Beautiful day after early storm.Ā Been supervising Moira, whilst I relaxed and started to write a list of my 10 favourite records of all time. I do it every few years, no idea why, but I like to see if anything changes.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Were there lots of idiots blocking the roads @Hostafan1? Our rain never really materialised, but the next few days are looking 'interesting'Ā Got some bits and bobs done outside anyway. The rather beautiful narcissus that should have flowered a month ago are appearing now.Ā Ā Car going in for a service tomorrow. Thankfully, younger fairylet is off, so I won't need to walk back and forward.Ā Ā Brilliant programme last night on BBC4 about the blind chap doing an ascent of The Old Man of Hoy. Quite humbling too.Ā
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Storms and rain had been forecast here but it's been hotter than yesterday and no sign of rain.
I've been on the phone a lot today to family, mine and OH's. We went to another small local GC today, we had planned to go to their tea rooms which has a good reputation, with friends after they opened in March, but there was the lockdown so we postponed it. Anyway, we thought we'd have a look. Lots of lovely plants, decent sizes Ā£3 - Ā£4 each. I bought an aster, a veronicastrum and a veronica. I only wanted one tall plant as the agastache Blue Fortune has died. Tea room was shut of course.
I'm probably old fashioned, I like Martini Bianco with lemonade or Pimms when the weather is warm.
The Claire Austin book of Perennials arrived today, lovely photos. Must stop buying plants, no more room.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Heard a strange crash around 5:30 ish ... thought something had fallen off a shelf in the garage but couldnt see anything. Then a little while later the sound of the air ambulance hovering low over our garden ... we looked out of the window ... weāre the second house in this little cul de sac ... thereās a staggered junction and another cul de sac going up the hill and then thereās a narrow cut through to the main road. Ā Some cyclists whizz down the hill, do a swerve and up past us at quite a speed. Ā It appears a young man did that this evening, didnāt give way at the junction and went straight into a car on the through road that has priority. Ā By the time we saw it the paramedic car and ambulance were there and already had him on a spinal board etc. Two young men came running down the hill, they obviously know him, and other neighbours gathered in socially distanced groups ... then the police arrived and spoke with the car driver and passenger. All is quiet now ... the young man has gone to hospital in the ambulance ... the air ambulance wasnāt needed ... and everyone else has gone back home.Ā
When we stand on our doorstep in 45 mins weāll clap with even more fervour than usual ... thank goodness for our NHS heroes 24/7 x 365 š
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How awful Dove, hope the young man's okay, but what an idiot not to stop at the junction - unless his brakes failed of course, we've known that happen to a friend of ours.
@Fairygirl - oh no, that didn't occur to me! I was rather pleased with my efforts before I read your post. You're right of course, our bath is mainly used as a shower cubicle, so it's visitors standing at that end and climbing in and out that causes the bath to flex.
Ah'm fair puggled, a few hours digging in the hot sunshine has done for me. A restorative Steephill cider (2017 vintage) has been imbibed and seems to be effective. I was hoping for one of the forecast sudden downpours but they dodged us today. With the waterbutts all empty had to resort to the hose to refresh the garden. I will need to install a few more butts to keep up with demand.
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When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Been supervising Moira, whilst I relaxed and started to write a list of my 10 favourite records of all time. I do it every few years, no idea why, but I like to see if anything changes.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Our rain never really materialised, but the next few days are looking 'interesting'Ā
Got some bits and bobs done outside anyway. The rather beautiful narcissus that should have flowered a month ago are appearing now.Ā Ā
Car going in for a service tomorrow. Thankfully, younger fairylet is off, so I won't need to walk back and forward.Ā Ā
Brilliant programme last night on BBC4 about the blind chap doing an ascent of The Old Man of Hoy. Quite humbling too.Ā
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've been on the phone a lot today to family, mine and OH's. We went to another small local GC today, we had planned to go to their tea rooms which has a good reputation, with friends after they opened in March, but there was the lockdown so we postponed it. Anyway, we thought we'd have a look. Lots of lovely plants, decent sizes Ā£3 - Ā£4 each. I bought an aster, a veronicastrum and a veronica. I only wanted one tall plant as the agastache Blue Fortune has died. Tea room was shut of course.
I'm probably old fashioned, I like Martini Bianco with lemonade or Pimms when the weather is warm.
The Claire Austin book of Perennials arrived today, lovely photos. Must stop buying plants, no more room.
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Fairygirl - oh no, that didn't occur to me! I was rather pleased with my efforts before I read your post. You're right of course, our bath is mainly used as a shower cubicle, so it's visitors standing at that end and climbing in and out that causes the bath to flex.
stay well ... sleep tight ...
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.