Greetings. We have sunshine but a lot of clouds too. 1cm of rain in the last 36 hours and still cool here.  Expecting delivery of our new cantilever parasol for the terrace today so, naturally, the forecast is for more wet stuff especially tomorrow. Fine by me as I'm still doing rust treatments on the chairs and have the weekly SM raid tomorrow and an errand to run at les Sables on Friday.
I hope all this cold stuff is over soon cos, like @chicky and others, I have plants needing to go out but need to play it safe a bit longer. I don't remember needing my ski socks this late when we lived in Belgium tho a jumper was always kept handy but even with the May/hawthorn blossom well out I still need several layers this year.
The nightingales are back. Heard them singing last night as I was calling in the felines at bedtime. Didn't hear them once last year. Also saw two storks inspecting a newly cut hay field across the road yesterday. Wonderful sight.
Cosmos is looking scruffy @Pat E cos he's been rolling in dust and his fur is so thick it's hard to brush out. Minstrel is better this morning but still quiet. Haven't yet checked on th chooks. OH does the early day run letting them out of their house and feeding them the veggie scraps from dinner.
Good that you have bookings coming in @D0rdogne_Damsel.  Will suggest to OH that we book a table somewhere good before all the hordes descend for the summer.
Hi everyone, hope you are all ok and hugs to those that need them.
We have just got back from a lovely long weekend in Suffolk. Nice to get away that's for sure. Back to earth with a bump if my day today is anything to go by!!Â
Garden is looking well, fence panels survived the wind and we had a downpour that has helped but still not masses. Will be out there watering later. Courgettes have grown from nothing to 3 inches within days, borage is growing before your eyes and the mange tout have been planted and are romping away. I have chanced planting out a lupin and have some more plants that were bare roots and have been grown on that will go out this weekend. Need to weed and tidy up before they go in though as we have a fair few dandelions popping up. That will be the jobs for the next couple of weeks weather dependent.Â
Second jab Saturday so hopefully if feeling ok can get out there on the Sunday - its meant to be the better day of the two for us down here so we shall see!!
Back from second jab and OH booked in for her's next week. All we need now is for temperatures to get back to normal and I can get stuff into/out of the greenhouse, queues building up and I am not as well organised as the vaccination centre.
Had an unsuspected brief hailstorm this afternoon, came down really hard and was bouncing off the terrace. Luckily I'd just got back inside. Spent the next hour or two potting on lots of wild flower seedlings - on the dining room table as it was far too cold and windy to do them outside. A very messy job and I rather wish I'd just broadcast them despite the weather as advised on the packet, I expect most of them will die. Got more plug plants to pot on tomorrow as well and fast running out of room.  Very pleased to find that I like the coral linen dress I ordered online but need a smaller size so have re-ordered. Might need new paler sandals to go with it as well as my navy blue wedges didn't look quite right. Decisions, decisions!
Morning everyone. We still have light rain. Another 15 mm, so it’s all adding up to a good result. I can see from the veranda that the river is spreading across to our neighbour’s paddocks. Very pleasing. He must be happy. It saves him irrigating. Part of his income is from selling lucerne hay, so every bit helps.
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I hope all this cold stuff is over soon cos, like @chicky and others, I have plants needing to go out but need to play it safe a bit longer. I don't remember needing my ski socks this late when we lived in Belgium tho a jumper was always kept handy but even with the May/hawthorn blossom well out I still need several layers this year.
The nightingales are back. Heard them singing last night as I was calling in the felines at bedtime. Didn't hear them once last year. Also saw two storks inspecting a newly cut hay field across the road yesterday. Wonderful sight.
Cosmos is looking scruffy @Pat E cos he's been rolling in dust and his fur is so thick it's hard to brush out. Minstrel is better this morning but still quiet. Haven't yet checked on th chooks. OH does the early day run letting them out of their house and feeding them the veggie scraps from dinner.
Good that you have bookings coming in @D0rdogne_Damsel.  Will suggest to OH that we book a table somewhere good before all the hordes descend for the summer.
@D0rdogne_Damsel  Great to hear that the reservation book is filling up.  I hope you find the help you need and can rely on.
@Obelixx  Worrying isn't it, when our animals take the silent road.  Keep us posted.
I hope you are all warm enough; watched the weather report - pretty cold weather for Blighty today! Â
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Delivering a morus nigra on the way home via Ste Flaive-les-Loups and swapping it for a De Rescht rose.  Garden club exchange system.
We have just got back from a lovely long weekend in Suffolk. Nice to get away that's for sure. Back to earth with a bump if my day today is anything to go by!!Â
Garden is looking well, fence panels survived the wind and we had a downpour that has helped but still not masses. Will be out there watering later. Courgettes have grown from nothing to 3 inches within days, borage is growing before your eyes and the mange tout have been planted and are romping away. I have chanced planting out a lupin and have some more plants that were bare roots and have been grown on that will go out this weekend. Need to weed and tidy up before they go in though as we have a fair few dandelions popping up. That will be the jobs for the next couple of weeks weather dependent.Â
Second jab Saturday so hopefully if feeling ok can get out there on the Sunday - its meant to be the better day of the two for us down here so we shall see!!
Just got outside in time to get the washing in before the deluge descended. Its turned flippin' chilly too! Â
Chicken fricassée on tarragon-flavoured rice for supper, so that'll warm us upÂ
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Very pleased to find that I like the coral linen dress I ordered online but need a smaller size so have re-ordered. Might need new paler sandals to go with it as well as my navy blue wedges didn't look quite right. Decisions, decisions!
I'm so pleased you're getting some much needed rain @Pat E.