Good morning you beautiful people. Coffee's drunk,blood pressure tablets taken, washings out on the line and tools are out the garage. Probably have a moan off the neighbour in a bit as I dropped my spade onto the drive at 7am 😨😵 weeding and forking day today and the removal of a conifer that suddenly died for some reason. Happy digging folks ☺☺☺☺☺
Morning all/afties Pat if youre in Glad you have a nice start to the day @chicky and @AuntyRach. We're back to murk and wind again. What's the current book? I'm getting my birthday present from the girls delivered today. Ordered ages ago as it's only being released just now. Joni's new book with early songs/drawings https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786898586/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1
If the rain stays away, I'll get some more sweet peas removed and into the new bin.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Book is Washington Black @Fairygirl.......enjoyed it, although wouldn’t have picked it out myself.....thats the beauty of a book club. Can’t spend my whole time reading Sophie Kinsella 🤪. Enjoy Joni 😀
Get your swotting done @chicky I suppose that's the point indeed- opening you up to new authors etc. I was reading soemthing the other day, and I thought - I must revisit Raymond Chandler. I read all his books when I was quite young. Most people my age at that time were probably reading the Classics or the Bunty I will enjoy Joni fully - as I always do
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Slept like a log except for the bit where I rolled over and tweaked my back ... but after a few minutes of gentle stretching I was able to get comfortable again and slept until eight 😊 Enjoy Joni @Fairygirl ... lovely present.
I’m awaiting delivery of a new edition of this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Fermentation ive always been interested in traditional fermented foods, and making our own rather than using processed versions, is appealing. We already make our own bread and yoghurt and now I’m looking for uses for the whey ... I use it in bread/scones etc. Now I’m interested in trying to make a lactic fermentation for sauerkraut eg https://agardenerstable.com/2011/08/01/sauerkraut-with-whey/ but I need to understand more about the science of it to do it safely, as it’s not part of our culture. Ex DIL’s baboushka makes it as a part of normal life, just as we would make chutneys. They’re convinced it’s an important part of a healthy diet and I’m really interested in it ... especially as we have family and friends with some digestive intolerences.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good look with that @Dovefromabove . I like the idea of fermented food but really dislike sauerkraut. I get on better with kimchi but it's a faff.
I like Raymond Chandler too @Fairygirl and have several paperbacks looking abit the worse for wear. Dashiell Hammett too. Sounds like a busy day for you @chicky but great to be master of your own schedule.
Been for flu jabs this am. Took a paracetamol before we left and, even so, can feel my arm having a little moan. OH never gets a reaction to jabs and I always do. Humph.
Quiet morning planned - making Cullen Skink for tomorrow's lunch and a fritata for today then broad bean sowing this pm. We took advantage of a BOGOF on 70 litre bags of multi-purpose compost on the way home so 2 of those will be spread on the shade bed this pm while I raid it for bergenia, geranium macrorhizum and pulmonaria that will be happier in a richer soil and replace them with sedums.
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night night all 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Today is an admin sort of day ......I have a long list 📜
Also got a new laptop to get familiar with
And book club tonight - it feels a long time ago that I read the book so might need to go over a few key chapters 📚
And the skies are blue, so I can go and take stock of the garden, and get out on the bike at lunchtime 🚲
Glad you have a nice start to the day @chicky and @AuntyRach. We're back to murk and wind again.
What's the current book? I'm getting my birthday present from the girls delivered today. Ordered ages ago as it's only being released just now. Joni's new book with early songs/drawings
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786898586/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1
If the rain stays away, I'll get some more sweet peas removed and into the new bin.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suppose that's the point indeed- opening you up to new authors etc. I was reading soemthing the other day, and I thought - I must revisit Raymond Chandler. I read all his books when I was quite young. Most people my age at that time were probably reading the Classics or the Bunty
I will enjoy Joni fully - as I always do
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Slept like a log except for the bit where I rolled over and tweaked my back ... but after a few minutes of gentle stretching I was able to get comfortable again and slept until eight 😊
Enjoy Joni @Fairygirl ... lovely present.
ive always been interested in traditional fermented foods, and making our own rather than using processed versions, is appealing. We already make our own bread and yoghurt and now I’m looking for uses for the whey ... I use it in bread/scones etc. Now I’m interested in trying to make a lactic fermentation for sauerkraut eg https://agardenerstable.com/2011/08/01/sauerkraut-with-whey/
but I need to understand more about the science of it to do it safely, as it’s not part of our culture. Ex DIL’s baboushka makes it as a part of normal life, just as we would make chutneys. They’re convinced it’s an important part of a healthy diet and I’m really interested in it ... especially as we have family and friends with some digestive intolerences.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I like Raymond Chandler too @Fairygirl and have several paperbacks looking abit the worse for wear. Dashiell Hammett too. Sounds like a busy day for you @chicky but great to be master of your own schedule.
Been for flu jabs this am. Took a paracetamol before we left and, even so, can feel my arm having a little moan. OH never gets a reaction to jabs and I always do. Humph.
Quiet morning planned - making Cullen Skink for tomorrow's lunch and a fritata for today then broad bean sowing this pm. We took advantage of a BOGOF on 70 litre bags of multi-purpose compost on the way home so 2 of those will be spread on the shade bed this pm while I raid it for bergenia, geranium macrorhizum and pulmonaria that will be happier in a richer soil and replace them with sedums.