We have rain! Not forecast and not even on the radar an hour ago. Not complaining but once we'd done the weekly raid on the SM and packed it away I went and changed into gardening shorts and strappy top all set to go. Might have to do some sewing instead.
Love the nighttime noises here Hosta. Still no nightingales this year and we've seen, but not heard, hedgehogs.
LG - plant them all then referee and thin out any weaklings as the season progresses and maybe pass any thugs to someone with a bigger pond.
I trust Chicky and co are having a fine time in London.
Pat - hope you get warm. Sweet dreams.
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)."
@Obelixx don't change out of your strappy top and gardening shorts ... you've obviously triggered rain ... I'm hoping to do the same this afternoon with a long floaty dress and sunhat to visit the neighbours in
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I haven't Dove. Not cold here. I shall go and paint stuff on rusty obelisks or pot up babies under shelter till everything stops dripping. Looks like the rain is easing now.
Enjoy your floaty dress occasion. I have cotton frocks now but haven't had a floaty dress for ages. Might have to remedy that.
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)."
Come on Obelixx - it's good to share - send some rain over Who'da thunk we'd need to ask for rain here... It's a bit cooler today thankfully, and certainly overnight, and to be a bit cloudier at the weekend. Hurrah! Daughter commented when we came home - 'Mum, that grass is dead....' 'Oh ye of little faith' , I replied, 'Wait till that rain gets going again - it'll be a lush, green sward by August....' Well - greenish anyway It does look hellish though I have to say - I don't envy chicky et al in that heat. I'd be ill. LG - I'm sure you can sell on a few of those plants if you have too many. Hope Pat's a bit warmer in her bed now.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I would happily share FG but I have to say that never worked the other way round when we had our 15 months of drought and only 20.5 cms of rain all last year. So much for wishes! Your grass will recover.
There is football on TV and he isn't ironing. Claims he's busy catching up on paperwork.
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)."
I would happily share FG but I have to say that never worked the other way round when we had our 15 months of drought and only 20.5 cms of rain all last year. So much for wishes!
As you say - the grass will indeed recover in it's own good time. I've never seen grass look so frazzled and brown - all over this area. Of course, the council doesn't have the brains to stop the lads going out and cutting grass verges etc, so they look even worse than they might. I've finished watching the Monfils match now, so I think I'll go and do something productive. I also have a bit of painting to do, so might follow your lead on that
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My three pots in Norfolk on the shady patio have survived! They looked really unhappy when we arrived. I've watered them well and they have perked up. White geranium, hosta, aquilegia, Dryopteris fern, Brunnera and Heucheras. The osteospermum and lavender in the front bed are doing well. The grass is the field behind is usually green, with cows, now it's yellow, without cows.
Not the same back in France though, bit worrying. Had an email from a Dordogne friend yesterday and a phone call from son 2. There was a dreadful storm in Dordogne yesterday, Périgueux was flooded and there are trees down all over the place. 136,000 homes are without electricity. I tried ringing the house sitter but our line seems to be down. I then left a message on his mobile. He rang back later. No electricity or phone. He's worried about the freezers. I rang friends but all the local phones are down. HS says he'll just sit it out. He doesn't think there is any damage and no trees have fallen on the drive, which makes a change. I hope it comes back soon, all that raspberry picking and broad bean podding, all in the freezer.
Today we went to a charity lunch that a friend organised. It was in a huge house, sort of faded elegance, with very nice owners. Friend had asked me to help her with the cold salmon but she was so busy I did it peacefully on my own in a big cool larder with slate shelves. There were 2 enormous salmon, I removed the skin and brown flesh and covered them in finely sliced cucumber scales then decorated around the dishes with piped mayonnaise, lemon wedges and dill. Have to admit they looked good. There was salad and quiches too, I'd made a cheese and asparagus one. I enjoyed lunch and the social occasion. Pud was crème caramel and Pavlova.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Oh Busy, loads of effort for that salmon. Well done. Glad you had fun. Hope your leccy comes back soon but the freezers will be OK a few days as long as no-one opens the doors. We had a storm forecast that night but it passed us by, close enough to leave us without leccy for a couple of hours. I was all set to get out the candles when it came on again.
I went out to tidy up plants and free some space on the bench for rust treatments and decided to plant out my baby sweet peas in a gap between 2 big hydrangeas against the ruin wall and out of the sun at its hottest times. Weeded the space then sunk an obelisk. Well, I tried. Solid stone a couple of inches down. Tried getting in a trowel. Nope. I have so far dug out a whole barrow load of limestone chunks from a strip less than 12" wide and 1 metre deep. Yikes. Came in for tissues to wipe the sweat out of my eyes.
Back to the quarrying then. OH is doing walkies on his own so I can carry on.
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 noise is deafening if I leave the windows open. Owls, hedgehogs, sometimes a car drives along the road !!!!
Same here except there are cows in the field as well! OH made up a metal grid panel so we can have the window open wide without the option of squirrels, rats or anything else that may climb the wall. We live in a bungalow and the window is quite low. Anyone ever had a squirrel in the house😱
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
We were just talking today about how we used to “ dress” a salmon. Nobody niw would cut up cucumber scales!
No lyn, (is this really you.) but we have had bats, a crow in the woodbiurner, usually at least one swallow a year and recently robin chicks! I really should shut the back door! Obelixx our hydrangeas ate really poorly despite all the TLC oh and I took a long walk round the garden tonight. We have benches placed at special sites. So beautiful tonight I got quite emotional. How can they want to build 45 houses next to us?! Had lunch with cousin today, her oh is going to be very involved in the trump visit. You wouldn’t believe the id they have to provide! night all
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
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Love the nighttime noises here Hosta. Still no nightingales this year and we've seen, but not heard, hedgehogs.
LG - plant them all then referee and thin out any weaklings as the season progresses and maybe pass any thugs to someone with a bigger pond.
I trust Chicky and co are having a fine time in London.
Pat - hope you get warm. Sweet dreams.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Enjoy your floaty dress occasion. I have cotton frocks now but haven't had a floaty dress for ages. Might have to remedy that.
Who'da thunk we'd need to ask for rain here...
It's a bit cooler today thankfully, and certainly overnight, and to be a bit cloudier at the weekend. Hurrah! Daughter commented when we came home - 'Mum, that grass is dead....' 'Oh ye of little faith' , I replied, 'Wait till that rain gets going again - it'll be a lush, green sward by August....' Well - greenish anyway
It does look hellish though
I have to say - I don't envy chicky et al in that heat. I'd be ill.
LG - I'm sure you can sell on a few of those plants if you have too many.
Hope Pat's a bit warmer in her bed now.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There is football on TV and he isn't ironing. Claims he's busy catching up on paperwork.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Not the same back in France though, bit worrying. Had an email from a Dordogne friend yesterday and a phone call from son 2. There was a dreadful storm in Dordogne yesterday, Périgueux was flooded and there are trees down all over the place. 136,000 homes are without electricity. I tried ringing the house sitter but our line seems to be down. I then left a message on his mobile. He rang back later. No electricity or phone. He's worried about the freezers. I rang friends but all the local phones are down. HS says he'll just sit it out. He doesn't think there is any damage and no trees have fallen on the drive, which makes a change. I hope it comes back soon, all that raspberry picking and broad bean podding, all in the freezer.
Today we went to a charity lunch that a friend organised. It was in a huge house, sort of faded elegance, with very nice owners. Friend had asked me to help her with the cold salmon but she was so busy I did it peacefully on my own in a big cool larder with slate shelves. There were 2 enormous salmon, I removed the skin and brown flesh and covered them in finely sliced cucumber scales then decorated around the dishes with piped mayonnaise, lemon wedges and dill. Have to admit they looked good. There was salad and quiches too, I'd made a cheese and asparagus one. I enjoyed lunch and the social occasion. Pud was crème caramel and Pavlova.
I went out to tidy up plants and free some space on the bench for rust treatments and decided to plant out my baby sweet peas in a gap between 2 big hydrangeas against the ruin wall and out of the sun at its hottest times. Weeded the space then sunk an obelisk. Well, I tried. Solid stone a couple of inches down. Tried getting in a trowel. Nope. I have so far dug out a whole barrow load of limestone chunks from a strip less than 12" wide and 1 metre deep. Yikes. Came in for tissues to wipe the sweat out of my eyes.
Back to the quarrying then. OH is doing walkies on his own so I can carry on.
No lyn, (is this really you.) but we have had bats, a crow in the woodbiurner, usually at least one swallow a year and recently robin chicks! I really should shut the back door!
Obelixx our hydrangeas ate really poorly despite all the TLC
oh and I took a long walk round the garden tonight. We have benches placed at special sites. So beautiful tonight I got quite emotional. How can they want to build 45 houses next to us?!
Had lunch with cousin today, her oh is going to be very involved in the trump visit. You wouldn’t believe the id they have to provide!
night all
A A Milne