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HELLO FORKERS - April 2020 🐣

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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    @AuntyRach You know it's not pink though, right? And it's still visible for a while in the morning (or it was today), so you may get to see it :)
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Power washed the garden furniture on Sunday then left it to dry till today when it all got painted with teak oil. Had blackbirds dodging about under my feet while doing it, this year's lot seem fearless. They were also sneaking in for a quick shower while I was blasting away with the power washer.
    Heard lots of woodpecker drumming over the last week or so. We see them every day on the feeders but I have never managed to spot them drumming in the high beeches around us.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I wish I'd remembered the power washer when we came to Norfolk with the car last year. Have 2 in France, mine and OH's.

    We had chicken with mushrooms in a white wine and cream sauce, mash, broccoli and runner beans.

    I painted the arbour this afternoon, not quite finished.


    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    Looks very inviting @Busy-Lizzie - your Norfolk garden will be transformed with all the time you are spending in it 😎
  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    Good morning all. Both Hubby and I are going to town for pathology blood collecting today. His is for his regular check on how his cancer is progressing, mine is so my GP can  keep an eye on how much sugar I’ve consumed over the last 6 months. 😳😡. I hope the waiting line is not bad. I’m a bit nervous about who might be waiting in line. 

    S. E. NSW
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Morning all. 
    Not so sunny this morning, but no wind for a nice change.
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Good morning all 😊 ☕️ 
    patchy blue sky with some hazy cloud here ... very mild and lots of birdsong... the moon was wonderful ... I woke around 4 am and opened the blinds ... it was shining right through the window, and I went back to sleep bathed in moonlight. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184
    edited April 2020
    Morning  :)

    @Pat E, I understand your trepidation, I am sure they will have all necessary precautions set up. Good luck.

    Nice morning here too, looks very promising @Hostafan1

    I did struggle to sleep last night, the moon was so beautiful and it was like daylight out there even at 3am in the morning, fascinating.  :open_mouth:

    Grass cutting today, Charlie's job, I am going to finish off the bits I have undoubtedly missed in the toilet and hopefully get all the pictures back on the wall, I could do with a new mirror, but I am not venturing out for one just yet! 

    Then Charlie and I are going to be sowing more seeds, I have managed to find some old seed trays and lids so have scrubbed them all ready for today, bit battered & broken in places but I am sure they will be fine. Needs must.  :persevere:

    Not sure if this will work but here are a few pics of my gorgeous little flowers keeping me cheerful:   https://photos.app.goo.gl/rJQoe1sEWX5yuoXX9

    Good day all.  :)
    • “Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    DD, the flowers are lovely. They’d look good on the jigsaw planet site. 😉😉😉

    we both had a clear run in the two pathology clinics. His was at the local hospital as always, mine was in a private clinic. No waiting and no others waiting, so good. 

    Got some shopping done in Aldi and Coles, so we have another good supply of food.  Still no loo rolls, but we are ok for a while.


    S. E. NSW
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Lovely photos @D0rdogne_Damsel ... particularly those little tulips 🌷 Enjoy the smell of freshly mown grass 😊 

    Hope @Pat E ‘s trip has gone well ... always good to get these things over and done with 😊 

    Your arbour looks gorgeous @Busy-Lizzie 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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