Lovely day here just outside Cambridge. Warm too. Spent three hours at the allotment having a tidy round and generally getting as much done as I could. Spent the afternoon in the garden. Great tidy up, some bulbs in and new plants all in ready for next year. Grass scarified and cut. Just need to set some seed on the patches and hope for a good lawn next year. Hope weather holds up for tomorrow as I still have a few jobs which need doing in the front garden and the other half of allotment is still a bit of a mess. Always so much to do!!!!!
Well it wasnt dry in Manchester all the time, so didnt get the final lawn cut done after all. Pretty windy as well. Wore lots of layers so didnt notice the chill.
Quick shopping trip early on, then outside. Got lots of things done, still loads to do, but at least feel as if getting somewhere now.
Tomorrow looks as if going to be a wash out, but possibly better Mon & Tues, so hope to try do the lawn on Tues. J.
Weather was as Caroline predicted here in this part of the NW. Bright and clear all day, the rain didn't arrive but it's gone a tab bit chilly and the heating went on yesterday.Nice pics Bev. There isn't a lot in flower in my garden at present. Dahlias are still flowering though along with one or two other plants.
Spent a couple of hours in the garden planting out. I got some white strawberry plants in the ground just hope there's enough time for them to root before winter sets in, the pineberries sadly didn't get this far but there's always next year.
Grey skies looking at me, Nothing but grey skies can I see Grey skies looking so dour Anytime now due for a shower
Well may we ask what happened to the sun Picnics and jollies time for some fun Summer the time when we get some heat The hot spot today is cooking the meat
Repeat Verse in key of C, or if on the Church organ put the locks in for Thunder, you will not need the Celeste stop.
Slight crisis here as the back boiler pilot light went out last night, so no heating. Noway can we relight the darn thing. We do still have gas, phew, so cooking will be ok & fire in lounge on! Thank goodness we also have an electric water heater, it's just a case of remembering to turn it on/off.
Somehow I suspect my plans for this next week are just about to be altered...... J.
FloBear, having never played on the Albert Hall or ST Paul's organ I would not know although there is a 16 foot and an even smaller one, too loud too long, Played a two manual pipe organ that had to be pumped by hand, the local Church is a four manual and my own electric, you just press buttons. Jo, sounds much like a gas valve failure to me, get OH to give it a bang with something see if he can bump it free, (the silver cylinder on the control box).
Better go turn the roasties, they are in with an onion and clove of garlic to make the gravy.
Frank- it's an old, but previously very reliable, back boiler system, so 'banging' something isnt possible. T'was serviced literally 12mths ago. The company we use are a good local firm, but I know that getting spare parts etc is probably going to get difficult. OH & me have both just said, probably better to get a new, probably more efficient boiler now, before the cold weather really sets in. Joy!
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Lovely day here just outside Cambridge. Warm too. Spent three hours at the allotment having a tidy round and generally getting as much done as I could. Spent the afternoon in the garden. Great tidy up, some bulbs in and new plants all in ready for next year. Grass scarified and cut. Just need to set some seed on the patches and hope for a good lawn next year. Hope weather holds up for tomorrow as I still have a few jobs which need doing in the front garden and the other half of allotment is still a bit of a mess. Always so much to do!!!!!
Well it wasnt dry in Manchester all the time, so didnt get the final lawn cut done after all.
Pretty windy as well. Wore lots of layers so didnt notice the chill.
Quick shopping trip early on, then outside. Got lots of things done, still loads to do, but at least feel as if getting somewhere now.
Tomorrow looks as if going to be a wash out, but possibly better Mon & Tues, so hope to try do the lawn on Tues. J.
Weather was as Caroline predicted here in this part of the NW. Bright and clear all day, the rain didn't arrive but it's gone a tab bit chilly and the heating went on yesterday.Nice pics Bev. There isn't a lot in flower in my garden at present. Dahlias are still flowering though along with one or two other plants.
Spent a couple of hours in the garden planting out. I got some white strawberry plants in the ground just hope there's enough time for them to root before winter sets in, the pineberries sadly didn't get this far but there's always next year.
Grey skies looking at me,
Nothing but grey skies can I see
Grey skies looking so dour
Anytime now due for a shower
Well may we ask what happened to the sun
Picnics and jollies time for some fun
Summer the time when we get some heat
The hot spot today is cooking the meat
Repeat Verse in key of C, or if on the Church organ put the locks in for Thunder, you will not need the Celeste stop.
They should write a song about it???
Beef today Aberdeen Angus, it had a long walk.
Frank.
Frank, what about the 32 foot bombarde? My late father-in-law's favourite ;- )
Wettish & windy here in Manchester today.
Slight crisis here as the back boiler pilot light went out last night, so no heating.
Noway can we relight the darn thing. We do still have gas, phew, so cooking will be ok & fire in lounge on! Thank goodness we also have an electric water heater, it's just a case of remembering to turn it on/off.
Somehow I suspect my plans for this next week are just about to be altered...... J.
FloBear, having never played on the Albert Hall or ST Paul's organ I would not know although there is a 16 foot and an even smaller one, too loud too long,
Played a two manual pipe organ that had to be pumped by hand, the local Church is a four manual and my own electric, you just press buttons.
Jo, sounds much like a gas valve failure to me, get OH to give it a bang with something see if he can bump it free, (the silver cylinder on the control box).
Better go turn the roasties, they are in with an onion and clove of garlic to make the gravy.
Frank.
It's dismal and wet in Blackpool too!
Frank- it's an old, but previously very reliable, back boiler system, so 'banging' something isnt possible. T'was serviced literally 12mths ago. The company we use are a good local firm, but I know that getting spare parts etc is probably going to get difficult. OH & me have both just said, probably better to get a new, probably more efficient boiler now, before the cold weather really sets in. Joy!
Dismal and wet in Halifax too!