Sunny, frosty and cold would be lovely BL, but it's unsunny here now, and cold and windy. Plus a bit of smirr to add to the mix. It's struggling to stay in double figures [took till 11am to get there] and the wind is adding to that. Good for the washing though, even if I need extra layers. Probably just as well I don't own a bikini any more... Managed to get a bit more done to my display shelf and will hopefully get the rest of the bulbs in their pots and all set up. I keep most cuttings outdoors Diana - in among other planting for protection. It depends what the cuttings are though. Less hardy things are undercover, but I don't grow a lot of stuff that isn't hardy anyway. If you've had them protected, you'd probably need to keep them protected a bit, but it doesn't necessarily need to be a proper construction. I wouldn't think there's adequate light in a shed for them.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Oh well, we've tried and failed to unblock the washing machine outlet .... now the pipe is cracked and snapped where it goes through the wall. Our towels are on the line, dirty but drying .... we won't be able to wash them for a few days so if we don't dry them they'll get mouldy and smelly.
We can't get at the U bend where the blockage is as it's behind the sink unit:#
We've phoned our lovely builder who is going to try to get to us tomorrow morning.
Dovefromabove, What a mess to be left in, have you managed to stop the flow.
Do you mean the outlet pipe for waste washing machine water water. If so it's an easy job to chip away the mortar around the pipe and fit a new one. When we moved in here the builder had fitted one that goes onto the sink waste pipe under the sink. I replaced it and drill a hole in the brick wall then fitter the new pipe and re mortared it, still there 23 yrs later.
Yes, that's the one ... and that's what we were going to do but it's a bit tricky 'cos the U bend where the blockage is is behind the back of the sink unit so that's got to be deconstructed somehow ... and our lovely builder has a lot of experience with kitchen fitting ... I'm thinking it'd probably be easier to make a new hole in the wall for the outlet pipe and use a longer pipe to the drain, rather than run it into the pipe behind the unit ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sounds a good solution, Dove. Amazing how much mess a bit of water makes in a kitchen, though...
Afternoon all. Had a busy morning but should be out in the garden in a few minutes. That'll blow away the cobwebs... still not in double figures here. Runner beans to untangle from their net, then a lot of tidying to begin. We're trying to decide whether to put this house on the market so I'm trying to get ahead of the game.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
When we sold our small Norfolk cottage, more of a holiday home, this summer and bought a bigger cottage, which we hope will become more of a home when my French house is sold, all the agents wanted us to sign on for a 16 week contract. I think it is the normal thing. I look at Rightmove quite a bit and it does seem as though houses are dropping in price and aren't selling as fast as they did last year. The agent told me we were lucky to sell our cottage so quickly as Brexit has upset the housing market. I know it has really upset the French market, the English aren't buying anymore in France. Several people I know are trying to sell.
The heating system, new boiler, was making a terrible wailing noise, like the house was haunted, at 6am. I was purging radiators at 6am. Plumber has been and got rid of a load of air in the system. I hope it's cured as granddaughters, including 1yr old baby, will be staying the night.
Been doing HW.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Meant to sympathise, Dove, such a nuisance when you can't use the washing machine. Could you borrow a neighbour's to finish the towels? I hope it gets fixed soon.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Elderly neighbour one side is now in hospital ... neighbour the other side is poorly and in bed and her husband works away ... neighbours opposite have the decorators' van parked outside ... I'm more or less up to date with the washing ... it's just the towels that we used to soak up flood and they'll not come to any harm on the washing line ... if it doesn't rain they'll dry and if it does rain that'll help clean them ... either way it's better than them sitting in a heap and going mouldy
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank heavens for launderettes when you need them. Been at patchwork all pm doing hand sewing of the bias edging I made for last week's project. Will post a photo on the craft thread later as I'm quite chuffed. Made my own bias binding and all.
Home via the SM as I need some Granny Smiths to make beetroot relish tomorrow and OH need some for his golf and/or dog walking snack. He's also got some coconut chai cake for tomorrow. Made it for patchwork today and it is luscious tho I kept it simple and didn't do the ginger and pistachios on th etopping - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/coconut-chai-traybake
Busy - which GC and where? Just in case I'm over over that way. There are one or two good ones at Olonne but they're expensive, ditto the nurseries further inland. Lots of new builds going on round here cos the French seem to prefer new builds but one old one round the corner has sold to a couple from Lyons and they're doing a lot of work on it. Unusual. Enjoy the grandkids tonight.
Been up to 18C this pm but getting cooler over the next few days. I shall do some potting on but it's still too dry to work on new beds.
Big decision Liri. Good luck with that process.
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Probably just as well I don't own a bikini any more...
Managed to get a bit more done to my display shelf and will hopefully get the rest of the bulbs in their pots and all set up.
I keep most cuttings outdoors Diana - in among other planting for protection. It depends what the cuttings are though. Less hardy things are undercover, but I don't grow a lot of stuff that isn't hardy anyway. If you've had them protected, you'd probably need to keep them protected a bit, but it doesn't necessarily need to be a proper construction. I wouldn't think there's adequate light in a shed for them.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We can't get at the U bend where the blockage is as it's behind the sink unit:#
We've phoned our lovely builder who is going to try to get to us tomorrow morning.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Afternoon all. Had a busy morning but should be out in the garden in a few minutes. That'll blow away the cobwebs... still not in double figures here. Runner beans to untangle from their net, then a lot of tidying to begin. We're trying to decide whether to put this house on the market so I'm trying to get ahead of the game.
When we sold our small Norfolk cottage, more of a holiday home, this summer and bought a bigger cottage, which we hope will become more of a home when my French house is sold, all the agents wanted us to sign on for a 16 week contract. I think it is the normal thing. I look at Rightmove quite a bit and it does seem as though houses are dropping in price and aren't selling as fast as they did last year. The agent told me we were lucky to sell our cottage so quickly as Brexit has upset the housing market. I know it has really upset the French market, the English aren't buying anymore in France. Several people I know are trying to sell.
The heating system, new boiler, was making a terrible wailing noise, like the house was haunted, at 6am. I was purging radiators at 6am. Plumber has been and got rid of a load of air in the system. I hope it's cured as granddaughters, including 1yr old baby, will be staying the night.
Been doing HW.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Home via the SM as I need some Granny Smiths to make beetroot relish tomorrow and OH need some for his golf and/or dog walking snack. He's also got some coconut chai cake for tomorrow. Made it for patchwork today and it is luscious tho I kept it simple and didn't do the ginger and pistachios on th etopping - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/coconut-chai-traybake
Busy - which GC and where? Just in case I'm over over that way. There are one or two good ones at Olonne but they're expensive, ditto the nurseries further inland. Lots of new builds going on round here cos the French seem to prefer new builds but one old one round the corner has sold to a couple from Lyons and they're doing a lot of work on it. Unusual. Enjoy the grandkids tonight.
Been up to 18C this pm but getting cooler over the next few days. I shall do some potting on but it's still too dry to work on new beds.
Big decision Liri. Good luck with that process.