Hi Bunny, we're about 1.5 miles north of Beauly! We were in a flat there for about 4 years waiting for this house & I really don't envy then the soil there - it's a horrible clay. My garden there was pots, troughs & tubs in the car park. Our soil is very good, but incredibly stony - small ones to boulder size!
Torrential rain overnight coupled with high winds. Was worried to look out window this morning, but all is well - I think! Sun shining, as it did all day yesterday but somewhat chilly. Can you believe that January is almost over?!!
Stockton on Tees, although bright and sunny all day yesterday the snow hardly shifted and the road was like a skating rink. Today I woke to see the garden, no snow at all it had vanished overnight. A clear sunny day again, the hills in full view with just the odd patch of snow left on them, much warmer. The oven warming up for the Lamb, New Zealand today as there is no local lamb as yet, I will give it a blast for fifteen minutes then turn it down sticking the meat thermometer into it later to check it is cooked as it should be. Mint to go with it Cauliflower with home made cheese sauce and roasties should please them although I am sure I could get away with just Yorkshires and onion gravy.
Glad it's all melting for most of you, still none here yet & 5c with beautiful bright sunshine. The barometer is still very low though .
Last Feb/Mar was marvellous here, as I believe it was everywhere, but in April came the "lambing snow" so not unexpected, but much worse. Mainly hill lambs here so ewes give birth much later supposedly to get better weather, but a lot of lambs died in the cold winds & snow/sleet.
Therefore when your ice & snow is just a distant memory I'll be on here reporting wintry conditions in the north!!
Oh yes that late snow , the plants had all started sprouting things and got a shock with that weather . It's nice to see some greenery again , we only had snow a couple of days here but that was a couple of days too much.
I look forward to seeing lambs again, snowdrops , daffodils ...ohhhhhh come on garden get growing !!!
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Hi Bunny, we're about 1.5 miles north of Beauly! We were in a flat there for about 4 years waiting for this house & I really don't envy then the soil there - it's a horrible clay. My garden there was pots, troughs & tubs in the car park. Our soil is very good, but incredibly stony - small ones to boulder size!
Wet wet wet.
Stockton on Tees, although bright and sunny all day yesterday the snow hardly shifted and the road was like a skating rink.
Today I woke to see the garden, no snow at all it had vanished overnight. A clear sunny day again, the hills in full view with just the odd patch of snow left on them, much warmer.
The oven warming up for the Lamb, New Zealand today as there is no local lamb as yet, I will give it a blast for fifteen minutes then turn it down sticking the meat thermometer into it later to check it is cooked as it should be. Mint to go with it Cauliflower with home made cheese sauce and roasties should please them although I am sure I could get away with just Yorkshires and onion gravy.
Enjoy your day, Frank.
Glad it's all melting for most of you, still none here yet & 5c with beautiful bright sunshine. The barometer is still very low though
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Last Feb/Mar was marvellous here, as I believe it was everywhere, but in April came the "lambing snow" so not unexpected, but much worse. Mainly hill lambs here so ewes give birth much later supposedly to get better weather, but a lot of lambs died in the cold winds & snow/sleet.
Therefore when your ice & snow is just a distant memory I'll be on here reporting wintry conditions in the north!!
I look forward to seeing lambs again, snowdrops , daffodils ...ohhhhhh come on garden get growing !!!