Busy - Antiques are expensive in this part of the world - I think everyone still expects Lovejoy & cronies to turn up at the auctions... It was filmed in and around Long Melford and assorted picturesque Suffolk villages & towns. Can still be seen on SKY.
Chicky - the landscaping is coming on well thank you. This will be week 3 - I'm hoping there won't be a week 4. It is looking as I envisaged but it's nearly all digger, dumper & cement mixer work (rather than borders and planting).
We imported 14 tons of top soil last week to sort out levels in the back garden and this week we shall be excavating a 2m wide and 2m deep hole in the middle of the drive to make a new soak away. Hopefully then the garage will no longer flood whenever we have a downpour. Hopefully they will not 'find' the electric or BT cables and water and oil pipes
The paths all round the house have been relaid so we no longer have bouncy slabs and a wobble board by the front door
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Wonky; there is plenty of duck since his lordship has shown no hint of when he'll be home! I'm still undecided about the blackcurrants as a sauce compot. But it does need a fruity kick of something.
Managed to get the hound to eat for the first time in several days (complicated animal) and before the fireworks started. I'm so pleased I could make Dove look miserable!
Tomorrow I will be going to work super early to disinfect as much of the three floors and almost 50 vehicles as I can because I have a VIP coming to the museum; a young boy who has leukemia so can't visit anywhere normally. It'll just be his family as the museum is normally closed. I just hope he's well enough to come!
On the very rare occasions - once a year at the most - I yearn for tea it's Darjeeling or Assam or Moroccan mint, never Earl Grey.
Poldark came off badly on Points of View today. Upset lots of people he has, not taking No to mean No.
I like bilberries - blueberries with attitude but none here. I have just planted out my 30 babies in window boxes to keep them going till they have their own bed. I do like my fruit seasonal but frozen cherries and raspberries are a good standby to have.
When I left the dance club, my committee colleagues gave me a present of potted pink azaleas; one small standard in the middle and 7 short ones round the perimeter. Not my thing at all so today I liberated them to find the 7 small ones were a strip, the kind where you make a fold in fibrous sheeting, fill with compost, lay on your cuttings, cover and roll up and water. Weird or what but well rooted if somewhat matted so now I have 8 azaleas developing individual root systems to make a "plantation" next spring.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I have no idea why that has appeared so late. Know what you mean about Xmas cards Busy so I tend to order online form RHS or RNLI or similar when I can find a card the right shape. Belgian PO very strict about envelope sizes and weights - nothing square or small. The like business letter size basically and 3 pages max for one stamp. In France they seem a lot more accommodating.
Clari - blackcurrant is great with duck? Cuts the richness beautifully. Good luck with the cleaning tomorrow and hope he enjoys his visit and his treatment works.
WW - the last time I had one of those was summer 88 when OH was in Austin, Texas at IBM for 4 months and I was at home looking after the company's new student intake playing 5-a-side for our sports and social club.........
Topbird - sounds exciting. Do we get pics of before and after?
Watching Countryfile and getting a yen to grow pears but not for perry. Need a bulldozer first though.
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Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Obelixx If I'd known you'd got some Darjeeling you could have chucked some over this way - it's my tea of choice and the only tea Wonky drinks - however I drink tea so rarely that I'd not noticed we'd run out (OH drinks PG) and Earl Grey was the only option - I only let it infuse for a moment - my tea has to be really pale.
Wonky, hope tomorrow goes really well (hugs)) Do you know what you'll be doing?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Happy to share Dove. It's a new pack so should be nice and fresh tasting.
The 30 babies mentioned above are strawberries to give us fruit from May To October. We'll see. Had to leave my fancy pink lfowered ones behind cos they'd stopped flowering by the time we loved. Boo. Anyway, keen to try our neighbours on Eton Mess next summer.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I made four fruit cakes in loaf tins yesterday. We're half way through he first one. Just testing.
The rest I have to wrap up in greaseproof for christmas.
Today I have chopped off all the leaves on the banana, so that I can get other stuff in the greenhouse. I have located the heater, so nearly ready for bad weather next week. Amazing how much water is in the leaf ribs. I could squeeze them out. I then massacred the fig tree, and put the lot through the shredder. Two tub trugs full to add to the compost heap.
Now for a glass of red with my roast chicken dinner.
Thanks Dove just induction tomorrow as they are still trying to get little steel toe cap boots lol. I have my rota until next year and it says lovely things like plant up boarder, stain furniture! my kind of work!
Obelixx, I know I felt guilty eating it but it hit the spot!
Pint of Darjeeling for me please Dove, it will be my fifth! important to keep fluids up
Duck with blackcurrant sounds a treat Clari, have to confess to sneaking round to yours and putting glue in the lock so you OH can't get home and eat my share! hope the young chap that visits the museum tomorrow really enjoys his trip, im sure you will make him very welcome!
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Busy - Antiques are expensive in this part of the world - I think everyone still expects Lovejoy & cronies to turn up at the auctions... It was filmed in and around Long Melford and assorted picturesque Suffolk villages & towns. Can still be seen on SKY.
Chicky - the landscaping is coming on well thank you. This will be week 3 - I'm hoping there won't be a week 4. It is looking as I envisaged but it's nearly all digger, dumper & cement mixer work (rather than borders and planting).
We imported 14 tons of top soil last week to sort out levels in the back garden and this week we shall be excavating a 2m wide and 2m deep hole in the middle of the drive to make a new soak away. Hopefully then the garage will no longer flood whenever we have a downpour.
Hopefully they will not 'find' the electric or BT cables and water and oil pipes 
The paths all round the house have been relaid so we no longer have bouncy slabs and a wobble board by the front door
Wonky; there is plenty of duck since his lordship has shown no hint of when he'll be home! I'm still undecided about the blackcurrants as a sauce compot. But it does need a fruity kick of something.
Managed to get the hound to eat for the first time in several days (complicated animal) and before the fireworks started. I'm so pleased I could make Dove look miserable!
Tomorrow I will be going to work super early to disinfect as much of the three floors and almost 50 vehicles as I can because I have a VIP coming to the museum; a young boy who has leukemia so can't visit anywhere normally. It'll just be his family as the museum is normally closed. I just hope he's well enough to come!
On the very rare occasions - once a year at the most - I yearn for tea it's Darjeeling or Assam or Moroccan mint, never Earl Grey.
Poldark came off badly on Points of View today. Upset lots of people he has, not taking No to mean No.
I like bilberries - blueberries with attitude but none here. I have just planted out my 30 babies in window boxes to keep them going till they have their own bed. I do like my fruit seasonal but frozen cherries and raspberries are a good standby to have.
When I left the dance club, my committee colleagues gave me a present of potted pink azaleas; one small standard in the middle and 7 short ones round the perimeter. Not my thing at all so today I liberated them to find the 7 small ones were a strip, the kind where you make a fold in fibrous sheeting, fill with compost, lay on your cuttings, cover and roll up and water. Weird or what but well rooted if somewhat matted so now I have 8 azaleas developing individual root systems to make a "plantation" next spring.
I have no idea why that has appeared so late. Know what you mean about Xmas cards Busy so I tend to order online form RHS or RNLI or similar when I can find a card the right shape. Belgian PO very strict about envelope sizes and weights - nothing square or small. The like business letter size basically and 3 pages max for one stamp. In France they seem a lot more accommodating.
Clari - blackcurrant is great with duck? Cuts the richness beautifully. Good luck with the cleaning tomorrow and hope he enjoys his visit and his treatment works.
WW - the last time I had one of those was summer 88 when OH was in Austin, Texas at IBM for 4 months and I was at home looking after the company's new student intake playing 5-a-side for our sports and social club.........
Topbird - sounds exciting. Do we get pics of before and after?
Watching Countryfile and getting a yen to grow pears but not for perry. Need a bulldozer first though.
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Obelixx
If I'd known you'd got some Darjeeling you could have chucked some over this way - it's my tea of choice and the only tea Wonky drinks - however I drink tea so rarely that I'd not noticed we'd run out (OH drinks PG) and Earl Grey was the only option - I only let it infuse for a moment - my tea has to be really pale.
Wonky, hope tomorrow goes really well (hugs)) Do you know what you'll be doing?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for resting my mind Ob! Now if only his lordship would hurry home!
Happy to share Dove. It's a new pack so should be nice and fresh tasting.
The 30 babies mentioned above are strawberries to give us fruit from May To October. We'll see. Had to leave my fancy pink lfowered ones behind cos they'd stopped flowering by the time we loved. Boo. Anyway, keen to try our neighbours on Eton Mess next summer.
I made four fruit cakes in loaf tins yesterday. We're half way through he first one.
Just testing.
The rest I have to wrap up in greaseproof for christmas.
Today I have chopped off all the leaves on the banana, so that I can get other stuff in the greenhouse. I have located the heater, so nearly ready for bad weather next week. Amazing how much water is in the leaf ribs. I could squeeze them out. I then massacred the fig tree, and put the lot through the shredder. Two tub trugs full to add to the compost heap.
Now for a glass of red with my roast chicken dinner.
Evening all, sorry not read back. Hope all are well.
Been busy on Nanna duty and more decorating!
Thanks Dove
just induction tomorrow as they are still trying to get little steel toe cap boots lol. I have my rota until next year and it says lovely things like plant up boarder, stain furniture! 
my kind of work!
Obelixx, I know I felt guilty eating it but it hit the spot!
Pint of Darjeeling for me please Dove, it will be my fifth!
important to keep fluids up 
Duck with blackcurrant sounds a treat Clari, have to confess to sneaking round to yours and putting glue in the lock so you OH can't get home and eat my share!
hope the young chap that visits the museum tomorrow really enjoys his trip, im sure you will make him very welcome!
Hello SGL! Nice to see you
Back to my pit to slob some more!