Hello Forkers. Busy morning here doing a much needed clean indoors with bits of watering plants too and I've put the baby toms and chillies out to sunbathe since it's warm enough at last. They still need to come back in at night tho as we have cold nights for the next few days. Should be OK to take fuchsias and citrus out of the polytunnel next week tho and get the babies in there instead.
More weeding and some transplanting this pm and a big bin of very smelly nettle "tea" to decant.
Pleased to hear wounds are healing well. @Hostafan1 my severely cut thumb is still sensitive around the cut line so expect yours to feel odd a good while yet.
Sorry to hear of @WonkyWomble's troubles and hop they are resolved soon. I agree @Nanny Beach. Time to say STOP or at least get the money up front, including what's owed.
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Aha! There you are @Obelixx 🤣 ... I began to wonder if your t'internet had been struck by lightning or somesuch catastrophe! Glad you've been enjoying playing with the plants I've been watering all the pots and containers ... well, not quite all ... OH is at home so he's going to water the blueberries ... they're his (I'm slowly turning him into a gardener ... at the moment he's playing with the nozzle attachment on the new hose).
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Afternoon folks, I've been busy watering our (large) front garden. Had to get the hosepipes out from their winter storage in the garage. It looks like no rain is forecast for another week here. Really chuffed to find the first buds on a yellow tree peony this morning, just hope they survived the frost early this morning. It got up to 19c yesterday by 4pm and looks like it might be the same today. Drove OH into town for his 2nd jab at the GP organised centre. Parking there is usually diabolical though and as he can't walk far with his gammy knee, thought I'd better drop him off. I can drive myself up the Racecourse later this afternoon for my 2nd jab, much easier to get to and oodles of parking. Hugs to Wonky and anybody in need of them. Right, enough waffling, out to do the back garden watering now.
He hasn't been in touch people and am thinking this is the end then.Shame, because we had been friends for about 6 years, visiting each other, meals, outings.I didn't really feel resentment,I felt uncomfortable, with the situation, the money isn't "secret" from the old man,I am sure he can work it out in his head,he has been aware since he gave up work last August
That's disappointing @Nanny Beach just been to do the shopping for my shielding customers. Companion card used, so simple. Could you suggest him getting one for you to do his shopping? I give them the receipts so they know how much they need to top the card up by each week. Really good system as cash is unhygienic, cashpoints the same so with companion card I can do their shopping and withdraw any money they need.
Thank you everyone for the hugs and good wishes, really it's my stepson that needs them as his mother passed away unexpectedly last Saturday aged 44. He is 21 and is now the sole guardian of his 13 year old brother. My hubby isn't the father of the younger one but as far as we see it they come as a package deal so the family has got bigger all of a sudden. There is also the logistics of applying to keep their housing association home etc. They are fantastic lads and being so brave but it breaks my heart to see them having to grow up so very quickly. I've always said the only way to hurt me is to hurt those I love, so I'm hurting right now. Thank you for your company everyone! X
That's tough for your stepsons @WonkyWomble, what a shock that must have been for the family. What happened to the younger one's father?
I woke up too early then went back to sleep and woke up too late. Spoke to OH and daughter 1 on the phone then went out to shops. 2 shops were closing at 12 for lunch, such a nuisance the way the French do that, but I finished in time, then went to Leclerc for veg, coffee and milk as they are open in the lunch break. Best shopping then as hardly anyone there, except the English, as the French are all having lunch.
It's a lovely day, bit of a waste to go shopping, but the electrician is back tomorrow.
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Think you should spend the rest of the@Busy-Lizzie e in the garden @Busy-Lizzie! Beautiful day! Unfortunately @Busy-Lizzie I don't really know much about the inns and outs of their family. Id only met the younger brother once before and now they are both here for family dinner 3 times a week. My step son feels responsible for his brother and that's too much for any 21 year old no matter how mature, which he is bless him. So our family has grown, its the right thing to do I feel.
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More weeding and some transplanting this pm and a big bin of very smelly nettle "tea" to decant.
Pleased to hear wounds are healing well. @Hostafan1 my severely cut thumb is still sensitive around the cut line so expect yours to feel odd a good while yet.
Sorry to hear of @WonkyWomble's troubles and hop they are resolved soon. I agree @Nanny Beach. Time to say STOP or at least get the money up front, including what's owed.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Really chuffed to find the first buds on a yellow tree peony this morning, just hope they survived the frost early this morning. It got up to 19c yesterday by 4pm and looks like it might be the same today.
Drove OH into town for his 2nd jab at the GP organised centre. Parking there is usually diabolical though and as he can't walk far with his gammy knee, thought I'd better drop him off. I can drive myself up the Racecourse later this afternoon for my 2nd jab, much easier to get to and oodles of parking.
Hugs to Wonky and anybody in need of them.
Right, enough waffling, out to do the back garden watering now.
Thank you everyone for the hugs and good wishes, really it's my stepson that needs them as his mother passed away unexpectedly last Saturday aged 44. He is 21 and is now the sole guardian of his 13 year old brother. My hubby isn't the father of the younger one but as far as we see it they come as a package deal so the family has got bigger all of a sudden. There is also the logistics of applying to keep their housing association home etc.
They are fantastic lads and being so brave but it breaks my heart to see them having to grow up so very quickly. I've always said the only way to hurt me is to hurt those I love, so I'm hurting right now. Thank you for your company everyone! X
I woke up too early then went back to sleep and woke up too late. Spoke to OH and daughter 1 on the phone then went out to shops. 2 shops were closing at 12 for lunch, such a nuisance the way the French do that, but I finished in time, then went to Leclerc for veg, coffee and milk as they are open in the lunch break. Best shopping then as hardly anyone there, except the English, as the French are all having lunch.
It's a lovely day, bit of a waste to go shopping, but the electrician is back tomorrow.
Unfortunately @Busy-Lizzie I don't really know much about the inns and outs of their family. Id only met the younger brother once before and now they are both here for family dinner 3 times a week. My step son feels responsible for his brother and that's too much for any 21 year old no matter how mature, which he is bless him. So our family has grown, its the right thing to do I feel.