I'm going to mow the front today, but leave the back 'lawn'. It's getting wild. Looks good to my eye even with the small number of different flowers. However, OH may pull her face when she arrives home after being away all week.
What a disappointment @Busy-Lizzie and "ouch" for your grandson. They always did say football is a sport for gentleman played by hooligans.  Rugby being the reverse of course.
It is bright, hot and sunny but not too steamy. I've been up since 7am to be ready for a demolition team who finally turned up at 9:45, by which time I'd given up on them and let the chooks out and had 5 up by the door demanding sweetcorn.  One was in a box clucking about laying so was hand fed her corn.
Enjoy your tart @Dovefromabove. Belgians do a lot of "tartes" that way but I never liked the dough or straight brioche either. If you want a pastry case in Belgium you have to order a "croute".
Morning all, cool and cloudy down here, but I did see a chink of blue sky when I went outside. That's a shame @Busy-Lizzie for you and your Grandson. If the sun comes out I will potter outside otherwise I'll watch the tennis and just be lazy, choices to be made! Have a good day all.
Ouch - your poor grandson @Busy-Lizzie! Everyone seems to have a lot of food - hurrah for abundance and sharing it around. Just off to a local nursery. It appears I do not have enough plants for all my pots - having bought a couple of new ones I realise that as I clear away the dead spring bulb leaves, more pots reveal themselves. Most of the stuff grown from seed looks too tiny still. I planted the echinacea in the garden but they look so little, like tinies at big school for the first time.
Beautiful day here as well @D0rdogne_Damsel and for the rest of the French contingent. Hope the sun makes an appearance @floralies   Some clouds, some wind but hey!  What the heck?
@Busy-Lizzie - what a shame the family aren't coming. Â I do hope you get to see them tomorrow. Â I hope the lad can still write - has he got his Brevet this year? Â When are you off to the UK?
PatE, rest,I did 3 washloads, ran out of pegs,had to put tops on coat hangers on the airer, plus dishwasher.Then we took the dogs for a long walk round the village,over the fields. I did sit down with a cuppa, couldn't stand the sight of the grass. Have just cut that. NOW,I reckon a glass of wine is in order!
Bed here. We’ve been watching the Voice around the world again. It’s our fail safe if the other shows give us the pips. Nice to finish the evening with music and singing. I’ve started knitting another glove. I’ve got two pair to take in next week. They’re selling a bit faster now with the cooler weather.Â
Son 2 rang and said I was to go there for lunch and meet Charles, even though Daughter 1 wasn't going to be there. I took the sausages that we would have had tonight with Daughter 1 and family and Son 2 BBQ'd them. He didn't want any veg or salad as he'd bought lots too. Maybe I'll make veg soup for lunches. He too had bought strawberries so he didn't want mine. I have 2 punnets of strawberries and 2 of raspberries.
Anyway, Charles is cute but he slept all the time, he'd been awake a lot in the night.
Daughter 1 has asked me to stay with them next weekend. They can't come here as they have a couple of appointments. She wants to show me her roses, she has over 100. She also wants to see me before I go to England. @tui34 I go on the 17th.
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Glorious again!
I'm going to mow the front today, but leave the back 'lawn'. It's getting wild. Looks good to my eye even with the small number of different flowers. However, OH may pull her face when she arrives home after being away all week.
It is bright, hot and sunny but not too steamy. I've been up since 7am to be ready for a demolition team who finally turned up at 9:45, by which time I'd given up on them and let the chooks out and had 5 up by the door demanding sweetcorn.  One was in a box clucking about laying so was hand fed her corn.
Both dogs now going berserk about chaps so I shall take them out to say hello and then leave them indoors while I go and plant cabbages.  OH is at a golf competition up near the top of the Vendée coast and Possum is having a lie-in.  She's cooking tonight.
Enjoy your tart @Dovefromabove. Belgians do a lot of "tartes" that way but I never liked the dough or straight brioche either. If you want a pastry case in Belgium you have to order a "croute".
Happy gardening everyone.
If the sun comes out I will potter outside otherwise I'll watch the tennis and just be lazy, choices to be made!
Have a good day all.
Just off to a local nursery. It appears I do not have enough plants for all my pots - having bought a couple of new ones I realise that as I clear away the dead spring bulb leaves, more pots reveal themselves. Most of the stuff grown from seed looks too tiny still. I planted the echinacea in the garden but they look so little, like tinies at big school for the first time.
Beautiful day here as well @D0rdogne_Damsel and for the rest of the French contingent.
Hope the sun makes an appearance @floralies   Some clouds, some wind but hey!  What the heck?
@Busy-Lizzie - what a shame the family aren't coming. Â I do hope you get to see them tomorrow. Â I hope the lad can still write - has he got his Brevet this year? Â When are you off to the UK?
@Dovefromabove  - beautiful Dahlia - as long as it doesn't go waltzing out of the pot!!
I like the look of that recipe, but would have to make sure that a large glass of water is on the night table if we had it for dinner.  Our main meal is at lunchtime, so could be good washed down with a light rosé "bien frappé" !!  (Then a siesta!) Bon appétit!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Anyway, Charles is cute but he slept all the time, he'd been awake a lot in the night.
Daughter 1 has asked me to stay with them next weekend. They can't come here as they have a couple of appointments. She wants to show me her roses, she has over 100. She also wants to see me before I go to England. @tui34 I go on the 17th.