Welcome to the Forkers @Chelonie. The best people on the forum are on this thread 😉
Chilly day today, wow what a change from Friday. I had some seeds left over from previous years, no point in keeping them in a drawer so I scattered them around. A quiet Sunday.
Happy birthday @Fairygirl. 🎉🎂 I hope you’re enjoying your day.
It’s a beautiful autumn day, but there was frost in the night again. Been to the GC and bought some polyanthus and cyclamen plants. I won’t get them planted up today, so might have to drape some fleece over them tonight as further frost is forecast, until I can get them in the ground and pots. (Plan to do a mix).
I took lots of pelargonium cuttings yesterday which are residing on the bathroom windowsill for now, and then put the parent plants in the garage to protect them from the frost - not sure if they’ll survive, but they’ve got two chances. The greenhouse I’ve got is one of those mini ones with polycarbon (?) windows, so it doesn’t offer enough winter protection. I’ve no room in the house for them.
@coccinella Glad to hear your tooth extraction went well. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
@Lizzie27 elegant chairs. Hope your dental situation is OK.
Here are a few more photos. The first one was taken in the morning from the hospital car park (the hospital was built on a hill, so OK-ish views from it). The "local" hospital is 40km away in a city. The mountains aren't our local ones, but those of a neighbouring district. The two plant-related photos are from the little bit of landscaped ground in front of the hospital. The final photo is from the way home from the hospital (the big sinister thing on the left of the photo is a castle). Sorry the lighting in the photos is poor folks.
"If you have a garden in your library, we will want for nothing" Marcus Tullius Cicero (in a letter to Marcus Terentius Varro, 46 B.C.)
@Badly_Maintained lovely view in your first photo. Did you say you live in eastern Ireland? I've stayed in County Wicklow, a riding holiday place with my children after my first OH died. We enjoyed exploring the area and gardens and Dublin.
It's been a lovely sunny day. I've weeded the orchard fence bed which has yellow roses and blue flowers with a pink and white bit at one end because I wanted 3 Astronomia roses and I didn't know where else to put them. The washing dried.
@Dovefromabove we are having roast stuffed guinea fowl tonight, with roasties, sugar snap peas and baby carrots. Then the apple and blackberry pie that I mentioned this morning.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Evening all, it was a very chilly 3c at 8 am this morning and ice on the car windscreen. What a contrast!
Turned out to be gloriously sunny so DIL,GD, OH and myself had a walk along the beach and enjoyed an icecream - probably our last outside this year. I forgot about my tooth problems so that was a bit of an ouch moment. Oops!
DIl is cooking us a roast chicken dinner tonight so looking forward to that, our contribution is fizz and chocolates.
I was pleased to get hold of that furnishing fabric @Busy-Lizzie, as it matches/blends in with the curtains but also has other colours in case I want to change the curtains at a later date. I don't think I'll be redoing the chairs again!
Happy birthday to @Fairygirl and all the other October born posters. Obviously a popular month for births although we don't have any in our family
Unfortunately his suitcase disappeared from the luggage room as he finished school on Friday, we're hoping it was a genuine mistake and will return tomorrow. Worst of all is he spent 250€ on clothes for our holiday in Croatia this week and it was all in the suitcase. Typical! 🙄
Missing my friends already, but we've had a fabulous week. They're all coming to France for my 60th birthday in January so that's good.
Happy birthday to all October babies, best wishes to all with ailments.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Happy birthday @Fairygirl, and @floralies and Aunty Rach in case I forget! Hi, @Chelonie. Cold here today, but I went out in the sun and pruned a length of laurel hedge. All shredded and in the green bins! Tucked up inside in the warm now. OH has been watching rugby for hours!
So has my son @Ergates - good job they've got two Tv's in different rooms, we've been watching Antiques Roadshow - loved the diamonds!
Glad you enjoyed your holiday @D0rdogne_Damsel but what a shame about Charlie's suitcase full of new clothes. Must admit I thought it a bit of a coincidence so hope he gets it back soon.
Sudden fall of heavy hailstones just as I got up. There was no warning when there was rain in the area, and just as I opened the front door for pixel to go out and the large hailstones suddenly pelted down. What a shock! The TV announced that the snowfields are suddenly covered in snow again. Talk about changeable weather.
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Welcome to the Forkers @Chelonie. The best people on the forum are on this thread 😉
Chilly day today, wow what a change from Friday. I had some seeds left over from previous years, no point in keeping them in a drawer so I scattered them around. A quiet Sunday.
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It’s a beautiful autumn day, but there was frost in the night again. Been to the GC and bought some polyanthus and cyclamen plants. I won’t get them planted up today, so might have to drape some fleece over them tonight as further frost is forecast, until I can get them in the ground and pots. (Plan to do a mix).
I took lots of pelargonium cuttings yesterday which are residing on the bathroom windowsill for now, and then put the parent plants in the garage to protect them from the frost - not sure if they’ll survive, but they’ve got two chances. The greenhouse I’ve got is one of those mini ones with polycarbon (?) windows, so it doesn’t offer enough winter protection. I’ve no room in the house for them.
@Badly_Maintained lovely view in your first photo. Did you say you live in eastern Ireland? I've stayed in County Wicklow, a riding holiday place with my children after my first OH died. We enjoyed exploring the area and gardens and Dublin.
It's been a lovely sunny day. I've weeded the orchard fence bed which has yellow roses and blue flowers with a pink and white bit at one end because I wanted 3 Astronomia roses and I didn't know where else to put them. The washing dried.
@Dovefromabove we are having roast stuffed guinea fowl tonight, with roasties, sugar snap peas and baby carrots. Then the apple and blackberry pie that I mentioned this morning.
What a contrast!
Turned out to be gloriously sunny so DIL,GD, OH and myself had a walk along the beach and enjoyed an icecream - probably our last outside this year. I forgot about my tooth problems so that was a bit of an ouch moment. Oops!
DIl is cooking us a roast chicken dinner tonight so looking forward to that, our contribution is fizz and chocolates.
Welcome @Chelonie.
I was pleased to get hold of that furnishing fabric @Busy-Lizzie, as it matches/blends in with the curtains but also has other colours in case I want to change the curtains at a later date. I don't think I'll be redoing the chairs again!
Happy birthday to @Fairygirl and all the other October born posters. Obviously a popular month for births although we don't have any in our family
Lovely photos @Badly_Maintained.
Enjoy your Sunday evening folks.
Back home, reunited with Charlie. ❤️
Unfortunately his suitcase disappeared from the luggage room as he finished school on Friday, we're hoping it was a genuine mistake and will return tomorrow. Worst of all is he spent 250€ on clothes for our holiday in Croatia this week and it was all in the suitcase. Typical! 🙄
Missing my friends already, but we've had a fabulous week. They're all coming to France for my 60th birthday in January so that's good.
Happy birthday to all October babies, best wishes to all with ailments.
Cold here today, but I went out in the sun and pruned a length of laurel hedge. All shredded and in the green bins! Tucked up inside in the warm now. OH has been watching rugby for hours!
Glad you enjoyed your holiday @D0rdogne_Damsel but what a shame about Charlie's suitcase full of new clothes. Must admit I thought it a bit of a coincidence so hope he gets it back soon.