Phew!!! Brrrrrrr!!! My hands are so cold they ache!!! But I've potted up all the snowdrops 'in the green' which arrived yesterday as part of my birthday present from OH Several different varieties so together with the special ones I bought from Raveningham last week and my very special Galanthus 'Mighty Atom' which was a birthday present from a gardening friend I have 12 pots of snowdrops to plant out in a few weeks when I've extended the Little Wilderness around the hazel bushes
I did the snowdrop planting first thing this morning as I knew my hands would be cold - I've warmed them up by washing up the breakfast things Ever since that fall when I broke my wrist and bashed my hand, my finger joints really really ache when my hands are cold.
Now although the sun is still shining there are grey clouds massing on the horizon and we have rain forecast for later - I've given the snowdrops a drink but I don't think they're likely to dry out over the next few days.
I've also put some potted hellebores (Mrs Betty Ranicar and Snow Love) up on the table on the terrace along with some pots of Cyclamen coum and a container of cream crocus which are budding up - now they're right outside the big studio glass wall to cheer us up and remind us that spring is nearly here.
Oh, and I've brought some little branches of forsythia indoors in a jug on the dining table - hopefully the buds will open soon
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have just popped round to see mum and the weather is awful. Rainy and blowy, although at least it's not freezing.
Spotted an aconite on my way back in the front garden. All on it's ownsome. I did think I had dug them all up by mistake, but one must have slipped through the net.
Aching so much after yesterday not sure I can really face ho******k. Didn't I read somewhere that a bit of dirt and a few germs did you the world of good? No one expected to visit today so I think it's all going to have to wait. Besides the mag has arrived so I'll probably delve into that instead and perhaps peruse some plant porn. Not looking for anything specific but you never know what might catch the eye. That reminds me I have a voucher for 15% off at David Austin mmm.......
Been to the market this morning and was very frugal, only bought plant labels but am going to Aldi this afternoon as they have lots of bulbs on sale.
Pdoc I stopped smoking 14 months ago and use the e-cigs. OH is happy because it does save money plus I don't smell of smoke and the ceilings stay white longer.
Will try to catch up later. Have a good day everyone.
Oh I know all too well about smoky ceilings OH only smokes at the back door but I regularly have to use floor wipes on the ceiling and coving, the sides of the units and the walls. Kitchen is white with lime green accents so it's easy to clean but also easy to get dirrrrty.
Still...can't blame the chap for needing a smoke. He's been doing it all his life
And talking about stepping in things...the story of when I first met my OH has me going for an interview. It was my very first job interview and I wanted to make a good impression so I bought what I thought were tights and put them on in the toilets five mins before only to discover I had bought stockings!!
Being young and unfamiliar with these things, I thought they would stay up like socks, so off I trotted into the shop to see the manager. My OH-to-be was on the shop floor at the time, putting up a new display of T-shirts which he had laided out on the floor ready to hang.
In I come, looking all smiley and professional-like and what happened? I walked straight on top of the T-shirts and my stockings fell down round my ankles
Suffice to say, I made an impression. OH-to-be couldn't stop laughing apparently and they must have taken pity, cuz I got the job and the man
Riiiight...off to the shops now and no stockings to fall down this time.
I only did a little bit in the garden...planted the third box ball, moved a Spirea before it wakes up and did some weeding digging out of Crocosmia in the wrong place. Also rescued some perennial Foxgloves that I have hopefully dividied.
Piddling it down with rain here. I am contemplating a supermarket run, or h****w**k.
Last night chinese new year was a bit slow. We were told to be there by 7pm. We got there at 6-30 because of light traffic. We had a drink and at 7-30,asked to go outside for the fireworks. Starters at 8 and then long pauses between courses. We finished at 10, and waiting for coffee. We were offered a free drink. The disco??? Got louder. We finished our coffee and went to pay. The lion dance is coming soon, we were told. We hung around for ten mins, and went. At 10-45, as we were extricating the tank from a packed car park, a mini bus of lion dancers pulled up. We went home.
I'm not convinced by e cigs. If they are vaporising pure nicotine, then they are better than ordinary fags. If they are the ones with the oil solution, I dont see that inhaling a petroleum based oil is going to be any good in the long run.
I have heard of good results with champix, available off the doctor.
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Off to SM it's throwing down with rain
Lyn if you look in I hope your mum has a nice birthday
Phew!!! Brrrrrrr!!! My hands are so cold they ache!!! But I've potted up all the snowdrops 'in the green' which arrived yesterday as part of my birthday present from OH
Several different varieties so together with the special ones I bought from Raveningham last week and my very special Galanthus 'Mighty Atom' which was a birthday present from a gardening friend I have 12 pots of snowdrops to plant out in a few weeks when I've extended the Little Wilderness around the hazel bushes 
Ever since that fall when I broke my wrist and bashed my hand, my finger joints really really ache when my hands are cold.
I did the snowdrop planting first thing this morning as I knew my hands would be cold - I've warmed them up by washing up the breakfast things
Now although the sun is still shining there are grey clouds massing on the horizon and we have rain forecast for later - I've given the snowdrops a drink but I don't think they're likely to dry out over the next few days.
I've also put some potted hellebores (Mrs Betty Ranicar and Snow Love) up on the table on the terrace along with some pots of Cyclamen coum and a container of cream crocus which are budding up - now they're right outside the big studio glass wall to cheer us up and remind us that spring is nearly here.
Oh, and I've brought some little branches of forsythia indoors in a jug on the dining table - hopefully the buds will open soon
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning KEF
enjoy the SM.
Is it Lyn's mum's birthday? I hope she enjoys her special day
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have just popped round to see mum and the weather is awful. Rainy and blowy, although at least it's not freezing.
Spotted an aconite on my way back in the front garden. All on it's ownsome. I did think I had dug them all up by mistake, but one must have slipped through the net.
Aching so much after yesterday not sure I can really face ho******k. Didn't I read somewhere that a bit of dirt and a few germs did you the world of good? No one expected to visit today so I think it's all going to have to wait. Besides the mag has arrived so I'll probably delve into that instead and perhaps peruse some plant porn.
Not looking for anything specific but you never know what might catch the eye. That reminds me I have a voucher for 15% off at David Austin mmm.......
Morning all- just
Been to the market this morning and was very frugal, only bought plant labels but am going to Aldi this afternoon as they have lots of bulbs on sale.
Pdoc I stopped smoking 14 months ago and use the e-cigs. OH is happy because it does save money plus I don't smell of smoke and the ceilings stay white longer.
Will try to catch up later. Have a good day everyone.
Oh I know all too well about smoky ceilings
OH only smokes at the back door but I regularly have to use floor wipes on the ceiling and coving, the sides of the units and the walls. Kitchen is white with lime green accents so it's easy to clean but also easy to get dirrrrty.
Still...can't blame the chap for needing a smoke. He's been doing it all his life
And talking about stepping in things...the story of when I first met my OH has me going for an interview. It was my very first job interview and I wanted to make a good impression so I bought what I thought were tights and put them on in the toilets five mins before only to discover I had bought stockings!!
Being young and unfamiliar with these things, I thought they would stay up like socks, so off I trotted into the shop to see the manager. My OH-to-be was on the shop floor at the time, putting up a new display of T-shirts which he had laided out on the floor ready to hang.
In I come, looking all smiley and professional-like and what happened? I walked straight on top of the T-shirts and my stockings fell down round my ankles
Suffice to say, I made an impression. OH-to-be couldn't stop laughing apparently and they must have taken pity, cuz I got the job and the man
Riiiight...off to the shops now and no stockings to fall down this time.
I only did a little bit in the garden...planted the third box ball, moved a Spirea before it wakes up and did some weeding digging out of Crocosmia in the wrong place. Also rescued some perennial Foxgloves that I have hopefully dividied.
Oh Oh Oh...postman just brought my Iris Cable Car
Wintersong, lovely story
Back from a funeral.
It was -5° and frosty this morning, now it's sunny and 9°. Back to the veggie garden this afternoon.
Piddling it down with rain here. I am contemplating a supermarket run, or h****w**k.
Last night chinese new year was a bit slow. We were told to be there by 7pm. We got there at 6-30 because of light traffic. We had a drink and at 7-30,asked to go outside for the fireworks. Starters at 8 and then long pauses between courses. We finished at 10, and waiting for coffee. We were offered a free drink. The disco??? Got louder. We finished our coffee and went to pay. The lion dance is coming soon, we were told. We hung around for ten mins, and went. At 10-45, as we were extricating the tank from a packed car park, a mini bus of lion dancers pulled up. We went home.
I'm not convinced by e cigs. If they are vaporising pure nicotine, then they are better than ordinary fags. If they are the ones with the oil solution, I dont see that inhaling a petroleum based oil is going to be any good in the long run.
I have heard of good results with champix, available off the doctor.
Hope those who have aches and pains feel better soon x
knee Xray booked for 1pm tomorrow.