@Busy-Lizzie you’ve been at it flat out ever since you moved ... there’s no way I could do that without taking a few days off every little while. You need a proper break ... at least two solid days of relaxing ((hugs)). 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
DD,look after yourself,I was feeling a bit "weird" lockdown for me is as usual,get the shopping,sort out ,2 disabled sons,look after grandkids, all of them around 80 mile round trip,work for Parrish councillor,(, normally would be doing elections welcoming) and 6 days s week for the neighbour. Attempts at fighting DWP etc,had an old friend bleating she was bored,it was alright for me. Went to see friend Tuesday, haven't seen for a year, sat in the garden drove,back here,(place was a tip, really angry,old man was out) went out in the garden day in the sun with book and tea. Feeling unapreciated, don't get me wrong,I don't do things for gratitude,but just the word, thanks,I do always get that from the councillor
If it helps @D0rdogne_Damsel I am feeling motivated in very short bursts compared to my former daily blitzing habits. I think having a great deal on your mind and lots of spinning plates makes it harder too as does all this hanging about waiting for more freedoms to return so you can open up again, @Busy-Lizzie can go and see her OH and I can get Possum moved. No doubt others have similar constraints and issues.
Have a lovely day tomorrow @punkdoc and Moira. Will the tea rooms be open or do you need to plan a celebratory picnic?
SM raid done and they only have sweet Gewurtz so I'm trying Alsace Pinot Blanc. No Pinot Gris, of course, tho I remember that being good with fish and seafood. As backup I have some red Chilean Carmenière.
It has now turned cloudy and cool and no rain at all in view for the next 10 days and frosts over the weekend so my citrus, dahlias and half hardy fuchsias will have to languish in the polytunnel a few more days yet. I've bought a 50 metre hose pipe to make watering down there a bit simpler.
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)."
I want to do some languishing. I want to put the plates down for a bit and stop spinning them. I did have 3 days with out doing house work,well, still made bed, washed up,did washing. The old man did vacuum yesterday while I had a very quick bath.Big batch cook coming up,dogs to vets tomorrow,sons to see
@D0rdogne_Damsel - I'm sure when you start meeting your visitors again you'll be fine. I manage quite a few events in our little town and really enjoyed having last year off to get on with the garden. A few are now tentatively booked in for later this year and I'm dreading it - all the prep. before hand, the early starts, the co-ordination of everyone and everything. All I want to do is continue not really seeing anyone and working in my garden. (That said - one of the events, which I'm not coordinating, is a gardens open day, which I will participate in, and a garden competition, which I am running, but not participating in, so they are both fun). But I'm sure that once my head moves from its current happy space I'll enjoy all the things I enjoyed about working on these events before. I guess it's a bit like having to go back to school after a long summer vacation!
Just had a news flash from President Macron @D0rdogne_Damsel. Restaurants can open their outside eating places on the 19th May and the curfew will be extended from 7pm to 9pm. The 9th June restaurants will be able to open indoors and the curfew will be 11pm.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hello everyone, it seems we're up and running with our new internet provider so hoping it remains good to go. I had a headache after setting it all up, some late last night so as to be ready and more work this morning. I'm sure last time we had a BT engineer come and do it all for us - the joys of progress. Just heard the good news as well @DOrdogne_Damsel, at last you have a date to plan for and hopefully @Busy-Lizzie, you'll soon be able to travel to UK. I'm also finding it hard to get motivated on the garden, unusual for me, I used to do at least 4-6 hours at a time. Now I'm down to about an hour or so. I think I'll have to pot on the small bedding plants I bought yesterday as still cold at night - tomorrow perhaps.
@Punkdoc ,Congratulations and good wishes to to yourself and Moira, who deserves a well earned treat. I watched Location, Location last night which featured Sheffield, not a place I know at all, looked really pleasant.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have a lovely day tomorrow @punkdoc and Moira. Will the tea rooms be open or do you need to plan a celebratory picnic?
SM raid done and they only have sweet Gewurtz so I'm trying Alsace Pinot Blanc. No Pinot Gris, of course, tho I remember that being good with fish and seafood. As backup I have some red Chilean Carmenière.
It has now turned cloudy and cool and no rain at all in view for the next 10 days and frosts over the weekend so my citrus, dahlias and half hardy fuchsias will have to languish in the polytunnel a few more days yet. I've bought a 50 metre hose pipe to make watering down there a bit simpler.
Have you tried Picpoul de Pinet with fish @Obelixx?
I agree about the relaxing. Find a comfy spot and read a book or something.
this morning. I'm sure last time we had a BT engineer come and do it all for us - the joys of progress.
Just heard the good news as well @DOrdogne_Damsel, at last you have a date to plan for and hopefully @Busy-Lizzie, you'll soon be able to travel to UK.
I'm also finding it hard to get motivated on the garden, unusual for me, I used to do at least 4-6 hours at a time. Now I'm down to about an hour or so. I think I'll have to pot on the small bedding plants I bought yesterday as still cold at night - tomorrow perhaps.
@Punkdoc ,Congratulations and good wishes to to yourself and Moira, who deserves a well earned treat. I watched Location, Location last night which featured Sheffield, not a place I know at all, looked really pleasant.