Been cycling and gaining confidence on my electric bike.
@Pat E That's a big tree for the tree fella!! @Busy-Lizzie Had that problem with some skate (raie). Terrible smell of ammonia. I got it from Auchan who are (like Waitrose) pretty reliable. A while back now.
Fine here, cold and still windy, tho' not as much.
Sorry to hear that the lurgy you have is being so persistent @punkdoc. Wow @Pat E - that's a whopper. Am I lucky in that I really can't bear the taste of whisky? Or fish. Shocked that France doesn't recognise 11/11 @Obelixx. Was in town today but couldn't find any poppies anywhere. Hope some appear to buy in readiness for Sunday. Preparations for the Christmas Lights Switch-On next week are coming along, and I have all of the stallholders for the Christmas Street Market on Dec. 5th booked now. Street closure licenses are through, posters going up... all on track but heading towards us at a rate of knots!
France does at official level @didyw, but clearly not all its citizens.
Love skate and nearly all fish but yes, utterly putrid when it's off.
Have spent a pleasant afternoon chopping up oranges and lemons for a mulled wine for Thursday's plant swap. Wine, Cointreau, fruit and spices all mixed and heated with some sugar so we could test it - of course - and now it will sit and "develop" till Thursday when we can adjust the spices and sugar if needed. It is very good - British recipe so a change for the locals.
Off for a shower now before dance class.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Evening all, just woken up! Nodded off in my recliner watching Escape to the Country - again. Think I was still tired after our long weekend away and the long drive back home yesterday. I walked about two miles this morning, to the dentist and back so don't feel guilty. The hygienist was off work so only had to pay for the dentist and x-ray.
I had wanted to start digging out all the box bush stumps this afternoon so I can replenish the beds and replant but manana rules in this house. Should have changed the bedlinen and towels as well but I'll do those tomorrow.
Fish and chips for dinner tonight - I much prefer my fish breaded and packaged, really hate handling dead, raw, cold fish. I do sometimes, but only if it's head is chopped off first! I agree with you @Busy-Lizzie, I wouldn't bother going all that way to return something, waste of petrol and time.
Had a very nice bit of John Dory fish for dinner this evening. From the fish van in the local market. To be fair, the fish in Waitrose is usually very good, but the variety from the local chap is better, seasonally. Unusual for him to have John Dory though - he told OH (who does the shopping) that it usually goes to the restaurants. Nice little mid week treat
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I bet @Hostafan1's pleased that Cox has been exposed tho. I reckon if I had a tenner (MP's fee rates) for every time he's moaned about his extra parliamentary earnings I's be as rich as he is with his £1 per cat moan.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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Been cycling and gaining confidence on my electric bike.
@Pat E That's a big tree for the tree fella!!
@Busy-Lizzie Had that problem with some skate (raie). Terrible smell of ammonia. I got it from Auchan who are (like Waitrose) pretty reliable. A while back now.
Fine here, cold and still windy, tho' not as much.
Tui
Wow @Pat E - that's a whopper.
Am I lucky in that I really can't bear the taste of whisky? Or fish.
Shocked that France doesn't recognise 11/11 @Obelixx. Was in town today but couldn't find any poppies anywhere. Hope some appear to buy in readiness for Sunday.
Preparations for the Christmas Lights Switch-On next week are coming along, and I have all of the stallholders for the Christmas Street Market on Dec. 5th booked now. Street closure licenses are through, posters going up... all on track but heading towards us at a rate of knots!
Love skate and nearly all fish but yes, utterly putrid when it's off.
Have spent a pleasant afternoon chopping up oranges and lemons for a mulled wine for Thursday's plant swap. Wine, Cointreau, fruit and spices all mixed and heated with some sugar so we could test it - of course - and now it will sit and "develop" till Thursday when we can adjust the spices and sugar if needed. It is very good - British recipe so a change for the locals.
Off for a shower now before dance class.
I had wanted to start digging out all the box bush stumps this afternoon so I can replenish the beds and replant but manana rules in this house. Should have changed the bedlinen and towels as well but I'll do those tomorrow.
Fish and chips for dinner tonight - I much prefer my fish breaded and packaged, really hate handling dead, raw, cold fish. I do sometimes, but only if it's head is chopped off first! I agree with you @Busy-Lizzie, I wouldn't bother going all that way to return something, waste of petrol and time.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.