We have the first flower stem showing on a new Epimedium, so excited. It is still in a pot, in the blow away, we have clay soil so not planted out yet.
Snow drops really flowering now, even the ones the pigeons walked on seem to have recovered and the sarcococca smell wonderful.
All these years still can't spell what makes that wonderful smell without checking (the spelling)!
I went for for my first run in about a month which made me feel good then had a mooch round the garden in the rain and found a hellebore in flower, a relief because I thought they had died. Now having a glass of wine. Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Someone up the road was demolishing some dog kennels so, with permission and the gift of a bottle of wine, I got a stash of stock fencing which I’ll use to make tomato grwowing supports. I’ll probably also use it for the runner beans.
Another thing that pleased me is that the gardener has just finished covering every square inch of the flower and vegetable beds with a good covering of well rotted stable manure. Everywhere is glisteningly black and fertile looking.
Sorry WE but, apparently, the ancient Greeks put crosses on buns and the current (currant?) bun was first made by a monk in St Albans in the 1460s for distributing to the poor on Good Friday.
Curry for dinner with parathas from an Asian/Vietnamese shop in La Roche. Excellent but it looks like I still have to make my own naans.
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 use brioche. The Vendée is famous for its brioche, which sometimes has chocolate chips in the mix and also its gâche which is brioche enriched with cream - just what a rich buttery brioche dough needs. The Belgians do it with dried fruit - cramique - or candied orange or lemon zest and pearls of sugar - craquelin. Lovely toasted or B&B'd.
If I want hot cross buns I have to make my own.
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)."
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Snow drops really flowering now, even the ones the pigeons walked on seem to have recovered and the sarcococca smell wonderful.
All these years still can't spell what makes that wonderful smell without checking (the spelling)!
Another thing that pleased me is that the gardener has just finished covering every square inch of the flower and vegetable beds with a good covering of well rotted stable manure. Everywhere is glisteningly black and fertile looking.
Curry for dinner with parathas from an Asian/Vietnamese shop in La Roche. Excellent but it looks like I still have to make my own naans.
If I want hot cross buns I have to make my own.
Flowering quince looks lovely.
Witchhazel just showing orange buds.