Thank goodness, flumpy I was feeling so guilty hogging all the good weather. I got quite a bit of weeding done today and have put the green wheeliebin out for the binmen tomorrow morning. My daughter in Northern Ireland thinks the summer is coming to an end there! My friend is buying me a myrtle bush (tree?) for my birthday next week. He knew i wanted one when I admired his so much. Looking forward to that and now scouring the whole garden deciding where I want to plant it.
Hello All. Our visitors have just left (7am) , so I'm trying to catch up on my reading all your threads. It's now going to feel strange to get used to just the two of us and quiet. We had lots of chatting and laughing at past memories and current experiences. They still work, so we retirees can relate to those memories. They often spoke about trying to get through Melbourne traffic to get to work, while we are often the only car on the road all the way into town, don't have parking problems (which is free here), no problems with bosses, etc. etc. I think they enjoyed winding back for the week. They now have an 8 hour or so drive to get home.
I had a peep in the GH earlier when picking some lettuce for their sandwiches. I sent them off with duck egg and lettuce sandwiches. I'm thinking that I might transplant the young seedlings of parsley into a tub or large pot and plonk it down nearer the kitchen door for speed of harvest, instead of planting them out. We are still getting minus temperatures every morning, so the soil is a bit cold to put them out yet. No rain as usual.
Stripped the bed, washed sheets and pillow slips and hung out on the line. Wandered over to greenhouse and got busy transplanting parsley seedlings into larger tub and while I was there decided the seedlings of Cerinthe could get the same treatment, so they (only 4 that I grew from a new packet of seeds to try them out) are now in a 30cm square pot. It'll be interesting to see how they grow because I've never grown them before. I suddenly feel invigourated after a week if sitting around chatting and knitting clothes for Julie's little granddaughter. The weather has been overcast, cold and windy for days, but today the sky is blue, no wind and very pleasant out there.
I badly need to clean empty pots out in the garden yard, but the water is still freezing on my hands. They might get done later this afternoon, but then again the water out of the tank will still be cold - might wait longer.
I think we will go to town and replenish the groceries first though. We're out of most basic food stock including bread and frozen reserves of soup, apples and our prepared meals. It's 950am here now and I feel as though the whole day has gone.
After I have visitors I usually look around and say to myself well. if they had not been coming this and that would not have been done, Pat! It does seem to keep me up to scratch as well as in touch. We have a fine spell of weather ahead in Bristol by the look of the forecast - no rain on the cards till next Monday, so lots of gardening for me.
Good evening Pat, glad to hear you had a lovely time, it feels strange when everyone's gone dosnt it, but then you think " ho I can get on with what I want, when I want". I can't believe you can grow crops in 0 temperatures, they would probably die here, it's lovely sunshine here for a change so going to sit in the garden : ).
Hi Flumpy yes it does feel strange at first, but I was lucky in that the weather today was really good for a change and I fell back into my usual routine very easily. I even dragged the hose out of the greenhouse where it's been overwintering and hosed my broccolini, turnips, silverbeet and kale. The ground looked very dry. The temp in the GH this afternoon was 24 , so everything was looking much better.
our friends rang to say they were safely home, (after 8 hours driving) and had good weather all the way until the outskirts of Melbourne when they met rain. They felt like turning around and coming right back.
We are now relaxing in front of the TV , watching 'so you think you can dance' USA.
Pat if you are sowing Cerinthe major which is an annual it seeds itself all over the garden in Bristol UK! Lovely big black seeds too. It has lovely blue flowers and loads of nectar while the perennial yellow Cerinthe minor has yellow flowers and only stayed a few years with me till a cold winter took itt. Today I had a delivery from the Secret Gardening Club whih blew me away . it was such a bargain. Thre potted plants of winter savory. three potted plants of Origano "Golden French" and three large bareroot plants of Ligularia "Midnight Lady". The herbs all have their labels in and p&p was free. all nine plants for £7.97. I repotted them and took their picture. They will all go into the garden next summer.
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do like the strong colours of the late summer flowers - so cheerful.
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Thank goodness, flumpy I was feeling so guilty hogging all the good weather. I got quite a bit of weeding done today and have put the green wheeliebin out for the binmen tomorrow morning. My daughter in Northern Ireland thinks the summer is coming to an end there! My friend is buying me a myrtle bush (tree?) for my birthday next week. He knew i wanted one when I admired his so much. Looking forward to that and now scouring the whole garden deciding where I want to plant it.
Beautiful sunset in bristol tonight but I just caught the tail end of it. This was 9pm.
Hello All. Our visitors have just left (7am) , so I'm trying to catch up on my reading all your threads. It's now going to feel strange to get used to just the two of us and quiet. We had lots of chatting and laughing at past memories and current experiences. They still work, so we retirees can relate to those memories. They often spoke about trying to get through Melbourne traffic to get to work, while we are often the only car on the road all the way into town, don't have parking problems (which is free here), no problems with bosses, etc. etc. I think they enjoyed winding back for the week. They now have an 8 hour or so drive to get home.
I had a peep in the GH earlier when picking some lettuce for their sandwiches. I sent them off with duck egg and lettuce sandwiches. I'm thinking that I might transplant the young seedlings of parsley into a tub or large pot and plonk it down nearer the kitchen door for speed of harvest, instead of planting them out. We are still getting minus temperatures every morning, so the soil is a bit cold to put them out yet. No rain as usual.
Stripped the bed, washed sheets and pillow slips and hung out on the line. Wandered over to greenhouse and got busy transplanting parsley seedlings into larger tub and while I was there decided the seedlings of Cerinthe could get the same treatment, so they (only 4 that I grew from a new packet of seeds to try them out) are now in a 30cm square pot. It'll be interesting to see how they grow because I've never grown them before. I suddenly feel invigourated after a week if sitting around chatting and knitting clothes for Julie's little granddaughter. The weather has been overcast, cold and windy for days, but today the sky is blue, no wind and very pleasant out there.
I badly need to clean empty pots out in the garden yard, but the water is still freezing on my hands. They might get done later this afternoon, but then again the water out of the tank will still be cold - might wait longer.
I think we will go to town and replenish the groceries first though. We're out of most basic food stock including bread and frozen reserves of soup, apples and our prepared meals. It's 950am here now and I feel as though the whole day has gone.
Its good to be back in touch.
After I have visitors I usually look around and say to myself well. if they had not been coming this and that would not have been done, Pat! It does seem to keep me up to scratch as well as in touch. We have a fine spell of weather ahead in Bristol by the look of the forecast - no rain on the cards till next Monday, so lots of gardening for me.
Thanks Marion - you're right .
This is the vest I knitted for little Olive (she was one last April and her mother loves purple). I left the button choice up to her mother.
Marion lovely sunset : )
Hi Flumpy yes it does feel strange at first, but I was lucky in that the weather today was really good for a change and I fell back into my usual routine very easily. I even dragged the hose out of the greenhouse where it's been overwintering and hosed my broccolini, turnips, silverbeet and kale. The ground looked very dry. The temp in the GH this afternoon was 24 , so everything was looking much better.
our friends rang to say they were safely home, (after 8 hours driving) and had good weather all the way until the outskirts of Melbourne when they met rain. They felt like turning around and coming right back.
We are now relaxing in front of the TV , watching 'so you think you can dance' USA.
Pat if you are sowing Cerinthe major which is an annual it seeds itself all over the garden in Bristol UK! Lovely big black seeds too. It has lovely blue flowers and loads of nectar while the perennial yellow Cerinthe minor has yellow flowers and only stayed a few years with me till a cold winter took itt. Today I had a delivery from the Secret Gardening Club whih blew me away . it was such a bargain. Thre potted plants of winter savory. three potted plants of Origano "Golden French" and three large bareroot plants of Ligularia "Midnight Lady". The herbs all have their labels in and p&p was free. all nine plants for £7.97. I repotted them and took their picture. They will all go into the garden next summer.
I
do like the strong colours of the late summer flowers - so cheerful.
I have a lovely bed of Dahlias at the allottment , from a friend how was going to throw them away
and the sunflowers over six foot , will try and remember to take iPad up and put picture on site
another fine day , paper work this morning , Alltottment this afternoon