Afternoon, folks, went shopping early, back here and now. Aphids, Dove, we had 2 frosts a couple of weeks ago, one at the weekend. I cut chrysanths and cosmos for indoors, they were absolutely full of black fly!!!
I watched the old Michael Palin TV programme recently ( Palin's Progress) where he does the Aonach Eagach ridge with his son and a Himalayan Sherpa guide. He is filmed driving over Rannoch Moor in a red E-type Jag he says was borrowed from Hamish before meeting him at the Clachaig to discuss the climb. Hamish was on fine form saying the weather would be fine for them but unfortunately he couldn't join them. Calling him a legend doesn't really do him justice.
I've been cleaning the cave, semi cellar, not very nice there, cold, damp, gloomy. The floor is just stones on the ground. Bats and mice live in it and crap all over the place. We used it as a general dumping ground for rubbish, now there is mostly just wine and paint tins. I haven't finished yet. It has old kitchen units from a past owner that were filthy.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Busy-Lizzie, I hope the wine is salvageable? Horrible place to be in by the sound of it. I fractured my back because I thought I was falling into an undercroft with all kinds of creepy-crawlies in.
Quick hello and off to bed. One of those days when I haven't stopped and yet haven't achieved very much. Can't even make a decision about buying a shrub despite spending far too much time looking on the internet.
All the perennials I ordered arrived today, well packed, and actually the straw/raffia they were well packed in (two big boxes) will work really well for my rustic Christmas Hampers - I do like a bit of upcycling. Anyway, I've set them all upright in a sheltered spot and will pot them into bigger pots in a few days when they've got over the shock of travelling. The look ok considering, although smaller than I expected, I am sure they'll be fine though.
I had a funny/comedic moment in the GC whilst buying a bag of compost on the way to picking Charlie up from school - probably not as funny explaining it but it amused me and the shopkeeper....I had the compost in the shopping trolley, wrong choice of trolley for compost but no others available, so, I am pushing said trolley from outside area heading to pay station, the path is on a bit slope, when it slowly but surely tipped over onto its side - I tried to rescue it and the 50 litres of compost but ended up beneath the trolley with my handbag strap throttling me... as always happens in these embarrassing situations I scrambled up speedily and hoped no-one had noticed. Then I tried to set the trolley up (still on a sloping path) and get the compost back into it - then, helpful shopkeeper appeared seeing I was struggling and offered to help, he grabbed the trolley, nearest to where he was standing and went to hold it steady whilst I lifted up the (heavy) bag of compost. Suddenly, he realised that he ought to be lifting the compost and let me hold the trolley, I had come to the same conclusion very quickly too as I was struggling to lift the compost from it's rather awkward jaunty angle....upshot is, he let go of the trolley, I dropped the compost and me, the trolley, the compost and the shopkeeper all ended up in a tangled heap on the floor - again! We couldn't help but laugh.
Anyway, good night all.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As you say, a true legend. Met him once at the Clachaig Inn, very good value.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I fractured my back because I thought I was falling into an undercroft with all kinds of creepy-crawlies in.
Quick hello and off to bed. One of those days when I haven't stopped and yet haven't achieved very much. Can't even make a decision about buying a shrub despite spending far too much time looking on the internet.
All the perennials I ordered arrived today, well packed, and actually the straw/raffia they were well packed in (two big boxes) will work really well for my rustic Christmas Hampers - I do like a bit of upcycling.
I had a funny/comedic moment in the GC whilst buying a bag of compost on the way to picking Charlie up from school - probably not as funny explaining it but it amused me and the shopkeeper....I had the compost in the shopping trolley, wrong choice of trolley for compost but no others available, so, I am pushing said trolley from outside area heading to pay station, the path is on a bit slope, when it slowly but surely tipped over onto its side - I tried to rescue it and the 50 litres of compost but ended up beneath the trolley with my handbag strap throttling me... as always happens in these embarrassing situations I scrambled up speedily and hoped no-one had noticed.
Anyway, good night all.
DD what an adventure. Pity someone didn’t have a camera handy.
I hope you don't have any bruises @D0rdogne_Damsel