Evening all, Hope @Dovefromabove is having a wonderful time. @WonkyWomble if you feel like adopting a second mum can I have first dibs I've been hitting the garden centres today to cheer myself up. I had to chop down my favourite Acer that had died (no idea why). Went to Ashwoods and bought a delphinium Excalibur and an Incarvillea Snowtop. I've never seen the latter before but I think I have just the spot for both of them. Then went on to Beechcroft and a pink passion flower caught my eye along with a white tree peony neither of which was named. I know where the passion flower is going but I'm struggling to find the right spot for the tree peony. I'll try and plant them tomorrow afternoon and take a piccy or two. Hope everyone is OK.
Evening all. Well you have all been extremely busy so well done everyone! I hope that Dove is now settling in for a relaxing evening, you too Wonky - wonder woman has nothing on you. Been lovely and sunny here today but such a wind chill that out of the sun it has been really cold. Watching Stephen Fry's dinosaur programmes on Select right now, very interesting. Have a relaxing evening folks whatever you decide to do.
Big relief, tax now done and dusted for another year. My nice French tax lady said she was retiring this year but she would still take on a few select clients. I asked if I was one of them and she said yes.
It was so warm we had a light lunch on the terrace.
We went to Lidl, but had to top up at another SM and Lidl is a bit restricted. Then we went to the DIY place, I needed another tin of renovation paint.
I haven't done any landing painting today. This afternoon I weeded and edged half the shrub bed and OH mowed.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
The promised overnight thunderstorms failed to show. Now it is overcast and a lot cooler than yesterday. I have just been handed a cup of tea. Hope you have a good day.
After a rainy morning yesterday and getting caught in it whilst riding my bike (no I didn't get electrocuted!!), the sun came out yesterday afternoon. It's more or less out this morning, but it's breezy.
Lovely camomile flowers @coccinella Do you have a camomile lawn? I hope you had an enjoyable evening @Dovefromabove The day is before you! I do my own tax return @Busy-Lizzie Always worried that I have made a mistake. Well done you @WonkyWomble I imagine it is quite a job. I enjoy attacking an overgrown garden - the results are so satisfying.
Good news for today's expression: Qui sème les haricots à la Saint Didier, Les récolte par poignées! I hope you all have an enjoyable day in or out of the garden.
Good morning everyone, it's my wife's birthday today, we are going to Kew gardens. My thoughts were that the crowds will be at Chelsea, so we may get a quieter day. Catch you all later.
Good morning all, very changeable weather here but at least it is warmer. couldn't watch or record any of Chelsea yesterday as weather not good enough, and even worse now that they have moved the channels to HD, OH does our tax returns now, after the accountant once calculated wrongly and we nearly lost 3,000 euros! So far so good! Thunderstorms forecast for later and there is so much to do in the garden.
Good morning all and happy birthday to Mrs @Allotment Boy have a fantastic day at Kew.
Sat in the garden with a coffee waiting for my brother to wake. Beautiful sunny day and plenty more gardening jobs to get on with after another coffee. Have a lovely day folks 🌞
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Been harvesting chamomile at sunset. Bees buzzing all around. Bliss.
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I've been hitting the garden centres today to cheer myself up. I had to chop down my favourite Acer that had died (no idea why). Went to Ashwoods and bought a delphinium Excalibur and an Incarvillea Snowtop. I've never seen the latter before but I think I have just the spot for both of them. Then went on to Beechcroft and a pink passion flower caught my eye along with a white tree peony neither of which was named. I know where the passion flower is going but I'm struggling to find the right spot for the tree peony. I'll try and plant them tomorrow afternoon and take a piccy or two.
Hope everyone is OK.
I bet that camomile smelled gorgeous @coccinella!
Been lovely and sunny here today but such a wind chill that out of the sun it has been really cold.
Watching Stephen Fry's dinosaur programmes on Select right now, very interesting. Have a relaxing evening folks whatever you decide to do.
Big relief, tax now done and dusted for another year. My nice French tax lady said she was retiring this year but she would still take on a few select clients. I asked if I was one of them and she said yes.
It was so warm we had a light lunch on the terrace.
We went to Lidl, but had to top up at another SM and Lidl is a bit restricted. Then we went to the DIY place, I needed another tin of renovation paint.
I haven't done any landing painting today. This afternoon I weeded and edged half the shrub bed and OH mowed.
The promised overnight thunderstorms failed to show. Now it is overcast and a lot cooler than yesterday. I have just been handed a cup of tea. Hope you have a good day.
Do post new plants piccies @Yviestevie
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After a rainy morning yesterday and getting caught in it whilst riding my bike (no I didn't get electrocuted!!), the sun came out yesterday afternoon. It's more or less out this morning, but it's breezy.
Lovely camomile flowers @coccinella Do you have a camomile lawn?
I hope you had an enjoyable evening @Dovefromabove The day is before you!
I do my own tax return @Busy-Lizzie Always worried that I have made a mistake.
Well done you @WonkyWomble I imagine it is quite a job. I enjoy attacking an overgrown garden - the results are so satisfying.
Good news for today's expression: Qui sème les haricots à la Saint Didier,
Les récolte par poignées!
I hope you all have an enjoyable day in or out of the garden.
Catch you all later.
Thunderstorms forecast for later and there is so much to do in the garden.
Sat in the garden with a coffee waiting for my brother to wake. Beautiful sunny day and plenty more gardening jobs to get on with after another coffee.
Have a lovely day folks 🌞