Well we have a couple of inches of snow here this morning, but with the sun out everywhere looks so beautiful and very sparkly clean. Very tempted to go for a wander around but too worried about slipping over, don't want to spend another Christmas in hospital with a broken leg. Think I will admire the scenery from within. Hope you have managed to get your washing finished Dove. Take care everyone and stay safe.
That load of washing is done and draped on the racks in front of the radiator in the study. I had been going to hand-wash a jumper, but that can be left for another day. The kettle and a big jug of water have been filled so at least I can make hot drinks, veg etc for supper are all prepped and a big bowl of apple sauce made to go with the lovely thick pork chops ... I'll be cooking them like a Toad in the Hole, with buttery Hispi cabbage and a mustardy gravy. It's a really good way to cook pork chops as it keeps them really soft and succulent. Â
The sun is out and it looks lovely out there, but I've been out to thaw the birdbath and put some food out for the ground feeders and it's flippin chilly still. I've got to go out and run an errand after lunch, but it's not far. Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That reminds me of an old film I watched not that long ago, Dove! One of the items on a menu was Chop Toad, which does sound really dreadful, but appears to have been Toad in the Hole with chops instead of sausages. Another chilly morning here, but no snow. Hope Hostafan is coping ok, sounds like they have snow in his neck of the woods, he’s not going to be comfortable at these temperatures. Bed changing and laundry today, but I have prepped the vegetables for a late lunch. I’ll need to venture out to top up the bird feeders, a steady stream of little creatures making a dent in the sunflower seed supply.
Hostafan is 'okay-ish' ... not on top form obviously ... but he's been to stay with family and is now home and taking care of his tender plants. He knows folk care about him ... he's just not feeling like posting at the moment. Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good to heR he is OK Dove. Very cold and grey here no sun at all, started with freezing fog so heating is definitely ON today. I've been dealing with bird feeders and water plus chasing off a persistent squirrel. I thought they were supposed to hibernate 😠.Â
Morning folks, we woke up to snow this morning, although that was very late, not until 10.30 am. It wasn't snowing at 3 am or 4 am when I had a cup of tea or indeed at 5.30 am. I finally managed to drop off about 6ish I reckon. Not sure what all that was about. Think I was too well wrapped up and therefore too hot. OH slept blissfully through all nocturnal wanderings, he's still in the guest bedroom because of sniffles. It's not that cold outside though, just above freezing I think.
Hope your water supply holds out @Dovefromabove. I also need to do another wash today so better get a move on.
Keep warm and safe folks, do hope punkdoc hasn't gone after all, it's just not worth the risk. I'm sure the hotel will agree to postpone the booking for a few weeks.
Daughter's ex came over earlier via tractor with a large round bale of hay for the ponies (means they have self feeding hay rather than waiting for their usual daily amount to arrive via daughter and our quad and trailer). Coming over the moorland top of the mountain to reach us he passed two vehicles in the ditch that borders each side of the narrow road. Told them that he couldn't stop but would be back shortly to pull them out. He phoned us once he had returned home to say those two were sorted but going down the long hill his side of the mountain he found someone else in another ditch and the 4 x 4 that had stopped to help also stuck having also slipped in! He sorted those two out as well. What we would do round here without the local farmers going about their business in this weather I don't know, bless them. Daughter was going over to ex's this lunchtime to cook him and g/son a Sunday lunch, but ex has now said that she is not to try the journey as her little Alfie won't make it. Mind you years ago when we had an old Scooby-Do Imprezza, we regularly crossed that mountain in much worse snow, drifts and blizzards without the car hesitating at all - good vehicles those Scoobies.Â
Oh meant to say many thanks to Dove for news about Hosta - if you are in touch with him Dove please send our love and tell him that we miss him. Not going to be an easy time of year for him, I hope he will cope ok.
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Hope you have managed to get your washing finished Dove.
Take care everyone and stay safe.
The sun is out and it looks lovely out there, but I've been out to thaw the birdbath and put some food out for the ground feeders and it's flippin chilly still. I've got to go out and run an errand after lunch, but it's not far. Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Another chilly morning here, but no snow. Hope Hostafan is coping ok, sounds like they have snow in his neck of the woods, he’s not going to be comfortable at these temperatures.
Bed changing and laundry today, but I have prepped the vegetables for a late lunch. I’ll need to venture out to top up the bird feeders, a steady stream of little creatures making a dent in the sunflower seed supply.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Very cold and grey here no sun at all, started with freezing fog so heating is definitely ON today. I've been dealing with bird feeders and water plus chasing off a persistent squirrel. I thought they were supposed to hibernate 😠.Â
Think I was too well wrapped up and therefore too hot. OH slept blissfully through all nocturnal wanderings, he's still in the guest bedroom because of sniffles. It's not that cold outside though, just above freezing I think.
Hope your water supply holds out @Dovefromabove. I also need to do another wash today so better get a move on.
Keep warm and safe folks, do hope punkdoc hasn't gone after all, it's just not worth the risk. I'm sure the hotel will agree to postpone the booking for a few weeks.