Fingers crossed for you and your family @floralies
Cloudy and grey here, hoping it will brighten up later. I don't have anything planned but might do a bit of drawing or potter in the garden later. A few family issues so haven't posted much but I'm fine here in the quiet corner. Hope everyone has a good day.
Son 1, wife and the 2 older girls have gone canoeing on the Dordogne river. Smallest, 3, is too young so I took her to son 2 to play with her little cousins. I spent the morning with them.
I stopped at the big GC on the way back and bought some parsley plants, the small GC didn't have any the other day. I was missing not having parsley. It's weird not having veg in the garden or annuals in pots around the house.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I'm a bit stuck @chicky, Notaire has gone on holiday and I think the owners of the house I like are on holiday too. The bypass is unlikely to be built, too expensive, it won't be a big road and it isn't too near to be a problem. I'm still interested in the house, best I've seen so far, very pretty.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I had a lovely lunch yesterday with an old friend, a late celebration for both our birthdays but boy, was it crowded and very noisy! Seems half the town had decided to take advantage of the £10 scheme. Goods news for the restaurant but we felt a bit uneasy with the crowds.
Today, we've had drizzly rain since early morning so no gardening which is a pity as I've a manicure and pedicure booked for tomorrow, so no gardening tomorrow either! That's if I can manage to get out of our road - the local roadworks are getting closer and our main route out is being gradually closed off. Might have to hoof it at the last minute.
Best of luck to them both @floralies. Must be nerve-wracking for you not being able to go and visit and help.
That sounds good @Busy-Lizzie tho waiting for people to come back off hols will be frustrating. They do seem to get it all done tho.
Just for you @Fairygirl we have @Hostafan1 weather. 6:30 pm and 39.5 down the garden in shade, 48C on the front doorstep and 30C on the cool terrace in the shade. I have done very little this pm except put away the shopping and noodle around on the PC doing some research on making bags. Apart from anything else, OH was out playing golf so no-one to put sunscreen on my back.
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'd be totally floored by that @Obelixx. It got to 20 here, bit of sun but mainly light cloud. Quite pleasant, especially after all our rain. Fingers crossed for you @Busy-Lizzie Wonder if @chicky has built a big sandcastle.... I couldn't face those crowds @Lizzie27. Won't be going anywhere any time soon. I go out with a friend now and again for a meal, but she isn't keen either. The youngest of the wee juvie robins was in for a bit again today. Wasn't bothered by me being nearby deadheading. He had some grub and off he went
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl, if we hadn't already booked and been celebrating our birthdays, we would probably not gone there, but it's a big airy restaurant, the tables were well spread out and the staff were extremely scrupulous about hygiene. To be fair, the noise was probably from all the children there, I don't know why, it hadn't quite dawned on me that it was holiday time in August! There is an extremely low rate of Covid infection in this area so we were (hopefully) reasonably safe.
I just don't like crowds of any kind @Lizzie27 , in any situation, so it's hellish going anywhere if it's busy. I hate shopping centres and often get panic attacks in them, so I'm quite choosy about where I go.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Have a good day @chicky, I wonder which beach.
Son 1, wife and the 2 older girls have gone canoeing on the Dordogne river. Smallest, 3, is too young so I took her to son 2 to play with her little cousins. I spent the morning with them.
I stopped at the big GC on the way back and bought some parsley plants, the small GC didn't have any the other day. I was missing not having parsley. It's weird not having veg in the garden or annuals in pots around the house.
@floralies , fingers crossed for good results.
I had a lovely lunch yesterday with an old friend, a late celebration for both our birthdays but boy, was it crowded and very noisy! Seems half the town had decided to take advantage of the £10 scheme. Goods news for the restaurant but we felt a bit uneasy with the crowds.
Today, we've had drizzly rain since early morning so no gardening which is a pity as I've a manicure and pedicure booked for tomorrow, so no gardening tomorrow either! That's if I can manage to get out of our road - the local roadworks are getting closer and our main route out is being gradually closed off. Might have to hoof it at the last minute.
That sounds good @Busy-Lizzie tho waiting for people to come back off hols will be frustrating. They do seem to get it all done tho.
Just for you @Fairygirl we have @Hostafan1 weather. 6:30 pm and 39.5 down the garden in shade, 48C on the front doorstep and 30C on the cool terrace in the shade. I have done very little this pm except put away the shopping and noodle around on the PC doing some research on making bags. Apart from anything else, OH was out playing golf so no-one to put sunscreen on my back.
Fingers crossed for you @Busy-Lizzie
Wonder if @chicky has built a big sandcastle....
I couldn't face those crowds @Lizzie27. Won't be going anywhere any time soon. I go out with a friend now and again for a meal, but she isn't keen either.
The youngest of the wee juvie robins was in for a bit again today. Wasn't bothered by me being nearby deadheading. He had some grub and off he went
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...