Polyhouse needs some mending but will be fine. All plants salvaged and repotted as required. Luckily not much in there but my Lavender cuttings are precious to me, as the Mother plant will be sadly retiring next year I think. They, and some pelargoniums, are going to live in the unheated annexe room to dry out and be protected from the frost until the polyhouse is all secure again.
Thinking of you @Obelixx, hope it doesn't get any worse for you and that the chooks are okay. Is Calabreze potatoes what we would call 'bubble and squeak' (potatoes mashed with boiled cabbage) @tuikowhai34.
Hello folks. I’ve just read back about five pages. Lovely to have newsy friends and to hear how you’re all doing with the weather. Obelixx, I hope your place is not damaged again and that my favourite chooks are going ok.
Wonky, Sweetie is gorgeous. I really miss having a cat here, but our son brings Pixel to visit sometimes, so that makes it a bit difficult to have another one here. We just get pleasure from watching the wildlife around the place.
there is a very large dark cloud hovering over our mountain opposite, so the predictions might be right for a change. 😁 As far as I’m concerned, it can rain for a week now. My washing has been done.
Im glad everyone had a good Christmas Day. Ours was very good too. We are over the lark cooking for a while. Had baked beans on toast for tea last night. 😂. It was enjoyed by both of us. Thank you Mr Heinz.
Good morning all 😊 ☕️ Hope your rain arrives @Pat E 😊 We have a sharp frost this morning ... hopefully we’ll have a brisk walk after breakfast then I’ll get on with making a Chinese-style spiced broth with noodles from the remains of the roast duck ... that’ll do for a few lunches; and then tartiflette with smoked salmon rather than bacon will do well for our supper.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. I hope I didn't speak too soon last night. It poured and the wind whipped around the house after my last post. I hope there aren't any trees down on the drive, we are going to lunch at son 2's, bearing pressies.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Lizzie27 No Lizzie, it's not bubble and squeak. There is only, potatoes, dried peppers, water and salt. No cabbage. It's like any prepared dish - always tastes better the next day. The Italians that came to this area of France early last century, were from the Calabre in Southern Italy and very very poor. They brought their recipes which were made from the most basic ingredients. Most were fishermen and tended the vineyards.
@Allotment Boy enjoy making your sauerkraut. Let us know how it goes once ready. I enjoy sauerkraut and buy it but I bet homemade is much tastier.
Luckily we have not woken up to snow (although i do love the freshly laid stuff. How it crunches underfoot, not the icy slushy slippy stuff!). We have an extremely hard frost. You can see it in the air. A perfect crisp blue skied winters day. The gritter lorry whizzed past around 8am. That was a big clue to what was there, I had not looked outside until then.
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Hope you all having a pleasant weekend.
We have some rain and wind at the moment, but nothing to cause damage.
Sounds as though you've done a good job @AuntyRach.
Is Calabreze potatoes what we would call 'bubble and squeak' (potatoes mashed with boiled cabbage) @tuikowhai34.
Wonky, Sweetie is gorgeous. I really miss having a cat here, but our son brings Pixel to visit sometimes, so that makes it a bit difficult to have another one here. We just get pleasure from watching the wildlife around the place.
there is a very large dark cloud hovering over our mountain opposite, so the predictions might be right for a change. 😁 As far as I’m concerned, it can rain for a week now. My washing has been done.
Im glad everyone had a good Christmas Day. Ours was very good too. We are over the lark cooking for a while. Had baked beans on toast for tea last night. 😂. It was enjoyed by both of us. Thank you Mr Heinz.
We have a sharp frost this morning ... hopefully we’ll have a brisk walk after breakfast then I’ll get on with making a Chinese-style spiced broth with noodles from the remains of the roast duck ... that’ll do for a few lunches; and then tartiflette with smoked salmon rather than bacon will do well for our supper.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I hope I didn't speak too soon last night. It poured and the wind whipped around the house after my last post. I hope there aren't any trees down on the drive, we are going to lunch at son 2's, bearing pressies.
The Italians that came to this area of France early last century, were from the Calabre in Southern Italy and very very poor. They brought their recipes which were made from the most basic ingredients. Most were fishermen and tended the vineyards.
Luckily we have not woken up to snow (although i do love the freshly laid stuff. How it crunches underfoot, not the icy slushy slippy stuff!). We have an extremely hard frost. You can see it in the air. A perfect crisp blue skied winters day. The gritter lorry whizzed past around 8am. That was a big clue to what was there, I had not looked outside until then.