Morning all - scorcher of a day here. Glad I watered the veg and woodland border last night - the forecast 'heavy' rain for Tues pm seems to have disappeared - so am trying to 'catch' borders and plants before they get too distressed. My salad veg are looking very poor at the moment though. Had some lovely plants earlier in the season but we seem to have had such extremes of temperature and rainfall this summer - high day time temps - lowish night time and weeks of no rain then a torrential downpour. Keeps us on our toes though. Glad I'm not a farmer.
Today I have to go to a wedding. Have never met either bride or groom They are both work colleagues of OH - but they are not great pals & don't socialise together so I don't really understand why we've been invited.
Not really looking forward to dressing up (it is going to be hot & I have to wear my magic knickers ) & spending a few hours standing around in the heat making small talk with people I've never met before & am unlikely to meet again. Guess that makes me a grumpy old b**ger but I'd much rather be sitting in my garden listening to the radio. Still, I shall smile sweetly & make an effort - tomorrow is another day.
For now I'm off out to stop the outdoor tomatoes and remove some leaves in the hope it will help them ripen before October....
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Oh dear Topbird, I don't like going where I don't know anybody either. But sometimes you enjoy it more if its somewhere you don't want to go. Does that make sense lol. Hope you have a nice afternoon, best wishes.
reduced today from £74.99 on Amazon!!! only a few left ........... soooo looking forward to reading out there in the shade of the ash trees - the garden benches aren't really for lazing on - one of the reviews of this recliner said that they always fell asleep on it - that sold it to me
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
DOVE - I have 2 very similar recliners (His & Hers). They are indeed very comfortable - they can indeed allow one to fall asleep on a warm summer's day in the dappled shade of a large tree .... That is a very good price
Tomatoes stopped and defoliated. I could believe the yellow ones are starting to change colour and there are quite a lot of them. Gardeners Delight still hard, green small golf balls.
Thanks for the good wishes for today - need to start getting ready now - will look out for borders and flower beds to study...
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
29.4C IN THE SHADE in our back garden!!! I'm sweltering and have come in for a sit down - I've been putting up netting to keep the pigeon off the purple sprouting ... that patch is still shaded by the ash trees or I couldn't be working out there, but I've had to come in for moment and a large glass of cold water.
The cooler damper spots in the veg patch (under the runner beans and raspberries, are alive with hopping froglets
I am so looking forward to my recliner
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Lilly pilly we have lots of sun in Lincoln but toms still not turning , it is not there year , cold may / June did it I think ?
Morning all.
Beautiful morning again, lovely blue skies
Glad you had a lovely evening Wonky.
I'll just have custard RB, not keen on treacle tart soz, a chopped banana will do me, many thanks
Garden drying out very quickly, better put the hoze on it tonight.
Have a lovely day everyone.
Toodle pip
Its alright RB, I have bananas
Morning all - scorcher of a day here. Glad I watered the veg and woodland border last night - the forecast 'heavy' rain for Tues pm seems to have disappeared - so am trying to 'catch' borders and plants before they get too distressed. My salad veg are looking very poor at the moment though. Had some lovely plants earlier in the season but we seem to have had such extremes of temperature and rainfall this summer - high day time temps - lowish night time and weeks of no rain then a torrential downpour. Keeps us on our toes though. Glad I'm not a farmer.
Today I have to go to a wedding. Have never met either bride or groom
They are both work colleagues of OH - but they are not great pals & don't socialise together so I don't really understand why we've been invited.
Not really looking forward to dressing up (it is going to be hot & I have to wear my magic knickers
) & spending a few hours standing around in the heat making small talk with people I've never met before & am unlikely to meet again. Guess that makes me a grumpy old b**ger but I'd much rather be sitting in my garden listening to the radio. Still, I shall smile sweetly & make an effort - tomorrow is another day.
For now I'm off out to stop the outdoor tomatoes and remove some leaves in the hope it will help them ripen before October....
Oh dear Topbird, I don't like going where I don't know anybody either. But sometimes you enjoy it more if its somewhere you don't want to go. Does that make sense lol. Hope you have a nice afternoon, best wishes.
Topbird, perhaps there'll be some flowers to look at ...
I've just treated myself to one of these http://gardenchairsrecliners.w-sieci.eu/garden-kraft-12380-benross-deluxe-garden-recliner-chair-with-pillow-cream-b00jeeq8vs.html
reduced today from £74.99 on Amazon!!! only a few left ........... soooo looking forward to reading out there in the shade of the ash trees - the garden benches aren't really for lazing on - one of the reviews of this recliner said that they always fell asleep on it - that sold it to me
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
DOVE - I have 2 very similar recliners (His & Hers). They are indeed very comfortable - they can indeed allow one to fall asleep on a warm summer's day in the dappled shade of a large tree ....
That is a very good price 
Tomatoes stopped and defoliated. I could believe the yellow ones are starting to change colour and there are quite a lot of them. Gardeners Delight still hard, green small golf balls.
Thanks for the good wishes for today - need to start getting ready now - will look out for borders and flower beds to study...
The elastic might spring Topbird back again RB
.........soz x
Chair looks very comfy Dove and a bargain too
29.4C IN THE SHADE in our back garden!!!
I'm sweltering and have come in for a sit down - I've been putting up netting to keep the pigeon off the purple sprouting ... that patch is still shaded by the ash trees or I couldn't be working out there, but I've had to come in for moment and a large glass of cold water.
The cooler damper spots in the veg patch (under the runner beans and raspberries, are alive with hopping froglets
I am so looking forward to my recliner
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.