It's 15° in Dordogne at the moment @floralies. Since mid April, when I left, the max min thermometer has been down to 3° and up to 39°. I'm wearing a jumper and jeans.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Floralies Cooler weather here too, and overcast. Delicious walk with the dog this morning - she only lay down in all the huge puddles after the rainfall last night!! I put socks on this morning too and a warmer dressing gown.
Now the sun is shining and it is hot - super weather for all sorts of lurgies in the vegetable garden!! No red tomatoes yet, but should be forthcoming. I hope they don't split! Plenty of cucumbers and courgettes though.
Had a busy day in the garden today. Weeding, deadheading and general tidying. It's quite warm here but very blustery. Feeling quite tired now so I'm going to relax with a cuppa. Hope everyone is OK.
Sitting in the garden looking out over the sea to the I. Of Harris. Journey from hell yesterday, A82 closed, which as some of you will know paralyses the west coast of Scotland.
Internet very poor and no phone signal, but an old red phonebox about a mile away, for emergencies, love it.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@punkdoc … sounds just perfect. It’s about 15 years ago last week that we were staying on Skye in a traditional thatched longhouse overlooking North Minch. Bliss … even tho it rained a lot.
The best day ever was a little boat trip out around the sea loch from Dunvegan Castle … getting up close to seals and seabirds … heaven.
Enjoy … hugs to both of you.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My oh my, busy day, despite being cold and damp, meant we had customers on the deck ( brave souls) and in the upstairs and downstairs tearoom. No other restaurants in town open on Sunday or Monday for that matter, so we always have a great deal of demand.
I'm so pleased today to realise all my summer staff are very nice and very efficient, friendly too, one girl, very young, is amazing, so reassuring as we approach the summer.
Bought two salvia yesterday, poor things are stuck in pots as didn't have chance to put out, I've decided salvia are a go - to easy instant colour plant.
Anyway, going to flop in front of TV now, probably won't stay awake long.
Have a good evening all,
A demain. 🙂
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Evening all, hot and sunny here, but with some gusty winds so OH didn't realize he has burnt his neck and bits of arms. I think I'm okay as I sat mostly in the shade. Treated ourselves to breakfast out in a lovely cafe, I had Eggs Benedict for a change. Good meeting lots of old friends at our car rally and again in the pub for an evening meal.
Glad you're feeling better @Busy-Lizzie, hope you will be able to go out soon together. Don't work too hard DD. @Punkdoc, I think we camped at Gairloch once when I was about 14, I have to say I hated it. I was the odd one out as the rest of the family loved the wilds of Scotland. I was never a country girl. I have to admit though we were thrilled to bits when we saw a hare this morning.
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VERY blustery here today - had to close the poly greenhouse for fear of felled tomatoes or felled greenhouse!
Now the sun is shining and it is hot - super weather for all sorts of lurgies in the vegetable garden!! No red tomatoes yet, but should be forthcoming. I hope they don't split! Plenty of cucumbers and courgettes though.
Sitting in the garden looking out over the sea to the I. Of Harris.
Journey from hell yesterday, A82 closed, which as some of you will know paralyses the west coast of Scotland.
Internet very poor and no phone signal, but an old red phonebox about a mile away, for emergencies, love it.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No other restaurants in town open on Sunday or Monday for that matter, so we always have a great deal of demand.
I'm so pleased today to realise all my summer staff are very nice and very efficient, friendly too, one girl, very young, is amazing, so reassuring as we approach the summer.
Bought two salvia yesterday, poor things are stuck in pots as didn't have chance to put out, I've decided salvia are a go - to easy instant colour plant.
Anyway, going to flop in front of TV now, probably won't stay awake long.
Have a good evening all,
A demain. 🙂
Glad you're feeling better @Busy-Lizzie, hope you will be able to go out soon together.
Don't work too hard DD.
@Punkdoc, I think we camped at Gairloch once when I was about 14, I have to say I hated it. I was the odd one out as the rest of the family loved the wilds of Scotland. I was never a country girl. I have to admit though we were thrilled to bits when we saw a hare this morning.