The wheelchair tennis is amazing isn’t it … I’ve watched quite a bit over the years … at first because of my field of work, and then because I was hooked… and Alfie Hewett is a Norwich lad 👍
As OH said this evening, “it’s doing what Djokovic and Kyrgios do, but ‘backwards in high heels’!” 🤯😵💫👏
All the watering followed by tennis has exhausted me … I’ve come to bed … but I’d forgotten to turn the slats on the blinds to shut the sun out this afternoon, so it’s quite warm up here …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We enjoyed the 2 gardens we visited, one pretty and flowery, the other was very formal, clipped box etc, grounds of a small chateau. Had coffee and cake.
Back in time for the men's tennis final, then watering. 30° today.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning all. I kept my knitted beanie (with chin strap) on overnight, so slept well.
Hubby’s birthday today. I bought him a tiny chainsaw which is not petrol driven (battery) and hopefully it will be handy for cutting large pieces of wood into easier for me to handle sizes. Also, not more pulling the cord until it floods 🙄 He needs to assemble it and charge the battery. That should keep him occupied for a while.
Quite warm overnight … pigeons cooing this morning as they sunbathe on the roof … and another hot air balloon has just drifted past … this time it went to the north-east of us so heading towards Whittingham Lakes so didn’t stress out our nesting robins.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning everyone, Scorchio again! Same routine here watering early and late. Did a bit in the garden yesterday one advantage of the N facing bottom end of the garden means we can work in the shade down there. After a discussion with one of the RHS experts at the show I am trying to investigate the roots of an Osmanthus, which looks like it's dieing. Concerned it may be fungal infection , so don't want to just replace it in case the same happens to anything else.
Builders turned up on time, don't envy them being up on the roof in this weather. They are both like mountain goats, up and down the roof with no protection.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Morning, all. Thanks for posting the wonderful cloud pictures yesterday, Lyn. We also saw them here in East Devon, quite spectacular, and I was cussing that I didn’t have a camera with me on our walk. Very hot here already, but there is a bit of a welcome breeze. OH has kindly offered to do the shredding for me, so I will dawdle round the garden in the shade with secateurs and a lopper, and just do some gentle pruning of anything that catches my eye. My self seeded raspberry patch, which sprang up on a slope behind the woodshed, has yielded enough fruit for a decent addition to my granola! There are lots of new shoots coming up too, so I must make an effort to cut back the old twigs when they have finished fruiting. Very exciting to have something productive going on in that patch of ground. It’s most vertical and often in shade, I’d never have thought of putting fruit bushes in there, but the raspberries seem to be making themselves thoroughly at home.
Getting very hot here. I see next Sunday will be 41° That's when grandson will be having his 1st Holy Communion. Son Daniel mentioned a BBQ, maybe he will change his mind. Think I would choose iced Vichyssoise and salmon salad, then ice cream.
I'll weed the terrace bed then we (OH) are going to hang some pictures. I haven't unpacked them all yet as I'm hopeless with screws into stone walls.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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As OH said this evening, “it’s doing what Djokovic and Kyrgios do, but ‘backwards in high heels’!” 🤯😵💫👏
All the watering followed by tennis has exhausted me … I’ve come to bed … but I’d forgotten to turn the slats on the blinds to shut the sun out this afternoon, so it’s quite warm up here …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Back in time for the men's tennis final, then watering. 30° today.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Going to be a scorcher.
Happy Birthday to Mr. @Pat E
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
They are both like mountain goats, up and down the roof with no protection.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Very hot here already, but there is a bit of a welcome breeze. OH has kindly offered to do the shredding for me, so I will dawdle round the garden in the shade with secateurs and a lopper, and just do some gentle pruning of anything that catches my eye.
My self seeded raspberry patch, which sprang up on a slope behind the woodshed, has yielded enough fruit for a decent addition to my granola! There are lots of new shoots coming up too, so I must make an effort to cut back the old twigs when they have finished fruiting. Very exciting to have something productive going on in that patch of ground. It’s most vertical and often in shade, I’d never have thought of putting fruit bushes in there, but the raspberries seem to be making themselves thoroughly at home.
Getting very hot here. I see next Sunday will be 41°
I'll weed the terrace bed then we (OH) are going to hang some pictures. I haven't unpacked them all yet as I'm hopeless with screws into stone walls.