I was once told a courier had left a parcel in " the conservatory at the front door" which was very clever of the driver as we don't have such a thing.
I must say our delivery couriers must be exceptions ... we've never had a problem, they've always come when they say they will, and one of them even knows my surname although he only delivers stuff for OH ... when I remarked on that he said that once he's delivered somewhere once he usually remembers the name of the person who signed for the parcel.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Got home from work at 6 (early for me) and went straight out for a couple of hours weeding - yay 🎉. Will aim to do the same tomorrow......I have so much catching up to do. Funny how two hours outside now have me feeling like its a weekend
Glad to see others have been out there too .....you’re right Pat, it makes such a difference.
Now watching the Masters - the only golf I ever watch (apart from the Ryder Cup) ....just love the Augusta scenery
Yesterday our neighbour popped round to deliver a delivery note about a parcel. The company had tried to deliver it to a Parisian couple at the same number on opposite road at the crossroads. They had come for Easter and taken it round to Luc and Annik as they don't know us. Turns out eejit no 1 had failed to deliver cos no-one home. Eejit 2 ditto. Chappy 3 not an eejit and delivered my peanuts and fat blocks and had me sign for it but OH had to go thru umpteen steps on the courier website to establish we'd had the parcel and which it was.
Home from dance class. Yet another new step in jive but then we did tango so I'm a happy bunny. Now watching Masterchef with a glass of wine to hand.
Sun expected tomorrow so more seed sowing and some weeding for me. Hope everyone gets some gardening weather too.
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)."
Felt better this morning so went to help in the park. So glad I did... the weather was perfect, and I got to plodge in the stream in my wellies, yanking out the last of the brambles. And now I have permission to do some guerrilla gardening, planting some of my surplus primrose seedlings on the bank.
Hopefully that photo isn't as huge as it looks - I've compressed it... In 1935 the area round the stream was planted with rhododendrons, and the stream was totally lost until the rhodies were removed 2 years ago. Local school children are apparently going to plant some of the area with native flowers.
And this afternoon I tidied up my strawberry bed and removed loads of moss from the garden.
Re delivery drivers: when we lived in Northumberland, quite a long way down a no-through-road, one driver used to give up, and throw our parcels into the hedge half a mile from the house...
Best wishes to Mr & Mrs Punkdoc. xx
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Lovely day today, most of the snow has melted but we had to go to a local wine tasting this afternoon (well a promise is a promise) so just a wee walk around the walled garden making notes Thrilled to see peonies fat and healthy sprouts up.
Lirio that is a gorgeous stream, will be so nice with primroses. we are so lucky with all our delivery men unless there is a new driver. The postcode covers an area of about 7miles!
obelixx . Nothing like a good tango! Chicky I watch golf for the azaleas and landscaping.
Hospital visit for Talla and I tomorrow, I take a little towel now and place it on the bed and she gets up to patients who can’t reach her. She is becoming a real pro. Soon we start “reading with dogs”
enough, sorry to be a bore night night
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
Evening all . What a fab day that was! I'm not a winter-hater but boy did I need a bit of sun. No revision today, just gardening ALL day, it was lovely and long overdue. Sounds like you had a busy one too, Pat. You'll sleep well after all that! (I guess you're probably already sleeping well). Chicky, it's amazing how time feels different when you've managed to get outside isn't it?
Speaking of being 'out of time', look what's just popped up! Rather late but very welcome.
Liri it's good to hear you're feeling better. I'm not sure it's guerilla gardening if you've got permission though . I've now weeded 7 of the 14 tree pits in my street and thrown some seeds in 4 of them. Not today though.
I got so much done today. Not the things I intended to do (potting on, sowing seeds, planting) but lots of other things that needed doing. Moved a geum, an alchemilla and some ferns. Weeded a bed, sorted out the woodpile, found some teeny weeny seedlings of a cyclamen coum the squirrels ran off with (hurrah!), blocked up some fox diggings under the fence, planted out some recent and not so recent purchases, etc etc. Am aching a bit but full of the joys of spring .
Glad you got a tango, Obxx. Is your teacher a bit of a jive fanatic?
Just watching an old Who Do You Think You Are? and then bed. Wishing you well, punkdoc.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
Pretty stream, Liri, and I saw the photo straight away!
I always choose the option, if possible, to have my parcels, unless delivered by the post, delivered to a Newsagents about 10 mins away. UPS never find the house.
The plug plants nursery rang the other day to say they'd sent me the wrong begonias. 6 new begonias arrived today with a free gift - 6 x Euphorbia Glitz I keep the first lot too.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Sounds like a productive day LG .... lists are there to be ignored
Perfect bank for primroses Liri .....what a lovely setting
Got the morning off work tomorrow .... garden visiting. Woolbeding ....never been before, but local and on my wish list ..... will report back
Feeling a bit sombre this evening . Work buddy of Mr C had a heart attack yesterday, and he didn’t pull through. At 49, with a young family, it is hard to comprehend
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Glad to see others have been out there too .....you’re right Pat, it makes such a difference.
Now watching the Masters - the only golf I ever watch (apart from the Ryder Cup) ....just love the Augusta scenery
Home from dance class. Yet another new step in jive but then we did tango so I'm a happy bunny. Now watching Masterchef with a glass of wine to hand.
Sun expected tomorrow so more seed sowing and some weeding for me. Hope everyone gets some gardening weather too.
Felt better this morning so went to help in the park. So glad I did... the weather was perfect, and I got to plodge in the stream in my wellies, yanking out the last of the brambles.
Hopefully that photo isn't as huge as it looks - I've compressed it...
In 1935 the area round the stream was planted with rhododendrons, and the stream was totally lost until the rhodies were removed 2 years ago. Local school children are apparently going to plant some of the area with native flowers.
And this afternoon I tidied up my strawberry bed and removed loads of moss from the garden.
Re delivery drivers: when we lived in Northumberland, quite a long way down a no-through-road, one driver used to give up, and throw our parcels into the hedge half a mile from the house...
Best wishes to Mr & Mrs Punkdoc. xx
Lirio that is a gorgeous stream, will be so nice with primroses.
we are so lucky with all our delivery men unless there is a new driver. The postcode covers an area of about 7miles!
obelixx . Nothing like a good tango!
Chicky I watch golf for the azaleas and landscaping.
Hospital visit for Talla and I tomorrow, I take a little towel now and place it on the bed and she gets up to patients who can’t reach her. She is becoming a real pro. Soon we start “reading with dogs”
enough, sorry to be a bore
night night
A A Milne
Speaking of being 'out of time', look what's just popped up! Rather late but very welcome.
Liri it's good to hear you're feeling better. I'm not sure it's guerilla gardening if you've got permission though
I got so much done today. Not the things I intended to do (potting on, sowing seeds, planting) but lots of other things that needed doing. Moved a geum, an alchemilla and some ferns. Weeded a bed, sorted out the woodpile, found some teeny weeny seedlings of a cyclamen coum the squirrels ran off with (hurrah!), blocked up some fox diggings under the fence, planted out some recent and not so recent purchases, etc etc. Am aching a bit but full of the joys of spring
Glad you got a tango, Obxx. Is your teacher a bit of a jive fanatic?
Just watching an old Who Do You Think You Are? and then bed. Wishing you well, punkdoc.
Pretty stream, Liri, and I saw the photo straight away!
I always choose the option, if possible, to have my parcels, unless delivered by the post, delivered to a Newsagents about 10 mins away. UPS never find the house.
The plug plants nursery rang the other day to say they'd sent me the wrong begonias. 6 new begonias arrived today with a free gift - 6 x Euphorbia Glitz
I keep the first lot too.
Sounds like a productive day LG .... lists are there to be ignored
Perfect bank for primroses Liri .....what a lovely setting
Got the morning off work tomorrow .... garden visiting. Woolbeding ....never been before, but local and on my wish list ..... will report back
Feeling a bit sombre this evening