Morning all, Sun is shining, it's not too cold and we have a new garage door! The old roller one broke some time ago and marooned OH's old Austin inside the garage so he ordered a new 'up and over' one. They arrived at 9.am and have just finished so that was quick, fuelled no doubt by the coffee and doughnuts I gave them!
I'd better get out in the garden now before the weather turns tomorrow.
Good luck with the test @chicky. Lovely gloves @Pat E and good idea @Lyn. Unfortunately I don't knit so I'm full of admiration for those who do.
Morning all, love the gloves Pat, and WW will be very snug with her scarf Dove. I gave up with knitting many, many years ago as i always ended up with more holes than there were supposed to be. Grey and chilly, the garden is not inviting at all.
Got my tulips planted, 18 mixed purple ones in two large pots. They've been covered with H.Grit, with an upended old metal hanging basket and a small sheet of glass over the top, weighed down by a brick. Weather and hopefully squirrel proof! Actually, just realized I didn't water them, should I have done?
Surprising how long that took with numerous trips up and down our steepish back garden with tubs of compost, grit, baskets etc. Gives me a good work-out but I'm feeling quite tired now. I also did some washing and changed the bed linen. Think I may buy some brushed cotton bed linen for a cosy sleep. We don't use an electric blanket any more since our last one kicked the bucket.
Carol Klein is on at 7pm tonight at the Beth Chatto Gardens, one of my favourite places, so I'm just bunging some bought lasagne in the oven for an easy meal later.
I hoovered and tidied all the upstairs, had phone call with daughter (she was feeling rather low), then we went to the GC and bought a very big plastic leaf rake. Why didn't we get one before? It made raking up the leaves on the gravel drive so much easier. The brown bin is now full, will be emptied tomorrow, and the big bag is nearly full - that is for leaf compost.
The drive is now all clear of leaves. We also bought a bird roosting house and OH has put it in the front garden in an ivy where the robin often sits.
I was very tempted to buy a Christmas tree in the GC, some of the decorations were gorgeous, but I'm going back to France on the 4th and probably won't be back until next year. I'm hoping OH will be able to join me, he's seeing the surgeon on the 30th. I don't think there is much hope of his hip replacement this year. His operation has been postponed 3 times now.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Daughter is off work at the moment because of depression and her divorce. Every year she takes her children, she is an English teacher, to England for their summer outing. It's very popular. No outing last year because of Brexit. Now she's been told she can't do it anymore because of b....y Brexit. She can take them to Southern Ireland instead because it's part of Europe. Is there no end to the restrictions of Brexit?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
It's probably to do with insurance costs and also paperwork such as passports @Busy-Lizzie. For my first English "immersion" trip with the Belgian scientists we went to Dublin and had a cracking time. I booked a guided walking tour of Dublin with a heavy slant on Oscar Wilde; a visit to see the Book of Kells and the C of E/ireland cathedral - all good for school kids. They could even do the tour of Jamieson's whisky distillery without having the tasting but I expect the school wouldn't agree.
Plenty of other guided walks available and lots more to see and do and good food too. They could do coach trips outside of Dublin and Ryanair flights start at about 13€ if booked early. All good stuff then.
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)."
Not returning here at the moment, partly due to illness and partly due to the appalling behaviour I have had to endure from some on here and the lack of decent moderation.
Thanks to the support from my friends.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
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I'd better get out in the garden now before the weather turns tomorrow.
Good luck with the test @chicky. Lovely gloves @Pat E and good idea @Lyn. Unfortunately I don't knit so I'm full of admiration for those who do.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Surprising how long that took with numerous trips up and down our steepish back garden with tubs of compost, grit, baskets etc. Gives me a good work-out but I'm feeling quite tired now. I also did some washing and changed the bed linen. Think I may buy some brushed cotton bed linen for a cosy sleep. We don't use an electric blanket any more since our last one kicked the bucket.
Carol Klein is on at 7pm tonight at the Beth Chatto Gardens, one of my favourite places, so I'm just bunging some bought lasagne in the oven for an easy meal later.
I hoovered and tidied all the upstairs, had phone call with daughter (she was feeling rather low), then we went to the GC and bought a very big plastic leaf rake. Why didn't we get one before? It made raking up the leaves on the gravel drive so much easier. The brown bin is now full, will be emptied tomorrow, and the big bag is nearly full - that is for leaf compost.
The drive is now all clear of leaves. We also bought a bird roosting house and OH has put it in the front garden in an ivy where the robin often sits.
I was very tempted to buy a Christmas tree in the GC, some of the decorations were gorgeous, but I'm going back to France on the 4th and probably won't be back until next year. I'm hoping OH will be able to join me, he's seeing the surgeon on the 30th. I don't think there is much hope of his hip replacement this year. His operation has been postponed 3 times now.
Plenty of other guided walks available and lots more to see and do and good food too. They could do coach trips outside of Dublin and Ryanair flights start at about 13€ if booked early. All good stuff then.
Night night all … sleep tight 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just to let you know I am alive.
Not returning here at the moment, partly due to illness and partly due to the appalling behaviour I have had to endure from some on here and the lack of decent moderation.
Thanks to the support from my friends.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border