Where is all this rain that you lot are on about? Still waiting down here for some to arrive Went out to post a B/D card for DIL this morning have also ordered her some nice skin products sans Parabens and chemicals for her to use while she is having her chemo. The hospital are very pleased with my sons progress, so he is a lot more positive now. Can't wait to hear about the chicks @Obelixx, glad everything is progressing well @Busy-Lizzie, won't be long now. Stay safe everyone and enjoy the rest of your day.
They'll be rescued hens @Floralies, so about 18 months old. Have just been out to buy the feed and water dispensers and some straw and some chain so I can make them a swing. Possum is duly boggled but I'm told a swing will entertain them.
Good news about your son. Hope he continues on a steady path to recovery.
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I made a return to Capel Manor today, I did offer to go back at the end of May as I knew it would be quiet but they weren't organised enough at that point. The inner part of the Japanese garden has been left to do it's own thing all summer it's so overgrown you can hardly get down the path. I think it's actually better for it but no doubt it will be "tamed" at some point. Lovely moss @punkdoc the gardener I work with at Capel would be so envious. (They like moss in the Japanese garden.) The rain held off till after 2 pm when I was on my way home so a good day all round. Hope everyone is ok.
Evening all, Thank you for kind comments regarding a day off. It's been super, not achieved a lot, but perhaps that's a good sign. 😅 All food bought for dinner party tomorrow; stalled at 1st hurdle, not a peach to be found, white/yellow or otherwise. 😱 There's a shop here called Grand Frais, fruit & veg from all over the world but not a peach in sight, I'm now doing plum & mozzarella salad with a few raspberries thrown in. 🙄 Also it seems one guest is not over keen on lemon so lemon meringue roulade is now red fruit roulade. Managed to find lots of nice wine and am doing a raspberry mohita welcome drink so with luck the food won't be noticed. 😱😅
Rained on and off all day so not much gardening done. I spent an hour in Jardiland, a GC, but was uninspired, just bought one little conifer to replace one that died when it had to be moved. These days I seem to be drawn to shrubs aka low maintenance and bulbs also low maintenance - am I becoming lazy? Dreaming of retirement by the sea with a little cottage garden patch and lots of time to 'potter'.
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No, not lazy at all @DOrdogne_Damsel! Means you can enjoy your garden more when you get much needed downtime, rather than fretting over the nitty-gritty.
I'm also thinking along the same lines, although for different reasons (getting older and not so flexible). This is quite a large garden on a fairly steep slope so lots of steps and too many flower beds, so making it easier to manage may be key to staying here. Lots of planning to do over the winter.
Lazy, @D0rdogne_Damsel?? Not a word I'd have thought of, when describing you... one of the most industrious people on this forum, I'd say.
Mr Liri is now glass-free, but has brought the trophy home in a little pot. He's cut, stitched and bandaged, and is forbidden from doing any washing up for "up to a fortnight", depending on how quickly he heals. I suspect he may not mind all that much... He got a non-commital answer when he asked the surgeon how he was supposed to wash his hands for 20 seconds when he had to keep his finger dry. (Any cunning suggestions?) And he'd like me to thank you for crossing your fingers when he was unable to...
It rained here while he was away, pretty persistently, and the temperature didn't rise higher than 11C. A good day for jam making so we now have 9 jars of blackberry "cheese" (ie pipless, like jelly, but sieved rather than dripped through a bag). It's yummy.
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Can't wait to hear about the chicks @Obelixx, glad everything is progressing well @Busy-Lizzie, won't be long now.
Stay safe everyone and enjoy the rest of your day.
Good news about your son. Hope he continues on a steady path to recovery.
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HopeMr L is now sorted @Liriodendron - I think you better stick to Oxo cubes in future 😱😉
The rain held off till after 2 pm when I was on my way home so a good day all round.
Hope everyone is ok.
Thank you for kind comments regarding a day off. It's been super, not achieved a lot, but perhaps that's a good sign. 😅
All food bought for dinner party tomorrow; stalled at 1st hurdle, not a peach to be found, white/yellow or otherwise. 😱 There's a shop here called Grand Frais, fruit & veg from all over the world but not a peach in sight, I'm now doing plum & mozzarella salad with a few raspberries thrown in. 🙄
Also it seems one guest is not over keen on lemon so lemon meringue roulade is now red fruit roulade. Managed to find lots of nice wine and am doing a raspberry mohita welcome drink so with luck the food won't be noticed. 😱😅
Rained on and off all day so not much gardening done. I spent an hour in Jardiland, a GC, but was uninspired, just bought one little conifer to replace one that died when it had to be moved. These days I seem to be drawn to shrubs aka low maintenance and bulbs also low maintenance - am I becoming lazy? Dreaming of retirement by the sea with a little cottage garden patch and lots of time to 'potter'.
I'm also thinking along the same lines, although for different reasons (getting older and not so flexible). This is quite a large garden on a fairly steep slope so lots of steps and too many flower beds, so making it easier to manage may be key to staying here. Lots of planning to do over the winter.
Your menu sounds scrumptious!
Mr Liri is now glass-free, but has brought the trophy home in a little pot. He's cut, stitched and bandaged, and is forbidden from doing any washing up for "up to a fortnight", depending on how quickly he heals. I suspect he may not mind all that much... He got a non-commital answer when he asked the surgeon how he was supposed to wash his hands for 20 seconds when he had to keep his finger dry. (Any cunning suggestions?) And he'd like me to thank you for crossing your fingers when he was unable to...
It rained here while he was away, pretty persistently, and the temperature didn't rise higher than 11C. A good day for jam making so we now have 9 jars of blackberry "cheese" (ie pipless, like jelly, but sieved rather than dripped through a bag). It's yummy.
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