Hope Poppet and Great Nephew had great birthdays. You're so right about time flying, I can't believe that my daughter will be 44 on Tuesday it only seems 5 minutes since she was 4. She celebrated her birthday this weekend as she has to go to a colleague's funeral on Tuesday in Cornwall not a nice way to spend your special day. We'll be staying over at Firstborn's to look after Merri and Mabel so they can go down tomorrow evening as it's quite a drive from here. Glad you all had a good time @Ante1 they look like a nice crowd. I've spent most of the day in the garden too Hazel. Got lots done including summer pruning a lot of the roses, giving everything a good feed and washing the roots of one of the plants that got infested with ants. It now has a nice new pot with lovely new compost.
It was nice and relax Sunday. Still boiling hot, but we live with hope it will soon finished. I'm going to read a bit more and go to sleep. Tomorrow is day for cottage and some hard work.
Glad you had a good time @Ante1. I have no idea what you look like, which one is your friend?
We visited a pretty garden and had coffee and cake on their terrace.
I finished weeding and planting the jewel bed. Amazing how it has come back to life after being so battered by the hailstorm and losing most of its flowers.
The garden was like this -
Now it's like this, shrub bed and jewel bed.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Evening everyone, Oh Rubee 🫣 Yvie I’m sorry to hear that firstborn will be attending a colleagues funeral on her birthday, hope the day goes as well as it can, Ante Enjoy reading your book and get a good rest in ready for tomorrow, Busy Goodness you have worked hard, you have transformed both flower beds back from the devastation after the storm. It all looks beautiful and tidy again, Saying goodnight, see you all tomorrow.
Happy 4th birthday to your nephew @Ladybird4 hope he had a lovely day 🎉🎂🎁🍦🍭🎈🎉 Oh @Yviestevie So sorry your daughter had to go to a friend's funeral this week. And on her birthday too. Hope she had a nice weekend celebrating though. Goodness @Busy-Lizzie I can't believe the difference already, you and OH have worked so hard getting it back in shape. It looks beautiful, love the colours. @Songbird-1 sorry to hear you've had such changeable weather. Hope you and OH didn't have to stay undercover for long. Love Heuchera, your new one sounds lovely, have you planted it in your new border.
We had a lovely day with the birthday girl, I hope she sleeps well tonight after all the excitement 😂 🎂🍦🎈🎉🎉
Night night everyone, sleep well and sweet dreams.
Morning everyone, been up a little while, but did sleep quite well last night. The sun is shining and it looks like it's going to be another beautiful day. @Ante1 your friend looks lovely. Like @Ladybird4 I thought you were standing on the left. But perhaps you are standing near your friend. Need another cup of tea ☕
Good morning SGL and all to follow. Guess who had a horrible night last night with very little restful sleep. I feel wrung out this morning and intend to take it easy though I must start my annual wrangle with the mare's tail on my drive. I have been watching two cuttings I have had in glasses of water in my kitchen. One was a piece that had broken off my Heptacodium in transport and the other was a bit that had broken off one of my Gauras and both of them now have grown roots so one job today is to get them planted into some pots with free draining compost mix and keeping fingers crossed I have two more plants for free.
Busy, you have worked miracles in your garden - well done!
Yvie, I was saddened to read of your daughter's friend. We must all seize the day.
Hazel I hope that your rashes have subsided now and I think its a good idea to have gardening sleeves to avoid it happening again.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
Good morning everyone .Busy ,what a difference your hard work has made your garden looks lovely .Lily it’s good to read that you slept well .Enjoy your day .LB so sorry to read that you slept so badly . Try to get a good rest today .Can the mare’s tails wait until tomorrow? Enjoy the day everyone .
Morning LB, sorry you had such an awful nights sleep. Take it easy today and do the drive a bit at a time. Lovely that your cuttings have taken and you will get 'free' plants. @Songbird-1 hope your arms feel less sore and itchy this morning. Good idea to get gardening sleeves.
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Hope Poppet and Great Nephew had great birthdays. You're so right about time flying, I can't believe that my daughter will be 44 on Tuesday it only seems 5 minutes since she was 4. She celebrated her birthday this weekend as she has to go to a colleague's funeral on Tuesday in Cornwall not a nice way to spend your special day. We'll be staying over at Firstborn's to look after Merri and Mabel so they can go down tomorrow evening as it's quite a drive from here.
Glad you all had a good time @Ante1 they look like a nice crowd.
I've spent most of the day in the garden too Hazel. Got lots done including summer pruning a lot of the roses, giving everything a good feed and washing the roots of one of the plants that got infested with ants. It now has a nice new pot with lovely new compost.
It was nice and relax Sunday. Still boiling hot, but we live with hope it will soon finished. I'm going to read a bit more and go to sleep. Tomorrow is day for cottage and some hard work.
We visited a pretty garden and had coffee and cake on their terrace.
I finished weeding and planting the jewel bed. Amazing how it has come back to life after being so battered by the hailstorm and losing most of its flowers.
The garden was like this -
Now it's like this, shrub bed and jewel bed.
Oh Rubee 🫣
Yvie I’m sorry to hear that firstborn will be attending a colleagues funeral on her birthday, hope the day goes as well as it can,
Ante Enjoy reading your book and get a good rest in ready for tomorrow,
Busy Goodness you have worked hard, you have transformed both flower beds back from the devastation after the storm. It all looks beautiful and tidy again,
Saying goodnight, see you all tomorrow.
Oh @Yviestevie So sorry your daughter had to go to a friend's funeral this week. And on her birthday too. Hope she had a nice weekend celebrating though.
Goodness @Busy-Lizzie I can't believe the difference already, you and OH have worked so hard getting it back in shape. It looks beautiful, love the colours.
@Songbird-1 sorry to hear you've had such changeable weather. Hope you and OH didn't have to stay undercover for long. Love Heuchera, your new one sounds lovely, have you planted it in your new border.
We had a lovely day with the birthday girl, I hope she sleeps well tonight after all the excitement 😂 🎂🍦🎈🎉🎉
Night night everyone, sleep well and sweet dreams.
It's way over my bedtime, but I can't sleep. Too much resting during day.😂
Wish you all goodnight and sweet dreams.
@Ante1 your friend looks lovely. Like @Ladybird4 I thought you were standing on the left. But perhaps you are standing near your friend.
Need another cup of tea ☕
Enjoy the day everyone .
@Songbird-1 hope your arms feel less sore and itchy this morning. Good idea to get gardening sleeves.