our" wood burner
.........I edited the post just before your beautiful pic asking which wood you burn ? We use silver birch because of its bountiful supply.....thought you would like this poem for us wood burners 
LOGS TO BURN
Logs to burn, logs to burn,
Logs to save the coal a turn
Here's a word to make you wise,
When you hear the woodman's cries.
Never heed his usual tale,
That he has good logs for sale,
But read these lines and really learn,
the proper kind of logs to burn.
OAK logs will warm you well,
If they're old and dry.
LARCH logs of pine wood smell,
But the sparks will fly.
BEECH logs for Christmas time,
YEW logs heat well.
SCOTCH logs it is a crime,
For anyone to sell.
BIRCH logs will burn too fast,
CHESTNUT scarce at all
HAWTHORN logs are good to last,
If you cut them in the fall
HOLLY logs will burn like wax
You should burn them green
ELM logs like smouldering flax
No flame to be seen
PEAR logs and APPLE logs,
they will scent your room.
CHERRY logs across the dogs,
Smell like flowers in bloom
But ASH logs, all smooth and grey,
burn them green or old;
Buy up all that come your way,
They're worth their weight in gold.
Last edited: 23 July 2017 13:36:40
I'd love a wood burner but not possible in a flat
Also would love a garden 
Afternoon all.
I've escaped the mayhem for an hour.
What a lot of chatterboxes you've been this morning.
Dove and Fairy, if you dump someone in the ignore cupboard, can they still send you IMs? just a thought?
Hopefully we'll have plenty of ASH to burn as the lovely tree surgeon is coming on Wednesday for a major " woodland management" session. I reckon we've got about 30 odd trees to come down.
Hubby has been down to the lake this morning. I'm not sure he knew what he was looking for ( and he's gone "up country" now, but he said it looked fine. I'll check when I get in from work later.