Glad you have some nice weather @Dovefromabove Ours has turned into dismal with steely grey skies and some sprinkle something or other. I trust you had a restful day yesterday and got thoroughly spoiled!
I see others have had a restful weekend - same. Best to rest - then I can start preparing the garden for spring a bit later on? I do so need to get out with the secateurs!!
Today's expression is: S'il gèle a la Saint Sulpice, le printemps sera propice
Another sunny day here. Still frosty but rather pretty. It looks like I wasn't the only one in the garden yesterday picking up bits and clearing up. I couldn't only do about half an hour, but hey steady does it. There is this 'urge' to cuddle secateurs at this time of year! Such a profound need to be in the garden again. Hope @tui34 is right about St Sulplice 😆
Wet and foggy here. When I opened the curtains this morning, there was a Muntjac nibbling on one of my Camellias. Sometimes I wonder if I should just give up trying to garden.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Morning all. Well it sounds as though the Birthday Weekend went off with great success for those celebrating. Just got to have a report from @D0rdogne_Damsel on her activities - are your friends still with you DD or have they returned home?
Yesterday we had our winter delivery of hay supplies arrive - 12 of those big oblong/square bales, not the small traditional ones. Farmer David trundled up here the twelve miles from his farm with his tractor and huge trailer and Daughter's ex arrived with his special 'handling' machine to offload them all. We managed to get ten of them in our small barn still leaving shelter space for one of our small elderly stallions who normally has free use of it from his fields when needed (and who was delighted to find some self feeding hay right on his doorstep!), the remaining two bales had to go on pallets outside covered with a tarp. The men then came in for a cuppa and stood in the kitchen chatting away in Welsh, which of course we couldn't understand. We then chucked them out as it was getting dark, but they just continued to stand in the yard still chatting away while daughter hopped from foot to foot waiting for them to go so she could close the yard gates and other various gates and hurdles needed to keep the two elderly boys safely apart and in their own designated areas. Listening to the two men chatting made me realise how lucky my teenage grandson is - living with parents who spoke two different languages in his formative years, then living at the farm with his Dad and speaking Welsh at his school, his young farmer's group, his Welsh friends, staying with us over weekends during the school term plus visiting his English relatives during the holidays, he is totally bi-lingual which will stand him in good stead for his future life. There is a lot to be said for 'mixed' marriages I think.
Oooops I seem to have woffled on again - have a good day folks.
@AnnaB my children are bilingual too, French and English. It has helped with their work and with going on holiday. Son 1 is a managing director of a French company but has to make trips abroad and then uses his English. Son 2 is a dentist with English and French patients in France. Both daughters are teachers in France, one teaches English in a secondary school.
My best school friend is coming to stay from Wednesday to Saturday. I must prepare the guest bedroom. We'll go to the SM tomorrow morning.
I have lots of clearing up to do in the garden and the mulch is being delivered tomorrow afternoon. I shouldn't have spent yesterday doing nothing, but I suppose there is most of February to do it in.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good morning everyone, we finished our weekend with a Gaslight walking tour of Westminster yesterday evening. Very interesting to note there are still over 160 streetlights powered by gas in London. Once you spot one you can't miss them. As others have said, I am desperate to get into the garden to catch up on the winter pruning, that's the problem with this Tennis elbow it's exactly the kind of activity that aggravates it. In particular the Acers won't wait, not sure they have been fully dormant this winter generally too mild. Waiting for a man to come and fix the catch on one of the wardrobe sliding doors.
Very misty, grey and damp here today, but not quite as cold. Been to coffee and natter group this morning so must get on with some chores now I’m back home, but thought I’d post here first.
Sounds like you’ve had a lovely birthday @WonkyWomble 🎂. Best wishes to anyone else who has recently celebrated theirs or about to.
You learn something new everyday @Allotment Boy . I didn’t realise there were still some street lights lit by gas in London.
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Glad you have some nice weather @Dovefromabove Ours has turned into dismal with steely grey skies and some sprinkle something or other. I trust you had a restful day yesterday and got thoroughly spoiled!
I see others have had a restful weekend - same. Best to rest - then I can start preparing the garden for spring a bit later on? I do so need to get out with the secateurs!!
Today's expression is: S'il gèle a la Saint Sulpice, le printemps sera propice
Have a good day!
Another sunny day here. Still frosty but rather pretty. It looks like I wasn't the only one in the garden yesterday picking up bits and clearing up. I couldn't only do about half an hour, but hey steady does it.
There is this 'urge' to cuddle secateurs at this time of year! Such a profound need to be in the garden again. Hope @tui34 is right about St Sulplice 😆
Have a good day all
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Wet and foggy here.
When I opened the curtains this morning, there was a Muntjac nibbling on one of my Camellias. Sometimes I wonder if I should just give up trying to garden.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Yesterday we had our winter delivery of hay supplies arrive - 12 of those big oblong/square bales, not the small traditional ones. Farmer David trundled up here the twelve miles from his farm with his tractor and huge trailer and Daughter's ex arrived with his special 'handling' machine to offload them all. We managed to get ten of them in our small barn still leaving shelter space for one of our small elderly stallions who normally has free use of it from his fields when needed (and who was delighted to find some self feeding hay right on his doorstep!), the remaining two bales had to go on pallets outside covered with a tarp. The men then came in for a cuppa and stood in the kitchen chatting away in Welsh, which of course we couldn't understand. We then chucked them out as it was getting dark, but they just continued to stand in the yard still chatting away while daughter hopped from foot to foot waiting for them to go so she could close the yard gates and other various gates and hurdles needed to keep the two elderly boys safely apart and in their own designated areas.
Listening to the two men chatting made me realise how lucky my teenage grandson is - living with parents who spoke two different languages in his formative years, then living at the farm with his Dad and speaking Welsh at his school, his young farmer's group, his Welsh friends, staying with us over weekends during the school term plus visiting his English relatives during the holidays, he is totally bi-lingual which will stand him in good stead for his future life. There is a lot to be said for 'mixed' marriages I think.
Oooops I seem to have woffled on again - have a good day folks.
@AnnaB my children are bilingual too, French and English. It has helped with their work and with going on holiday. Son 1 is a managing director of a French company but has to make trips abroad and then uses his English. Son 2 is a dentist with English and French patients in France. Both daughters are teachers in France, one teaches English in a secondary school.
My best school friend is coming to stay from Wednesday to Saturday. I must prepare the guest bedroom. We'll go to the SM tomorrow morning.
I have lots of clearing up to do in the garden and the mulch is being delivered tomorrow afternoon. I shouldn't have spent yesterday doing nothing, but I suppose there is most of February to do it in.
As others have said, I am desperate to get into the garden to catch up on the winter pruning, that's the problem with this Tennis elbow it's exactly the kind of activity that aggravates it. In particular the Acers won't wait, not sure they have been fully dormant this winter generally too mild.
Waiting for a man to come and fix the catch on one of the wardrobe sliding doors.
Happy birthday to @Dovefromabove, @D0rdogne_Damsel and anyone else.
Very misty, grey and damp here today, but not quite as cold. Been to coffee and natter group this morning so must get on with some chores now I’m back home, but thought I’d post here first.
Sounds like you’ve had a lovely birthday @WonkyWomble 🎂. Best wishes to anyone else who has recently celebrated theirs or about to.
You learn something new everyday @Allotment Boy . I didn’t realise there were still some street lights lit by gas in London.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.