Afternoon all, it's been showery here all day so difficult to do much in the garden except dig up potatoes ready for dinner. I'm pleased with our new kettle which is quieter than our old metal one, it has an easy fill feature straight through the lid so no fiddling with pop up buttons or prising a lid off. Just had a message to say one of my nephews and his daughter would like to pop in and see us, perhaps for lunch tomorrow, hope they are not vegetarians. Will have to get in some extras as we don't eat usually bread. Our friends are coming back again to stay on Friday overnight on their way home and we may also have my brother and SIL popping in to see us as well - it's all go here!
Such a shame about the heath fire @chicky but it is astonishing how quickly it does regenerate.
Very hectic few days, and as fast as I am reading back comments are being added.
Anyway, hugs to all, especially, as ever @Hostafan1.
Embarrassed by my lack of veg to harvest, although strawberries and raspberries are keeping me in a healthy breakfast each morning. The Rudbeckia I got from @Busy-Lizzie years ago are adorning all the tables in the restaurant.
Still hot here despite a smattering of rain.
Busy prepping for our Caribbean Night on Friday, @Dovefromabove, tips for Jerk Chicken and Coquito please?
@Ergates, I so feel your pain, the frustration of fighting against nature is persistent here. We back onto farmland and the farmers don't touch the boundaries and it all spreads into our garden. I keep saying to myself..... we're helping the wildlife, but it doesn't wash too well.
Anyway, sleep calls, lots of cake to make tomorrow and the biggest pile of paperwork ever to deal with.....
Good night all.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
@D0rdogne_Damsel …. Wonky is just going to bed having just made a batch of 20 ‘Cornish’ pasties … she says … “The jerk seasoning is best from a jar, Dunn's River makes the best ….. but it's all about the rice and peas.... She needs gungo peas, coconut milk, garlic, onion, thyme, I use basmati rice and chicken stock and red chilli.... Fry onion, garlic chili, add thyme, coconut milk and rice and gungo peas. How ever much rice you use, use 100 ml more stock...ie ... 400g of rice needs 500 ml of stock.... Other liquid is from coconut milk... Simmer and stir in low heat until liquid absorbed.” Hope that helps. I know she made BBQ jerked chicken yesterday for Sunday lunch.
Night night folks … sleep tight 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Having had my second coffee I’ve realised it’s Tuesday and I think it’s today that Mr @Busy-Lizzie will be heading back to Norfolk … I hope he has a good trip 😊
Maybe I need a third coffee …?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all, we had several bouts of "spits &spots" all through the day yesterday but it all evaporated as fast as it came, frustrating. We have another cloudy dull start. I really would trade a day of inactivity for a day's proper rain, it's the school holidays after all, what's stopping it?
I will be driving OH to the airport soon. I hope his journey, wheelchairs, train etc goes smoothly. He will be seeing the consultant next Tuesday.
I've recently learnt about another Brexshit inconvenience, through Facebook and the local ex-pat website. Barclays are closing the bank accounts of all British people in Europe who don't bank from a UK address. People are upset, some have been banking with them for 50 or 60 years. People have their pensions paid into their Barclays accounts and use them when they go to the UK for up to 6 months of the year.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I'm pleased with our new kettle which is quieter than our old metal one, it has an easy fill feature straight through the lid so no fiddling with pop up buttons or prising a lid off.
Just had a message to say one of my nephews and his daughter would like to pop in and see us, perhaps for lunch tomorrow, hope they are not vegetarians. Will have to get in some extras as we don't eat usually bread. Our friends are coming back again to stay on Friday overnight on their way home and we may also have my brother and SIL popping in to see us as well - it's all go here!
Such a shame about the heath fire @chicky but it is astonishing how quickly it does regenerate.
Very hectic few days, and as fast as I am reading back comments are being added.
Anyway, hugs to all, especially, as ever @Hostafan1.
Embarrassed by my lack of veg to harvest, although strawberries and raspberries are keeping me in a healthy breakfast each morning. The Rudbeckia I got from @Busy-Lizzie years ago are adorning all the tables in the restaurant.
Still hot here despite a smattering of rain.
Busy prepping for our Caribbean Night on Friday, @Dovefromabove, tips for Jerk Chicken and Coquito please?
@Ergates, I so feel your pain, the frustration of fighting against nature is persistent here. We back onto farmland and the farmers don't touch the boundaries and it all spreads into our garden. I keep saying to myself..... we're helping the wildlife, but it doesn't wash too well.
Anyway, sleep calls, lots of cake to make tomorrow and the biggest pile of paperwork ever to deal with.....
Good night all.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
“The jerk seasoning is best from a jar, Dunn's River makes the best ….. but it's all about the rice and peas.... She needs gungo peas, coconut milk, garlic, onion, thyme, I use basmati rice and chicken stock and red chilli.... Fry onion, garlic chili, add thyme, coconut milk and rice and gungo peas. How ever much rice you use, use 100 ml more stock...ie ... 400g of rice needs 500 ml of stock.... Other liquid is from coconut milk... Simmer and stir in low heat until liquid absorbed.”
Hope that helps. I know she made BBQ jerked chicken yesterday for Sunday lunch.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://www.ainsley-harriott.com/recipe/ainsleys-ultimate-jerk-chicken/
but Wonky’s Jerked Chicken is well known among their friends and enjoyed by her in-laws .., which is approval indeed 😎
Weve (whoops! Pressed post 🙄) had a smidgeon of rain overnight .., but nothing like enough … just enough to lay the dust for a while …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Maybe I need a third coffee …?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Grey and cool here. Horrid very fine rain which soaks me, but doesn't seem to touch the soil.
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S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Thank you @Dovefromabove.
I will be driving OH to the airport soon.
I've recently learnt about another Brexshit inconvenience, through Facebook and the local ex-pat website. Barclays are closing the bank accounts of all British people in Europe who don't bank from a UK address. People are upset, some have been banking with them for 50 or 60 years. People have their pensions paid into their Barclays accounts and use them when they go to the UK for up to 6 months of the year.