@star gaze lilywe just sieved the jam very easy as it was only a small batch and the vodka is simplicity itself literally put berries in vodka, shake and leave for 4-6 weeks. I may make elderberry syrup too as apparently it’s full of vitamins and antioxidants.
I envy you the rain we had a light sprinkle I need to get the hose out if more doesn’t turn up today.
That sound nice and easy to do @debs64 thank you. Still raining, garden really needed it. You're lucky you can use the hose. Still hosepipe bans here at the moment. Will probably be awhile, need a lot more rain to top up reservoirs.
Goodness I missed all of your posts @Ladybird4 , gremlins this morning 😂 Thank you LB, hope it stops raining while we're out. Have a good time with the quizzes. Very sad news about Bill Turnbull. Such a lovely man. Thoughts are with his family.
Ante that temperature drop is quite something .I hope it gets warmer quickly for your plants . Debs find time to rest you are so busy .Lily there is so much more I need to do in the garden . I hope the cold weather doesn’t come soon but it sure feels Autumnal . Busy I hope your OHs consultation has good results .LB enjoy your lunch with your friends. Need tea .
We are going to visit Bressingham Gardens today. It's not far and OH can take his buggy. I haven't been since before Covid.
Daughter 1, who lives near Poitiers, had a huge hailstorm in the night. She sent me some very wintery photos. The hailstones are normal small size, thank heavens.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Glorious weather here but I've got loads to do which will keep me out of the garden.
Bill Turnbull's passing and abolishing speed limits as a vote catcher have put me in a pretty grumpy mood. Woe betide any folk who rub me up the wrong way today!
It’s a beautiful afternoon . I have been potting up several Platycodon plants . They are my favourite plants this year .I am sorry to read of Bill Turnbulls passing . H e will be missed by his family ,friends and all the viewers that looked forward to seeing him in a morning .
It’s very hot out . Time for lunch then I am going to read .
Afternoon all. Had a lovely meal out with the Quizzers and am home now feeling very sleepy. We had a super gossip time as well as some delicious food. I could not eat all of mine - there was too much of it. The temperature was very pleasant and it was nice catching up with the gang again. These first Friday meals do seem to come round very quickly.
Your platycodon plants sound good Ruby.
Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
We had a lovely time at Bressingham Gardens which were looking beautiful. I've put photos on the Garden Visits thread. We also had rides on two steam trains.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Ante - that was a big temperature drop for your plants to contend with - hope everything is ok. It was very cold here first thing but it's been pleasantly warm this afternoon. Looks like we might get some rain overnight - hope there's a bit falling at home too although it doesn't look like it.
LB - glad you had a good lunch. I always get very sleepy if I have my main meal at lunchtime - nice if there's nothing pressing to do.
BL - hope you enjoyed Bressingham. I've never been - will have to do better. Fingers crossed for October.
We had an enjoyable mooch around the museum. The basic design of caravans and motorhomes hasn't really changed much in decades. It's the materials used and 'gadgets' such as loos, showers and fridges that have really had an impact.
Some of the unregulated early designs for wealthy 'gentleman gypsies' (as they called themselves) have to be seen to be believed. One early design from the 1910's was sold as a fold out country house with 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, lounge, dance floor etc. In the picture it was huge and the safety of navigating Edwardian roads with it beggars belief (no brakes on it either!).
The first highlight of my day was watching half a dozen camp site children aged about 5 or 6 trying to walk 3 of the pygmie goats on leads. Shall we just say the goats knew exactly where they wanted to go (all in different directions) and there was a cat's cradle of leads, goat legs and childrens' legs. Hilarious to watch and no adults - kids had to sort it for themselves without letting go of the goats.
Then this afternoon I went to where the kittens live. They're very much feral farm cats and easily spooked. But then mummy cat came along and she was happy to come for a stroke which encouraged the babies to come too 🤗🤗🤗
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
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Still raining, garden really needed it. You're lucky you can use the hose. Still hosepipe bans here at the moment. Will probably be awhile, need a lot more rain to top up reservoirs.
Thank you LB, hope it stops raining while we're out. Have a good time with the quizzes.
Very sad news about Bill Turnbull. Such a lovely man. Thoughts are with his family.
Debs find time to rest you are so busy .Lily there is so much more I need to do in the garden . I hope the cold weather doesn’t come soon but it sure feels Autumnal . Busy I hope your OHs consultation has good results .LB enjoy your lunch with your friends. Need tea .
So sad about Bill Turnbull, too young.
Enjoy your lunch and the Quiz, LB.
We are going to visit Bressingham Gardens today. It's not far and OH can take his buggy. I haven't been since before Covid.
Daughter 1, who lives near Poitiers, had a huge hailstorm in the night. She sent me some very wintery photos. The hailstones are normal small size, thank heavens.
Glorious weather here but I've got loads to do which will keep me out of the garden.
Bill Turnbull's passing and abolishing speed limits as a vote catcher have put me in a pretty grumpy mood. Woe betide any folk who rub me up the wrong way today!
Ante - that was a big temperature drop for your plants to contend with - hope everything is ok. It was very cold here first thing but it's been pleasantly warm this afternoon. Looks like we might get some rain overnight - hope there's a bit falling at home too although it doesn't look like it.
LB - glad you had a good lunch. I always get very sleepy if I have my main meal at lunchtime - nice if there's nothing pressing to do.
BL - hope you enjoyed Bressingham. I've never been - will have to do better. Fingers crossed for October.
We had an enjoyable mooch around the museum. The basic design of caravans and motorhomes hasn't really changed much in decades. It's the materials used and 'gadgets' such as loos, showers and fridges that have really had an impact.
Some of the unregulated early designs for wealthy 'gentleman gypsies' (as they called themselves) have to be seen to be believed. One early design from the 1910's was sold as a fold out country house with 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, lounge, dance floor etc. In the picture it was huge and the safety of navigating Edwardian roads with it beggars belief (no brakes on it either!).
The first highlight of my day was watching half a dozen camp site children aged about 5 or 6 trying to walk 3 of the pygmie goats on leads. Shall we just say the goats knew exactly where they wanted to go (all in different directions) and there was a cat's cradle of leads, goat legs and childrens' legs. Hilarious to watch and no adults - kids had to sort it for themselves without letting go of the goats.
Then this afternoon I went to where the kittens live. They're very much feral farm cats and easily spooked. But then mummy cat came along and she was happy to come for a stroke which encouraged the babies to come too 🤗🤗🤗