Afternoon all, we've had a lazy day here as it's been raining on and off. Daughter left this morning, complete with four plants I gave her and the two she bought yesterday. I've done a bit of clearing up, decided the main bathroom shower head needed descaling so did the kettle as well. One of the 4 new solar fence lights we'd recently bought online turned out to be smashed so have emailed the company for a replacement. Not sure what else I've done today!
My OH is finding his daily walk of 45 mins is getting longer and is more painful, due to referred pain in his left knee from the hip that now needs replacing. He has written to his GP asking for an urgent referral but we're not very hopeful.
It has rained on and off but not as heavy as forecast. Done some HW and caught up on some tv. How boring!
Going to make some food shortly - Mexican something I think as I have tortillas and dips.
40 mins or so walk is good going for anyone! There is a recommendation that we all do 30 mins walk per day but most people are no where near that, even if well. I don’t have a walk very often as such, although I often do 5-10 thousand steps per day in work.
Woke up last night at around 3am to a real heavy down pour, rain drumming on the roof making a real noise. Got up and made a cuppa and stood watching it through the patio windows. It was like watching through a wall of water. Amazing and lasted about half an hour before easing off. Luckily I was able to get back to sleep. Fired up the old Land Rover (car is in Sussex with daughter) as I needed to get down to the shop before it closed at lunchtime. Still raining and the Landy not happy after all the night's rain. Fits and jerks all the way down the mountain, stalling every time I had to stop to give way to cars coming up the narrow road allowing them to squeeze past. I was quite exhausted by the time I staggered into the little shop but luckily they have a chair set aside for us pensioners to make use of when we need to rest before collecting our goods. Rested and shopping finished I returned to the Landy to find that she had fully recovered from the earlier fiasco, fired up immediately and returned up the 2 miles of hill road without hesitation thank goodness. To thank her I parked her up in a more sheltered spot away from the prevailing winds and driving rain, but to be honest she really needs driving more often, this once every three of four weeks is no good for an elderly vehicle! Treated myself to a lovely coffee (with cream) and a cake when I got home while tackling the crossword in the Saturday paper. So I didn't walk many steps during my outing but I used up a load of energy coping with a crash gearbox and no power steering. Does this count as 'daily exercise'?
Good morning all 😊 ☕️ I’ve woken with a stuffed-up head … hopefully the steam from the shower will help clear it … after more coffee ☕️
@AnnaB I think there’s lots of exercise we do that doesn’t get taken into account … however many miles do my fingers travel while doing all that knitting… why should foot exercise be the only one that gets counted? Equality for fingers say I 😉
There’s a very vociferous green woodpecker somewhere close by.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Overcast to start earlier, but the sun has come out with puffy clouds. It's muggy.
The night sky is interesting at the moment with lots of falling stars. Tonight around 10.15pm French time there should be a trail of satellites visible for about 20/30 seconds.
Today says: C'est vers la Saint Hippolyte, que le raisin change au plus vite.
I hope you have a clear sky tonight and an enjoyable day today.
P.S. @AnnaB Being an elderly vehicle myself, I wouldn't mind being driven once every three or four weeks!!
It’s been a busy morning so far … There’s a load of delicates in the wash and OH has wielded a pair of pliers to reconfigury a bra hook which had developed a mind of its own …my hero! Son came down and made coffee earlier but he’s gone back to bed for a bit now, and I’ve had a dippy egg and toastie soldiers while talking to Welsh cousin on the phone and texting niece who is now in Florence … it’s forecast to be 37C there today and IME it can be muggy there at the best of times … I’ve suggested that if it gets too much they could get the bus to Fiesole in the hills overlooking Florence… it’ll be a bit cooler with ‘more air’ and the Etruscan and Roman ruins are marvellous. She said that unusually she’s getting insect bites and itching badly … anyone know of an Italian over the counter remedy that will help?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I spent some time yesterday doing what all self-respecting English people like to do (obsessively pruned my veg, aka stopped my tomatoes), sorted out my brassica nets which were blowing around and did some weeding. It feels like ages since we've had more than 30 minutes without rain to allow me to do that sort of simple stuff. Might get another hour or two in today - I've some potting on to do and some grass paths to strim.
Hope you're all having a decent weekend
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
It’s been a busy morning so far … There’s a load of delicates in the wash and OH has wielded a pair of pliers to reconfigury a bra hook which had developed a mind of its own …my hero! Son came down and made coffee earlier but he’s gone back to bed for a bit now, and I’ve had a dippy egg and toastie soldiers while talking to Welsh cousin on the phone and texting niece who is now in Florence … it’s forecast to be 37C there today and IME it can be muggy there at the best of times … I’ve suggested that if it gets too much they could get the bus to Fiesole in the hills overlooking Florence… it’ll be a bit cooler with ‘more air’ and the Etruscan and Roman ruins are marvellous. She said that unusually she’s getting insect bites and itching badly … anyone know of an Italian over the counter remedy that will help?
August is a horrible time for the mosquitoes in Florence! I really feel for her. There’s a good insect repellent called Autan, available in the Italian supermarkets. It’s the best one I’ve used so far!
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I've done a bit of clearing up, decided the main bathroom shower head needed descaling so did the kettle as well. One of the 4 new solar fence lights we'd recently bought online turned out to be smashed so have emailed the company for a replacement. Not sure what else I've done today!
My OH is finding his daily walk of 45 mins is getting longer and is more painful, due to referred pain in his left knee from the hip that now needs replacing. He has written to his GP asking for an urgent referral but we're not very hopeful.
Hope you all enjoy the remainder of the weekend.
It has rained on and off but not as heavy as forecast. Done some HW and caught up on some tv. How boring!
Fired up the old Land Rover (car is in Sussex with daughter) as I needed to get down to the shop before it closed at lunchtime. Still raining and the Landy not happy after all the night's rain. Fits and jerks all the way down the mountain, stalling every time I had to stop to give way to cars coming up the narrow road allowing them to squeeze past. I was quite exhausted by the time I staggered into the little shop but luckily they have a chair set aside for us pensioners to make use of when we need to rest before collecting our goods.
Rested and shopping finished I returned to the Landy to find that she had fully recovered from the earlier fiasco, fired up immediately and returned up the 2 miles of hill road without hesitation thank goodness. To thank her I parked her up in a more sheltered spot away from the prevailing winds and driving rain, but to be honest she really needs driving more often, this once every three of four weeks is no good for an elderly vehicle!
Treated myself to a lovely coffee (with cream) and a cake when I got home while tackling the crossword in the Saturday paper. So I didn't walk many steps during my outing but I used up a load of energy coping with a crash gearbox and no power steering. Does this count as 'daily exercise'?
I’ve woken with a stuffed-up head … hopefully the steam from the shower will help clear it … after more coffee ☕️
@AnnaB I think there’s lots of exercise we do that doesn’t get taken into account … however many miles do my fingers travel while doing all that knitting… why should foot exercise be the only one that gets counted? Equality for fingers say I 😉
There’s a very vociferous green woodpecker somewhere close by.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Overcast to start earlier, but the sun has come out with puffy clouds. It's muggy.
The night sky is interesting at the moment with lots of falling stars. Tonight around 10.15pm French time there should be a trail of satellites visible for about 20/30 seconds.
Today says: C'est vers la Saint Hippolyte, que le raisin change au plus vite.
I hope you have a clear sky tonight and an enjoyable day today.
P.S. @AnnaB Being an elderly vehicle myself, I wouldn't mind being driven once every three or four weeks!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Might get another hour or two in today - I've some potting on to do and some grass paths to strim.
Hope you're all having a decent weekend
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
She says she got bitten in Venice yesterday 🦟 🦟 🦟
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.