The sun has just come out! We have 18°C and were forecast for cloudy overcast with 16°C.
Well! @D0rdogne_Damsel Your fabulous party weekend sure ended with a bang!! I hope you had had the chimney swept before winter. It's easy for an ember to float up on the backdraft and attach itself to the soot. I've done it lighting the fire with balsa wood boxes. I thought a 747 was coming down the chimney pot!!!
Physio for me today. Back to original treatment for right hip and knee.
Feeling good as I vacuumed the interior of the car this morning! Border Collie fibres of love and joy everywhere!!
Hopefully, things will be back to normal by Friday @Floralies as it is my day to get bits and pieces.
I admire your attitude @D0rdogne_Damsel, think I would have panicked! In fact, looking back, I did panic. We moved to France in 1985 and previous owners said the chimney had been swept, but it caught fire on Christmas Day, our first Christmas there. The fire brigade came and poured water down the chimney which spread out over the carpet!
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Gosh, we go away for a few days and everything happens! Glad you enjoyed your big birthday bash @D0rdogne_Damsel but sorry to hear of your fire and all the ensuing mess. As you say though, it could have been much worse and looking on the bright side, a newly decorated kitchen to your taste must be a benefit.
Good to hear you had a good night's sleep @Punkdoc.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the seaside which Ergate knows well. Really liked Sidmouth and the hotel was very good as was the weather, much better than expected, we even saw some sunshine. Went to NT Killerton today (kind of on the way home), very torturous route by sat nav to get there and the snowdrops weren't as good as I'd hoped. Coffee and cake made up for that though. I bought two pots of baby Minnow daffs, just got to find a place in the garden where I can admire them close up.
Glad you had a good time in Sidmouth, @Lizzie27! I haven’t been into town for over a week, otherwise we might have passed each other without realising! Maybe you will come down in the autumn for the Classic Car show, held every year on the cricket ground overlooking the sea. Ive had an energetic hour in the garden, more cutting back of a massively overgrown sarcococca, and starting the job of dragging the cut branches down to the patio to be shredded for the green bin. Glad I made the effort to get outside while it’s dry and not too cold. I do wish I could remember to take before and after pictures, otherwise it’s very hard to see if I’m actually making any real impact in the garden.
@Ergates, I did wonder if I might meet you without knowing! It was a rather last minute decision to go and I also wanted to meet up with my daughter which we did for lunch yesterday otherwise I might have been able to get my act together and arrange to meet. Perhaps next time.
There were several large bushes of sarcococca around the house at Killerton which were pumping out perfume - absolutely gorgeous. I have a small one, languishing in a pot for lack of somewhere large enough to take it. I had to dig it up as it started suckering under the paving in the courtyard.
Crumbs @D0rdogne_Damsel, what a fortunate escape so glad you and Charlie are OK. I gave in and went to Osteopath today, as my arm isn't improving. He gave me a good workout and advised some different exercises, much more useful than NHS physio, who just gave me a link to on line stuff which wasn't helpful. Expensive though, but hopefully will help long term. He didn't think steroid injection would be a good idea, apart can lead to more weak long term.
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The sun has just come out! We have 18°C and were forecast for cloudy overcast with 16°C.
Well! @D0rdogne_Damsel Your fabulous party weekend sure ended with a bang!! I hope you had had the chimney swept before winter. It's easy for an ember to float up on the backdraft and attach itself to the soot. I've done it lighting the fire with balsa wood boxes. I thought a 747 was coming down the chimney pot!!!
Physio for me today. Back to original treatment for right hip and knee.
Feeling good as I vacuumed the interior of the car this morning! Border Collie fibres of love and joy everywhere!!
Hopefully, things will be back to normal by Friday @Floralies as it is my day to get bits and pieces.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable day.
Loved that rose @Pat E.
Good to hear you had a good night's sleep @Punkdoc.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the seaside which Ergate knows well. Really liked Sidmouth and the hotel was very good as was the weather, much better than expected, we even saw some sunshine. Went to NT Killerton today (kind of on the way home), very torturous route by sat nav to get there and the snowdrops weren't as good as I'd hoped. Coffee and cake made up for that though. I bought two pots of baby Minnow daffs, just got to find a place in the garden where I can admire them close up.
Ive had an energetic hour in the garden, more cutting back of a massively overgrown sarcococca, and starting the job of dragging the cut branches down to the patio to be shredded for the green bin. Glad I made the effort to get outside while it’s dry and not too cold. I do wish I could remember to take before and after pictures, otherwise it’s very hard to see if I’m actually making any real impact in the garden.
Perhaps next time.
There were several large bushes of sarcococca around the house at Killerton which were pumping out perfume - absolutely gorgeous. I have a small one, languishing in a pot for lack of somewhere large enough to take it. I had to dig it up as it started suckering under the paving in the courtyard.
I gave in and went to Osteopath today, as my arm isn't improving. He gave me a good workout and advised some different exercises, much more useful than NHS physio, who just gave me a link to on line stuff which wasn't helpful. Expensive though, but hopefully will help long term. He didn't think steroid injection would be a good idea, apart can lead to more weak long term.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.