We spent the day in Norwich. I bought a silver antique napkin ring for baby grandson's baptism and more books for Son 2's children. Had lunch in The Belgian Monk www.thebelgianmonk.com/. After that we went to M&S and bought some food then John Lewis and bought some plates so at last we have a complete set. None of OH's crockery sets were complete because of breakages over many year and we kept running out of smaller plates for breakfast toast because they were in the dishwasher. OH rented a mobility scooter which had bags for shopping, but I was on my feet, walking for about 5 hours, knee hurts and legs ache. We had a good day though and the sun came out.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hosta I'm coming round. I watched George Clark,no interest in watching sports.he is easy on the eye! Grandkids all week. Took then to Hastings,fish and chips on the beach,"penny" arcades. They are now in the park in the next road. Me,glass of wine and cheese and biscuits.my daughter is collecting them tomorrow,and we are out to our "usual" for a meal
Busy day, no surprises there, 13 Dutch Ladies in for Afternoon Tea at 11am and so it continued. Market Night Thursday, so 51 covers this evening. Happy to finally sit with my G&T. Nice to have home grown flowers on the tables..
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Lovely times all of you. You sound very happy and relaxed. It’s good to see your customers having such a good time DD.
I really like reading about the deer etc in your gardens, even though you’re probably cursing. We don’t see deer. We did see one jumping our fence several years ago, but none since. There used to be a German bloke further down the valley who kept deer and had very high fences. It must be about 10 years since he died. Can’t remember exactly. I have no idea what happened to his deer. Maybe someone bought the herd. Deer meat hasn’t been part of our diet, but a Yorkshire couple who used to live here, once had us around for a BBQ and gave us some to try, but we weren’t very keen on the flavour. That couple moved to Qld to be close to their daughter and also arthritis probs with their legs, so they decided the warmer weather would suit them better.
Town trip today for Hubby to have his regular visit with his Oncologist. Another clear blue sky after a morning temp of minus 7.9c, according to Hubby’s weather gadget. Heavy frost, but dissolved now.
Good morning all ☕ Hope the trip to the town goes ok Pat
Lovely pics @D0rdogne_Damsel ... looks as if you're getting back into your stride ... enjoy that G&T
Except for large herds in the parkland of large country estates, it was unusual to see deer East Anglia when I was a child @Pat E ... (I suspect that although poaching was illegal the numbers were kept low by country folk taking them to eke out their diet and/or income) ... but over the years they've increased in number .... its not uncommon to see wild deer in the fields and on the edges of woodland when driving in the countryside around dawn ... and sadly they're often victims of traffic and seen as roadkill on the verges. They're usually Fallow or Roe deer.
However back in the 1920s some imported muntjac escaped from the Duke of Bedford's estate at Woburn and started to increase and spread .... we lived nearby and my parents farm bordered the Woburn estate ... by the time my parents left that farm and moved to Suffolk, they were becoming a real problem as they ate the crops and damaged hedgerows .. now they're the second most common deer in lowland Britain. They're smaller deer and don't live in herds, they live as secretive individuals, lurking in undergrowth, and are not particularly wary of human activity so are often seen quite near busy city centres and cause problems in urban gardens as well as in the countryside.
Good morning @Dovefromabove Good morning @Hostafan1 and all to come! It's been raining all night here and it's due to go on all day, a brief gap in the showers at the moment but it's going to be a wet gardening day to be sure!
Congratulations @D0rdogne_Damsel on your garden award! Can't think of a better location to eat cake!!!
First coffee hasn't touched the sides and I have to admit to not being overly enthusiastic about working all day in the rain, another coffee might help!!
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That's so disappointing @steephill.
We spent the day in Norwich. I bought a silver antique napkin ring for baby grandson's baptism and more books for Son 2's children. Had lunch in The Belgian Monk www.thebelgianmonk.com/. After that we went to M&S and bought some food then John Lewis and bought some plates so at last we have a complete set. None of OH's crockery sets were complete because of breakages over many year and we kept running out of smaller plates for breakfast toast because they were in the dishwasher. OH rented a mobility scooter which had bags for shopping, but I was on my feet, walking for about 5 hours, knee hurts and legs ache. We had a good day though and the sun came out.
we like the Belgian Monk 😃
ivw been up a very long time so am getting a very early night …im almost in Tokyo time 😂
night night all … sleep tight 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely pics @D0rdogne_Damsel ... looks as if you're getting back into your stride ... enjoy that G&T
Except for large herds in the parkland of large country estates, it was unusual to see deer East Anglia when I was a child @Pat E ... (I suspect that although poaching was illegal the numbers were kept low by country folk taking them to eke out their diet and/or income) ... but over the years they've increased in number .... its not uncommon to see wild deer in the fields and on the edges of woodland when driving in the countryside around dawn ... and sadly they're often victims of traffic and seen as roadkill on the verges. They're usually Fallow or Roe deer.
However back in the 1920s some imported muntjac escaped from the Duke of Bedford's estate at Woburn and started to increase and spread .... we lived nearby and my parents farm bordered the Woburn estate ... by the time my parents left that farm and moved to Suffolk, they were becoming a real problem as they ate the crops and damaged hedgerows .. now they're the second most common deer in lowland Britain. They're smaller deer and don't live in herds, they live as secretive individuals, lurking in undergrowth, and are not particularly wary of human activity so are often seen quite near busy city centres and cause problems in urban gardens as well as in the countryside.
I thought this article was very interesting https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/the-silent-killer-310433.html.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Wet and wild out there this morning.
Good morning @Hostafan1 and all to come!
It's been raining all night here and it's due to go on all day, a brief gap in the showers at the moment but it's going to be a wet gardening day to be sure!
Congratulations @D0rdogne_Damsel on your garden award! Can't think of a better location to eat cake!!!
First coffee hasn't touched the sides and I have to admit to not being overly enthusiastic about working all day in the rain, another coffee might help!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.