Very blowy overnight, bright and breezy here now. Not going to Capel, we have been invited to spend a few days in Dorset, so things to do here before we go.
Morning all, looks to be a sunny day and a bit warmer. I have pots to sort out, Agapanthus to divide, seeds to sow........ I wish I could just get going! Went to SM yesterday, the shelves looked very depleted and definitely no sunflower oil or any other type of oil except olive oil to be had. Have a good day all and take care those of you with lurgies.
It is horrid here @floralies - wild, blustery wind and heavy rain. Lovely day for the weekly shop!
Another chook has died of these bloody parasites. Miserable day all round then. That leaves us two, both fine so far and tucked up in the polytunnel out of the weather.
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)."
Just read your post @Obelixx, don't know much about chooks and their ailments I'm afraid, that is such a shame as you look after them so well. We have sunny intervals here and quite windy, I see storm Diego is to come across tomorrow just to cheer us up. Don't bother looking for any cooking oil as i doubt there will be any!
It's blowing a hoolie here at the moment, really unpleasant. I have abandoned my thoughts of going to the Allotments, might try tomorrow instead. @Obelixx, sorry to hear about your hen, I don't have much experience with them but, I note with several plotholders who have them, they don't seem to live that long anyway. Bearing in mind yours had a stressful start in life that can't have helped.
Overcast, then sunny about 10am and too warm for the clothes I had on. Went out early as I had lots to do. No sunflower oil in Lidl but plenty in Carrefour - plus other oils. Bought polenta, but didn't notice the pasta shelves being depleted.
Although there is much wind, it is warm in the lee, my seedlings are coming along nicely.
@Obelixx That's a spot of bother about the 2nd chook dying. They are prone to all sorts of pests especially around their feet; perches etc. In NZ, I used to scrub the perches with creosote, but here I just used bleach and some good sun. No more hens for me, I have planted some salad onions in the run and will use the rest of the space for a winter planting of brassica. @D0rdogne_Damsel Enjoy your time off in sunny Nîmes. Lovely city, lots to see: La Maison Carrée, the arena, amongst some - look for the crocodiles in the pavement - good time of year to go as it is extremely hot in the summer!! @Suesyn Enjoy Queensland - are you travelling around a bit?
Having a bad time here. The lights started flickering last night then the electricity went off. I saw the neighbours across the paddock had lights, then I found that the light over the woodburning stove still works, also the bedroom corridor and bedroom 3. The heated towel is OK and 2 sockets in the sitting room work, one has the TV in it. Nothing else works, no fridge, no freezer, only one electric radiator in the sitting room works. Internet and phones were off. I went to bed as too late to do anything, slept really badly and mobile phone woke me at 2.30am with an automated message from the burglar alarm.
Rang the EDF this morning, they said the electricity is arriving at the Smart metre and it's probably a fuse box problem. They said to call an electrician. Luckily the nice English electrician's phone number was on my mobile so I rang him. He came, confirmed that the fuse box is on the blink. It has more than one circuit and only one is OK. But he's in the middle of another job, said he could do it next week but I'm off on Monday afternoon. He rang a bit later, said he'd come back late afternoon but it could be 2 days work.
I've found some extension leads which reach to Internet, computer and the store fridge in the garage. So now I have a phone and Internet and I've put the meat and milk in the garage fridge instead of the one in the kitchen. Electrician said not to plug in the freezer yet as I mustn't overload the circuit.
It should have been an enjoyable day today with a meeting of the Gardeners Club this afternoon, first meeting for 2 years thanks to Covid, but I can go to that.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
So sorry to hear about your poor chook @Obelixx. You have had so much pleasure from your hens it must be awful to see them succumbing to parasites. And what a hassle with the electricity @Busy-Lizzie. It has now gone all dark after a bright start here. Wondering if Dove's storm of yesterday has suddenly realised it missed us out and has come back to storm on us? Very windy out there too. OH just gone out to pick up my meds as the pharmacist is actually there at the moment.
Anglian water technicians have been fitting new Smart water meters along the Rise ... we were second on the list and it only too a few minutes ... however we now also have very noisy vibrating pipework whenever the cold tap is turned on ... the workmen have been in and diagnosed an air-lock but have been unable to shift it ... they're phoning HQ to get them to send a plumber out today ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Weekly shop done, including colza oil and sunflower seeds for the birds. There was a sign on the oil shelves explaining supply difficulties and limiting purchases to 2 bottles. There was even wholemeal baking and bread flour for once.
@Allotment Boy my chooks were in a semi-bald state and very nervous when they arrived in Sept 20. They quickly put on weight and became bold and cheeky and followed me about the garden. All but 2 feathered up nicely, hence 2 being called Scruffy and Fluffy. Since last September they have all completely renewed their feathers and become bonny. Then the parasitic worms struck - harboured by slugs and snails apparently - and I have lost 3 chooks to them despite medicines, extra hygiene in their shed, feeders, water and scattering diamotaceous earth in the hut, pen, polytunnel and the beds where they fossick.
They all have their own characters and habits and it's just too sad to see them dying like this when we adopted them to give them a life.
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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Have a good day all and take care those of you with lurgies.
Another chook has died of these bloody parasites. Miserable day all round then. That leaves us two, both fine so far and tucked up in the polytunnel out of the weather.
We have sunny intervals here and quite windy, I see storm Diego is to come across tomorrow just to cheer us up. Don't bother looking for any cooking oil as i doubt there will be any!
@Obelixx, sorry to hear about your hen, I don't have much experience with them but, I note with several plotholders who have them, they don't seem to live that long anyway. Bearing in mind yours had a stressful start in life that can't have helped.
Overcast, then sunny about 10am and too warm for the clothes I had on. Went out early as I had lots to do. No sunflower oil in Lidl but plenty in Carrefour - plus other oils. Bought polenta, but didn't notice the pasta shelves being depleted.
Although there is much wind, it is warm in the lee, my seedlings are coming along nicely.
@Obelixx That's a spot of bother about the 2nd chook dying. They are prone to all sorts of pests especially around their feet; perches etc. In NZ, I used to scrub the perches with creosote, but here I just used bleach and some good sun. No more hens for me, I have planted some salad onions in the run and will use the rest of the space for a winter planting of brassica.
@D0rdogne_Damsel Enjoy your time off in sunny Nîmes. Lovely city, lots to see: La Maison Carrée, the arena, amongst some - look for the crocodiles in the pavement - good time of year to go as it is extremely hot in the summer!!
@Suesyn Enjoy Queensland - are you travelling around a bit?
Have a pleasant day all.
Tui
It's raining.
Having a bad time here. The lights started flickering last night then the electricity went off. I saw the neighbours across the paddock had lights, then I found that the light over the woodburning stove still works, also the bedroom corridor and bedroom 3. The heated towel is OK and 2 sockets in the sitting room work, one has the TV in it. Nothing else works, no fridge, no freezer, only one electric radiator in the sitting room works. Internet and phones were off. I went to bed as too late to do anything, slept really badly and mobile phone woke me at 2.30am with an automated message from the burglar alarm.
Rang the EDF this morning, they said the electricity is arriving at the Smart metre and it's probably a fuse box problem. They said to call an electrician. Luckily the nice English electrician's phone number was on my mobile so I rang him. He came, confirmed that the fuse box is on the blink. It has more than one circuit and only one is OK. But he's in the middle of another job, said he could do it next week but I'm off on Monday afternoon. He rang a bit later, said he'd come back late afternoon but it could be 2 days work.
I've found some extension leads which reach to Internet, computer and the store fridge in the garage. So now I have a phone and Internet and I've put the meat and milk in the garage fridge instead of the one in the kitchen. Electrician said not to plug in the freezer yet as I mustn't overload the circuit.
It should have been an enjoyable day today with a meeting of the Gardeners Club this afternoon, first meeting for 2 years thanks to Covid, but I can go to that.
It has now gone all dark after a bright start here. Wondering if Dove's storm of yesterday has suddenly realised it missed us out and has come back to storm on us? Very windy out there too. OH just gone out to pick up my meds as the pharmacist is actually there at the moment.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Allotment Boy my chooks were in a semi-bald state and very nervous when they arrived in Sept 20. They quickly put on weight and became bold and cheeky and followed me about the garden. All but 2 feathered up nicely, hence 2 being called Scruffy and Fluffy. Since last September they have all completely renewed their feathers and become bonny. Then the parasitic worms struck - harboured by slugs and snails apparently - and I have lost 3 chooks to them despite medicines, extra hygiene in their shed, feeders, water and scattering diamotaceous earth in the hut, pen, polytunnel and the beds where they fossick.
They all have their own characters and habits and it's just too sad to see them dying like this when we adopted them to give them a life.