Rainy day here, so I will be pottering in my GH sowing the last of the seeds, pricking some earlier ones out and generally shuffling things about.
Its our Garden Club flower show tomorrow, so must go and pick some things to enter too. Bit tricky, as daffs are past their best and yet the tulips haven’t really got going.
Meant to mention earlier …. if anyone is interested in teaching themselves to identify wild birdsong, the Sussex Wildlife trust are running a free event where they send you a daily email (for a week) of some of our common birds. Sign up on their website.
Back from a day at Broomfield Burns Outpatients … they’re very pleased with how his wounds are healing … I have some new dressings made of Manuka honey to apply to them and they don’t need to see him again for a fortnight. Mum’s nursing is doing all right … apparently 😇
Also the OT has given him more things to do to increase the flexibility of his hands and elbows and some compression bandaging which will help the scarring to smooth out.
The ophthalmology appointment was postponed as the doctor was on compassionate leave, so we’ll see him another day.
Now we’re home and OH is serving soup and pizza 🍕
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I went to the Pharmacy this morning. I've had IBS for over 20 years. Pharmacist said my pains are probably due to spasms, but I haven't had them before. It isn't a tummy upset, it's cramping lower left gut pain. He said to try Buscopan before I go to the Doc.
We went to a GC and I bought Rosemary and Tarragon, 3 little alpines for the gravel slope and a Nepeta Purrsian Blue. No suitable hanging baskets. They were basket weave of expensive wrought iron. OH did his walking exercise while we were there which gave me a chance, between tummy pains, to have a good look at their newly arrived perennials.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Thats great news @Dovefromabove - promotion to Sister Dove approved.
I hope everyone else with colds, aches or pains is doing ok. They’ll be a shortage of pain killers at this rate!
Had a massive lie in this morning as worked 11 hours yesterday. I really enjoyed the shift though. I am organising a Staff Well Being Week and am arranging some lunch break activities. So far I have a hand massage demo/experience, massage chairs, mindfulness colouring and a tour of of the hospital walled gardens - prob with picnic.
Evening all, rather late to the party, I had thought I'd posted earlier! Not done much again as we've had constant rain and it's quite chilly. Heating kicked in during the night so it must have been cold.
Son has had his foot operation and is now back home, tucking into some grub, he was starving as hadn't had any food since 6.30 am. He's got the most enormous medical boot on that foot and now has to spend the next fortnight with his foot up - what fun!
Do hope your tummy pain clears up soon @Busy-Lizzie. You could try Wilko for cheap baskets perhaps?
Good news then @Dovefromabove, he's making fantastic progress.
@chicky, thanks for that birdsong link. OH actually heard a cuckoo this morning, first time for years so very pleasing.
I'm sure your staff will appreciate all the goodies @AuntyRach, good idea.
Caught one of the blasted squirrels sitting on the terrace wall right in front of me calmly eating one of my new tulip blooms, a lovely one called 'China Pink'. The cheek of it! I've had to move all my tulip pots right close to the house.
Really hoping for some sunshine tomorrow. Have a good weekend all.
@Dovefromabove and @Lizzie27 I saw that online some days ago so off we trotted to Wilko - out of stock, but they had half baskets. The delivery online is more than the basket. The other place that does that sort is Poundland, same result.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Its our Garden Club flower show tomorrow, so must go and pick some things to enter too. Bit tricky, as daffs are past their best and yet the tulips haven’t really got going.
Today was a delightful chaffinch 😍
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I went to the Pharmacy this morning. I've had IBS for over 20 years. Pharmacist said my pains are probably due to spasms, but I haven't had them before. It isn't a tummy upset, it's cramping lower left gut pain. He said to try Buscopan before I go to the Doc.
We went to a GC and I bought Rosemary and Tarragon, 3 little alpines for the gravel slope and a Nepeta Purrsian Blue. No suitable hanging baskets. They were basket weave of expensive wrought iron. OH did his walking exercise while we were there which gave me a chance, between tummy pains, to have a good look at their newly arrived perennials.
https://www.wilko.com/wilko-35cm-black-hanging-basket/p/0070679?msclkid=efb645b0dd271cbd5d1421897f9b1f74&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SSC%3A%20Garden%20%26%20Outdoor%20Living&utm_term=4577198192063287&utm_content=Garden%20%26%20Outdoor%20living&gclid=efb645b0dd271cbd5d1421897f9b1f74&gclsrc=3p.ds
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I hope your abdominal pain eases @Busy-Lizzie. Have you tried peppermint tea or capsules?
I hope your appointment went ok @AnnaB.
Thats great news @Dovefromabove - promotion to Sister Dove approved.
Had a massive lie in this morning as worked 11 hours yesterday. I really enjoyed the shift though. I am organising a Staff Well Being Week and am arranging some lunch break activities. So far I have a hand massage demo/experience, massage chairs, mindfulness colouring and a tour of of the hospital walled gardens - prob with picnic.
Son has had his foot operation and is now back home, tucking into some grub, he was starving as hadn't had any food since 6.30 am. He's got the most enormous medical boot on that foot and now has to spend the next fortnight with his foot up - what fun!
Do hope your tummy pain clears up soon @Busy-Lizzie. You could try Wilko for cheap baskets perhaps?
Good news then @Dovefromabove, he's making fantastic progress.
@chicky, thanks for that birdsong link. OH actually heard a cuckoo this morning, first time for years so very pleasing.
I'm sure your staff will appreciate all the goodies @AuntyRach, good idea.
Caught one of the blasted squirrels sitting on the terrace wall right in front of me calmly eating one of my new tulip blooms, a lovely one called 'China Pink'. The cheek of it!
I've had to move all my tulip pots right close to the house.
Really hoping for some sunshine tomorrow. Have a good weekend all.