I'ts my day off today, usually a paperwork day, but actually I was really ill in the night so feeling very sorry myself.
On a positive note, the energy efficiency report has been done on the house, another box ticked, although the report hasn't been printed off yet. Also, the drains have to be surveyed before completion and the date for that to be done is still two weeks away 🙄 longest house purchase ever. 🙄 But moving along slowly but surely.
Have a good day all, enjoy Kew @Allotment Boy. Happy birthday to Mrs Allotment Boy.
Good thinking @Allotment Boy - happy birthday to your missus!
I expect you are still hard at work @WonkyWomble - you are such a good daughter! And sister! Hope your mum is having a lovely time - you've both got the sunshine!
Can't wait for everything to be sorted and you eventually get the keys to the new house @D0rdogne_Damsel - and we hear the popping of champagne corks.
Today is a just not getting anything done kind of day. Had a meeting over a coffee in town this morning and have done very little since I got back. No chance to get out in the garden as we are having an early supper before going out to see Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris this evening - second showing at our little theatre and again fully sold out.
Good evening all. It's been a busy day. Got my brother dressed in jeans, first time I've seen him in them since the accident. And we went out for a drive to see an old friend of ours in the countryside. Had a lovely time. Came back and did some weeding while pork steaks in honey and mustard cook to be served with mash with chives and to much butter and beans cook. Glass of wine in the garden with bro 👍😀 Hope everyone has had a lovely day with sunshine.
Hope Mrs @Allotment Boy had an enjoyable Birthday visit to Kew. May we see some pictures please if you have taken some. Glad you and Bro have had a lovely day @WonkyWomble, and that evening meal sounds just perfect. As you say @D0rdogne_Damsel, slowly but surely, but it must be so frustrating for you as it does seem to be taking such a very long time. It looks as though the good weather will continue on through the week so hoping to get out tomorrow for a little clipping and trimming session and maybe a little weed pulling where necessary.
Evening all, we've got back from our Cotswold trip, had a really enjoyable time in a lovely 14C manor house hotel with superb views for miles. The food was also excellent and mainly all local produce - such a treat. Yesterday we went to Snowshill Manor, a NT property near Broadway, which has a really huge but very odd collection of memorabilia collected in the 1920/1930's by Charles Wade. Loved the garden with it's slightly wild country garden look. Will post pics on the Garden Thread tomorrow.
I've had to water all my pots tonight as well as the clematis and some new roses. Really pleased to see that more roses are starting to bloom and the deep purple irises are out under the wisteria and ceanothus - magic.
My goodness DD, the French conveyancing system is certainly taking its time.
Hope Dove is enjoying her hotel stay as much as we did and well done Wonky. I could do with some of your gardening help down here, I'm still having a problem with bending!
Happy Birthday to Mrs Allotment Boy, trust you both enjoyed Kew. I've been able to watch a bit of the Chelsea coverage tonight so catching up on who's won what.
Your Cotswolds trip sounds lovely @Lizzie27. I wonder where you stayed. We stayed in a hotel years ago called "Lords of the Manor". Later my brother and sister in law moved to the Cotswolds and I stayed with them. They've moved to Yorkshire now.
I enjoyed lunch with our friends. It was a lovely warm day. We had tomato, mozzarella and basil salad followed by fish pie then strawberries, raspberries and cream. They admired my garden.
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Old friends are coming for lunch today. One of them is very keen on gardening. Must get a move on.
I'ts my day off today, usually a paperwork day, but actually I was really ill in the night so feeling very sorry myself.
On a positive note, the energy efficiency report has been done on the house, another box ticked, although the report hasn't been printed off yet. Also, the drains have to be surveyed before completion and the date for that to be done is still two weeks away 🙄 longest house purchase ever. 🙄 But moving along slowly but surely.
Have a good day all, enjoy Kew @Allotment Boy. Happy birthday to Mrs Allotment Boy.
Well done @WonkyWomble.
I expect you are still hard at work @WonkyWomble - you are such a good daughter! And sister! Hope your mum is having a lovely time - you've both got the sunshine!
Can't wait for everything to be sorted and you eventually get the keys to the new house @D0rdogne_Damsel - and we hear the popping of champagne corks.
Today is a just not getting anything done kind of day. Had a meeting over a coffee in town this morning and have done very little since I got back. No chance to get out in the garden as we are having an early supper before going out to see Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris this evening - second showing at our little theatre and again fully sold out.
Sorry - I had two days worth to catch up on then!
Oo tell us all about Kew @Allotment Boy" - I’m going in September!
Hope everyone has had a lovely day with sunshine.
Glad you and Bro have had a lovely day @WonkyWomble, and that evening meal sounds just perfect.
As you say @D0rdogne_Damsel, slowly but surely, but it must be so frustrating for you as it does seem to be taking such a very long time.
It looks as though the good weather will continue on through the week so hoping to get out tomorrow for a little clipping and trimming session and maybe a little weed pulling where necessary.
I've had to water all my pots tonight as well as the clematis and some new roses. Really pleased to see that more roses are starting to bloom and the deep purple irises are out under the wisteria and ceanothus - magic.
My goodness DD, the French conveyancing system is certainly taking its time.
Hope Dove is enjoying her hotel stay as much as we did and well done Wonky. I could do with some of your gardening help down here, I'm still having a problem with bending!
Happy Birthday to Mrs Allotment Boy, trust you both enjoyed Kew. I've been able to watch a bit of the Chelsea coverage tonight so catching up on who's won what.
An early night beckons!
I enjoyed lunch with our friends. It was a lovely warm day. We had tomato, mozzarella and basil salad followed by fish pie then strawberries, raspberries and cream. They admired my garden.