Morning all, just waiting for the nurse to come and take some blood, need to see if my body has adjusted to normal levels after the awful antibiotics I had. We are expecting some rain today.....who knows it may pass us by again, only very light stuff in the last couple of days. Will off load some veggies on neighbours later as freezers are getting full. We are having more moths indoors at night at the moment, we haven't seen any all summer. Glad you rescued the Ladybird Dove
Good morning Forkers. I'm giving up on weather forecasts - no rain expected here till well into next week but the radar shows 3 hours of rain last night tho none has registered on our rain gauge and things definitely look rinsed but not soaked. Feels fresher too after a muggy evening.
I might just go and sow some rocket and pak choi and then maybe some sewing. Need to check for more tomatoes ripe enough to become passata. We have a great crop of big, meaty plum tomatoes this year and the chillies are doing well now too which is a relief after total failure last year.
Obelixx it had a quick end,Dove, now if it had been a ladybird I wouldn't have minded,but I gather some people suffer badly with a bite from them. Have BIG reactions to ant bite,last insect bite not an ant, cellulitis and an hour from hospitalised so not going to daintily pop a big spider outside.
Obelixx,oh yes it does false widows. It just depends how you react. Have several friends who are very sensitive to bee stings. There are masses in the garden at the moment,can enjoy the beauty of their webs when covered in dew,but ain't sharing the bungalow with them,nah! You wouldn't expect to be hospitalised after an ant or bee sting.
Wet wet wet here too @punkdoc … just got rained on at the GC picking up some violas and wallflowers to finish off the secret gardening for MIL. Let us know what books you find …. Hope the hospital stay goes well 🤞
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not like in Oz, for example, where a teeny bite can kill you @Nanny Beach . People who are sensitive to bites and stings can take anti-histamines and apply calming ointments unless they're seriously allergic and need an epi-pen. Still don't think any spider needs killing just for being a spider. Ditto bees and wasps and the rest.
Have fun choosing books @punkdoc. When I had my new feet in 2013 I asked for a Kindle to have unlimited reading whilst confined to bed and then sofa. Not so easy for me to get books and now I'm got used to it - less sensory than a book - I wouldn't be without it.
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I would have done what @Nanny Beach did regarding the spider, shock reaction. Also I'm sick of spiders webs in my house, but they are a different sort of spider, tiny bodies and long skinny legs. In fact, there are venomous spiders in the IK, 12 of which can cause severe pain. https://www.animalwised.com/are-there-venomous-spiders-in-the-uk-1356.html
I went to the plant nursery this morning to see if they had an Amelanchier. They had Amelanchier Canadensis so I bought one and an Abelia Edward Goucher to plant where the hydrangea died. They had had a recent sort out and there were a lot of new shrubs.
It's 25° and feels more, heavy and close.
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Have a good day everyone.
We are expecting some rain today.....who knows it may pass us by again, only very light stuff in the last couple of days.
Will off load some veggies on neighbours later as freezers are getting full.
We are having more moths indoors at night at the moment, we haven't seen any all summer. Glad you rescued the Ladybird Dove
I might just go and sow some rocket and pak choi and then maybe some sewing. Need to check for more tomatoes ripe enough to become passata. We have a great crop of big, meaty plum tomatoes this year and the chillies are doing well now too which is a relief after total failure last year.
Glad you saved the ladybird @Dovefromabove but not nice to squish the spider @Nanny Beach
Wet wet wet, but much needed.
Need to venture into town to buy some books for my upcoming hospital stay, hopefully it will be quiet.
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Let us know what books you find …. Hope the hospital stay goes well 🤞
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have fun choosing books @punkdoc. When I had my new feet in 2013 I asked for a Kindle to have unlimited reading whilst confined to bed and then sofa. Not so easy for me to get books and now I'm got used to it - less sensory than a book - I wouldn't be without it.
I would have done what @Nanny Beach did regarding the spider, shock reaction. Also I'm sick of spiders webs in my house, but they are a different sort of spider, tiny bodies and long skinny legs. In fact, there are venomous spiders in the IK, 12 of which can cause severe pain. https://www.animalwised.com/are-there-venomous-spiders-in-the-uk-1356.html
I went to the plant nursery this morning to see if they had an Amelanchier. They had Amelanchier Canadensis so I bought one and an Abelia Edward Goucher to plant where the hydrangea died. They had had a recent sort out and there were a lot of new shrubs.
It's 25° and feels more, heavy and close.