Morning all (just about). The rain has now eased off, but it’s still very dismal and grey, though not cold. Id hoped to go back into the garden today to continue some general tidying and cutting back, but it’s far too wet for that at the moment. I managed to get a fair bit done yesterday, but there are still things waiting. Perhaps tomorrow might be better. Sounds as if you had a nice day for your birthday @Nanny Beach, celebrating it in the way you wanted to. Not sure what the rest of the day will bring, but I could do the ironing I suppose …
Woken in the night by the sound of torrential rain, and thunderstorm with lightning. This mornings covid test still positive, but OH tested negative again, so pleased about that. Daughter back to California today, but we had a lovely video chat last night. Very pretty out, with the sun on the leaves, but some ominous grey clouds looming up. Sounds like a lovely birthday, @Nanny Beach I do envy you that glass of wine. The bottle of red I ordered for the last Waitrose delivery was out of stock, and I’d ticked the no substitutes box. Probably a mistake, but I’m not a lover of oaky or tannin rich reds. Right now, I’d drink anything! Glad you are feeling less uncomfortable, @punkdoc
Good afternoon, the rain has stopped here too but as for others very wet underfoot. I have had to bail out the mini patio pond as it was about to overflow.! I don't want to start a whole thread so I will ask here, I have two Cannas in big pots, I have just moved them into the greenhouse, do I cut them down now, or wait till they die back fully, (there's still a bit of green on them both).?? Opinions seem to differ.
BTW @AuntyRach your prediction about my leg is correct, nearly all the colours of the rainbow from the knee down, at least the swelling has gone down a lot.
That made me smile about you have “got to” go for a meal on your Birthday @Nanny Beach as I had a similar conversation last week when someone in work said what are you “doing” for your Birthday. My reply was something like - I’ll be having a day off this place and maybe a giant bar of chocolate. It works for me!
Sun is out now, against the forecast, so I’ve put some washing on in the hope it can at least semi-dry outside. It’s one of those (11) awkward months where washing and drying needs military planning (ditto even for @patE by the sounds).
I find bruises fascinating @Allotment Boy - often the darkest colours are on day 2 then as it breaks down the other colours appear.
Have a good day all and seize the sun if you see it!
AuntyRach, they used to tell me at work, I HAD to have a leaving/retirement party, I live over 50 miles away,so I said ok,you can all come to my "local". Yes,that shut them up!my "Sunday" lunch: actually I don't "do" lunch,it's my meal. Chunk of Somerset cheddar,2 pickled onions,an apple from the garden (am really fussy about my apples,hard, sharp,crisp, juicy, refrigerated) half a baton (only white bread I'll eat) Somerset/seasalt butter,,glass of (Somerset haha) sharp zyder!!!
You'd have liked my OH's bruises then @AuntyRach, following his hip op! We weren't warned that his lower leg would bruise badly or in such colours! I'd expected it higher up nearer the wound so got a bit worried, especially when his knee was swollen as well. All good experience, I'll know next time.
Ah well @AuntyRach , just for you. I never did explain what happened. Where I volunteer they have a ramp with platform they back a trailer up to to take away all the rubbish, waste from the animL houses etc. This all goes to a large composing area. It's a bit like a small version of what a lot of council dumps are like. Anyway some previous people (probably students) didn't clear up properly so the platform was covered in plant prunings. I couldn't see there was a gap between the platform and the trailer, as we went sideways to tip out our dumpy bag of prunings my left leg went down the gap between the concrete wall and the back of the trailer. My other foot was on the trailer. I thought I had just bashed my shin, but it seems to be more. The nurse at the walk in clinic didn't seem to think I needed an X Ray. This is day 4.
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The rain has now eased off, but it’s still very dismal and grey, though not cold.
Id hoped to go back into the garden today to continue some general tidying and cutting back, but it’s far too wet for that at the moment. I managed to get a fair bit done yesterday, but there are still things waiting. Perhaps tomorrow might be better.
Sounds as if you had a nice day for your birthday @Nanny Beach, celebrating it in the way you wanted to.
Not sure what the rest of the day will bring, but I could do the ironing I suppose …
Oops, just realised that it’s well into the afternoon - I hadn’t realised the clock had stopped at 5 to 12!
This mornings covid test still positive, but OH tested negative again, so pleased about that. Daughter back to California today, but we had a lovely video chat last night.
Very pretty out, with the sun on the leaves, but some ominous grey clouds looming up.
Sounds like a lovely birthday, @Nanny Beach I do envy you that glass of wine. The bottle of red I ordered for the last Waitrose delivery was out of stock, and I’d ticked the no substitutes box. Probably a mistake, but I’m not a lover of oaky or tannin rich reds. Right now, I’d drink anything!
Glad you are feeling less uncomfortable, @punkdoc
I don't want to start a whole thread so I will ask here, I have two Cannas in big pots, I have just moved them into the greenhouse, do I cut them down now, or wait till they die back fully, (there's still a bit of green on them both).?? Opinions seem to differ.
BTW @AuntyRach your prediction about my leg is correct, nearly all the colours of the rainbow from the knee down, at least the swelling has gone down a lot.
That made me smile about you have “got to” go for a meal on your Birthday @Nanny Beach as I had a similar conversation last week when someone in work said what are you “doing” for your Birthday. My reply was something like - I’ll be having a day off this place and maybe a giant bar of chocolate. It works for me!
All good experience, I'll know next time.
Spent the weekend doing h**w**k and working. Ho hum
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