Morning all.... Welcome white heather ..... Well made a rookie mistake yesterday. Got swept away in tidying up and threw away the seed packets to some seeds I had planted. I only got the labels Saturday and was going to write them yesterday that's when I realised I threw the packets out!! Whoops so I now have some plants that look like grass growing an no idea what they are. Just remember I liked them and thought ooooo they would look great lol..... Going swimming with lo today and oh joy my boiled egg on my 500 cal day was a double Yolker thanks chickens...... Talking of which my husband and I made a tough desision last night we are going to "retire" our current 3 girls ( paxo, noodle and drumstick) back to the farm in Oxford and get 4 new ones. They are old birds at least 5 and if one more dies then we will have to reintroduce some young ones and paxo (white Sussex) is a vicious old girl and I don't think shes gonna take kind to it so..... Luckily enough the woman where I get mine takes then back and let's them run free in her fields ( they are not dispatched!!) I will e sad as I love my gals but I know it makes sense as their egg production is also down as well.... On the upside lo will get to choose new chickens!!!!
Morning everyone and what a dull morning it is here outside, but inside I'm trying to be sunny
Yorky puds - I love them! my OH is from Yorkshire and makes amazing puds. I remember when I was little if there were any left I would eat them cold with jam, now that would have made a nice breakfast this morning
I don't want to cause an upset, but I'm pretty sure Chicky's primulas are not auriculas, as the leaves are wrong - should be smoother, not wrinkly. I think they are gold and silver laced polyanthus. Really pretty and make a good theatre, but one needs to know because auriculas need sun and polyanthus prefer shadier.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
You might be right Lizzie - they said auricula on the label, but they were the same price as polyanthus, so could be so. Am pleased with the way they look though - and if they are polyanthus i don't have a theatre, but a collection of old bricks with pots standing on them (!) - so i will carry on pretending
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Morning all. chicky - I think it's quite likely you'll get hooked
In fact, best send them up to me and I can spare you the inevitable drain on your bank balance
Wet here again, but supposed to clear later. Work for me soon
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Morning all.... Welcome white heather ..... Well made a rookie mistake yesterday. Got swept away in tidying up and threw away the seed packets to some seeds I had planted. I only got the labels Saturday and was going to write them yesterday that's when I realised I threw the packets out!! Whoops so I now have some plants that look like grass growing an no idea what they are. Just remember I liked them and thought ooooo they would look great lol..... Going swimming with lo today and oh joy my boiled egg on my 500 cal day was a double Yolker thanks chickens...... Talking of which my husband and I made a tough desision last night we are going to "retire" our current 3 girls ( paxo, noodle and drumstick) back to the farm in Oxford and get 4 new ones. They are old birds at least 5 and if one more dies then we will have to reintroduce some young ones and paxo (white Sussex) is a vicious old girl and I don't think shes gonna take kind to it so..... Luckily enough the woman where I get mine takes then back and let's them run free in her fields ( they are not dispatched!!) I will e sad as I love my gals but I know it makes sense as their egg production is also down as well.... On the upside lo will get to choose new chickens!!!!
Morning all
Horrid how fast Monday comes around 
Well, I'm all dressed and ready for the off . . . have a lovely day all at work or not!
Catch you all later
Morning all, lovely dry day here and there's a yellow thing up in the sky too! Can't remember what it's called tho
Wow those yorkies look good, bit early for me too, but i'll have a couple for later
Off to see a friend this morning, quick whip round with the hoover and then I'll get ready.
Hope you all have a lovely day TTFN
Morning everyone and what a dull morning it is here outside, but inside I'm trying to be sunny
Yorky puds - I love them! my OH is from Yorkshire and makes amazing puds. I remember when I was little if there were any left I would eat them cold with jam, now that would have made a nice breakfast this morning
Catch you all later, BFN x
Verdun ....... you're so fickle
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good Morning all. Bit dull here but 9C.
Just had a read and a catch up.
Hi White Heather
Chicky I think you might have caused Auricula fever, I'm just getting over Hellebore madness.
Jeannie great puds.
Stacey I got worried when I read your post about "retiring old birds"
Catch you all later & soz to peeps that I haven't referred to. Have a good day all.
Good morning all.
I don't want to cause an upset, but I'm pretty sure Chicky's primulas are not auriculas, as the leaves are wrong - should be smoother, not wrinkly. I think they are gold and silver laced polyanthus. Really pretty and make a good theatre, but one needs to know because auriculas need sun and polyanthus prefer shadier.
I think you're right , busy lizzie. Auricula have smoother leaves.
Good morning everyone. I had a lazy day yesterday, but today I need to sow some seeds. The question is where do I put them?
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