Spring day. Sunny intervals and much wind. Warm for you, cool for us. The wind is coming from a quarter where some poor area has had hail! 26°/30°C predicted for next week @Hostafan1 !! We are currently at around 20°C.
I am often awake in the early hours too @Nanny Beach 1.30 this morning for the proverbial wee. Still awake a couple of hours later, so I read. I usually get back to sleep around 5ish but then am wakened by a family of hungry fledglings whose parents have lodged themselves above the shutters. The parents make such a noise, landing!
No rain still and not expected; so watering the garden every second day - the wind dries out the soil. Yesterday, I planted out some strawberry mint and some mojito mint - not that I drink mojitos. I have tried some in a green salad - minty taste but not like the common mint.
Enjoy your Saturday, whatever the weather.
A Sainte-Gisèle, Prends garde s'il gèle! Hopefully not. We have the Saints Glace next week (11th, 12th and 13th May) but with the weather predictions of elevated temperatures, I doubt whether those capricious saints will get my tomato plants!!
It has rained, but not enough. It's still dry under the rose arch but the patio is wet. I was going to do some gardening but I'll wait until it has dried off a bit.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning everyone, slightly damp start here but there was still a dry rain shadow round a lot of the pots, so it couldn't have been much. The water company put in a water meter while we were away so we'll have to be more careful with the watering if the buts don't get refilled soon.
Congratulations @Hostafan1 on a third grandson. Christmas is going to start getting expensive... And for you too @Nanny Beach. Well done @Yviestevie for doing your civic duty! 15 hours - wow! I haven't seen or heard a songthrush for a while @Dovefromabove - it's good to know they are still about. But I noticed yesterday - the swifts are back! Just a few pioneers at the moment but there will be more. I love hearing them squealing as they pitch and turn above.
There has been a wetting of the garden. Nothing to write home about though.
Lovely day off today! But the countdown has started towards the Garden Market a week tomorrow. I shall have to start getting up earlier and earlier so I'm able to get a proper sleep on Saturday night, ready to be on the street at 7am on the Sunday. I know you lot are on your 2nd cups of coffee by then - but I have never been an up with the lark sort. This one will be easier though - at least it will be light and warm, unlike the Christmas market!
didyw,no, Christmas isn't going to get expensive. When we were both working,I opened savings accounts for the 2 youngest grandkids. I put in the maximum allowable,then when hubby had to stop work, which will be 2 years August,I put money in Christmas and Birthdays. They get far too much stuff,it's ridiculous. Grandson, Birthday next month,he's got a large wheel,and an electric scooter here,an expensive bike AND a BMX at other grandparents. He wants a small wheel scooter to go to school. He had one, forgot to bring it home from his last school and eventually it disappeared. We have my pension, hubby isn't old enough yet.
Afternoon all, congrats to Hostafan1 and to Yviestevie, I couldn't do more than 2 hours in a hard chair so hats off to you. We're in the sunny IOW for a few days. Went to Mottistone NT garden which was looking fab, pics on Garden visiting thread and have just had gorgeous carrot cake at an Alpaca Farm . Now back at hotel relaxing with the Morning papers. Had forgotten to post pic of fungi Fri am - it's getting bigger.....
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Spring day. Sunny intervals and much wind. Warm for you, cool for us. The wind is coming from a quarter where some poor area has had hail! 26°/30°C predicted for next week @Hostafan1 !! We are currently at around 20°C.
@punkdoc Safe trip.
I am often awake in the early hours too @Nanny Beach 1.30 this morning for the proverbial wee. Still awake a couple of hours later, so I read. I usually get back to sleep around 5ish but then am wakened by a family of hungry fledglings whose parents have lodged themselves above the shutters. The parents make such a noise, landing!
No rain still and not expected; so watering the garden every second day - the wind dries out the soil. Yesterday, I planted out some strawberry mint and some mojito mint - not that I drink mojitos. I have tried some in a green salad - minty taste but not like the common mint.
Enjoy your Saturday, whatever the weather.
A Sainte-Gisèle, Prends garde s'il gèle! Hopefully not. We have the Saints Glace next week (11th, 12th and 13th May) but with the weather predictions of elevated temperatures, I doubt whether those capricious saints will get my tomato plants!!
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It has rained, but not enough. It's still dry under the rose arch but the patio is wet. I was going to do some gardening but I'll wait until it has dried off a bit.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well done @Yviestevie for doing your civic duty! 15 hours - wow!
I haven't seen or heard a songthrush for a while @Dovefromabove - it's good to know they are still about.
But I noticed yesterday - the swifts are back! Just a few pioneers at the moment but there will be more. I love hearing them squealing as they pitch and turn above.
There has been a wetting of the garden. Nothing to write home about though.
Lovely day off today! But the countdown has started towards the Garden Market a week tomorrow. I shall have to start getting up earlier and earlier so I'm able to get a proper sleep on Saturday night, ready to be on the street at 7am on the Sunday. I know you lot are on your 2nd cups of coffee by then - but I have never been an up with the lark sort. This one will be easier though - at least it will be light and warm, unlike the Christmas market!
We're in the sunny IOW for a few days. Went to Mottistone NT garden which was looking fab, pics on Garden visiting thread and have just had gorgeous carrot cake at an Alpaca Farm
. Now back at hotel relaxing with the Morning papers.
Had forgotten to post pic of fungi Fri am - it's getting bigger.....