That's what I thought! They're all along the front of the ruin wall but this patch is particularly bad. It's north facing so the best pace for my acers not to be fried.
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)."
Are they part of the ruin wall then @Obelixx? It'll be lovely - the wall I can see in the pic looks good. My little Acer I bought last year is looking very pretty. I may get a photo or two later. I quite fancied doing a small theatre against the shed. It would be perfect for primulas there. It would be something more akin to my sunny shelf by the back door, rather than the Albert Hall The s'market my daughter works for were giving eggs away to NHS workers yesterday @AuntyRach. They've got a lot of stock left though. I collected my [much smaller] C&C order yesterday too, and they were giving eggs to the customers. I offered mine to the girl who brought my shopping out, and she seemed surprised that I did that! She declined though - not good for my waistline
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Not part of the ruin wall, not foundations, not a path unless they were one long ago and it's been buried by soil and weeds. The bit in question is between the two hydrangeas which I gave a good trimming last year to improve shape and size.
The big linden at the back of the ruin was cut down by the previous owner.
Morning all. I'm just getting going after a disturbed night. It was very windy all night and still windy now but seems reasonably warm and sunny, no rain yet. Lovely thought of the SM's to give their surplus Easter eggs to NHS workers, they are really trying to do their bit. On the West News last night, there was an amazing clip of volunteers in one of the big Bath churches (it didn't say which one) assembling visors on a production line - good for them.
I thought the Pope looked so lonely doing his Easter message.
Very pleased that Boris is out of danger and is recuperating at Chequers. No.10 is more of his 'work-place' and his advisers probably thought he'd be better off away. Hope his fiancée is with him as well, horrible to be pregnant and all alone through this crisis.
Can't imagine Boris being much good for managing a pregnancy or childbirth or child care TBH.
@Fairygirl - who knows? The two hydrangeas were clearly planted by the main door but even their feet are surrounded by these stones. One day, I'll ask the grandson of the people who lived there and built our house in 1930. I can also talk to the owner before the ones who sold it and ask where she dumped the stones form the walls of the farm building she had demolished. I've found the roof tile dump - right where I wanted to plant a climbing rose and clematis bed so they could clamber over the old metal washing lines!
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'm sure Boris would make a lovely uncle/godfather ... not sure about him actually doing the nuts and bolts bit of parenting tho' ....... and of course it's not clear to me that he's ever had to ..... or will have to this time ... I may of course be wrong ...
The problem with the interface between NHS care and social services is that this is supposed to be managed by the Hospital social worker team ... the word 'team' is usually a misnomer ... I've never come across a hospital social work team bigger than '1' ... and that was in a huge hospital. He or she will have a list of referrals a mile long .... if these referrals are worked through as they should be,, liaising with family/carers/residential homes etc they'll be accused by the hospital of bed blocking ... so what they do is they go to the patient and ask if they have anyone 'at home' or someone who will look after them. The patient (who is desperate to get out of hospital of course) will say that they live in sheltered accom. and the manager is lovely, or 'my daughter's wonderful' or whatever (what parent who's desperate to get home will say, 'my daughter lives miles away and has children and a job ........ no they're proud of their daughter and want the hospital to know that she'll take care of them.
If only we had proper convalescent homes ... but they all closed just as all women started going out to work rather than being available to be carers.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gosh, I hadn't realised there aren't convalescent homes in the UK. There are in France and they are very good. Friends who've had operations such as hip replacements have been to them. If you are in the state system they are paid for except for board and lodging but the cost is very reasonable and most people have insurance.
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It'll be lovely - the wall I can see in the pic looks good.
My little Acer I bought last year is looking very pretty. I may get a photo or two later.
I quite fancied doing a small theatre against the shed. It would be perfect for primulas there. It would be something more akin to my sunny shelf by the back door, rather than the Albert Hall
The s'market my daughter works for were giving eggs away to NHS workers yesterday @AuntyRach. They've got a lot of stock left though. I collected my [much smaller] C&C order yesterday too, and they were giving eggs to the customers. I offered mine to the girl who brought my shopping out, and she seemed surprised that I did that! She declined though - not good for my waistline
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The big linden at the back of the ruin was cut down by the previous owner.
Nice of you to offer your chocs @Fairygilr.
They'll look good once they get going
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely thought of the SM's to give their surplus Easter eggs to NHS workers, they are really trying to do their bit. On the West News last night, there was an amazing clip of volunteers in one of the big Bath churches (it didn't say which one) assembling visors on a production line - good for them.
I thought the Pope looked so lonely doing his Easter message.
Very pleased that Boris is out of danger and is recuperating at Chequers. No.10 is more of his 'work-place' and his advisers probably thought he'd be better off away. Hope his fiancée is with him as well, horrible to be pregnant and all alone through this crisis.
@Fairygirl - who knows? The two hydrangeas were clearly planted by the main door but even their feet are surrounded by these stones. One day, I'll ask the grandson of the people who lived there and built our house in 1930. I can also talk to the owner before the ones who sold it and ask where she dumped the stones form the walls of the farm building she had demolished. I've found the roof tile dump - right where I wanted to plant a climbing rose and clematis bed so they could clamber over the old metal washing lines!
Done the ironing, cleaned the shower room and the bathroom.
I'd forgotten to put the lid on the paint so now there is a crust on it
OH did our ironing yesterday watching old golf Masters or some such. Today he's started digging out stones......
I am not in the mood for painting. Maybe tomorrow.
The problem with the interface between NHS care and social services is that this is supposed to be managed by the Hospital social worker team ... the word 'team' is usually a misnomer ... I've never come across a hospital social work team bigger than '1' ... and that was in a huge hospital. He or she will have a list of referrals a mile long .... if these referrals are worked through as they should be,, liaising with family/carers/residential homes etc they'll be accused by the hospital of bed blocking ... so what they do is they go to the patient and ask if they have anyone 'at home' or someone who will look after them. The patient (who is desperate to get out of hospital of course) will say that they live in sheltered accom. and the manager is lovely, or 'my daughter's wonderful' or whatever (what parent who's desperate to get home will say, 'my daughter lives miles away and has children and a job ........ no they're proud of their daughter and want the hospital to know that she'll take care of them.
If only we had proper convalescent homes ... but they all closed just as all women started going out to work rather than being available to be carers.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.