Thanks for your good wishes Dove and Hosta. I spoke to my sister down the coast, and lots of her friends have lost their homes at Conjola Lake, near Ulladllua. Itās 42 degrees here today. š¤¬
We lost our first home in Cyclone Tracy in Darwin in 1974, so we know what itās like to start all over again. š. Noise complaining. Thatās weather for you.Ā
Nearly time to wander over to the restaurant for tea/dinner, but I donāt feel very hungry.Ā
I'd put the winter duvet on the bed when I changed the bedding yesterday but I was too hot so I put the spring/autumn duvet back at 1.30am. Put clean cover on it in son's room and OH didn't wake up when I swapped them. The bedroom heating is off at night. Weather doesn't know if it's coming or going. -4Ā° or +10Ā° at 8am
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning @Busy-Lizzie Ouch! you have my sympathy š¤Ā
The sun is shining between cloudy patches here but itās decidedly chilly. ā ļø Weāve put the heating back on and Iām going to drive OH to work rather than him cycle, as he still has a very stuffed up head.Ā
We have some rose veal meatballs Iāve taken out of the freezer for supper, and Iāve taken a pheasant out to thaw for tomorrow, so no need to go shopping šĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all.Ā I was awake half the night again so I kept popping out to see if I could watch theĀ quadrantid meteor shower, but at the optimum time ( 1am ) it was cloud. I went out again at 2.30 and 4 am and saw one or two but not worth standing on the drive in the freezing cold.
Cloudy here too and rainy so no view of the satellites nor any meteors.Ā Ā Sunny today - so far.
I hope you will be OK @Pat E despite all the worry.Ā Ā Do you have clear ground around the house that might keep it safe?
Off to Nantes this pm - some shopping and dinner before depositing Possum on the night bus back to Brussels.Ā She'll arrive in time to have a coffee and croissant before catching the train back to Namur.Ā French train drivers are still revolting.
I hope everyone with lurgies is improving and all those with worries find some respite and comfort.
I hope Possum has a good journey and her train is running @Obelixx
We go to Norfolk on the 9th, French have announced a general strike that day. When they did that on 5th December the flight was cancelled. OH has bought a ticket for him on the 7th as he has to be there for his doctors appointment. He has booked me a spare ticket on the 11th as back-up as I have to wait for the house sitter.
Roe deer have been eating the pulmonarias in the greengage tree bed for the first time. They always eat the geranium leaves. It's in an unfenced part of the garden where the cherry trees and OH's shed are. A couple of years ago they started pruning the clematis, there are about 7 clematis in that part of the garden, and the climbing rose, Princess Margareta. Also the moles have been very busy in the cherry tree lawn, huge mounds all over it. Never had moles there until a couple of years ago.
Sometimes it feels more like a wildlife park rather than a garden! I wish they weren't so destructive. Wild boar have been digging in the paddocks again. I wish they'd all behave like the red squirrels who are shy and keep to themselves.
The dear little birds are costing a fortune in fat balls, 6 a day, and sunflower seeds, 5 kilos a week. But they are lovely to look at and listen to. But they ate all the berries I wanted for decorations, there were loads of berries, they could have left a few.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. Grey here. It has rained.
My back is hurting. Not sure where to put myself.
We'll make a start on taking down decorations today.
The sun is shining between cloudy patches here but itās decidedly chilly. ā ļø Weāve put the heating back on and Iām going to drive OH to work rather than him cycle, as he still has a very stuffed up head.Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was awake half the night again so I kept popping out to see if I could watch theĀ quadrantid meteor shower, but at the optimum time ( 1am ) it was cloud. I went out again at 2.30 and 4 am and saw one or two but not worth standing on the drive in the freezing cold.
I hope you will be OK @Pat E despite all the worry.Ā Ā Do you have clear ground around the house that might keep it safe?
Off to Nantes this pm - some shopping and dinner before depositing Possum on the night bus back to Brussels.Ā She'll arrive in time to have a coffee and croissant before catching the train back to Namur.Ā French train drivers are still revolting.
I hope everyone with lurgies is improving and all those with worries find some respite and comfort.
We go to Norfolk on the 9th, French have announced a general strike that day. When they did that on 5th December the flight was cancelled. OH has bought a ticket for him on the 7th as he has to be there for his doctors appointment. He has booked me a spare ticket on the 11th as back-up as I have to wait for the house sitter.
Roe deer have been eating the pulmonarias in the greengage tree bed for the first time. They always eat the geranium leaves. It's in an unfenced part of the garden where the cherry trees and OH's shed are. A couple of years ago they started pruning the clematis, there are about 7 clematis in that part of the garden, and the climbing rose, Princess Margareta. Also the moles have been very busy in the cherry tree lawn, huge mounds all over it. Never had moles there until a couple of years ago.
Sometimes it feels more like a wildlife park rather than a garden! I wish they weren't so destructive. Wild boar have been digging in the paddocks again. I wish they'd all behave like the red squirrels who are shy and keep to themselves.
The dear little birds are costing a fortune in fat balls, 6 a day, and sunflower seeds, 5 kilos a week. But they are lovely to look at and listen to. But they ate all the berries I wanted for decorations, there were loads of berries, they could have left a few.