Morning all, we have light drizzle here, and much cooler which is a relief after a hot & sticky night. We gave our garden a thorough soaking last night too. I was at Capel yesterday, D is back his wife's funeral was last week he seems OK but hard to tell. We've been extra busy as finally, the long awaited vist from the head of our potential sponsors is going ahead next week. 🤞 Heads up to those east of the M11, before you rush out for your burning pitchforks, it's only me and Mrs AB. We will be in Snettisham from Sunday eve to Wednesday. Visiting our friends before all the schools are out, then we rush back so I can be at Capel for the BIG day.
We are packing up ready to go tomorrow. Looks like we have nothing but rain to look forward to, but at least the scenery will be good and we have a private "beach"
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Good luck with the journey @punkdoc and enjoy your holiday.
Haven't done much again today, had a dreadful sleepless night and hip still hurts. it's still rather muggy, just came over all stormy but has gone past us - no thunderstorms yet!
@Busy-Lizzie Glad to hear your kind neighbour is rallying round to help and hopefully you'll soon feel okay. I think I was poorly for 2-3 days then felt a bit fatigued for a few more days but luckily we had it quite mild. Shocking pics today of dented cars and smashed windows - has anybody heard from DD today? Do hope she and Charlie are ok.
It's overcast this morning ... and the forecast is for more of the same. 17C so far but it feels warmer ... I'm very comfortable in bare feet and a muslin shirt and we only had the cotton cellular blanket over us last night with all the upstairs windows wide open.
OH is off to work for another long day ... although yesterday he was home by 5.30 ... I've already dealt with a glitch in my internet banking and beaten it into submission, so ! can spend the morning in the studio and the afternoon supervising the tennis ... I'll be the one peering over the top of my glasses with the knitting in my lap.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Bright and breezy here, with broken clouds. The 1 tog duvet seems to be working, OH still chucks her half off, but at least it means I'm not dealing with 2 lots of 4.5 on a warm night. 😄 I found the cellular blanket always fell off completely so I would wake up with cold feet. Anyway I need to get on and reinstate the drip water system for the pots if we are away early next week. I have to take a section of feed pipe out in the winter to put the protection round the Lemons 🍋.
I am feeling a bit better @Dovefromabove, thanks. Nose less blocked, coughing less but body temperature still weird and still feel a bit not quite all there.
It's been tipping with rain but no more puddle in the dining room. We are so lucky compared with the poor people in the local market town - over 2000 houses have lost their rooves and a nearby village is devastated. The English district nurse has lost her car and her roof to hail damage.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Enjoy your stay in Snettisham @Allotment Boy. We stayed there for just over a week a couple of years ago while our old bathroom was being ripped out. It's a lovely place and really easy to get to attractions on the N. Norfolk coast too. There is a lovely unspoiled bird sanctuary there. And two excellent restaurants.
Glad you are feeling a bit better @Busy-Lizzie and that you have a kind neighbour to help out with shopping. But as everyone says, give yourself time to rest as it won't be just the covid - anxiety over C's op., the long drive and the worry over repairing the flood damage will all be taking its toll. Get properly better and then you will be ready to face all the things you need to do.
Glad you aren't having to miss out on your holiday @punkdoc. And if you have rain - think of all the times we have longed for it and all those places suffering drought and do a little rain dance to thank it. *ducks as flying shoe aimed at this mindfulness twaddle arrives*.
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I was at Capel yesterday, D is back his wife's funeral was last week he seems OK but hard to tell. We've been extra busy as finally, the long awaited vist from the head of our potential sponsors is going ahead next week. 🤞
Heads up to those east of the M11, before you rush out for your burning pitchforks, it's only me and Mrs AB. We will be in Snettisham from Sunday eve to Wednesday. Visiting our friends before all the schools are out, then we rush back so I can be at Capel for the BIG day.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Haven't done much again today, had a dreadful sleepless night and hip still hurts. it's still rather muggy, just came over all stormy but has gone past us - no thunderstorms yet!
@Busy-Lizzie Glad to hear your kind neighbour is rallying round to help and hopefully you'll soon feel okay. I think I was poorly for 2-3 days then felt a bit fatigued for a few more days but luckily we had it quite mild. Shocking pics today of dented cars and smashed windows - has anybody heard from DD today? Do hope she and Charlie are ok.
@Lizzie27 hope your hip’s easier today.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hope @Busy-Lizzie is feeling improved today
It's overcast this morning ... and the forecast is for more of the same. 17C so far but it feels warmer ... I'm very comfortable in bare feet and a muslin shirt and we only had the cotton cellular blanket over us last night with all the upstairs windows wide open.
OH is off to work for another long day ... although yesterday he was home by 5.30 ... I've already dealt with a glitch in my internet banking and beaten it into submission, so ! can spend the morning in the studio and the afternoon supervising the tennis ... I'll be the one peering over the top of my glasses with the knitting in my lap.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I found the cellular blanket always fell off completely so I would wake up with cold feet. Anyway I need to get on and reinstate the drip water system for the pots if we are away early next week. I have to take a section of feed pipe out in the winter to put the protection round the Lemons 🍋.
I am feeling a bit better @Dovefromabove, thanks. Nose less blocked, coughing less but body temperature still weird and still feel a bit not quite all there.
It's been tipping with rain but no more puddle in the dining room. We are so lucky compared with the poor people in the local market town - over 2000 houses have lost their rooves and a nearby village is devastated. The English district nurse has lost her car and her roof to hail damage.
Glad you are feeling a bit better @Busy-Lizzie and that you have a kind neighbour to help out with shopping. But as everyone says, give yourself time to rest as it won't be just the covid - anxiety over C's op., the long drive and the worry over repairing the flood damage will all be taking its toll. Get properly better and then you will be ready to face all the things you need to do.
Glad you aren't having to miss out on your holiday @punkdoc. And if you have rain - think of all the times we have longed for it and all those places suffering drought and do a little rain dance to thank it. *ducks as flying shoe aimed at this mindfulness twaddle arrives*.
Lovely and sunny here!