Rb. I was sooo concerned yesterday that I had to pull myself into the attic and find 61+3/4 yo bear to cuddle. Actually, I must be cruel to keep it up there.
Enjoy the play GWRS. Which one is it?
Steve - get yourself to Wetherspoons. How is your OH now? I was disappointed when you left as had no way of finding out if her health was improving. Hope the boat's improving too
Joyce, what a difference. A lot cooler here but it's lovely to glimpse the sun.
The trouble with Wetherspoons is that you have to spend money, and all my spare is going into the boat at the moment (a situation which I suspect may not improve). And drink beer, which (pleasurable though it is) tends to adversely affect the quality of the prose I'm trying to write!
Thanks for asking about my OH, Lesley. She's recovering slowly - she managed to spend a day on the beach and a day window shopping recently, but paid for it on the days following. However, on top of her back and her sister's breast cancer (mastectomy completely successful; chemo (just in case) going well), he best friend's had a stroke, pretty severe from what I can tell. SO she's not a happy bunny .
The boat is in similar condition, and still without an engine fitted - although it's now sitting in the saloon, getting in the way
Hmm, drizzle has stopped and temp is 20.5C - getting more and more like a sauna in the back garde
Big preserving pan is now full of simmering Harvest chutney (my flexible recipe - I used to make it with produce I bought at the post Harvest Festival sale in my old village) this year the recipe includes pattypans, plums and apples - I may put a bit of tamarind in . It's a good job that through the year I collect loads of jars in crates in the garage, much to OH's puzzlement.
There's also Sticky Asian short ribs in the slow cooker - the kitchen does smell good
Harvest Steve? Our pattypan squashes are making a bid for world domination! They've been cooked in cakes, fritters, soups, casseroles and chutneys not to mention pickled and in salads, plus the neighbours, friends and colleagues have been given some and OH is selling some at the farm shop. How many plants do we have? Only two
We've also been swamped with cucumbers and again, apart from eating them, 10 large jars of Sweet Cucumber Pickle are lined up on the shelves (well, two have been eaten already - OH loves it).
Tomatoes have also been really good and are nearly all ripe outisde. Climbing french beans and swiss chard are also cropping well, and the gooseberries ad rhubarb were fantastic as are the autumn raspberries. There's hardly any room in the freezer, there are so many raspberries in there. I'm going to have to turn some of them into jam to make room for the beans.
And to crown our harvest the grape fine is covered with ripening black grapes and, our baby espaliered pear tree (in it's fourth year) has its first four fruit on it and they're looking fantastic
We've had an amazing harvest. Haven't bought any veg for ages, and we've only got a small veg patch.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Dove Sounds wonderful It's good when it all works. One year I grew so many strawberries that I sold some to the man in the van who came round with fruit & veg. One year.
I've been making plum jam from one of the trees in a friend's garden (as well as freezing a few pounds).... and it's now time for apples and pears...... Never tried pattypans but some of the winter squashes are looking good.
We had one of the large ash trees felled last winter. The difference it's made in sunlight and moisture in the soil has made a phenomenal difference in this garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ah yes - I remember that. Glad it's worked well. I persuaded my neigbours (quite easy really - they were as keen as I was) to get rid of a big cypress that was heavily shading my yard. It's made a great difference to the light there, and at the back of the house.
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Hello all , having lunch in Weatherspoons at moment in Scarborough , come here with Threatre club to see an Alan Ayckbourn comedy
Hope alls well with everybody
Steve , Wetherspoons better than library
Rb
. I was sooo concerned yesterday that I had to pull myself into the attic and find 61+3/4 yo bear to cuddle
. Actually, I must be cruel to keep it up there
.
Enjoy the play GWRS
. Which one is it?
Steve - get yourself to Wetherspoons
. How is your OH now? I was disappointed when you left as had no way of finding out if her health was improving. Hope the boat's improving too
Joyce, what a difference
. A lot cooler here but it's lovely to glimpse the sun.
The trouble with Wetherspoons is that you have to spend money, and all my spare is going into the boat at the moment (a situation which I suspect may not improve). And drink beer, which (pleasurable though it is) tends to adversely affect the quality of the prose I'm trying to write!
Thanks for asking about my OH, Lesley. She's recovering slowly - she managed to spend a day on the beach and a day window shopping recently, but paid for it on the days following. However, on top of her back and her sister's breast cancer (mastectomy completely successful; chemo (just in case) going well), he best friend's had a stroke, pretty severe from what I can tell. SO she's not a happy bunny
.
The boat is in similar condition, and still without an engine fitted - although it's now sitting in the saloon, getting in the way
Hmm, drizzle has stopped and temp is 20.5C - getting more and more like a sauna in the back garde
Big preserving pan is now full of simmering Harvest chutney (my flexible recipe - I used to make it with produce I bought at the post Harvest Festival sale in my old village) this year the recipe includes pattypans, plums and apples - I may put a bit of tamarind in
. It's a good job that through the year I collect loads of jars in crates in the garage, much to OH's puzzlement. 
There's also Sticky Asian short ribs in the slow cooker - the kitchen does smell good
Harvest Steve? Our pattypan squashes are making a bid for world domination! They've been cooked in cakes, fritters, soups, casseroles and chutneys not to mention pickled and in salads, plus the neighbours, friends and colleagues have been given some and OH is selling some at the farm shop. How many plants do we have? Only two
We've also been swamped with cucumbers and again, apart from eating them, 10 large jars of Sweet Cucumber Pickle are lined up on the shelves (well, two have been eaten already - OH loves it).
Tomatoes have also been really good and are nearly all ripe outisde. Climbing french beans and swiss chard are also cropping well, and the gooseberries ad rhubarb were fantastic as are the autumn raspberries. There's hardly any room in the freezer, there are so many raspberries in there. I'm going to have to turn some of them into jam to make room for the beans.
And to crown our harvest the grape fine is covered with ripening black grapes and, our baby espaliered pear tree (in it's fourth year) has its first four fruit on it and they're looking fantastic
We've had an amazing harvest. Haven't bought any veg for ages, and we've only got a small veg patch.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Dove
Sounds wonderful
It's good when it all works. One year I grew so many strawberries that I sold some to the man in the van who came round with fruit & veg. One year.
I've been making plum jam from one of the trees in a friend's garden (as well as freezing a few pounds).... and it's now time for apples and pears...... Never tried pattypans but some of the winter squashes are looking good.
We had one of the large ash trees felled last winter. The difference it's made in sunlight and moisture in the soil has made a phenomenal difference in this garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ah yes - I remember that. Glad it's worked well. I persuaded my neigbours (quite easy really - they were as keen as I was) to get rid of a big cypress that was heavily shading my yard. It's made a great difference to the light there, and at the back of the house.
I really don't know how you get it all done Dove
. I grew carrots in a high pot once and got enough for a casserole for 10
. I've got chives too.
Steve, gently does it for OH. She'll find her feet but it will take time. You're boat's still leaking money then
.
"A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money" Except that it's not even in the water at the moment
Off for some (late) lunch back on board now.
TTFN
A bit like a planting hole Steve, but more so. . . .