Beautiful day here and just back from an early morning SM run. Saturday is changeover day here so the roads were full on the way back of people leaving and the new holidaymakers arriving. Glad that that's done. It's not too hot - 25°C but temperatures to rise for the afternoon. (At last). Not for me, but the veggie garden.
@Hostafan1 I wish you courage and patience for the love and care you will be giving your husband. You will come out of this - hopefully unscathed. It's tiring and "angryful" and depressing. Try and rest when you can.
I remember in NZ the local dairy farmer had a mighty fire in his barn. Up went the bales. Combustion! I used to love the smell of silage. So did the cows!!
Many happy returns for Mr. E. Enjoy your day and special meal. I hope he gets thoroughly spoilt!
I used to listen to Tony Blackburn and his silly jokes in 1971 when in London. He had the early morning show and we only had one mirror in the lounge to put on our makeup!! Oh Tony!! We used to moan!
The house is open for coolness and ready to be shuttered up against the hot sun in a minute. You go, tomatoes!!
Have a good day all. (In spite of the weather. Apparently, it'll hotten up next week.)
Right, that's the pear and vine pruned ... not many fruit on the pear this year but I'm grateful that there's any, with the sort of spring we had. The vine is covered with flowers I was going to summer prune the fig too but it was late to get started this year and it's not really put on quite enough growth to cut back ... another week or so and it'll be ready.
I've also deadheaded the roses ... they were covered with brown rain-sodden petals so I've given them a shake too ... I got damp but they're looking better for it. Next dry day I need OH to get on his hands and knees to weed out the chickweed from under the pear and in that corner of the veg patch that's a bit too congested for me to get to ... I'm banned from doing stuff like that if he's not here as last time I did it I nearly ended up in A&E impaled on a tomato cane
Can anyone suggest how I can train the hedgehogs to climb up to the top shelf of my wooden mini greenhouse ... if the slugs can do it and decimate my Chinese cabbage, I think the hedgehogs should have a go at getting up there too ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It is dull here and cool. Fine for more furniture shuffling and sorting for Possum tho. Really good weeding weather too but I'm being good and resting the stupid knee.
We are having our Sunday roast tonight so OH can watch the football on his own and with no distractions. He's asked if he can have the big TV and not be stuck in the kitchen! Maybe. Not like there'll be owt else on for us.
We're not set to get hot till later in the week @tui34 and we've learned to keep off the roads on Saturdays in July and August tho it's next week that'll be the first big changeover day here.
Hope your OH has a lovely day @Pat E and enjoys his dinner. Lovely roo photo.
I think I need more coffee so I shall wish you all a good day, whatever you're doing.
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Morning. We had a good dollop of rain overnight so I’ll keep one water butt saved for the pond when we have the warm, dry spell that’s forecast for the end of next week (🤞🏼).
I’ll be doing a SM run soon then settling down for Wimbledon. Have you been following Miss Barty @Pat E? she is fantastic!
Thanks for all the good wishes for Hubby’s birthday tomorrow folks. I think it’ll work out ok. I’m not a super cook. It’s more his thing. Still at least he can have a night off from cooking. 😁
I'm sure you manage fine @Pat E and he'll appreciate your efforts. Happy birthday for tomorrow Mr E.
I've had 2 quite good nights in a row, thank goodness. I was becoming exhausted because of the wretched cockerel. This morning I went to see NDN x2 because he has a very big L shaped garden that goes behind our garden, which is where the dratted bird seems to be. Apparently someone dumped 6 cockerels up the lane by the pub and they were running around in people's gardens driving them nuts. An animal charity was called who managed to catch some of them. This one ended up in neighbour's garden but he doesn't want it and can't catch it. He had 2 chickens. Cockerel has fallen in love with one of his chickens and has killed the other chicken. He's going to call the animal charity again and find a net on a stick.
Cool and grey here, showers forecast. Not much better in Dordogne.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
AutyRach, we don’t watch the tennis; cycling is our thing, but we can hardly miss the Ash Barty success progress with the news all the time. She’s very impressive, isn’t she! Its appropriate, as this week is a special week in Australia for aboriginal people. 👏👏
Hi all, just sitting down for a 2nd coffee and a rest. Been busy trying to put all the books back in the bookcases so we can actually access the dining room table for lunch. My brother & his partner are expected any minute for the weekend, I've just about finished the bedmaking and cleaning. Thanks for the information about hay @Dovefromabove, knowledge is never wasted. Sounds like we missed a treat in Southwold but more to see next time we visit perhaps. We certainly enjoyed both the area and the hotel. Lovely photos @Pat E and happy birthday to Mr E for tomorrow. I'd like some of that heat @Tui34 if you can send it our way, it's been drizzling on and off all morning. Right, better get on, have a good day everyone.
Punkdoc, we feel the same about Cavendish. We are glued to the TV every evening until 1.30 am, watching the tour. Funnily enough, Hubby has Isle of Mann in his genealogy, so it has been another reason to be entrapped by his progress. 😳
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Beautiful day here and just back from an early morning SM run. Saturday is changeover day here so the roads were full on the way back of people leaving and the new holidaymakers arriving. Glad that that's done. It's not too hot - 25°C but temperatures to rise for the afternoon. (At last). Not for me, but the veggie garden.
@Hostafan1 I wish you courage and patience for the love and care you will be giving your husband. You will come out of this - hopefully unscathed. It's tiring and "angryful" and depressing. Try and rest when you can.
I remember in NZ the local dairy farmer had a mighty fire in his barn. Up went the bales. Combustion! I used to love the smell of silage. So did the cows!!
Many happy returns for Mr. E. Enjoy your day and special meal. I hope he gets thoroughly spoilt!
I used to listen to Tony Blackburn and his silly jokes in 1971 when in London. He had the early morning show and we only had one mirror in the lounge to put on our makeup!! Oh Tony!! We used to moan!
The house is open for coolness and ready to be shuttered up against the hot sun in a minute. You go, tomatoes!!
Have a good day all. (In spite of the weather. Apparently, it'll hotten up next week.)
Tui
I've also deadheaded the roses ... they were covered with brown rain-sodden petals so I've given them a shake too ... I got damp but they're looking better for it.
Next dry day I need OH to get on his hands and knees to weed out the chickweed from under the pear and in that corner of the veg patch that's a bit too congested for me to get to ... I'm banned from doing stuff like that if he's not here as last time I did it I nearly ended up in A&E impaled on a tomato cane
Can anyone suggest how I can train the hedgehogs to climb up to the top shelf of my wooden mini greenhouse ... if the slugs can do it and decimate my Chinese cabbage, I think the hedgehogs should have a go at getting up there too ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We are having our Sunday roast tonight so OH can watch the football on his own and with no distractions. He's asked if he can have the big TV and not be stuck in the kitchen! Maybe. Not like there'll be owt else on for us.
We're not set to get hot till later in the week @tui34 and we've learned to keep off the roads on Saturdays in July and August tho it's next week that'll be the first big changeover day here.
Hope your OH has a lovely day @Pat E and enjoys his dinner. Lovely roo photo.
I think I need more coffee so I shall wish you all a good day, whatever you're doing.
I’ll be doing a SM run soon then settling down for Wimbledon. Have you been following Miss Barty @Pat E? she is fantastic!
I'm sure you manage fine @Pat E and he'll appreciate your efforts.
Happy birthday for tomorrow Mr E.
I've had 2 quite good nights in a row, thank goodness. I was becoming exhausted because of the wretched cockerel. This morning I went to see NDN x2 because he has a very big L shaped garden that goes behind our garden, which is where the dratted bird seems to be. Apparently someone dumped 6 cockerels up the lane by the pub and they were running around in people's gardens driving them nuts. An animal charity was called who managed to catch some of them. This one ended up in neighbour's garden but he doesn't want it and can't catch it. He had 2 chickens. Cockerel has fallen in love with one of his chickens and has killed the other chicken. He's going to call the animal charity again and find a net on a stick.
Cool and grey here, showers forecast. Not much better in Dordogne.
Thanks for the information about hay @Dovefromabove, knowledge is never wasted.
Sounds like we missed a treat in Southwold but more to see next time we visit perhaps. We certainly enjoyed both the area and the hotel.
Lovely photos @Pat E and happy birthday to Mr E for tomorrow.
I'd like some of that heat @Tui34 if you can send it our way, it's been drizzling on and off all morning.
Right, better get on, have a good day everyone.
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