I hate to think what I might post if I had no glasses on..... I'm one of those people who always has socks on. Rarely have bare feet [ apart from the shower and in bed ] or sandals. You wouldn't want to see my feet anyway. Cheeky mares @D0rdogne_Damsel. Hope you charged extra Cleared up here too for a little while, which moved the temp up a bit from the 13/14 it's been most of the day. Enjoyed my coffee with friend, but no one takes notice of the 2m distancing, which I find difficult. I hate shopping centres at the best of times.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's been a busy day. Gardening this morning then clearing out drawers. Found lots of old birthday cards, letters from Mummy, old cheque book stubs from the 90s and a plan of where I planted roses here in the 1990s.
Now I know that the only surviving shrub rose in the long border is Fantin Latour. She must be tough, has survived heavy alkaline clay, drought, up to 40°, being eaten by deer before OH did the fencing. The other 3 shrub roses didn't make it.
I also found my old gardening diary from the early 80s when we were in an old Tudor farmhouse in Kent. I loved that house and garden.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Goodness me you are such a hoarder @Busy-Lizzie! Good to be making progress tho.
I have moved the bookcase and it's contents, moved a dressing table - no contents, emptied another tall cupboard I'm switching from the landing into my sewing room (single bed dismantled and removed last week to make space) and have measured the dresser in the cave that I shall be moving upstairs too.
Then I decided to oil the cave and garden shed doors while they're bone dry. Old, weathered, bare wood with big iron hinges and desperately in need of TLC. I oiled them when we first moved here nearly 4 years ago but haven't done anything since.
Have walked the dogs for the first time in a year! Knee brace, socks and walking shoes. The off road lanes are dry but a bit bumpy underfoot. Now to see how much it swells/throbs/aches this evening or tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening everyone and bon appetit. Not hungry yet so off to do some more sorting.....
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)."
Sorry that your mum is poorly @Yviestevie, hope she gets better and you can see her again soon. I'm not sure I enjoyed my day out that much, it was lovely to meet up with my friend but the weather turned unexpectedly hot and we had to queue with masks on under a clear plastic roof for the café, so we both wilted a bit. The GC didn't have anything on my list, I particularly wanted some Aster 'Monch' and some metal weed fabric pins. I looked at peanuts for the birds but thought £5 for a small bag was a bit much. I don't normally buy them so didn't really know what a sensible price was. By the time we'd gone round the one-way system twice, we were both frazzled.
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Tomato courgette and cheese quiche out of the oven .... that’ll be supper with a salad made from the radicchio thinnings. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm one of those people who always has socks on. Rarely have bare feet [ apart from the shower and in bed
You wouldn't want to see my feet anyway.
Cheeky mares @D0rdogne_Damsel. Hope you charged extra
Cleared up here too for a little while, which moved the temp up a bit from the 13/14 it's been most of the day.
Enjoyed my coffee with friend, but no one takes notice of the 2m distancing, which I find difficult. I hate shopping centres at the best of times.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Now I know that the only surviving shrub rose in the long border is Fantin Latour. She must be tough, has survived heavy alkaline clay, drought, up to 40°, being eaten by deer before OH did the fencing. The other 3 shrub roses didn't make it.
I also found my old gardening diary from the early 80s when we were in an old Tudor farmhouse in Kent. I loved that house and garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have moved the bookcase and it's contents, moved a dressing table - no contents, emptied another tall cupboard I'm switching from the landing into my sewing room (single bed dismantled and removed last week to make space) and have measured the dresser in the cave that I shall be moving upstairs too.
Then I decided to oil the cave and garden shed doors while they're bone dry. Old, weathered, bare wood with big iron hinges and desperately in need of TLC. I oiled them when we first moved here nearly 4 years ago but haven't done anything since.
Have walked the dogs for the first time in a year! Knee brace, socks and walking shoes. The off road lanes are dry but a bit bumpy underfoot. Now to see how much it swells/throbs/aches this evening or tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening everyone and bon appetit. Not hungry yet so off to do some more sorting.....
I'm not sure I enjoyed my day out that much, it was lovely to meet up with my friend but the weather turned unexpectedly hot and we had to queue with masks on under a clear plastic roof for the café, so we both wilted a bit. The GC didn't have anything on my list, I particularly wanted some Aster 'Monch' and some metal weed fabric pins. I looked at peanuts for the birds but thought £5 for a small bag was a bit much. I don't normally buy them so didn't really know what a sensible price was. By the time we'd gone round the one-way system twice, we were both frazzled.
On the upside OH cooked the dinner tonight!
night night all ... sleep
tight 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Take it steady @Pat E 🪓
have a cuppa ☕️ 🍪
Did anyone see the amazing sunrise ... I don’t think I’ve ever seen it as red as that.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.