Blustery and miserable here today. Got out in the greenhouse and managed to get the potting on I've needed to do for a while sorted out. I need some bigger pots Also had a look at the potatoes I've grown in a potato bag that were start in late February, loads of foliage (so much so I couldn't keep up with covering them) but absolutely no potatoes in the bag when I dug them out. They had tried to root themselves to the concrete slab underneath the bag though. Bit annoyed at that - it's a lot of compost to waste.
We had a lovely day in Southwold … it was wet when we first got there and not many people around … unusually we were able to park along the seafront … we often park at my brother’s ‘bolt hole’ … they had made room for us to park on their drive but as it was we didn’t need to use it … we didn’t call in cos bro is still very vulnerable and A was on a busy train yesterday … but we did give them a wave … we had lunch in the spacious restaurant on the pier (cod and chips and halloumi burger and chips and Adnams Ghostship 😋) then visited the amazing Tim Hunkin’s ‘Under the Pier’ amusements https://www.underthepier.com/ there’s always something new to see.
Then along to the harbour mouth to park up with an ice cream and watch the tide turn while the sand martins wheeled over our heads … I love watching the currents as they begin to change direction there … eventually we drive back through the marketplace and High Street and turned off and crossed the common and the water meadows to the other end of the harbour and bought some fish from the Samantha K’s hut.
By then the sky had enough blue to make a sailor a pair of trousers and we drove back home through beautiful fresh green countryside … and the rhododendrons at Henham Park were the best they’ve been for several years. I usually see at least one buzzard between Henham and Beccles … today was no exception … lots of kestrels and a sparrow hawk too.
Now we’re home and OH is scraping new potatoes to cook with mint from the garden and have with the cheese, onion and tomato quiche and a crisp Cos lettuce … there’s the possibility of a glass of something cool and white if I can stir myself … but I’m sitting on the sofa in the sunshine with my feet upon the big leather pouffe … I might have to prevail upon one of the two young men I have here to take on the role of sommelier … 🍷
It’s been a very good day … 😎
Edited to add:
A glass of summery Yellowtail Chardonnay has been provided and is slipping down very easily, and I’m listening to The Divine Comedy …. life doesn’t get much better …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Pat E, hope your daughter recovers, and hopefully the little health scare might give her a prod in the right direction. Her son sounds very sensible.
I've actually done some gardening today, mostly messing with bedding plants, but a good tidy up up. Fed up with daffs and tulips, they are great in the early days of spring bit do hand around very untidily for far to long after. Dead headed all my fabulous iris too, not quite sure if o should have cut them back harder.....
BBQ supper, Charlie in charge, all very nice. Glass of chilled rose went down nicely too.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Morning all. Our son has arrived and Pixel is being very standoffish with him. Not sure why. It might take her a couple of hours to get used to him being here. Maybe she thinks she will be taken back to Canberra. 😳
Having my normal couple of wakeful hours during the night just popped in to send hugs to you @PatE and my best wishes to your daughter for her tests and hopefully a speedy recovery.
Lovely morning here. I'm hosting the garden club meeting here this afternoon, we're swapping gardening books and plants. Just hope it's not too hot, they're saying 32° today. 😎
Have a good day all.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
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Blustery and miserable here today. Got out in the greenhouse and managed to get the potting on I've needed to do for a while sorted out. I need some bigger pots
It’s been a very good day … 😎
Edited to add:
A glass of summery Yellowtail Chardonnay has been provided and is slipping down very easily, and I’m listening to The Divine Comedy …. life doesn’t get much better …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Pat E, hope your daughter recovers, and hopefully the little health scare might give her a prod in the right direction. Her son sounds very sensible.
I've actually done some gardening today, mostly messing with bedding plants, but a good tidy up up. Fed up with daffs and tulips, they are great in the early days of spring bit do hand around very untidily for far to long after. Dead headed all my fabulous iris too, not quite sure if o should have cut them back harder.....
BBQ supper, Charlie in charge, all very nice. Glass of chilled rose went down nicely too.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Fickle cats aren't they @Pat E.
Lovely morning here. I'm hosting the garden club meeting here this afternoon, we're swapping gardening books and plants. Just hope it's not too hot, they're saying 32° today. 😎
Have a good day all.