Hope you get a walk in today, Fairy - you sound like you need it!
Hope Chicklet had a good birthday, Chicky.
Glad the weather has allowed you some garden time, Pat. Hope you got to do the autumn crocus area as planned.
Spent a good bit of time in the garden yesterday, mainly tying in bits of honeysuckle. Also spotted several things just starting to poke through the soil, some of which I'd forgotten about and some of which I thought I might have lost, so very exciting. First inch of some erythroniums I'd completely forgotten I'd planted - do hope they survive the slugs, I love them so much. Thanks for all the support, the garden did indeed work its magic. Just got to hang in there until the end of the month, with regular doses of gardening to keep my existential crisis at bay .
Obelixx you seem to be so busy with so many things I hardly know what to wish you well about! Do hope the lawnmower recovers - mine did that a few times last year. A bit of quiet time in the shed did the trick . Fingers crossed re: the tree peony.
Welcome back to the UK, BL. Hope you have a better time than last, when you were poorly. You've arrived at a good time - yesterday was so warm (at least here it was....) that growth seems to have taken a leap.
LP well done on the doggie visiting .
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
Good morning the rest of you G'day Pat Jigsaws have to be done ... sometimes gardening just has to wait
LP - the dog visiting therapy (PAT dogs?) is brilliant I've known it to be really helpful with poorly youngsters and people with autism - we tried to find a local one to visit Pa in Suffolk when he was in the Lovely Home -but they seem scarce in that area - he just loved dogs and watched lots of them being walked on the common outside his window and sometimes I could see his fingers twitch with the need to pat and stroke - Bro has gundogs and sometimes took them to visit but the home had a resident cat and the younger dog couldn't be trusted not to chase it .- there was once an incident!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. I've been awake for ages reading my book in bed, just got up. Must think about what to do with the day but one thing is cook boeuf bourguignon for tomorrow. Neighbours are coming to lunch.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning all. Dull and grey and wet here. Another bad crampy night so need a second coffee before I get going. Minstrel has been up the wisteria on teh annex wall and Rasta has expressed her disgust at the new stretch of Ratsa proof fencing between us and the neighbours. She'd been lifting the mesh on the old one so she and onzo could go and mmither a hedgehog. Nothing quite as funny as mixed squeals of delight cos she's got a hedgehog with cries of pain as she tries to pick it up. Both dogs and both kittens now indoors and feeling silly so lot's of to-ing and fro-ing with Bonzo "guarding" his kitten.
Painting continues today including sanding the newly finished plaster board in teh annex ready for painting. No rest and all that.
LG - It'll be hard but you need to start distancing yourself. No matter how much you try to fix there will still be problems and someone else will have to handle them after you've gone. Do your best by all means but don't get so stressed you harm your health.
Hosta - that looks like a marathon delivery route. Hope the weather lets you enjoy the scenery..
Dove - dishwasher now in garage. Fine for tea and coffee stuff but the upper rack is too low to take our dinner plates on the bottom but also too high to take our wine glasses. The real dishwasher is adjustable so we can manage both. I'll have to find it a good home along with that cooker.
Wonky - lots of progress. Well done.
Fairy - if you can't fnd a summit how about a valley trail round a lovely loch? Watched that Scots chap on Skye last night. It looks lovely but a bit too cool for me and OH and we'd need a cottage that allows doggies so we can do walkies.
LP - fingers crossed for the assessment. Lovely thing to do for people needing comfort.
Happy cooking Busy. Our neighbours here seem to thing we need appointments to chat so they don't disturb us when we're busy. Tuesday morning for horse and paddock chat then.
Enjoy your Sunday everyone.
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)."
Son's favourite jeans mended ............ he's able to sew on a button (or find someone to do it) but complex patching around the 'seat seams' is beyond the wit of man (well, that man anyway). Now it's done ... I've zig zagged all over it as a sort of reinforcement - not pretty but firm, and thankfully his role in the 'entertainment industry' isn't fashion/style dependent
Now to drink coffee and go through that seed box again ......... what's next for the propagator?
Has everyone had their breakfast, or would a little something with your coffee be welcome?
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Had a lovely day with Chicklet yesterday , only slightly marred by getting caught up in train troubles at Waterloo, which meant I got home at 1.30am (instead of 11pm as planned ). Still, I read a lot of my book (which is, by coincidence, "Girl on a train")
Today I have 200 snowdrops in the green to plant, which I want to colonise under a couple of hazel trees. Its mizzly out there, but its got to be done. And more seeds for my propagator too
Hope GWRS enjoyed his day out at the Emirates (even though the dream ending was not to be ), and that Fairy has found a hill unshrouded in mist.
Afternoon all, Hope everyone is OK and enjoying their weekend. It started very sunny here but has now clouded over. Went to fetch new glasses this morning so hopefully they wont be dropping off my face at regular intervals.
Popping to see mom in a minute and then a lazy day planned, not doing much of anything. Tomorrow I'm going wedding dress shopping with Secondborn, plus I'll get cuddles from Jonah
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Good work LP. Nice when you can do something like that
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hope you get a walk in today, Fairy - you sound like you need it!
Hope Chicklet had a good birthday, Chicky.
Glad the weather has allowed you some garden time, Pat. Hope you got to do the autumn crocus area as planned.
Spent a good bit of time in the garden yesterday, mainly tying in bits of honeysuckle. Also spotted several things just starting to poke through the soil, some of which I'd forgotten about and some of which I thought I might have lost, so very exciting. First inch of some erythroniums I'd completely forgotten I'd planted - do hope they survive the slugs, I love them so much. Thanks for all the support, the garden did indeed work its magic. Just got to hang in there until the end of the month, with regular doses of gardening to keep my existential crisis at bay
.
Obelixx you seem to be so busy with so many things I hardly know what to wish you well about! Do hope the lawnmower recovers - mine did that a few times last year. A bit of quiet time in the shed did the trick
. Fingers crossed re: the tree peony.
Welcome back to the UK, BL. Hope you have a better time than last, when you were poorly. You've arrived at a good time - yesterday was so warm (at least here it was....) that growth seems to have taken a leap.
LP well done on the doggie visiting
.
Morning everyone. I've been very lazy today. Didn't do any gardening, but lots of jigsaws
.
watching Junior bake off. Allegra and Nadia are a bit of a change from Paul and Mary.
Love Junior Bake Off, Pat
.
Good morning the rest of you
G'day Pat 
Jigsaws have to be done ... sometimes gardening just has to wait 
LP - the dog visiting therapy (PAT dogs?) is brilliant
I've known it to be really helpful with poorly youngsters and people with autism - we tried to find a local one to visit Pa in Suffolk when he was in the Lovely Home -but they seem scarce in that area - he just loved dogs and watched lots of them being walked on the common outside his window and sometimes I could see his fingers twitch with the need to pat and stroke - Bro has gundogs and sometimes took them to visit but the home had a resident cat and the younger dog couldn't be trusted not to chase it .- there was once an incident!!! 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. I've been awake for ages reading my book in bed, just got up. Must think about what to do with the day but one thing is cook boeuf bourguignon for tomorrow. Neighbours are coming to lunch.
Morning all. Dull and grey and wet here. Another bad crampy night so need a second coffee before I get going. Minstrel has been up the wisteria on teh annex wall and Rasta has expressed her disgust at the new stretch of Ratsa proof fencing between us and the neighbours. She'd been lifting the mesh on the old one so she and onzo could go and mmither a hedgehog. Nothing quite as funny as mixed squeals of delight cos she's got a hedgehog with cries of pain as she tries to pick it up. Both dogs and both kittens now indoors and feeling silly so lot's of to-ing and fro-ing with Bonzo "guarding" his kitten.
Painting continues today including sanding the newly finished plaster board in teh annex ready for painting. No rest and all that.
LG - It'll be hard but you need to start distancing yourself. No matter how much you try to fix there will still be problems and someone else will have to handle them after you've gone. Do your best by all means but don't get so stressed you harm your health.
Hosta - that looks like a marathon delivery route. Hope the weather lets you enjoy the scenery..
Dove - dishwasher now in garage. Fine for tea and coffee stuff but the upper rack is too low to take our dinner plates on the bottom but also too high to take our wine glasses. The real dishwasher is adjustable so we can manage both. I'll have to find it a good home along with that cooker.
Wonky - lots of progress. Well done.
Fairy - if you can't fnd a summit how about a valley trail round a lovely loch? Watched that Scots chap on Skye last night. It looks lovely but a bit too cool for me and OH and we'd need a cottage that allows doggies so we can do walkies.
LP - fingers crossed for the assessment. Lovely thing to do for people needing comfort.
Happy cooking Busy. Our neighbours here seem to thing we need appointments to chat so they don't disturb us when we're busy. Tuesday morning for horse and paddock chat then.
Enjoy your Sunday everyone.
Now to drink coffee and go through that seed box again ......... what's next for the propagator?
Has everyone had their breakfast, or would a little something with your coffee be welcome?
Last edited: 12 March 2017 11:09:36
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all
. Late on parade
Had a lovely day with Chicklet yesterday
, only slightly marred by getting caught up in train troubles at Waterloo, which meant I got home at 1.30am (instead of 11pm as planned 
). Still, I read a lot of my book (which is, by coincidence, "Girl on a train"
)
Today I have 200 snowdrops in the green to plant, which I want to colonise under a couple of hazel trees. Its mizzly out there, but its got to be done. And more seeds for my propagator too
Hope GWRS enjoyed his day out at the Emirates (even though the dream ending was not to be
), and that Fairy has found a hill unshrouded in mist.
Afternoon all, Hope everyone is OK and enjoying their weekend. It started very sunny here but has now clouded over. Went to fetch new glasses this morning so hopefully they wont be dropping off my face at regular intervals.
Popping to see mom in a minute and then a lazy day planned, not doing much of anything. Tomorrow I'm going wedding dress shopping with Secondborn, plus I'll get cuddles from Jonah