I love the colours of sunset and how they make clouds and sky come alive - really beautiful.
Been to my Dad’s as belated Birthday visit. My present was to re-arrange (mostly cull) his houseplants and I took him a few plants to replace them - a couple bought and a couple potted-up from cuttings. Looks much more colourful and fresh now. Just doing a chicken dinner now, with a homemade apple cake.
Glad your day went well @Yviestevie - or, as well as can be expected. Children have a way of coping. Lovely pic. Good job @AuntyRach. One of those jobs that tend to get neglected. I wonder if we'll get any sunset tonight. Doubt it, as it's cloudy now, but it's been a really beautiful day. Light breeze only, sunny and no higher than 17. Perfect for me. It's been ages indeed since I had a hill @Obelixx. This time last year. Seems horrific. Glad you've had a good rest It took me a while to realise what KE meant @Biglad.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Just back from littlest Chicklet’s pub - absolutely stuffed 😋. But we were looked after very well (parents in the house alert 🚨 ) and had a lovely evening.
Having given myself my usual September bulb planting blisters in the centre of both palms, I can confirm that hand sanitizer stings 😢😢😢
Glad you've managed a lazy day @Obelixx, you've certainly been busy the previous week.
@chicky, how nice to be spoiled, did she manage to squeeze a dessert in with you?
@Yviestevie , glad you managed a nice day despite the circumstances. I hope everything will settle down soon enough.
@Busy-Lizzie a very tricky task sorting out what you need and what you want, sentimental value, so so difficult to part with. I'm pretty sure the pleasure gained from reliving those moments is priceless. Funnily enough I was dusting a seldom used coffee table yesterday and noticed the coaster was well past it's best, definitely ingrained coffee stains were predominant. However, it was a coaster made from Charlie's drawing when he was 3 year's of his 'family' . A nursery school fundraiser project. It brought a smile and a little heart jerk and I polished it and it's coffee stains and resisted the practical urge to throw it away.
As far as staff wanting time off to spend with adult children, I do 'get it' of course, but we're a small team and we're very seasonal. Unfortunately I've a couple of staff whose adult kids come out to see them every Christmas and every August, (trying not to be cynical and say for a free holiday). So they have their time off to be with their kids and the rest of us work double the hours at the busiest times. I only managed to squeeze in 3 days with my 13 year old all summer and it does just rub me up the wrong way I'll be honest. I have actually said that in future holiday requests need to be put in writing and I'll check it's convenient and fair for everyone. One girl has never worked a Christmas Eve, Boxing Day or NYE yet but the rest of us have done them all. All very tricky. It has to be fair but some people think their needs are greater than anyone else's. That's the bit I struggle with, all of us have family but some dictate that their time with family is more important. Certainly becoming a bigger business with more staff has created many more dilemmas. All stuff to work on. But my new plants are arriving tomorrow! 😁 Hugs to all, we're all just trying to get through our day really aren't we. A good day is when nobody died and nobody cried, that's my motto, surpringly it's not as simple as it sounds. Extra hugs to those that have had to manage those hurdles today. Xxx
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
She did manage to join us for pud @D0rdogne_Damsel - sticky toffee pud and chocolate brownie shared between us (Mr C doesn’t do puds .... very strange 🤔). Hence the fact I cannot currently move 🙄
Not sure what your town’s demographic is like but have you thought about employing returning students as cover for regular staff? Both Chicklets kept their jobs here going whilst they were away at Uni as they were available to work the times everyone else wanted to be on holiday (Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays). The Chicklets were very grateful for any hours that were going, and their employers got holiday cover - win-win.
Off to Bournemouth for the day tomorrow, so time to get some sleep now😴
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love the colours of sunset and how they make clouds and sky come alive - really beautiful.
Been to my Dad’s as belated Birthday visit. My present was to re-arrange (mostly cull) his houseplants and I took him a few plants to replace them - a couple bought and a couple potted-up from cuttings. Looks much more colourful and fresh now.
Just doing a chicken dinner now, with a homemade apple cake.
Good job @AuntyRach. One of those jobs that tend to get neglected.
I wonder if we'll get any sunset tonight. Doubt it, as it's cloudy now, but it's been a really beautiful day. Light breeze only, sunny and no higher than 17. Perfect for me.
It's been ages indeed since I had a hill @Obelixx. This time last year. Seems horrific. Glad you've had a good rest
It took me a while to realise what KE meant @Biglad.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Having given myself my usual September bulb planting blisters in the centre of both palms, I can confirm that hand sanitizer stings 😢😢😢
Glad you've managed a lazy day @Obelixx, you've certainly been busy the previous week.
@chicky, how nice to be spoiled, did she manage to squeeze a dessert in with you?
@Yviestevie , glad you managed a nice day despite the circumstances. I hope everything will settle down soon enough.
@Busy-Lizzie a very tricky task sorting out what you need and what you want, sentimental value, so so difficult to part with. I'm pretty sure the pleasure gained from reliving those moments is priceless. Funnily enough I was dusting a seldom used coffee table yesterday and noticed the coaster was well past it's best, definitely ingrained coffee stains were predominant. However, it was a coaster made from Charlie's drawing when he was 3 year's of his 'family' . A nursery school fundraiser project. It brought a smile and a little heart jerk and I polished it and it's coffee stains and resisted the practical urge to throw it away.
As far as staff wanting time off to spend with adult children, I do 'get it' of course, but we're a small team and we're very seasonal. Unfortunately I've a couple of staff whose adult kids come out to see them every Christmas and every August,
(trying not to be cynical and say for a free holiday). So they have their time off to be with their kids and the rest of us work double the hours at the busiest times. I only managed to squeeze in 3 days with my 13 year old all summer and it does just rub me up the wrong way I'll be honest. I have actually said that in future holiday requests need to be put in writing and I'll check it's convenient and fair for everyone. One girl has never worked a Christmas Eve, Boxing Day or NYE yet but the rest of us have done them all. All very tricky. It has to be fair but some people think their needs are greater than anyone else's. That's the bit I struggle with, all of us have family but some dictate that their time with family is more important. Certainly becoming a bigger business with more staff has created many more dilemmas.
All stuff to work on.
But my new plants are arriving tomorrow! 😁
Hugs to all, we're all just trying to get through our day really aren't we. A good day is when nobody died and nobody cried, that's my motto, surpringly it's not as simple as it sounds. Extra hugs to those that have had to manage those hurdles today. Xxx
Not sure what your town’s demographic is like but have you thought about employing returning students as cover for regular staff? Both Chicklets kept their jobs here going whilst they were away at Uni as they were available to work the times everyone else wanted to be on holiday (Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays). The Chicklets were very grateful for any hours that were going, and their employers got holiday cover - win-win.
Off to Bournemouth for the day tomorrow, so time to get some sleep now😴
Missing him already.