Good morning all. I hope you're all having a better weekend than mine. I ran out of oil ( AGAIN )on Saturday morning. I can't even order any until tomorrow and with another BH next weekend, god alone knows when I'll have running hot water and heating again. Also on Saturday morning I could smell " a chemical smell " in the kitchen and by night time the freezer was starting to defrost. I got home from work last night after my 12 hour shift and had to start cooking food from the freezer which had defrosted. And it's COLD. No sunshine here.
Our "fruit" freezer broke down one year, just as it was full from the garden. Wife was away for four weeks. I'd been working in London all day, and it was HOT. That was the first time I made jam - lots of it, having scrounged lots of jars from friends. It was a long night, cooking all the defrosted fruit. It's a rotten thing to happen, and I certainly feel for you. Hope it's repaired or replaced quickly.
Morning all, Sorry to hear about the freezer @Hostafan1 Mine died a few months ago and I had to throw everything out. We thought we might claim on the insurance but by the time we took the excess into account it wasn't worth it. A family get together is always lovely BL especially so now that OH is feeling so much better. Glad that Charlie is enjoying his globetrotting DD. I'm going to spend this afternoon potting on more seedlings before going to Secondborns to be with the boys while she has a meal out with a friend. She went to Grand Designs yesterday and was very disappointed saying it wasn't worth the trip to London. Enjoy your bank holiday folks.
Laying a brick path today - we made a mistake in our veg garden and had a gravel path going uphill to the GH - impossible to push a wheelbarrow up when it’s full of compost bags. Mr C had been designing and prepping for the last few weeks and today is the day the bricks go down and we have a grand reveal- exciting stuff.
Spent Saturday on a tour of Munstead Wood (Gertrude Jekylls garden) and yesterday at Chartwell (Churchills house). Both lovely days out (gardens with a history lesson thrown in - what’s not to like) so can’t complain about grafting today. Bluebells in Kent were very lovely……
Sorry to hear you are still poorly @punkdoc Don't worry about moaning I do it all the time. I feel as I'm getting older that moaning has become acceptable Just finished potting up some more seedlings. The window ledges in the conservatory are full and my very small greenhouse it getting very crowded. Still have about 30 more to pot on and no idea where I'll put them.
Lovely bluebells @chicky Checked out our local bluebell wood a few days ago but there weren't any out. There are some in the hedgerows however. Will go back in a week or so.
Happy May everyone, I looked in first thing this morning 3 posts, we went for a walk in bluebell woods with SD just checked in again 15 posts. Lots of gardening and Allotments done last two days and it's been lovely and warm. Not so nice today, even a bit of rain but it didn't last. Bluebell Woods near Watford. They look more impressive in real life. Came across these next to a road that cuts through, not sure if they are wild or garden escapees.
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That was the first time I made jam - lots of it, having scrounged lots of jars from friends.
It was a long night, cooking all the defrosted fruit.
It's a rotten thing to happen, and I certainly feel for you.
Hope it's repaired or replaced quickly.
A family get together is always lovely BL especially so now that OH is feeling so much better.
Glad that Charlie is enjoying his globetrotting DD.
I'm going to spend this afternoon potting on more seedlings before going to Secondborns to be with the boys while she has a meal out with a friend.
She went to Grand Designs yesterday and was very disappointed saying it wasn't worth the trip to London.
Enjoy your bank holiday folks.
Laying a brick path today - we made a mistake in our veg garden and had a gravel path going uphill to the GH - impossible to push a wheelbarrow up when it’s full of compost bags. Mr C had been designing and prepping for the last few weeks and today is the day the bricks go down and we have a grand reveal- exciting stuff.
Spent Saturday on a tour of Munstead Wood (Gertrude Jekylls garden) and yesterday at Chartwell (Churchills house). Both lovely days out (gardens with a history lesson thrown in - what’s not to like) so can’t complain about grafting today. Bluebells in Kent were very lovely……
Not posted on this thread for a few days, as still feeling very poorly, and didn’t want to moan.
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Just finished potting up some more seedlings. The window ledges in the conservatory are full and my very small greenhouse it getting very crowded. Still have about 30 more to pot on and no idea where I'll put them.
Bluebell Woods near Watford.
They look more impressive in real life. Came across these next to a road that cuts through, not sure if they are wild or garden escapees.
Very pretty either way.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We are sitting in daughter's sunny garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.