Awww, flumpy and Fruitcake, you will be like me when you have retired. Mind you I did it three times - the last time at 85 when I retired from working as a volunteer at the Botanic Garden, but then volunteered for the Nation of Gardeners trials for Mr. Fothergills so really haven't retired yet as I am still doing that but it is all gardening. just not my choice. I did get a lot done today but rewarded myself with two films - "Shall we Dance" and "Billy Elliot" on BBC2 and 4. Quite a treat. Looks like we are going to have good gardening weather in Bristol till next weekend at least, Fruitcake.
Morning happymarion its red hot here and im just catching some sun after my morning potter to check all is well in the garden before i have to do the dreaded h...w . Hopefully the full afternoon will be spent outside as i have lots to be doing and a spot to find for my Passiflore blue which smells exquisite. Hope you have a lovely day.
I went up my garden to get strawberries for my cereal (4 large ones) and take a "Before" picture of the nettle corner I want to tackle and found the day lilies(hemerocallis) are opening their buds and I have a pale pink and a darker pink azalea from the two I separated when they came in the same pot last year. My new peony , the white, pink and yellow "Laura Dessert" is pure white when the flower is full. Just luscious.
My 60 odd year old kitchen scales gave up the ghost recently so i treated myself to a new electronic kitchen scale from M&S sale and found when it arrived I not only had added to my wise old owl collection but had a new kitchen clock too which is much easier to read than the one on my cooker.
Another brilliant day so gardening here i come though where I will put all the nettles today is a quandary as the green wheeliebin is full up. I may chop offf the roots and stuff the three plastic composters in the potager. There will be more strawberries ready to go on my cereal which makes me feel the hard work is all worth it.
what a quirky wee scale and i love your dish also. beautiful pics from you per normal.
i got my housework done yesterday and then rest of day in the garden have a few things to pot up/move on today, things that were not doing too well where they were so fingers crossed their move will be of benefit. picked some peas this morning for adding to stirfry later and some strawberries to have with jelly/icecream. As ive written on another post, i cant upload pics here but can do it via dropbox link so al drop a few here hp incase you fancy a wee look, once you grab five mins to yourself as your a very busy lady .
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Same here fruitcake it's so annoying when you can see the sun but where stuck inside
Awww, flumpy and Fruitcake, you will be like me when you have retired. Mind you I did it three times - the last time at 85 when I retired from working as a volunteer at the Botanic Garden, but then volunteered for the Nation of Gardeners trials for Mr. Fothergills so really haven't retired yet as I am still doing that but it is all gardening. just not my choice. I did get a lot done today but rewarded myself with two films - "Shall we Dance" and "Billy Elliot" on BBC2 and 4. Quite a treat. Looks like we are going to have good gardening weather in Bristol till next weekend at least, Fruitcake.
Another perfect day has dawned and forecast is for it to continue all day in Bristol. Nettles here I come.
Morning happymarion
its red hot here and im just catching some sun after my morning potter to check all is well in the garden before i have to do the dreaded h...w 
. Hopefully the full afternoon will be spent outside as i have lots to be doing and a spot to find for my Passiflore blue which smells exquisite. Hope you have a lovely day.
I went up my garden to get strawberries for my cereal (4 large ones) and take a "Before" picture of the nettle corner I want to tackle and found the day lilies(hemerocallis) are opening their buds and I have a pale pink and a darker pink azalea from the two I separated when they came in the same pot last year. My new peony , the white, pink and yellow "Laura Dessert" is pure white when the flower is full. Just luscious.
I had a free packet of passiflora seeds lately. Clarice, I must see what I can do. Have a lovely day. The housework can always wait.
In my front garden the pyracantha is covered in bees and my phygelius has started to flow
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My 60 odd year old kitchen scales gave up the ghost recently so i treated myself to a new electronic kitchen scale from M&S sale and found when it arrived I not only had added to my wise old owl collection but had a new kitchen clock too which is much easier to read than the one on my cooker.
Another brilliant day so gardening here i come though where I will put all the nettles today is a quandary as the green wheeliebin is full up. I may chop offf the roots and stuff the three plastic composters in the potager. There will be more strawberries ready to go on my cereal which makes me feel the hard work is all worth it.
Morning hp
what a quirky wee scale and i love your dish also. beautiful pics from you per normal.
i got my housework done yesterday and then rest of day in the garden
have a few things to pot up/move on today, things that were not doing too well where they were so fingers crossed their move will be of benefit. picked some peas this morning for adding to stirfry later and some strawberries to have with jelly/icecream. As ive written on another post, i cant upload pics here but can do it via dropbox link so al drop a few here hp incase you fancy a wee look, once you grab five mins to yourself as your a very busy lady 
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