Thanks Fairy its in my nature to worry, I get it from Dove but I'm sure it will be OK, they are lovely people so not too frightening! glad to hear Fairylets mouth is on the mend, good idea switching days for extra recovery time. always thought Chewbacca kind of sweet, better han Jabba the hutt!
I've been to Wales for the weekend to visit SIL in her new house and garden. New years eve saw a lot of alcoholic refreshment consumed.It was tipping it down with rain and not fit to be out. New years day, a walk along Harlech beach started with me in t shirt and trousers, woolly jumper , fleece, berghaus windproof jacket followed by sheepskin coat(made with real polyesters) With two hoods up I was still freezing. There was snow on the top of Manod, and 4 C on the beach. We warmed up by dragging a builders bag we found, and filled it up with all the plastic bottles,plaster bucket, glass bottles, bits of fishing net, an old bouy, and other non biodegradeable rubbish. Me and hubby dragged it back to the car park and left it at the side of the rubbish bin. The rest of the party tried to pretend they weren't with us. We'll probably get done for fly tipping. My sheepskin coat has a pocket full of shells and a cuttle fish bone. (good job its machine washable)
Today I inspected the new garden. It backs up to a hill and is on a slope which is mainly terraced. What do I think.? Well the row of huge 40ft Lawsons cypress with lots of dead need to come down. Leave the beech and eucalyptus. The greenhouse under them is past it. If they remove it, cut the laurel down to six foot, it would make a nice flat area for a garden studio, overlooking the view down the valley. The third shed with the glass missing will make a wood store for the said cypress logs to dry out ready for the log burner. No I'm not doing it. Get a qualified man in. The overgrown veg patch needs the part rotted compost spreading on it, cover with cardboard or black plastic, then plant blight resistant potatoes in March. The overpruned apple trees that now have loads of water shoots need winter pruning. All long bits off down to six inches. The stream through one corner will look nice with a gunnera at the back and some candelabra primulas, a few astilbes and a rodgersia or two. Crug Farm is only a short drive away. There looks to be a very nicely shaped large magnolia.
Then I left them to it. We visited Ashwood nurseries on the way back, but only bought a flowering indoor jasmine and some bird food,
When we got back, we got a text to say the apples have now been pruned. The beginnings of a large project, I think.
Hello Pat - just looked at your photos and they are lovely - the sky is such a gorgeous colour and your flowers look in rude health. I especially liked the first rose picture.
I am becoming a nocturnal poster. I don't have insomnia every night, but every night that I have insomnia I find myself posting on here!
Still ill. I don't have time to be ill, it's really annoying. Moved two barrowloads of top soil today but that's pretty much all the activity managed all day. Got to go and buy DMs with older daughter tomorrow. My wallet is quaking at the thought. But I promised, and I do love DMs so am not averse to encouraging her tastes in that direction . Then back to work, well or not, on Wednesday. Am yet to discover any fallout from my resignation, have managed to bury my head in sand since before Christmas.
Back to bed for another try at sleep. G'night Pat, and anyone else awake.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
Fidget; that sounds like a garden with brilliant potential.
Back to work today; cold unheated building doesn't sound inspiring. Still as it only 6'C at home at least I'll be used to it.
Didn't get any sleep due to his lordship snoring. I can't wait for the house to be done; that way I can steal the dogs bed and get some decent sleep when I need it most.
Good morning. Grey start so far but at least it's not foggy or absolutely freezing.
Plumber due this morning to move our bathroom basin. It's sited opposite an angled, vertical roof beam and I keep banging my head when I dry my hair. Will ask about a towel radiator for later.
Other than that, planning new kitchen - can't live with this one much longer - and planting my bargain iris reticulata that I found lurking in a hypermarket on Friday. Been too cold and foggy to do it.
Fidget - that garden sounds great.
LG - good luck today and also for the return to work.
Fairy - no painting at the mo. Waiting for better light levels to make sure I get a decent finish and edges. I have sewing projects in mind and garden planning.
Clari - when the house is done you'll have a spare bedroom won't you? And there's always the man shed for OH.
I'm off to look at Pat's photos with my second coffee..
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)."
Just had a peek at your lovely photos Pat , made me feel a tad warmer thanks?
Hope you managed to get some sleep LG.
I feel for you Clari......have a snoring issue here at times too! Don't you have any heating at work either? I thought there was a legal minimum temperature that employers had to ensure they supplied ?
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Thanks Fairy
its in my nature to worry, I get it from Dove but I'm sure it will be OK, they are lovely people so not too frightening! 
glad to hear Fairylets mouth is on the mend, good idea switching days for extra recovery time. always thought Chewbacca kind of sweet, better han Jabba the hutt! 
Oooooh, I could change my avatar to Jabba the Hutt, about the right size!
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I've been to Wales for the weekend to visit SIL in her new house and garden. New years eve saw a lot of alcoholic refreshment consumed.It was tipping it down with rain and not fit to be out.
New years day, a walk along Harlech beach started with me in t shirt and trousers, woolly jumper , fleece, berghaus windproof jacket followed by sheepskin coat(made with real polyesters) With two hoods up I was still freezing. There was snow on the top of Manod, and 4 C on the beach. We warmed up by dragging a builders bag we found, and filled it up with all the plastic bottles,plaster bucket, glass bottles, bits of fishing net, an old bouy, and other non biodegradeable rubbish. Me and hubby dragged it back to the car park and left it at the side of the rubbish bin. The rest of the party tried to pretend they weren't with us. We'll probably get done for fly tipping. 
My sheepskin coat has a pocket full of shells and a cuttle fish bone. (good job its machine washable)
Today I inspected the new garden. It backs up to a hill and is on a slope which is mainly terraced. What do I think.? Well the row of huge 40ft Lawsons cypress with lots of dead need to come down. Leave the beech and eucalyptus. The greenhouse under them is past it. If they remove it, cut the laurel down to six foot, it would make a nice flat area for a garden studio, overlooking the view down the valley. The third shed with the glass missing will make a wood store for the said cypress logs to dry out ready for the log burner. No I'm not doing it. Get a qualified man in. The overgrown veg patch needs the part rotted compost spreading on it, cover with cardboard or black plastic, then plant blight resistant potatoes in March. The overpruned apple trees that now have loads of water shoots need winter pruning. All long bits off down to six inches. The stream through one corner will look nice with a gunnera at the back and some candelabra primulas, a few astilbes and a rodgersia or two. Crug Farm is only a short drive away. There looks to be a very nicely shaped large magnolia.
Then I left them to it. We visited Ashwood nurseries on the way back, but only bought a flowering indoor jasmine and some bird food,
When we got back, we got a text to say the apples have now been pruned.
The beginnings of a large project, I think.
Happy New year everyone .
Bed for me .
Hi all, also hello to you Fidget. Hope all is well with you and yours.
im putting flower photos of the front garden on the camera thread. Hope you all get to feel warm with out almost cloudless skies.
Hello Pat - just looked at your photos and they are lovely - the sky is such a gorgeous colour and your flowers look in rude health. I especially liked the first rose picture.
I am becoming a nocturnal poster. I don't have insomnia every night, but every night that I have insomnia I find myself posting on here!
Still ill. I don't have time to be ill, it's really annoying. Moved two barrowloads of top soil today but that's pretty much all the activity managed all day. Got to go and buy DMs with older daughter tomorrow. My wallet is quaking at the thought. But I promised, and I do love DMs so am not averse to encouraging her tastes in that direction
. Then back to work, well or not, on Wednesday. Am yet to discover any fallout from my resignation, have managed to bury my head in sand since before Christmas.
Back to bed for another try at sleep. G'night Pat, and anyone else awake.
Night night LG the L. I'm pleased you liked the photos.
Fidget; that sounds like a garden with brilliant potential.
Back to work today; cold unheated building doesn't sound inspiring. Still as it only 6'C at home at least I'll be used to it.
Didn't get any sleep due to his lordship snoring. I can't wait for the house to be done; that way I can steal the dogs bed and get some decent sleep when I need it most.
Good morning. Grey start so far but at least it's not foggy or absolutely freezing.
Plumber due this morning to move our bathroom basin. It's sited opposite an angled, vertical roof beam and I keep banging my head when I dry my hair. Will ask about a towel radiator for later.
Other than that, planning new kitchen - can't live with this one much longer - and planting my bargain iris reticulata that I found lurking in a hypermarket on Friday. Been too cold and foggy to do it.
Fidget - that garden sounds great.
LG - good luck today and also for the return to work.
Fairy - no painting at the mo. Waiting for better light levels to make sure I get a decent finish and edges. I have sewing projects in mind and garden planning.
Clari - when the house is done you'll have a spare bedroom won't you? And there's always the man shed for OH.
I'm off to look at Pat's photos with my second coffee..
Morning all,
Just had a peek at your lovely photos Pat , made me feel a tad warmer thanks?
Hope you managed to get some sleep LG.
I feel for you Clari......have a snoring issue here at times too! Don't you have any heating at work either? I thought there was a legal minimum temperature that employers had to ensure they supplied ?
Hi to everyone else as and when they drop in x
Morning Obelixx!