On a cheery note, my new washing machine is installed and working. I have managed to decipher the instructions enough to do three loads without incident, and it plays a little tune when the wash cycle is finished! As usual these days, the instruction book seems to have fifteen pages of safety alerts, and four on how to work the thing. Also, after 14 years of just chucking stuff in the old one, I thought I’d better adhere to the directions on maximum load. Cue changing the bathroom scales to show kilos, and then hopping on and off them holding a basket of laundry. Followed by sums! Surprised at how little a full load weighs.
Morning all, still grey and cloudy, about 15-15 c.
The instruction book for our new dishwasher was much the same as yours @Ergates and also seems to apply to different machines so rather puzzling overall. Unlike our old machine unfortunately it gives no indication of how long a cycle takes or time remaining and of course the racking is different. No doubt we'll get used to it.
I finished cutting the orchard grass by hand yesterday, it's very rough but hopefully OH will be able to get the mower on it soon. Looking forward to my daughter's visit over the weekend and think we'll go out for dinner one night, as she lives alone, she doesn't often get the chance.
Read back briefly, best wishes to all who need them.
Bit of a topsy turvy few days here, but I've now suspended evening opening hours midweek, except for Monday's, because all other restaurants are closed then and it's a good night for us.
Such a relief to be able to relax knowing that nothing is happening at work in my absence. We'll see how it goes, the weather is still good and a lot of people about so I'll continue to open until it really does slacken off. The day times are as busy as ever, but they are mostly locals/regulars.
Had a great couple of days with Charlie, he's back to school tomorrow. Raring to go. 😁
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Happy September everyone! Sorry I have been AWOL for a while. So much to do on the Garden Market a week on Sunday. You think a thing has been sorted then - the person who was going to do the thing now can't, you realise that the person you emailed never emailed back, traders cancel at the last minute - so sorry! double booked! - and others want to come in at the last minute with lots of back and forth if they've never done one of our markets before... We had a lovely visit to Wagamama's for our granddaughter's 16th then lunch in the cafe of the Raveningham Centre for her dad's birthday, visiting there for the wonderful sculpture trail they do each year. Not much gardening done, even though I have plants to plant but did a bit of watering (it hasn't actually rained for ages!) and deadheading. And the apples are looking big and plump on the trees...
Hello all. Builder has just gone. I can now drive the car into the car port barn, but am awaiting the digger man to tidy it all up outside and re-gravel the drive.
I've planted the plants I bought yesterday, 3 large pots of ceratostigma Plumbaginoides yesterday for 24€ (£21). There were 2 good sized plants in each pot. I've planted them in my shrub bed for ground cover. I'll plants some daffodils there too for spring colour.
@Lizzie27 you said "I finished cutting the orchard grass by hand yesterday". What with, a pair of shears?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I'd thought I'd given my strimmer to my daughter but when she said I hadn't, I had another look in the shed and found it lurking at the back. It was rather peaceful though cutting it with shears, it's amazing what you can see at eye level. To be fair it's not a very big area but as 3 fruit trees apparently constitute an orchard, and I have 5 (2 on a wall) we rather grandly call it 'the orchard' just for fun!
Our annual Flower Show is now online @Didyw and as one of the judges I've had to put my more critical eye on the photos. I was allocated the 'Flowers with Foliage in Vases' category but as there were only 10 entries, it wasn't too onerous. Learning to use Flickr was worse.
Glad you've given yourself some time off @Dordogne_Damsel, well deserved I'm sure.
I used to be the secretary of our local horticultural society @Lizzie27 and it was my job to book the judges for the various categories. It was all taken very seriously, with no-one allowed in the hall whilst they were examining the exhibits then much anticipation when the growers looked to see what they had got. Competition was fierce between the most serious of them - but a lot of banter and good humour too. It was fun but sadly so many of those good old boys have now passed on. They wouldn't have liked going online - they didn't even have emails!
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The instruction book for our new dishwasher was much the same as yours @Ergates and also seems to apply to different machines so rather puzzling overall. Unlike our old machine unfortunately it gives no indication of how long a cycle takes or time remaining and of course the racking is different. No doubt we'll get used to it.
I finished cutting the orchard grass by hand yesterday, it's very rough but hopefully OH will be able to get the mower on it soon.
Looking forward to my daughter's visit over the weekend and think we'll go out for dinner one night, as she lives alone, she doesn't often get the chance.
And I bought more bulbs
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Read back briefly, best wishes to all who need them.
Bit of a topsy turvy few days here, but I've now suspended evening opening hours midweek, except for Monday's, because all other restaurants are closed then and it's a good night for us.
Such a relief to be able to relax knowing that nothing is happening at work in my absence. We'll see how it goes, the weather is still good and a lot of people about so I'll continue to open until it really does slacken off. The day times are as busy as ever, but they are mostly locals/regulars.
Had a great couple of days with Charlie, he's back to school tomorrow. Raring to go. 😁
We had a lovely visit to Wagamama's for our granddaughter's 16th then lunch in the cafe of the Raveningham Centre for her dad's birthday, visiting there for the wonderful sculpture trail they do each year.
Not much gardening done, even though I have plants to plant but did a bit of watering (it hasn't actually rained for ages!) and deadheading. And the apples are looking big and plump on the trees...
Builder has just gone. I can now drive the car into the car port barn, but am awaiting the digger man to tidy it all up outside and re-gravel the drive.
I've planted the plants I bought yesterday, 3 large pots of ceratostigma Plumbaginoides yesterday for 24€ (£21). There were 2 good sized plants in each pot. I've planted them in my shrub bed for ground cover. I'll plants some daffodils there too for spring colour.
@Lizzie27 you said "I finished cutting the orchard grass by hand yesterday". What with, a pair of shears?
@Busy-Lizzie that sounds like a good job done. You've reminded me ... I must go up to the GC and grab some daffodils.
@D0rdogne_Damsel that all sounds really positive. Glad you and Charlie had a lovely time together.
I just realised it's September already and I'd not booked my Flu Jab. All done now
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'd thought I'd given my strimmer to my daughter but when she said I hadn't, I had another look in the shed and found it lurking at the back. It was rather peaceful though cutting it with shears, it's amazing what you can see at eye level.
To be fair it's not a very big area but as 3 fruit trees apparently constitute an orchard, and I have 5 (2 on a wall) we rather grandly call it 'the orchard' just for fun!
Our annual Flower Show is now online @Didyw and as one of the judges I've had to put my more critical eye on the photos. I was allocated the 'Flowers with Foliage in Vases'
category but as there were only 10 entries, it wasn't too onerous. Learning to use Flickr was worse.
Glad you've given yourself some time off @Dordogne_Damsel, well deserved I'm sure.