Morning all. It’s tip day here, so when Hubby eventually emerges, he’ll take it up the hill to the local tip. It’s also a chance to gossip, so he’ll come back with all sort of local news. 😃
It’s still another hot day starting, but rain predicted Sunday and Monday. You never know, it might actually happen. Sigh!
I’m feeling quite pleased with myself. I’ve been pulling out weeds all over the place. Even though the temperature is rather warm there is a lovely cool breeze coming from the east (in our case, the south coast of NSW) and I feel quite rejuvenated to see lots of weeds lying helpless all over the place to be raked up at some other time. 😁. I’ve also hosed with a rather high pressure, all the aphids which were feeding on various roses.
I hope “Headache” enjoys his new home, Wonky. 😃 That would be a good name for one of our noisy birds. It’s the one Dove identified for me. Very persistent. Hubby thinks he/she might settle down once it finds a mate.
Obelixx, I’m not keen on mussels, for neither texture nor taste, but they add quite a few in the frozen packs of Marinara Mix. I use the whole lot in Italian food, but swallow the mussels without thinking too much about them. 😩
I’ve noticed for the first time that there are young pods forming on the broad beans. Yum! We both love them. There is a very nice Iranian meal that we like to use them in. We used to have lovely next door neighbours from Iran, so we used to swap recipes a lot.
Good morning all 😊 ☕️ Its grey and 11C and the forecast says that’s what it’s going to be all day.
We have to go to the hospital later ... apparently Bro left some belongings there which need to be collected. Bro seems to think it’ll be straightforward ... we’re not so sure, but we’ll give it a go.
@pa@"Pat E" we love broad beans ... I sowed a couple of rows the other day, to overwinter and give us an early crop hopefully in May... I’d love to try your Iranian dish, any chance of the recipe? No rush tho ... we won’t need it until May 😉
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Morning @Dovefromabove Afternoon @Pat E Morning all those to come Headache the pigeon had a comfortable night in the greenhouse and is now dancing with his breakfast in circles on the terrace... he's not right Coffee time!!
Good morning everyone. It is bright and sunny with not a wisp of cloud anywhere and absolutely freezing. Only 2 hens rushed outside when we opened their door this morning. The others stayed inside pecking at their seed feeder.
Haven't noticed any wonky pigeons but there is plenty of normal activity at the feeders.
We have penstemons, nerines, cyclamens, shrubby salvias, shasta and Michaelmas daisies flowering as well as plenty of yellow daisy weeds in the wild patch and a young choisya is flowering its socks off and creating a tiny pool of perfume. No gardening just yet tho. Cleaning this morning and play later.
I too like Persian food @Pat E - used to have 2 Iranians in my international cookery group years ago in Belgium and their skill with basmati rice was amazing and their slow cooked lamb and chicken dishes just luscious. I even bought a book of modernised recipes with a lot less fat. Must dig it out as they're great comfort food for dark winter nights.
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There are a lot of bluetits here and when they have run out of food, fat balls in the lilac and sunflower seeds on the wall of the well on the kitchen terrace, one of them comes into the veranda and chatters and pecks, tapping loudly, on the big plastic drum of seeds. I will have to go to the SM soon as I am nearly out of fat balls.
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It’s still another hot day starting, but rain predicted Sunday and Monday. You never know, it might actually happen. Sigh!
Its grey and 11C and the forecast says that’s what it’s going to be all day.
we love broad beans ... I sowed a couple of rows the other day, to overwinter and give us an early crop hopefully in May... I’d love to try your Iranian dish, any chance of the recipe? No rush tho ... we won’t need it until May 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Afternoon @Pat E
Morning all those to come
Headache the pigeon had a comfortable night in the greenhouse and is now dancing with his breakfast in circles on the terrace... he's not right
Coffee time!!
Haven't noticed any wonky pigeons but there is plenty of normal activity at the feeders.
We have penstemons, nerines, cyclamens, shrubby salvias, shasta and Michaelmas daisies flowering as well as plenty of yellow daisy weeds in the wild patch and a young choisya is flowering its socks off and creating a tiny pool of perfume. No gardening just yet tho. Cleaning this morning and play later.
I too like Persian food @Pat E - used to have 2 Iranians in my international cookery group years ago in Belgium and their skill with basmati rice was amazing and their slow cooked lamb and chicken dishes just luscious. I even bought a book of modernised recipes with a lot less fat. Must dig it out as they're great comfort food for dark winter nights.
Frosty this morning -3°
There are a lot of bluetits here and when they have run out of food, fat balls in the lilac and sunflower seeds on the wall of the well on the kitchen terrace, one of them comes into the veranda and chatters and pecks, tapping loudly, on the big plastic drum of seeds. I will have to go to the SM soon as I am nearly out of fat balls.