At last I've finished painting the stair well and landing. Before, when I was doing the renovation paint undercoat. It had all been in various shades of brown and beige. This house is an old, but renovated, French farmworker's cottage, quite quirky.
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Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Ergates, when I get a small thorn like that I put a thick Band-Aid on it and usually by the next morning it’s fairly easy to get it out because the skin has softened. 😊
Our son went home yesterday, so we’re back to normal. We are still getting the minus temp mornings so the fire is yet again stoked up. I noticed that I’ve gained a few kilos, so it’s time for more exercise and/or less tempting food treats to help with shivering. 😳😜. No excuse, I know, but it’s hard to resist sometimes.
Speaking of which, Dove, that cake recipe sounds rather yummy. I told the cake maker in this family (Hubby) about it. He is still thinking about it which is probably a good thing.
Thinking about the weight solution, our son brought a box of very nice chocolates for Fathers Day (today) and they are already gone this morning. 😂. We are very weak willed when it comes to yummy things.
After a drizzly morning yesterday today is looking bright.
Chocolates are easy to eat @Pat E Nice that your son was able to stop by. Good job @Busy-Lizzie Looks nice and bright now.
Been awake since 3.30am up at 6 to make breakfast for my niece and nephew who stopped briefly on their way to Madrid to settle their son into Madrid University where he starts his engineering degree with a focus on F1. Sounds like he has an exciting 4 years in front of him.
So it's bedrooms, bathroom etc. to sort out. We made a big pot of ratatouille yesterday so half of that is in the things to take. 2 boxes of masks and a pack of 5 covid tests plus wine of course for their stay in Madrid. (Not for the boy child!) They are staying in a camping ground. I won't change their bed as they may stop her on their way back. Oh, living on the crossroads of the south!!
Good morning all 😊 ☕️ A misty morning here in Norfolk … it was quite thick earlier on but the sun’s getting up and burning it off now. That looks really good @Busy-Lizzie 👍
Chocolates sound good @Pat E … just as long as they’re not every day. 😉 Exciting times for that young man @tui34 😃
All is quiet here this Sunday morning, or it would be were it not for a family of juvenile magpies chattering at each other nearby … and how they’ve moved on I can hear the cooing of woodpigeons in the ash tree.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Before, when I was doing the renovation paint undercoat. It had all been in various shades of brown and beige. This house is an old, but renovated, French farmworker's cottage, quite quirky.
After
Our son went home yesterday, so we’re back to normal. We are still getting the minus temp mornings so the fire is yet again stoked up. I noticed that I’ve gained a few kilos, so it’s time for more exercise and/or less tempting food treats to help with shivering. 😳😜. No excuse, I know, but it’s hard to resist sometimes.
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After a drizzly morning yesterday today is looking bright.
Chocolates are easy to eat @Pat E Nice that your son was able to stop by.
Good job @Busy-Lizzie Looks nice and bright now.
Been awake since 3.30am up at 6 to make breakfast for my niece and nephew who stopped briefly on their way to Madrid to settle their son into Madrid University where he starts his engineering degree with a focus on F1. Sounds like he has an exciting 4 years in front of him.
So it's bedrooms, bathroom etc. to sort out. We made a big pot of ratatouille yesterday so half of that is in the things to take. 2 boxes of masks and a pack of 5 covid tests plus wine of course for their stay in Madrid. (Not for the boy child!) They are staying in a camping ground. I won't change their bed as they may stop her on their way back. Oh, living on the crossroads of the south!!
I hope everyone has a happy Sunday.
A misty morning here in Norfolk … it was quite thick earlier on but the sun’s getting up and burning it off now.
That looks really good @Busy-Lizzie 👍
Exciting times for that young man @tui34 😃
All is quiet here this Sunday morning, or it would be were it not for a family of juvenile magpies chattering at each other
nearby … and how they’ve moved on I can hear the cooing of woodpigeons in the ash tree.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
25C forecast for today 26C for the next 3 days. Hurrah for that, at last
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely day here, we are off to meet our grand niece for the first time. Hope I can manage the car journey.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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