I was going to type Morning all, but I see it's already afternoon - where did the morning go? I've popped out to pick up the paper, had coffee and a Hot Cross Bun, done two lots of washing and the ironing but still have to make up daughter's bed and clean the bathrooms. She's not arriving until late afternoon so there's still time. Probably shouldn't have spent most of the day gardening yesterday. The newly clean solar panels are generating nicely, the sunshine is helping and we have lovely blue sky.
Lovely photo @Pat E. Cats are very agile and well balanced , except for our Cosmos who was a clumsy kitten and isn't entirely right now.
@Hostafan1 you can't seriously tell me you find those things attractive! Not going anywhere near the coast here till the 25th when the holiday folk will have gone. Even so I met a few not paying attention when driving to and from the SM yesterday. No idea.
Lovely warm day here but I've been stuck in the kitchen. Hot cross buns made for us plus a gluten free Venetian carrot cake and triple chocolate buckwheat cookies made for the cake stand tomorrow and a Cullen Skink made for our lunch. More baking this pm but vegan this time plus I have to go and pick up the sausages, merguez and belly pork slices for the grill stand tomorrow. They'll be served with Achards which is an Ile de Réunion recipe for pickled vegetables which we made as a group last Sunday.
We like stunt kites @Dovefromabove. Our group of friends got into them in the late 80s but the prices then were prohibitive so I decided to make some. Off I went to the craft section at the library but no joy. They come under aeronautical engineering. We haven't flown them for years but I still have my stunt Deltas and stacked Diamonds and a French military box. Must dig them out and try them at the beach one day - when the grockles have gone home.
Enjoy your weekend everyone, especially if visiting or hosting friends and family. Stay safe.
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)."
Poo ... I'm annoyed with myself ... when I visit the farm shop I often treat myself to a can of the lemon flavoured SanPellegrino to have with my Friday lunch ... it marks the start of my weekend ... I couldn't see any in the fridge today ... then I looked right at the back and there was a can, so I grabbed it and put it in the trolley. I've just taken it out and discovered it's the Grapefruit flavoured can not lemon! I can't drink grapefruit with my BP meds ...
@Obelixx ... niece is studying engineering prior to Sandhurst ... she's not had a kite before but I thought as well as being a bit of fun, it'd be 'interesting' for her ... there are so many stunt kites on that website so if she and her friends do get into it there are lots of options for future presents I thought that to start with it'd be good to have one she can more or less stuff in her pocket
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Great fun @Dovefromabove. I had one of those for when we went skiing. If she takes to it maybe a book on kite making rather than another kite? It is engineering after all but great fun too.
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)."
The sun is shining, may do some weeding this afternoon. Baby sycamores have popped up all over the place, next door but 2's tree. His huge garden goes behind ours, his wild woodland bit.
Next door but one are building a huge garden office/workshop. Lots of banging going on. They haven't moved in yet. I spoke to her this morning, briefly. They have a 10 year old daughter. Their garden is next to ours.
I had a Hot Cross Bun for breakfast this morning, but I often do when I'm in the UK. Yum. OH is making cheese on toast for a late lunch. He has already made a salmon and asparagus quiche for tonight. Having been on his own is turning him into a cook!
@chicky Gorgeous tulips. OH came across a muntjac eating my big red peony flowered tulips the other day, Grrrr. Now we have to keep the gate shut.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hmmm .... despite being only 19 she is totally financially independent and working her way through uni, having two paid part-time jobs and a full-time degree course ... she'll be entering her final year in September ... I think she has enough demands on her time at the moment. Perhaps the kite-making may come later.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Haven't done weeding, didn't feel like it. Went for a wander around a little nursery that sells unusual plants, The Plantsman's Preference. I bought 3 rare plants with names I shan't attempt to spell, but they are sorts of aster, wood anemone and saxifrage. For a shady place.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Very hot and muggy here - had to open the doors of the conservatory, the seedlings were starting to sizzle!!!
Nearly finished painting my wooden shutters. One last coat on one side, black metal paint on the fittings and that is it for another 7/10 years.
Enjoy the sunshine wherever you are.
@Hostafan1 That's a good looking strawberry, you've got there!!
Really nice photo of you and Pixel @Pat E.
Wish I'd bought some strawberries @Hostafan1, that one looks gorgeous.
Thanks for the Sarah Raven pics @chicky, I'll look at them later.
Feeling a lot better, thanks @AnnaB. Still a weeny bit breathless so used an asthma inhaler the GP prescribed last year. Hate using it though.
Enjoy your Easter break everyone, hope you're not sitting in a traffic/airport queue/Dover queue.
@Hostafan1 you can't seriously tell me you find those things attractive! Not going anywhere near the coast here till the 25th when the holiday folk will have gone. Even so I met a few not paying attention when driving to and from the SM yesterday. No idea.
Lovely warm day here but I've been stuck in the kitchen. Hot cross buns made for us plus a gluten free Venetian carrot cake and triple chocolate buckwheat cookies made for the cake stand tomorrow and a Cullen Skink made for our lunch. More baking this pm but vegan this time plus I have to go and pick up the sausages, merguez and belly pork slices for the grill stand tomorrow. They'll be served with Achards which is an Ile de Réunion recipe for pickled vegetables which we made as a group last Sunday.
We like stunt kites @Dovefromabove. Our group of friends got into them in the late 80s but the prices then were prohibitive so I decided to make some. Off I went to the craft section at the library but no joy. They come under aeronautical engineering. We haven't flown them for years but I still have my stunt Deltas and stacked Diamonds and a French military box. Must dig them out and try them at the beach one day - when the grockles have gone home.
Enjoy your weekend everyone, especially if visiting or hosting friends and family. Stay safe.
@Obelixx ... niece is studying engineering prior to Sandhurst ... she's not had a kite before but I thought as well as being a bit of fun, it'd be 'interesting' for her ... there are so many stunt kites on that website so if she and her friends do get into it there are lots of options for future presents
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The sun is shining, may do some weeding this afternoon. Baby sycamores have popped up all over the place, next door but 2's tree. His huge garden goes behind ours, his wild woodland bit.
Next door but one are building a huge garden office/workshop. Lots of banging going on. They haven't moved in yet. I spoke to her this morning, briefly. They have a 10 year old daughter. Their garden is next to ours.
I had a Hot Cross Bun for breakfast this morning, but I often do when I'm in the UK. Yum. OH is making cheese on toast for a late lunch. He has already made a salmon and asparagus quiche for tonight. Having been on his own is turning him into a cook!
@chicky Gorgeous tulips. OH came across a muntjac eating my big red peony flowered tulips the other day, Grrrr. Now we have to keep the gate shut.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.