Been out in the damp, chilly murk this morning. Packed up and came inside and the clouds parted to reveal a nice, sunny afternoon. Typical!!!
Pricked out the 2nd batch of tomatoes. I binned a couple of the weaker ones and I my sister had a couple so, from the original 35 seeds, I've got 22 healthy seedlings of various sizes. I think that might be a few too many if they all grow to become mature plants
Afternoon all. Had a lovely day in the garden yesterday getting the other half of the veg patch sorted and planted with young plants of cauliflower, chard and patty pan squash. They should be all right. And planted up a new bit of bed in front of our front hedge where I had stolen a bit of the lawn (newly turfed last year). The turves are piled face down around one of the new dwarf apple trees (resplendent in blossom at the moment) where they should break down over time and help keep moisture in and feed the tree. Many babies out of the zip-up and lining the path that leads to it, with their places taken by others moved from the windowsill. Then, after all this, couldn't sleep, so heard the wind and rain moving in at about 5am and laid there worrying about the babies. After about 3 hours sleep got up and checked them and they are all OK. Phew. Zoom meeting at 10 but now feeling too tired to get up much enthusiasm for anything.
Hello folks, bit wild and windy again here but fortunately with dryer intervals of sunshine. Managed to get to the shop there and back in between the showers. Done two lots of washing and changed the bedding. Fixed appointment to have new carpets measured up. No gardening yet as I'm awaiting a GP call back this afternoon but no idea when that will be. Might just have to do the ironing while I'm waiting. Had a long chat with little Sis last night, she's hosting all of us (8) overnight in few weeks time to have a much awaited family reunion and celebrate little bros' 70th birthday which was back in March. We decided to go for a Chinese/Indian takeaway meal to save her having to cook that night - and us having to wash up!
My son has a special wooden cupboard thingy to store his outside sofa cushions when they are not in use but I agree, it's a bit of a faff and not sure I could be bothered.
Love the deer photos, we sometimes see them in the fields opposite but have only had them once in the garden - we frightened each other when it jumped over the neighbours fence in front of me, so it's never been back.
Hmmmm the sheets etc seemed to take an age in the washing machine and didn't spin properly ... they were still almost dripping ............ I hung them out anyway and put the machine through an empty cycle and it was ok, so I've just put it on a quick wash with OH's work tee shirts in ... still ok ........ wonder what that was about
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Dovefromabove I think they can be a bit of a mystery these days. My washing machine occasionally decides it has finished when it is still mid cycle so I just put it on the rinse and drain cycle and then it goes back to normal. No rhyme or reason to it so far.
I have just been down the PT to plant the cucs and pot on the squashes. OH had just 3 more barrow loads of compost to dump in there on the longer side and what's he done? Left the anti chook gate open so they've been in and re-arranged all the carefully raked compost on the shorter side and spread a heap of it all along my clean swept path.
Sorted all that, laid my seep hose, planted and watered the cuc and then went to pot on the squashes and found the chooks have also stripped the leaves on my baby Savoys what I potted up the other day. Teeny bit of leaf left in the middle of each so now lifted above hen height, just in case, and I hope they recover.
Decaf coffee needed now and then rust painting.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I was going to wash my sheets today but the forecast said showers this afternoon, so I didn't. It has been a nice day, no showers, they would have dried. Bother. Rain showers forecast tomorrow.
Did boring old HW, cleaned the 2 loos, washed some floors.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
New sign is up, builder is definitely not a gardener, and did manage to break a branch from a rose bush and a hydrangea and squash a lavender. 😱 Apparently, the ladder had to be exactly where the plants were..... Banana tree should cover the bare white wall soon enough, despite the poor little shoots being trampled on. 🙄
Least of my worries though as two new staff have dropped out already, both been offered jobs nearer to where they live, I had been thinking that might happen, restaurants everywhere are now recruiting madly. Then the new assistant cook messaged to say she's fallen off her motorbike and knee is all in stitches, can't walk.....
Just over a week until we open......I've been calling everyone I know to find out if they know someone who knows someone, who knows someone, who might want a job.
I do sometimes wonder about my life choices......
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Pricked out the 2nd batch of tomatoes. I binned a couple of the weaker ones and I my sister had a couple so, from the original 35 seeds, I've got 22 healthy seedlings of various sizes. I think that might be a few too many if they all grow to become mature plants
Then, after all this, couldn't sleep, so heard the wind and rain moving in at about 5am and laid there worrying about the babies. After about 3 hours sleep got up and checked them and they are all OK. Phew. Zoom meeting at 10 but now feeling too tired to get up much enthusiasm for anything.
Had a long chat with little Sis last night, she's hosting all of us (8) overnight in few weeks time to have a much awaited family reunion and celebrate little bros' 70th birthday which was back in March. We decided to go for a Chinese/Indian takeaway meal to save her having to cook that night - and us having to wash up!
My son has a special wooden cupboard thingy to store his outside sofa cushions when they are not in use but I agree, it's a bit of a faff and not sure I could be bothered.
Love the deer photos, we sometimes see them in the fields opposite but have only had them once in the garden - we frightened each other when it jumped over the neighbours fence in front of me, so it's never been back.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have just been down the PT to plant the cucs and pot on the squashes. OH had just 3 more barrow loads of compost to dump in there on the longer side and what's he done? Left the anti chook gate open so they've been in and re-arranged all the carefully raked compost on the shorter side and spread a heap of it all along my clean swept path.
Sorted all that, laid my seep hose, planted and watered the cuc and then went to pot on the squashes and found the chooks have also stripped the leaves on my baby Savoys what I potted up the other day. Teeny bit of leaf left in the middle of each so now lifted above hen height, just in case, and I hope they recover.
Decaf coffee needed now and then rust painting.
Thankfully we’ve had a good stiff breeze so the sheets and duvet cover etc are all dry. Just a towel will need a while draped on an airer.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Did boring old HW, cleaned the 2 loos, washed some floors.
Managed a 10 minute post-work garden potter before another rain downpour.
I hope hubby has been more settled today @Hostafan1.
I’m hungry tonight as only had banana and custard for lunch 😅. Might do a chicken fried rice with the leftover roast chicken.
New sign is up, builder is definitely not a gardener, and did manage to break a branch from a rose bush and a hydrangea and squash a lavender. 😱 Apparently, the ladder had to be exactly where the plants were..... Banana tree should cover the bare white wall soon enough, despite the poor little shoots being trampled on. 🙄
Least of my worries though as two new staff have dropped out already, both been offered jobs nearer to where they live, I had been thinking that might happen, restaurants everywhere are now recruiting madly. Then the new assistant cook messaged to say she's fallen off her motorbike and knee is all in stitches, can't walk.....
Just over a week until we open......I've been calling everyone I know to find out if they know someone who knows someone, who knows someone, who might want a job.
I do sometimes wonder about my life choices......
You'll sort it, you always do.
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