Sister and neice coming for tea so just thinking about a recipe for a chicken stew/bake and apple cake or 'grumble'. Have cleaned the bath, in case little one fancies a splash after tea - she loves my bath as it's a corner one so a novelty. My back is in half now though so painkillers and coffee in order.
Sort of AR. Woken up at 6:30 - still dark! - by dogs clamouring for their dad cos OH got back at about 11pm and went to bed after the rapturuous welcome. I went back to bed and dozed and read and cuddled Cosmos, Rasta, both and Minstrel in turn. All very busy playing with each other on and around my bed.
Since then I've managed to grate my thumb while preparing an overgrown courgette to make fritters for lunch and we've heaved the dead freezer outside to finish draining before hoiking it into Sally to go to the dump.
Pottering with oak cleaning products this pm. Just some fancy wood soap. Nothing toxic, and then much oil and nourishment when they're dry.
Dentist for me tomorrow morning. Hope you visit went well LP. Love your plumber story Liri and the sound of your neighbours and old photos Busy.
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)."
The sun's just come out here. So far today is going better than yesterday. I hope the same is true for all the Forkers (including Forker offsets, such as Chicky's Dad)
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
The Euphorbia was a huge one at RHS Rosemoor yesterday. That fasciated bit was about a foot across! May be bit more.
I bought two Verbena Hastata pink and a Slavia, pale pink, Hosta bought some water irises and a gorgeous huge pot of Salvia Amistad, I chose it because it had lots of cutting material on it??
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Has everyone been very busy this evening? No posts since 14.34, it says...
Just back from a Park Volunteers monthly meeting. We've got a lot of money to spend (thanks to the Heritage Lottery fund), but the process of putting work out to tender, and dealing tactfully with latecomers who can't see why we can't spend the money on this or that pet project rather than on the agreed scheme for which the money has been awarded, is slowing things down. We just want to get on with things. But we've already started uncovering a 19th century path, which is really quite exciting...
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Loved that too, Liri - he is a legend.
Sister and neice coming for tea so just thinking about a recipe for a chicken stew/bake and apple cake or 'grumble'. Have cleaned the bath, in case little one fancies a splash after tea - she loves my bath as it's a corner one so a novelty. My back is in half now though so painkillers and coffee in order.
Hope everyone having a good day?
Sort of AR. Woken up at 6:30 - still dark! - by dogs clamouring for their dad cos OH got back at about 11pm and went to bed after the rapturuous welcome. I went back to bed and dozed and read and cuddled Cosmos, Rasta, both and Minstrel in turn. All very busy playing with each other on and around my bed.
Since then I've managed to grate my thumb while preparing an overgrown courgette to make fritters for lunch and we've heaved the dead freezer outside to finish draining before hoiking it into Sally to go to the dump.
Pottering with oak cleaning products this pm. Just some fancy wood soap. Nothing toxic, and then much oil and nourishment when they're dry.
Dentist for me tomorrow morning. Hope you visit went well LP. Love your plumber story Liri and the sound of your neighbours and old photos Busy.
Love the taxi driver
That's enough h*sewk for today .... 'sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof'
Have a good journey BL
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The sun's just come out here. So far today is going better than yesterday.
I hope the same is true for all the Forkers (including Forker offsets, such as Chicky's Dad)
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
The Euphorbia was a huge one at RHS Rosemoor yesterday. That fasciated bit was about a foot across! May be bit more.
I bought two Verbena Hastata pink and a Slavia, pale pink, Hosta bought some water irises and a gorgeous huge pot of Salvia Amistad, I chose it because it had lots of cutting material on it??
Lyn says
" Hosta bought some water irises and a gorgeous huge pot of Salvia Amistad, I chose it because it had lots of cutting material on it??"
The 7 irises are now 17 and the salvia has yielded 8 cuttings. Fingers crossed.
Ermmmm, helloooooo is there anybody there???
have I missed a party?
A A Milne
Has everyone been very busy this evening? No posts since 14.34, it says...
Just back from a Park Volunteers monthly meeting. We've got a lot of money to spend (thanks to the Heritage Lottery fund), but the process of putting work out to tender, and dealing tactfully with latecomers who can't see why we can't spend the money on this or that pet project rather than on the agreed scheme for which the money has been awarded, is slowing things down. We just want to get on with things.
But we've already started uncovering a 19th century path, which is really quite exciting... 
Ah, hello Lily P!
Hi LP. Did you have the same sunshine as we had today?
Spent the afternoon leaf clearing.