Morning all - we're drowned! Just walked down to the village for the paper and milk and it was heavy rain all the time. I've just had to make a dentist's appointment for tomorrow as have had toothache (just a dull ache) since Monday. Hope you manage to have a good holiday DD and that you can sort out your barns Obelixx and furniture Busy-Lizzie, not easy in your particular situation. Could one of your children collect some of it and sell it for you? Got to go, meeting a friend for a GC visit, coffee and cake.
Big online supermarket order done for Friday 😇 and all the veggies prepped to construct a 'sort of' Cock a leekie for supper ... I made the stock from Sunday's roast chicken carcass yesterday, so I'll add in some diced streaky bacon with leeks, celery, carrots and potatoes and simmer that lot until cooked and pop in some frozen peas and a few dumplings on the top ... that's supper tonight and some soup for OH's lunch flask tomorrow.
Now to sew up the jumper I've just finished knitting for him. It's obviously 'his week'
I did pop out and take a pic of the amelanchier ... in the pouring rain ... it's looking glorious ... I'll put it on the gallery thread.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Afternoon all. Had a busy few days with the boys due to Covid problems at Secondborn's school. She has had to work long hours as they have pupils and staff off at the moment. Today I will be mostly doing nothing. I'm shattered, Jonah and Gabriel are good boys but so full of energy that I'm on the go all the time. Rubbish TV and chocolate is my answer. It's raining anyway so I wouldn't be doing gardening and hopefully if I have a lazy day today I'll have more energy for tomorrow when the weather is supposed to improve.
Have a good hols DD and I hope your staffing situation improves.
Rubbish TV and chocolate sounds about right @Yviestevie. That's a ridiculous length of time to wait for men to come and look at the roofs @Obelixx. I thought some workmen were slow here. I suppose a lot of folk might be having similar problems though. I'm assuming @Hostafan1 will let people know how the op went? Raining here again, and has been since before I went out, but that's how it is. Had quite a nice walk, and it isn't as windy today which always helps. It's very mild for the time of year. I might go and do some cuttings as I have some nice sifted compost which would be good. Might take the last sweet peas down too and bring the flowers in.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The good ones are busy @Biglad and there's the added complexity of being an old-fashioned/traditional wooden beamed roof construction with corrugated metal covering. Most roofers here do domestic roofing with tiles and new agricultural roofing tends to be metal framed. It's not going to be easy.
I've just come in to change my long-sleeved t-shirt for a sleeveless one cos it's warm out there, digging hoes and planting trees. Hamamelis Jelena has gone in well and been mulched with cardboard and upturned turf. Glorious leaf colour but also some flowers.
Liriodendron is next, just as soon as the coffee is brewed and poured.
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)."
Very wet here all night and all day so far it's supposed to be drying up later, I hope it does I am due at Capel tomorrow- no fun in the rain. Had out "rent " letter for the Allotments yesterday, seems like most of the committee want to resign. We can't have a proper meeting due to covid so not sure where this will leave us. A number of people want me to take over again but I really don't want the hassle, I was chair(man) in the past when we moved to self management, I feel I have done my bit. A lot of people moan about everything but never want to do anything. Best wishes to all.
Always the way @Allotment Boy. There are givers and takers and doers and moaners in every group or association. I had thought the patch association of which I am now chair was free of all that but it turns out one committee member is die-hard moaner......
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)."
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Got to go, meeting a friend for a GC visit, coffee and cake.
Now to sew up the jumper I've just finished knitting for him. It's obviously 'his week'
I did pop out and take a pic of the amelanchier ... in the pouring rain ... it's looking glorious ... I'll put it on the gallery thread.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's a ridiculous length of time to wait for men to come and look at the roofs @Obelixx. I thought some workmen were slow here. I suppose a lot of folk might be having similar problems though.
I'm assuming @Hostafan1 will let people know how the op went?
Raining here again, and has been since before I went out, but that's how it is. Had quite a nice walk, and it isn't as windy today which always helps. It's very mild for the time of year. I might go and do some cuttings as I have some nice sifted compost which would be good. Might take the last sweet peas down too and bring the flowers in.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've just come in to change my long-sleeved t-shirt for a sleeveless one cos it's warm out there, digging hoes and planting trees. Hamamelis Jelena has gone in well and been mulched with cardboard and upturned turf. Glorious leaf colour but also some flowers.
Liriodendron is next, just as soon as the coffee is brewed and poured.
Had out "rent " letter for the Allotments yesterday, seems like most of the committee want to resign. We can't have a proper meeting due to covid so not sure where this will leave us. A number of people want me to take over again but I really don't want the hassle, I was chair(man) in the past when we moved to self management, I feel I have done my bit. A lot of people moan about everything but never want to do anything.
Best wishes to all.