I have courgettes to spare too so will be trying the lemony cake as we now know the chocolate one is delish.
Busy start to the day. Tried for a lie-in but was woken by Minstrel jumping in thru the bathroom window and loudly announcing her offering of a large dead mouse. Sorted that out and fed the kittens then headed back to bed only to be woken again because she'd gone out and got another victim for Cosmos to play with. Sorted that out too and sent OH for juice and coffee. That led to a trip to the bathroom on my own account and Minstrel flew in and dropped a live mouse in the bath! Might have to get her a collar and bell!
Warm and sunny witha slightly hazy sky so an hour of sunbathing for me this PM and sewing. Only have a week left to make 2 new frocks for Possum and finish a jacket as well as the remaining visits she wants to fit in so am on a mission.
Hugs to WW and her OH. So sad for everyone.
Hope your anti-histamines are working Hosta.
Pat - that's lovely. Great to have such skill and patience.
FG - hope you get to do your hills.
Hi to everyone else and hugs where needed.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Such sad news for Wonky's Hub and family. Hugs from me too.
More votes for "Polka" raspberries, I see... I've not yet managed to find an Irish supplier but will keep looking. I suspect they can be shipped from Britain though, for a fee of course.
Current advice re insect bites and stings seems to be oral antihistamines, plus anaesthetic cream to relieve pain or itching. Wonder what beasties you have living in your lake, Hosta?
All the 3 viewers of our little house this morning loved it, and expressed interest to the estate agents. Normal practice would be to accept the first intimation of interest, which was from a couple of professional women who've already got a house they own in Manchester, but who fancied living nearer open country. We've gone instead for a young joiner working for a local firm, needing to move closer to his 3-year-old son, who he sees at weekends. Hope we've made the right choice - it was a "heart" decision based on the young man's need, rather than any hard-headed business reason...
We have had a total of 0 courgettes from our one plant this year. Something - squirrels? Voles? Mice? likes them very young (about 2") and all we are left with are small stumps with tooth marks in. I do buy local ones from the market though, and eat them myself, since OH had too many marrows in his youth and can't see the point of them, or of courgettes ("marrows with no flavour", he says ). Ah well, all the more for me...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Hosta .................. at least someone was serving someone .... in 'our' GC today there was an added attraction ........ 'SHREK' .......... somehow I've managed to avoid Shrek for my whole life, but there was a large green furry person waving at me and surrounded by GC staff and hordes of small children and their parents ................. I managed to negotiate my way through the throng, scooted past the spring bulbs (which were on sale, but not in The Sale) ... selected what I wanted to buy and went to the checkout .............. there were no staff there other than two lads with walkietalkies who were trying to find someone to sex a rabbit in the pet shop for a stressed mother and child .............. I nearly volunteered to inspect said rabbit, but thought better of it ............... the lads ignored me and the queue building up behind me until I called to them that we needed someone to take our money.
One of the lads came over and stood behind the till and said, there's no staff where they should be ... we told them we'd need extra staff if Shrek was coming, but they've been reducing staff all summer and then they organise events which will bring loads of children here, on a Saturday morning ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Obelixx thanks for your kind words. It's was only a little play with my art things, because I'm really out of practice. I plan on trying to work out which tree it came off so that I can draw the bark. I might even be able to identify it. There are so many Eucs out there, that it could have come from any of them.
anyway, must get to bed. We are just catching up on CNN about the hurricane, then tv will be off for the night.
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One more thing ticked off the list LP
Oops I appear to be on my head!
sorry
A A Milne
G'day all.......strange weather here , it's all over the place .....
Just picked these from the garden ......hope to finally try courgette cake later
I thought you were being very clever LilyP
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have courgettes to spare too so will be trying the lemony cake as we now know the chocolate one is delish.
Busy start to the day. Tried for a lie-in but was woken by Minstrel jumping in thru the bathroom window and loudly announcing her offering of a large dead mouse. Sorted that out and fed the kittens then headed back to bed only to be woken again because she'd gone out and got another victim for Cosmos to play with. Sorted that out too and sent OH for juice and coffee. That led to a trip to the bathroom on my own account and Minstrel flew in and dropped a live mouse in the bath! Might have to get her a collar and bell!
Warm and sunny witha slightly hazy sky so an hour of sunbathing for me this PM and sewing. Only have a week left to make 2 new frocks for Possum and finish a jacket as well as the remaining visits she wants to fit in so am on a mission.
Hugs to WW and her OH. So sad for everyone.
Hope your anti-histamines are working Hosta.
Pat - that's lovely. Great to have such skill and patience.
FG - hope you get to do your hills.
Hi to everyone else and hugs where needed.
GGGRRRRRR
Drove 20 miles to the garden centre to find the spring bulbs aren't for sale yet.
I told them I'd called yesterday specifically to ask if the bulbs were in stock and included in the 25% off sale.
He just turned his back on me and served someone else.
Hello all!
Such sad news for Wonky's Hub and family. Hugs from me too.
More votes for "Polka" raspberries, I see... I've not yet managed to find an Irish supplier but will keep looking. I suspect they can be shipped from Britain though, for a fee of course.
Current advice re insect bites and stings seems to be oral antihistamines, plus anaesthetic cream to relieve pain or itching. Wonder what beasties you have living in your lake, Hosta?
All the 3 viewers of our little house this morning loved it, and expressed interest to the estate agents. Normal practice would be to accept the first intimation of interest, which was from a couple of professional women who've already got a house they own in Manchester, but who fancied living nearer open country. We've gone instead for a young joiner working for a local firm, needing to move closer to his 3-year-old son, who he sees at weekends. Hope we've made the right choice - it was a "heart" decision based on the young man's need, rather than any hard-headed business reason...
We have had a total of 0 courgettes from our one plant this year. Something - squirrels? Voles? Mice? likes them very young (about 2") and all we are left with are small stumps with tooth marks in. I do buy local ones from the market though, and eat them myself, since OH had too many marrows in his youth and can't see the point of them, or of courgettes ("marrows with no flavour", he says
). Ah well, all the more for me... 
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Hosta .................. at least someone was serving someone .... in 'our' GC today there was an added attraction ........ 'SHREK' .......... somehow I've managed to avoid Shrek for my whole life, but there was a large green furry person waving at me and surrounded by GC staff and hordes of small children and their parents ................. I managed to negotiate my way through the throng, scooted past the spring bulbs (which were on sale, but not in The Sale) ... selected what I wanted to buy and went to the checkout .............. there were no staff there other than two lads with walkietalkies who were trying to find someone to sex a rabbit in the pet shop for a stressed mother and child .............. I nearly volunteered to inspect said rabbit, but thought better of it ............... the lads ignored me and the queue building up behind me until I called to them that we needed someone to take our money.
One of the lads came over and stood behind the till and said, there's no staff where they should be ... we told them we'd need extra staff if Shrek was coming, but they've been reducing staff all summer and then they organise events which will bring loads of children here, on a Saturday morning ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Obelixx thanks for your kind words. It's was only a little play with my art things, because I'm really out of practice. I plan on trying to work out which tree it came off so that I can draw the bark. I might even be able to identify it. There are so many Eucs out there, that it could have come from any of them.
anyway, must get to bed. We are just catching up on CNN about the hurricane, then tv will be off for the night.
I've seen that lake .............. take it from me ............. it's crocodiles
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.