General Chat

good morning, lovely morning here, probably still cold out there though. Up early as the residual cough won't let me lie down so better upright. Hope you all had a good sleep.

It will be a couple of days before I can work on the garden but it will get done eventually. Today daughter put a key box up on the house wall for me using T’s drill etc. She is so good at doing these things. Tomorrow we have some solar lights to put up. I am surprised that all my tulips are in flower, I am sure it is early. We did nip to a small local garden centre, just Lyn and I to get me some compost. Not many people there and we kept away from those who were there. I did get a couple of strawberry plants as an experiment and a delphinium and a quite big tomato. Plus compost and took two bags of old pots and trays. All my forget me nots are in flower as well and the hanging baskets in the greenhouse all look healthy. Just a few tubs that Cynth didn’t water and we didn’t have any rain here.

My wild garlic is flowering too and looks lovely under the tree up the top. I keep meaning to dig some up for Ann and send it to her.

I have sown my two benchmaster beans I saved from last year and potted on three Happy Days dahlias. Got the soak tray down so thats in position ready to take anything I sow in the near future. Swept the shed floor and before that I did a little bit of craft.

Oh has been fiddling with this new filter again and he has taken the recykling up the top ready for tomorrow. we missed it last week!

Gwen I think swans lay one egg every two days and really strt sitting after the last egg is laid so they should all hatch about the same time. They sit on the eggs for 35 to 41 days. Your pair are doing well as they usually lay about 6 eggs I think and if yours have seven thats great.

Good to see that you are safely home Ann. I can imagine what a change you have seen in your plants and lawn.
Lovely to be with family, but plenty to keep you busy now that you are back.

A bits and pieces day here.
We're having a new gate made and fitted tomorrow, so daughter and I have been tidying that area to make it ready for the workman. It's also garden bin collection day tomorrow, so I have been adding to the almost full bin with lots of ivy, which is flourishing all too well, although not planted. We also have the usual invasion of 3 cornered leeks, which is doing it's best to colonise as much as the garden as possible. The bees love the white flowers, but there are just so many. Some years I have sat and dug out hundreds of the leek bulbs only to see more plants pop up the following year.

A nice little interlude earlier though.
I walked round to see the swans. The mother is still sitting, but it surely can't be long until hatching day now. Just a short distance away from her, across the water was a lovely grey heron. It was probably doing a bit of fishing, but they don't usually come so close to where people walk, although they do nest a mile or so away, so we often see them.
With the trees sprouting new leaves and the blossom reflected in the water it was a very pleasant walk.

Afternoon all. Home now. I think Chelsea flower show and a jungle has taken over my garden, everything has been flowering while I was not here, the tulips must have been flowering away and some are over. The forget me nots are well out.also the Camassia so it just needs the lawn cutting now and that is very long.

The greenhouse plants all look great so plenty of work ahead for me.

Afternoon all. Home now. I think Chelsea flower show and a jungle has taken over my garden, everything has been flowering while I was not here, the tulips must have been flowering away and some are over. The forget me nots are well out.also the Camassia so it just needs the lawn cutting now and that is very long.

The greenhouse plants all look great so plenty of work ahead for me.

Morning Vera Mandy and all,

Got up at 8.30am and asked oh what the time was and thought I would have a other half an hour. woke at 11.28m. So thats my orning gone then. Mind you oh is still in his dressing gown too and did come back to bed for a while.

Morning Vera ,morning all.,

Nice and sunny here too with a strong breeze so I have washed the throws we have on the sofa and chairs they should soon dry in the breeze.

Hope Anng has a safe journey home and the traffic isn't to bad .

Not a lot happening here today the family won't be here as Lewis has a party to go to so it will be a quiet day ,I might get my peas planted up and I need to put my Dalia tubers into pots .

Good morning

It’s sunny this morning and the forecast is for sun all day. However there’s still quite a strong breeze which is making it feel a bit nippy. I have no particular plans for the day, just take it as it comes.

Seems like everyone is have quiet days.

Not done much today but did get my sweet peas planted in their tub. There were only eight inthe opot I bought. I hope I have more than white ones this year.

Oh fiddled with the filter a bit and thats about all.

It turned warmer at about 5pm and thats when I went out in the garden. The wind had dropped a bit by then and the sun was out the front of the bungalow.

I’m fine thank you. Just having a quiet couple of days.

Thank you Vera. Are you ok, was worried we didn’t see you yesterday. <3

Safe journey home AnnG

No I hav'nt yet I must get around to doing it but we are busy today.

Its really cold here now and the winds the main problem.

All packed, just a few odd bits to go in now off early tomorrow morning.
Just been out looking at their garden, it is really looking good but tithe wind is so strong it nearly blows you over. It is not a really cold wind though.

I have not had a reply to the email I sent Gill. Never you tried sending a text Mel.

If you have time take a look at this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVW4hwZqfnE

Morning al,

Dull and very grey here this morning pc says partly sunny and 12 degrees but it dos'nt feel like it out there as there's a very chilly wind again. even oh said to me that was it him or is is cold?

Just the usual today my one day out to the shop for the paper and some bits and deliver my eggs to next door.

Anng I am sure your beans will do you a couple of years so don't worry about getting 70 seeds. Keep them cool and they will germinate next year too.

Mel he should send it back and complain, it may be an honest mistake. Was it bought on Amazon?

I have ordered the bean seeds hopefully they will soon come. Not that I will plant 70 seeds I do ‘want that many beans.

Good morning all sunny but extremely windy. I wish we could stop getting this wind, we have had a lot this year.

Been sorting my pond out today. Oh bought a new filter for it, one thats easy to clean like he has on his pond. The one he ordered said it had this and that and when he opened the box after waiting all day for it, it had no uv light a connecter that should go from a four inch to a three in but the pipe that comes out of the filter has a three inch pipe and there shoukd be a connecter for the three inch pipe to another 3 inch pipe so that s no good. The one he ordered had 3 kilos of these little white round bit that go in it and it only had 18 kilos so you can imagine he is really p*ssed off. It mean another £20 for the right pipe and more expensense for the uv light and it has'nt got the swivel connecter either for the return water. Its nothing like the picture he ordered it from as that was the same as the smaller one he has on his pond for his skimmer.

I did a little painting of my craft this morning and stuck some bits together and then went our after lunch and removed aboiut 7 water hawthron from my tiny water lillies pot and oh is going to put it the other side of the pond tomorrow so its covered with wet kitchen paper and a pot saucer.

Still not sown my beans or peas. Last week Monty sowed his cues and I have the same ones.

Annx, I am disappointed that you did not understand the humour in my comment. I thought you were a fun person. I was under the impression that you and your husband were much younger as you always paint a picture of him being quite lively and in need of being told off - hence the 'elf on the shelf' but as he has a white beard 'father christmas seemed more appropriate. No offence intended at all.
Perhaps you should cut me some slack and not judge?
Btw..... have you had a go at any of those free tutorials I sent you? All with good intent and a hand of friendship.