Hi all. Still bearable in the house... ...it remains a fairly even temperature, so we (and the cat) are happy. She lies on the tiled kitchen floor when it's really hot.
Snap, Dove - we have a family of blackbirds making merry in the Amelanchier. The berries aren't ripe but the birds don't seem to care.
Love those goslings, Hosta. (I like the way they get all grown up and look like Mum and Dad, but their voices haven't broken - they still say Peep Peep instead of Honk Honk.) It's probably a good thing we haven't got a lake like yours, cos I'd be sitting beside it most of the time, admiring the wildlife, instead of doing any work.
Chicky, as others have said - littlest Chicklet will be fine; there's very little to go wrong on long journeys these days, and far better for her to be blissfully confident than constantly worried... that's Mum's job...
Pat, that amount of roadkill is horrendous.
Obelixx, hope Possum gets over her hissy fit soon...
I'm off to practise tootling on my tenor horn.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Still not had my shower. Got distracted by a clump of white lychnis which has suddenly gone all brown and dried up so I have scalped it and that led to pulling masses of weeds out of the sunny bed. Much excitement as it looks as tho the stump of salvia amistad has sent up a couple of new shoots after all. Still lots of space for my new coral coloured alstromerias and so on.
32.8C at the last go so I cam in and put new feet on one of the old kitchen cupboards I'm recycling in the annex and have oild its new beech worktop.
Now I've got my feet soaking while I sit and watch a Garden Rescue before I have my shower.
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)."
Too hot to sit in the sun, and the breeze off the North Sea makes it just a bit too cool in the shade without wearing a cardi ... and I'm not wearing a cardi today ... so now I've done the deadheading, watering tidying etc, I'll sit on the sofa with my knitting and watch the tennis
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Afternoon all, another very hot day here. Much too hot to do anything in the garden.
Chicky, I'm off to Devon tomorrow morning, leaving hubby in charge of the garden. Don't worry about chicklet, I'm sure she'll be fine. Mind you I still worry about mine and one of them is 40 in a week or two, so who am I to talk.
Got talons sorted earlier, poped to Boots for a few essentials, visited mum and packed for the holiday. I'm now sitting in the cool watching a Poirot.
Hosta, house and garden look lovely.
Pat I don't know how you cope, I get upset if I see a squashed bird in the road.
Lyn, if you graft your sock toes using kitchener stitch you don't get a seam. The grafting joins the front and back together with a row of "mock" stitches. Personally, I love knitting socks - you can make really funky patterns, and they make good presents too.
I can graft, I just don’t like the straight bit across the top of the sock. I like the point on the toe. i love making them, I prefer fine knitting yarns on small needles, somehow can knit quicker with fine yarns. Good for my poor old fingers too😀
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Evening all. I don't know how you cope with those temps Hosta. Think it was about that temp here too Joyce - it was showing 27 when I got home. I was actually quite glad to be inside at work today, although it was very hot even with the doors open and the fan on. I want to walk at the weekend but when it's this hot, getting up to any height is very draining. I hate seeing roadkill too Pat. Especially when it's hedgies and red squirrels. That's a huge number of kangas though I've only skimmed back - house looks grand Hosta. My Dad painted our family home a very pale, minty green. It was very unusual. For the area - and my Dad! Your garden is looking brilliant too - apart from your water shortage. I've never had to water like this in all the years I've gardened. Very weird. Obelixx - is your daughter having some phsychic connection with my oldest? She's been a right royal pain in the h*le for the last 2 weeks. Can I swap with you chicky? Hope all is well with both chicklets. I'm sure it will.
On the plus side, I bought a new car yesterday. Get it on Friday
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Speaking of the heat ... I was talking to Wonky earlier ... I think some of you know her Lovely Hub has a Sickle Cell condition ... he's not at all well, is in bed and really suffering a lot of pain in this heat
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Snap, Dove - we have a family of blackbirds making merry in the Amelanchier. The berries aren't ripe but the birds don't seem to care.
Love those goslings, Hosta. (I like the way they get all grown up and look like Mum and Dad, but their voices haven't broken - they still say Peep Peep instead of Honk Honk.) It's probably a good thing we haven't got a lake like yours, cos I'd be sitting beside it most of the time, admiring the wildlife, instead of doing any work.
Chicky, as others have said - littlest Chicklet will be fine; there's very little to go wrong on long journeys these days, and far better for her to be blissfully confident than constantly worried... that's Mum's job...
Pat, that amount of roadkill is horrendous.
Obelixx, hope Possum gets over her hissy fit soon...
I'm off to practise tootling on my tenor horn.
Still not had my shower. Got distracted by a clump of white lychnis which has suddenly gone all brown and dried up so I have scalped it and that led to pulling masses of weeds out of the sunny bed. Much excitement as it looks as tho the stump of salvia amistad has sent up a couple of new shoots after all. Still lots of space for my new coral coloured alstromerias and so on.
32.8C at the last go so I cam in and put new feet on one of the old kitchen cupboards I'm recycling in the annex and have oild its new beech worktop.
Now I've got my feet soaking while I sit and watch a Garden Rescue before I have my shower.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've just come in for a cuppa and a bit of toast for lunch.
i love making them, I prefer fine knitting yarns on small needles, somehow can knit quicker with fine yarns. Good for my poor old fingers too😀
I hate seeing roadkill too Pat. Especially when it's hedgies and red squirrels. That's a huge number of kangas though
I've only skimmed back - house looks grand Hosta. My Dad painted our family home a very pale, minty green. It was very unusual. For the area - and my Dad! Your garden is looking brilliant too - apart from your water shortage. I've never had to water like this in all the years I've gardened. Very weird.
Obelixx - is your daughter having some phsychic connection with my oldest? She's been a right royal pain in the h*le for the last 2 weeks.
Can I swap with you chicky?
On the plus side, I bought a new car yesterday. Get it on Friday
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Speaking of the heat ... I was talking to Wonky earlier ... I think some of you know her Lovely Hub has a Sickle Cell condition ... he's not at all well, is in bed and really suffering a lot of pain in this heat
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.