I've spoiled the avian fun by picking all the ripe stuff from the Draper bush. Virtually the last of the blackcurrants and a few strawbs as well. Still no sun but definitely getting warmer out there
Afternoon all, Happy Belated Anniversary. I had a lovely deli style tea with baked tolls and followed by sticky toffee pudding at mum and dads yesterday. LB I have not seen any butterflies this year sadly. Chive I’ve just finished some housework and having a lovely cup of tea as a reward. Lily I hope you have a relaxing day. Hazel no sun today but very warm yesterday but actually quite glad of a cooler day. Biglad lovely strawberries one of my favourite puds. Busy enjoy your day. Ante I hope your resting now and relaxing at home.
Afternoon everyone, staying indoors again today until later, LB Pleased you’ve seen some bees & hoverflies visiting your Buddleja, you’re right though usually it’s a magnet for lots of butterflies and they are noticeably absent 😕 Biglad What a lovely collection of berries looks delicious 😋 Rosie Glad you had a nice tea on your birthday that sounds very good, especially the Sticky Toffee pudding 😛 You have earned your cuppa, enjoy ☕️😊 Son is on his way home from a weekend in Norfolk, hoping he doesn’t have any trouble on the roads 🤞
It's very warm out there (thermometer says 31.5C in the shade) but it's low 20's in the house and much pleasanter. Keeping windows, doors and curtains closed does work! Hopefully it will be cool enough to throw all the windows wide open this evening. One advantage of the door / window replacement project is that the house is much better insulated so stays warmer / cooler - plus we have approx 50% more windows which actually open when it's cooler - result!
Have been sat at the desk all day doing accounts and admin. Still lots more to go at so it will keep me busy for the next couple of days. Hoping it will be nice to sit outside with a book this evening.
We still seem to have plenty of butterflies. Rather too many cabbage whites for the veg gardeners but plenty of Red Admirals and Peacocks.
There are lots of wasps this year. A couple of years ago a rat dug it's way under the wooden sleeper of the raised bed. He went almost as soon as he arrived but the wasps have found the old burrow and made a nest in there. They're not doing any real harm so I'll leave them be - but it wasn't much fun when I digging the bed over yesterday ready to sow some herb seeds - a noticeable increase in activity!
Congrats to all with anniversaries / birthdays etc etc this weekend.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Biglad, those berries look luscious! Biglad 1 - 0 Birds
Rosie, your birthday tea sounds delicious.
Chive, I hope that your son hasn't 'lost' anything on his latest trip!
T'Bird, thats both you and Biglad with your noses to the grindstone. Hope that you manage a quiet sit down this evening - with a G&T as well as your book.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
Evening everyone, just ventured out to water the pots and it’s still mid 20’s 🥵 LB He has come home with all belongings…I think! 😀 Topbird Hope you have a nice evening sitting in the garden with your book and a cool drink, Have a nice evening everyone.
We had a lovely day with the grandchildren. The Communion service was long, high Mass in French. Some of the grandchildren got a bit fidgety but on the whole they were pretty good. Then we went back to Son 2 and DIL's. The children spent a lot of the day in the pool and I had a swim as well. Son had bought fillet steak for lunch which he BBQd, very tasty and tender, which we had with salads. Fruit and mousses for pudding. It was a lovely relaxed family occasion, although hot, 36°. There is a huge lime tree in the garden and Son had put tables and chairs under it, but it was a relief every time I went into their air conditioned kitchen.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Evening everyone, It's been a hot one again today. We've just come in from spending the evening outside. Had our meal and glass of out there too. Still warm, but much nicer than the temperature during the day. According to tomorrows forecast it's still going to be 25 through the night. Can't see us sleeping muvh tomorrow night, unless we sleep outside 😂 @Busy-Lizzie glad you had lovely day at Grandsons communion and then afterwards at your sons home. Must have been lovely being able to have a swim to cool off. @Biglad those Strawberries and Blueberries look yummy. @Chivetalking glad son arrived home safely and that he has all his belongings......well hopefully 😉 @wfnp5bk4spsSNFYKh1 glad you had a lovely birthday, tea at Rubees sounds yummy. Live sticky toffee pudding 😋😋 @Ladybird4 I've noticed quite a few butterflies lately. Hope you get to see some soon. I picked 6 Sweet peas today......not a real bunch is it 😂 @Songbird-1 hope you had a lovely time with 23 today. Has he worn you out? 😉 @Topbird hope you enjoyed your evening in the garden with a book and maybe a G&T 🍸🍸 @Ante1 hope you had a restful day. Is your sister gone home now or will she help you at the cottage again this week.
Will say night night to you all, hope we all get a good night's sleep. Sweet dreams everyone
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LB Pleased you’ve seen some bees & hoverflies visiting your Buddleja, you’re right though usually it’s a magnet for lots of butterflies and they are noticeably absent 😕
Biglad What a lovely collection of berries looks delicious 😋
Rosie Glad you had a nice tea on your birthday that sounds very good, especially the Sticky Toffee pudding 😛 You have earned your cuppa, enjoy ☕️😊
Son is on his way home from a weekend in Norfolk, hoping he doesn’t have any trouble on the roads 🤞
It's very warm out there (thermometer says 31.5C in the shade) but it's low 20's in the house and much pleasanter. Keeping windows, doors and curtains closed does work! Hopefully it will be cool enough to throw all the windows wide open this evening. One advantage of the door / window replacement project is that the house is much better insulated so stays warmer / cooler - plus we have approx 50% more windows which actually open when it's cooler - result!
Have been sat at the desk all day doing accounts and admin. Still lots more to go at so it will keep me busy for the next couple of days. Hoping it will be nice to sit outside with a book this evening.
We still seem to have plenty of butterflies. Rather too many cabbage whites for the veg gardeners but plenty of Red Admirals and Peacocks.
There are lots of wasps this year. A couple of years ago a rat dug it's way under the wooden sleeper of the raised bed. He went almost as soon as he arrived but the wasps have found the old burrow and made a nest in there. They're not doing any real harm so I'll leave them be - but it wasn't much fun when I digging the bed over yesterday ready to sow some herb seeds - a noticeable increase in activity!
Congrats to all with anniversaries / birthdays etc etc this weekend.
LB He has come home with all belongings…I think! 😀
Topbird Hope you have a nice evening sitting in the garden with your book and a cool drink,
Have a nice evening everyone.
It's been a hot one again today. We've just come in from spending the evening outside. Had our meal and glass of out there too. Still warm, but much nicer than the temperature during the day. According to tomorrows forecast it's still going to be 25 through the night. Can't see us sleeping muvh tomorrow night, unless we sleep outside 😂
@Busy-Lizzie glad you had lovely day at Grandsons communion and then afterwards at your sons home. Must have been lovely being able to have a swim to cool off.
@Biglad those Strawberries and Blueberries look yummy.
@Chivetalking glad son arrived home safely and that he has all his belongings......well hopefully 😉
@wfnp5bk4spsSNFYKh1 glad you had a lovely birthday, tea at Rubees sounds yummy. Live sticky toffee pudding 😋😋
@Ladybird4 I've noticed quite a few butterflies lately. Hope you get to see some soon. I picked 6 Sweet peas today......not a real bunch is it 😂
@Songbird-1 hope you had a lovely time with 23 today. Has he worn you out? 😉
@Topbird hope you enjoyed your evening in the garden with a book and maybe a G&T 🍸🍸
@Ante1 hope you had a restful day. Is your sister gone home now or will she help you at the cottage again this week.
Will say night night to you all, hope we all get a good night's sleep. Sweet dreams everyone