We were hit by the top end of storm Katrine on Sunday night - noisy banging about upstairs, strong winds and loads of rain to the point of localised flooding.  Ended up quite sunny for a couple of hours yesterday and almost freeing by bedtime but now we're back to grey and wet and another storm on the way.
Two days of patch homework for me then.
More coffee first and a check on what's happening in the world.  I hope everyone is OK.  Roll on spring and some sunshine.
Morning all, afternoon Pat, good to see those pictures Pat! And Chickys picture......well! No words! Second coffee going down, cold but bright outside. Mornings are getting lighter quite quickly I've noticed as the cats muck up the curtains in the early hours so they can watch the birds!
Morning everyone. We seem to have had rain overnight too but it's now sunny and dry. Up to 8c so not bad. Unfortunately I feel a bit fatigued today (I've caught OH's cold) and had a disturbed night so might only potter round the garden later.Â
Morning. A cold night. Garden still too soggy to do my early Spring jobs, but I could be tempted out of it warms up a bit.Â
Watching the COVID updates from Downing Street... worrying. I think I will DEFINITELY get it, being a nurse. I’m not overly worried about having the illness (I should be low risk for complications, although there is nothing I can do about it if I become critically ill) but I am worried that I will be in the position of not being able to visit my relatives, some of which are in the high risk groups. This could be a war-time experience (in many ways) in our lifetime.Â
I do hope you don't @AuntyRach . I think most of us on here will have elderly or high risk relatives, we'll just have to keep our fingers (well-washed!) crossed and pray it won't be too bad. At the moment it is still a low percentage of people.Â
We went into Norwich today to exchange clothes in M&S, presents. OH found lots of things he liked in menswear but I couldn't find a single thing in ladies. I hate leggings, jeggings and skinny jeans. I don't like very long jumpers (as I'm quite short), loud prints, voluminous skirts and baggy tops. In the end I bought, with my gift card, bottom sheets for the bunk beds as 2 families of grandchildren will be coming from France to stay with us in Norfolk, one after the other, in April. They didn't even have white single fitted sheets, man had to get them from the stockroom. Should have gone to Sainsbury's.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
We went into Norwich today to exchange clothes in M&S, presents. OH found lots of things he liked in menswear but I couldn't find a single thing in ladies. I hate leggings, jeggings and skinny jeans. I don't like very long jumpers (as I'm quite short), loud prints, voluminous skirts and baggy tops. In the end I bought, with my gift card, bottom sheets for the bunk beds as 2 families of grandchildren will be coming from France to stay with us in Norfolk, one after the other, in April. They didn't even have white single fitted sheets, man had to get them from the stockroom. Should have gone to Sainsbury's.
Clearly you're too young to be shopping there for clothes.  Â
Think the problem is that M&S are trying to be all things to all people.Â
@Busy-Lizzie  I find their straight leg jeans quite acceptable, even with my rather chunky frame. You’re much slimmer than me ... I’d have thought they’d suit you too ... you do have to hunt them down a bit in there tho’  Â
And although I’ve not shrunk,  I used to need their ‘long’ length jeans but now I get ‘Regular’ and could probably get away with ‘Short’ at a push. 🙄Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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We were hit by the top end of storm Katrine on Sunday night - noisy banging about upstairs, strong winds and loads of rain to the point of localised flooding.  Ended up quite sunny for a couple of hours yesterday and almost freeing by bedtime but now we're back to grey and wet and another storm on the way.
Two days of patch homework for me then.
More coffee first and a check on what's happening in the world.  I hope everyone is OK.  Roll on spring and some sunshine.
Second coffee going down, cold but bright outside. Mornings are getting lighter quite quickly I've noticed as the cats muck up the curtains in the early hours so they can watch the birds!
Yet more rain overnight.
Bl##dy freezing here, but at least all the standing water has finally gone, although the lawns are still a bit swampy.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
A cold night. Garden still too soggy to do my early Spring jobs, but I could be tempted out of it warms up a bit.Â
Watching the COVID updates from Downing Street... worrying. I think I will DEFINITELY get it, being a nurse. I’m not overly worried about having the illness (I should be low risk for complications, although there is nothing I can do about it if I become critically ill) but I am worried that I will be in the position of not being able to visit my relatives, some of which are in the high risk groups. This could be a war-time experience (in many ways) in our lifetime.Â
I hope everyone is ok.Â
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.