Happy Birthday @Busy-Lizzie, sorry, I missed that earlier on.
We first got a sat-nav several years ago after getting very cheesed off in Hunstanton, Norfolk one night trying to find our B&B and find it's very useful for the last few miles to find a specific address - usually! Otherwise we use maps and I like to use Google Street view like raisingirl so I know what I'm looking for. Fortunately OH has either motored or cycled all over the country since he was a teen so generally he knows where he's going.
I've spent the afternoon digging up astilbe, alchemilla mollis and iris sibirica from what was originally my Boggy Bed, it's now as dry as a bone which is a trifle surprising, given that it's nearly at the bottom of the garden, 4 ft below lawn level which slopes down towards it. I couldn't get the stump of the elderflower out so have dribbled that with SBK and will have to plant the new hydrangea nearby after beefing up the soil. I'll give all the other plants away.
I know where Iām going ā¦ my UK geography is pretty good and Iāve driven all over the UK on my own sand with others ā¦ but as I said itās really good to know in plenty of time which lane you should be in on a motorway before it splits off ā¦ it saves hurried lane changes which can cause problems for other road users, especially on high speed roads. šĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Evening. Had a busy week so sorry havenāt called in. I hope all are ok - Iāve done a speed-read through so sorry if Iāve missed anything major. Happy Birthday @Busy-Lizzie š
Hate Sat-Nav as I find the instructions can be a bit late on the turn-offs on roundabouts etc. Useful for some instances though. I usually do a quick look at the directions before I go somewhere then just use the signs. I donāt particularly enjoy going places when I donāt know the way - find that a bit stressful. Silly really as I quite like driving. I think I have control-freak tendencies that are usually well hidden š
Thank you for the birthday wishes. I spent the afternoon with old friends near my old house.Ā
I look at Google Maps for long journeys and write a list of place names and road numbers but I love my Tom Tom and don't know how I managed without it.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I'd recommend Waze too.Ā I find it much better than a Sat NavĀ and Google Maps.Ā Been looking after Gabriel today, he is having breathing problems again.Ā Wouldn't be surprised to hear that he has had to go into hospital again tonight.
Oh @Yviestevie ā¦ poor little chap. Ā Hope heās back to normal soon ā¦ hugs to his mum andĀ all that love him. Itās horrid when our children are in hospital. š¤Ā
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love maps and, when navigating for hols in Europe or just trips in Belgium I'd have a plan B in case of roadworks or accidents.Ā Ā Resisted satnavs till we bought a car with one installed and even then didn't use it until trying to find a house one day for a garden meeting out in the country and I always check on a map of the 'net before leaving..Ā Ā Invaluable in Brussels too for finding streets cos, frankly, with those drivers you need to concentrate on what they're doing and where they're coming from as much as where you're going.Ā Only use the voice instructions if going somewhere in town.
Been out to first dance class in almost a year.Ā English waltz and cha-cha.Ā Good for heart rate and also good for brain, remembering all those steps.Ā One couple missing cos he refused the vaccine and caught Covid and has not recovered well.Ā Doh!
So sorry for all having worries today. Also happy birthday, busy-Lizzie. We took our portable satnav to California one year, with all our planned routes ready loaded on it. It was a godsend, specifically with being in the correct exit lane on a five lane highway. Would also have been very helpful trying to cross bridges. On a previous trip, pre satnav, I had no idea that in some areas, they name the bridge after the town on the far side. So the same bridge can have two different names depending on which direction you are coming from. Maybe that makes some sense, but as weād come across the San Quentin bridge, we expected weād be going back on it. Except there was no sign for it, missed it, and ended up with a couple of hours detour. Pretty horrid.
Morning all. Ā Best wishes to BusyL. Sorry I missed your birthday. I hope you had a good day. weāve got a clear blue sky this morning, although my weather man is rabbiting on about rain and snow coming in the next day or so. š. Somethings never change.Ā
Town day today, so when Hubby stirs himself, we will go. š
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We first got a sat-nav several years ago after getting very cheesed off in Hunstanton, Norfolk one night trying to find our B&B and find it's very useful for the last few miles to find a specific address - usually! Otherwise we use maps and I like to use Google Street view like raisingirl so I know what I'm looking for. Fortunately OH has either motored or cycled all over the country since he was a teen so generally he knows where he's going.
I've spent the afternoon digging up astilbe, alchemilla mollis and iris sibirica from what was originally my Boggy Bed, it's now as dry as a bone which is a trifle surprising, given that it's nearly at the bottom of the garden, 4 ft below lawn level which slopes down towards it. I couldn't get the stump of the elderflower out so have dribbled that with SBK and will have to plant the new hydrangea nearby after beefing up the soil. I'll give all the other plants away.
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hate Sat-Nav as I find the instructions can be a bit late on the turn-offs on roundabouts etc. Useful for some instances though. I usually do a quick look at the directions before I go somewhere then just use the signs. I donāt particularly enjoy going places when I donāt know the way - find that a bit stressful. Silly really as I quite like driving. I think I have control-freak tendencies that are usually well hidden š
I spent the afternoon with old friends near my old house.Ā
I look at Google Maps for long journeys and write a list of place names and road numbers but I love my Tom Tom and don't know how I managed without it.
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Been out to first dance class in almost a year.Ā English waltz and cha-cha.Ā Good for heart rate and also good for brain, remembering all those steps.Ā One couple missing cos he refused the vaccine and caught Covid and has not recovered well.Ā Doh!
Only problem was OH who went out with a bunch of friends to play golf this morning and then have lunch at the retired butcher's home. He's made andouillettes and mogettes which are a VendĆ©e version of cannellini beans.Ā No problem with those but smelly, smelly andouillettes?Ā Yuk!Ā Ā Now forbidden on dance days.
@tui34 I hope that cat comes out soon and finds somewhere safer, cleaner and more comfy.
We took our portable satnav to California one year, with all our planned routes ready loaded on it. It was a godsend, specifically with being in the correct exit lane on a five lane highway. Would also have been very helpful trying to cross bridges. On a previous trip, pre satnav, I had no idea that in some areas, they name the bridge after the town on the far side. So the same bridge can have two different names depending on which direction you are coming from. Maybe that makes some sense, but as weād come across the San Quentin bridge, we expected weād be going back on it. Except there was no sign for it, missed it, and ended up with a couple of hours detour. Pretty horrid.
weāve got a clear blue sky this morning, although my weather man is rabbiting on about rain and snow coming in the next day or so. š. Somethings never change.Ā