Oh yes, I know Pulham St Mary @didyw ... my son knows it better ... think he was about 14 when he cycled a 25 mile round trip almost every day of the school summer break in order to meet up with a lass he was at school withÂ
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Afternoon folks, Been in the garden for most of the day, doing a bit, sitting a bit. Have topped up lots of pots with appropriate compost. Planted some lupins I grew from seed, more weeding, mulched roses and ericaceous loving plants. Will hopefully get more done tomorrow. Bestie popped round for a cuppa and collected some ceramic pots that I was getting rid of, she was going to buy more so it worked out quite well.  Love that cherry Allotment Boy Hubby's idea of helping in the garden today was to remind me to put the opened bag of compost away in case it rained
Whoops!!  @Dovefromabove  That's usually my trick.  My middle name is Clumsy! Amazing blossoms @Allotment Boy  I bet the smell is divine and buzzing with bees! How did you get on with your crossword cake? @D0rdogne_Damsel  A Battenburg would have been a good idea but very finikity.
Started off cool and overcast this morning. Â A walk down to the market for fresh farm eggs and some fruit - a quick coffee and home. Â Made an apple tart - a piece of which at lunch time, proved to be worth the effort!!
A rest after lunch with my book then up to do some more weeding. Â Except it is hard to stop, so an hour and a half later.... The spinach and mesclun I sowed outside just over a week ago have surfaced. Â And I am sure that my tomato plants (in the conservatory) are peeping through. Â (or else it's a weed!)
Another walk over hill and dale with the skippy bouncy dog and now settled on the couch - Â I just want to pre-prepare my weed sprayer for tomorrow morning and get those pesky tiny weeds that are up and well established in the paving stones.
Light supper tonight finishing with the proverbial piece of roquefort and glass of red!! Enjoy your evening everyone. Tui
I'll join you with a glass of the red @tui34, but I'd prefer Stilton. Well Moira did an excellent job on the summerhouse and I have done some planting, g/h was starting to overflow. I love this time of year, planning where plants are going, doing a bit of redesigning.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@didyw we looked at a cottage for sale in Pulham St. Mary over 6 years ago. We went for a 4 mile walk around the Pulhams and had lunch in the thatched pub in Pulham Market before OH had his hip problem. We had lunch in that pub again last month. It changed hands during Covid lockdowns, was shut for about 2 years.
I've been weeding.
Did I say that I saw a red squirrel from the kitchen window yesterday? First one I've seen here. It was under the hazel tree.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning Forkers .  No news here. Just the usual trying to get washing done and on the line. As predicted, it will probably rain, even though yesterdays prediction didn’t eventuate, but of course now that I’ve done three loads and hung them out, it probably WILL rain. 😡 der!Â
Pixel is being very loving and well behaved. Currently asleep in my art room on my chair.Â
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Bestie popped round for a cuppa and collected some ceramic pots that I was getting rid of, she was going to buy more so it worked out quite well. Â
Love that cherry Allotment Boy
Hubby's idea of helping in the garden today was to remind me to put the opened bag of compost away in case it rained
Whoops!!  @Dovefromabove  That's usually my trick.  My middle name is Clumsy!
Amazing blossoms @Allotment Boy  I bet the smell is divine and buzzing with bees!
How did you get on with your crossword cake? @D0rdogne_Damsel  A Battenburg would have been a good idea but very finikity.
Started off cool and overcast this morning. Â A walk down to the market for fresh farm eggs and some fruit - a quick coffee and home. Â Made an apple tart - a piece of which at lunch time, proved to be worth the effort!!
A rest after lunch with my book then up to do some more weeding. Â Except it is hard to stop, so an hour and a half later.... The spinach and mesclun I sowed outside just over a week ago have surfaced. Â And I am sure that my tomato plants (in the conservatory) are peeping through. Â (or else it's a weed!)
Another walk over hill and dale with the skippy bouncy dog and now settled on the couch - Â I just want to pre-prepare my weed sprayer for tomorrow morning and get those pesky tiny weeds that are up and well established in the paving stones.
Light supper tonight finishing with the proverbial piece of roquefort and glass of red!!
Enjoy your evening everyone.
Tui
Well Moira did an excellent job on the summerhouse and I have done some planting, g/h was starting to overflow. I love this time of year, planning where plants are going, doing a bit of redesigning.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I've been weeding.
Did I say that I saw a red squirrel from the kitchen window yesterday? First one I've seen here. It was under the hazel tree.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Another busy day in the garden.
Burnt shoulders
On a plus note, I "planted" 17 water lilies in the lake