Has someone been winding you up @coccinella? Ignore them if you can.
Sunny here but I haven't yet seen the forecast. I still have the long border to tackle and mulch but I expect it will be very wet after all the weekend rain.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning everybody, bright and sunny today but it was jolly cold at 6.30 am when I got up for a cuppa - 3rd morning in a row. I think I get a stuffy nose despite the bedroom window being open and can't breathe easily, and then can't get back to sleep. Annoying!
I'm just drinking a coffee then hope to join punkdoc out in the garden, got some breeze blocks to shift (very carefully so I don't strain my back). Temps are up to 8.3c now.
Just back from our judging meeting to decide who of the nominees will win the inaugural Make a Difference Award. It's been tough - the award is in honour of my friend who died a couple of years ago and is being sponsored by her father - who is infirm and lives in Spain, so has never been here. But her husband - who had been a friend of her father and who does live here - wants nothing to do with it as he has started his own fund to give money to local causes. We've walked the tightrope between the two of them and have found a winner who has the same 'do it anyway' attitude she had. The award will be made at the annual business get together my friend initiated and which I now run. But now I must keep the winner's name to myself until the event a week on Wednesday!
In the meantime - better remind myself of the book we have for book club tonight. Hamnet - read it a couple of years ago but will have to skim through to remind myself of it.
A glorious sunny day here. Pretty chilly to start, but I chivied OH to get up and out. Donkey Sanctuary deserted at 9.30 despite being half term. A peaceful breakfast in the sunshine, followed by over two hours stroll round the fields. Didn’t see a soul on the pathways we took, despite coming back to bedlam in the car park and the visitor centre. OH agreed that it was a good idea to arrive early during school holidays, and also agreed with me that lunch out this week is a bad idea! So many signs of spring, blossoms coming on trees, and daffodils in the hedgerows. Loads of snowdrops out in the garden. I’ve found some really tiny daffodils in the garden in the past, planted by the previous owners. They were quite a way from the house, and so tiny that they were hardly visible. I’ve been taking them up and replanting them with the snowdrops in the grass by the front path. I’m pleased to see them coming up, lovely to see them where we will notice and appreciate them. I shall finish my drink now, and out to the garden. I can manage an hour without worrying about my back / shoulder etc, so I’m planning to trim some of the laurel hedge before too much nest building starts. Hope everyone has a good day. Sending positive vibes to @coccinella, hope you have a better night and can ignore the negative stuff.
That sounds a tricky situation @didyw, not easy at all. Hope you enjoy Book Club tonight.
I love those tiny daffodils @Ergates. Trouble is our front garden faces south so they all turn their faces away from me when I'm looking out the window.
We need a horrible berberis hedge cut down asap, it's now about 10ft high our side but it's much shorter the other side because of the higher ground. Not easy to control at all especially for OH with his hip problem so I've contacted a hedge chappie and hopefully he'll be able to do it soon. I abandoned moving the breeze blocks this morning as being far too much like hard work and decided they would make a great dwarf wall for propping up the compost bags. Used all four bags of gravel and tidied the area so I'm pleased with my efforts.
After lunch, I drove to our big Sainsbury's to pick up their Valentine Day's special offer as I thought waiting for our S/M delivery on Wednesday might be leaving it a bit late. Decided to go for Scallops Gratin, Sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce, Dauphinoise Potato, followed by Rhubarb and Custard cheesecake slices. The Merlot wine was not on the shelf so I got the Prosecco instead and we'll drink one of our own red wines.
Aargh, just been told it's Pancake day tomorrow! I know I'm out of plain flour so will have to get that tomorrow - blast, more shopping.
We had a sunny cloudy morning, sunny afternoon but it has now become quite dark and we have a shower.
Well! @Dovefromabove above It is my turn to do a Mrs Tishall today. Woke in the night and felt the twinge in my neck on the right side. I think it is just a stiff neck and hopefully not a crick!! So I have dug out the neck brace.
I did 30 minutes digging in the vegetable garden this morning and am well pleased with myself as the work is advancing and I want to spread horse manure this weekend. Stuff the pain! I haven't started any sowing yet. It's a bit early for here. So I didn't get to the tip @floralies for dumping of "weddings". Typo!
As the song goes @coccinella "Dans la vie, il y a des cactus......"
Good on you @punkdoc to get out into the garden. It must have been the weekend of rugby that got you motivated!!
I wish you all an enjoyable evening. How on earth did Mrs Tishall put up with a neck brace during all that filming?!!
I loved the typo @tui34! It's been an awful day here weather wise, winds of 100 km/hr have been battering us but seem to be abating now so no gardening here!
Hi @Pat E. We are supposed to be getting rain today, after a lovely sunny day yesterday. We got out for a decent walk yesterday morning, and then I spent part of the afternoon trimming the top of our laurel hedge. It’s gone cold again overnight though, with a clear dark sky, and lots of stars at bedtime. Ive just woken up from a weird dream, had a look out and no stars, it must have clouded over. Pancake today here today, OH loves pancakes so I’m sure I’ll be making some, maybe for breakfast.
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Has someone been winding you up @coccinella? Ignore them if you can.
Sunny here but I haven't yet seen the forecast. I still have the long border to tackle and mulch but I expect it will be very wet after all the weekend rain.
I'm just drinking a coffee then hope to join punkdoc out in the garden, got some breeze blocks to shift (very carefully so I don't strain my back). Temps are up to 8.3c now.
Have a good day all.
In the meantime - better remind myself of the book we have for book club tonight. Hamnet - read it a couple of years ago but will have to skim through to remind myself of it.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
So many signs of spring, blossoms coming on trees, and daffodils in the hedgerows. Loads of snowdrops out in the garden. I’ve found some really tiny daffodils in the garden in the past, planted by the previous owners. They were quite a way from the house, and so tiny that they were hardly visible. I’ve been taking them up and replanting them with the snowdrops in the grass by the front path. I’m pleased to see them coming up, lovely to see them where we will notice and appreciate them.
I shall finish my drink now, and out to the garden. I can manage an hour without worrying about my back / shoulder etc, so I’m planning to trim some of the laurel hedge before too much nest building starts.
Hope everyone has a good day. Sending positive vibes to @coccinella, hope you have a better night and can ignore the negative stuff.
I love those tiny daffodils @Ergates. Trouble is our front garden faces south so they all turn their faces away from me when I'm looking out the window.
We need a horrible berberis hedge cut down asap, it's now about 10ft high our side but it's much shorter the other side because of the higher ground. Not easy to control at all especially for OH with his hip problem so I've contacted a hedge chappie and hopefully he'll be able to do it soon. I abandoned moving the breeze blocks this morning as being far too much like hard work and decided they would make a great dwarf wall for propping up the compost bags. Used all four bags of gravel and tidied the area so I'm pleased with my efforts.
After lunch, I drove to our big Sainsbury's to pick up their Valentine Day's special offer as I thought waiting for our S/M delivery on Wednesday might be leaving it a bit late.
Decided to go for Scallops Gratin, Sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce, Dauphinoise Potato, followed by Rhubarb and Custard cheesecake slices. The Merlot wine was not on the shelf so I got the Prosecco instead and we'll drink one of our own red wines.
Aargh, just been told it's Pancake day tomorrow! I know I'm out of plain flour so will have to get that tomorrow - blast, more shopping.
We had a sunny cloudy morning, sunny afternoon but it has now become quite dark and we have a shower.
Well! @Dovefromabove above It is my turn to do a Mrs Tishall today. Woke in the night and felt the twinge in my neck on the right side. I think it is just a stiff neck and hopefully not a crick!! So I have dug out the neck brace.
I did 30 minutes digging in the vegetable garden this morning and am well pleased with myself as the work is advancing and I want to spread horse manure this weekend. Stuff the pain! I haven't started any sowing yet. It's a bit early for here. So I didn't get to the tip @floralies for dumping of "weddings". Typo!
As the song goes @coccinella "Dans la vie, il y a des cactus......"
Good on you @punkdoc to get out into the garden. It must have been the weekend of rugby that got you motivated!!
I wish you all an enjoyable evening. How on earth did Mrs Tishall put up with a neck brace during all that filming?!!
Ive just woken up from a weird dream, had a look out and no stars, it must have clouded over.
Pancake today here today, OH loves pancakes so I’m sure I’ll be making some, maybe for breakfast.