General Chat

That's right Ann recharge your batteries lol mine seem to want charging more than ever :-D

Mel are your antihistamines the non drowsy ones ,I use to find they made me so sleepy but I changed to the non drowsy ones which was much better .

Well we sat out and had our coffee it was fine when the sun was out but with the wind when the sun went behind a cloud it felt quite chilly, we tied up the runners and that's all we've done ,oh I knitted a pair of shoes for the rabbit while we sat out .
No roast today we're having Sausage ,beans and mash.

I should take an antihystamin (sp?) but I don't think I get on so well if I take one. Perhaps its just me. its still 15 degrees here but the winds up now and its quite strong. Theres blue sky with huge white couds which block the sun sometimes.

Annx I can't have the marigolds as I have too many snails and slugs wherever I put them.

Toms are doing well in the new little greehouse. I have noticed that this one is more pointed than the old one so the suppoting canes don't fit so well. I have one cue seed up and some Ferrari short beans for a pot on the patio. Its nice to be growing a bit of veg again.

Must stop sitting around and get something done.

Morning Mel, Mandy and All,

The sun's only just gone in here, but it's gone really cool outside and same as you Mel 15 degrees. OH did his walk and then weeded some of the gravel while I planted a few more more Marigolds and transplanted more Snapdragons. I've two more packs of Marigolds to plant, so hope there will be lots of butterflies this year as they like the single flowered ones. I saw a few Ladybird larvae while I was poking with my trowel. I'd had enough after 20 minutes so came in and did the veg for lunch. OH had already done the carrots and does anything that needs peeling.

I need to pay the house inurance online and pack the little medicine cabinet to post tomorrow and open the bigger mirrored cabinet to check it's not broken.

I hope to have a rest this afternoon, but will probably be looking online for a replacement cabinet. Even though it will be a smaller one it will be nice to have my tablets and creams and little things like insect repellent (you should get some Mel now the biting beasties are around!) all together.

Runners have a tendency to prefer climbing the poles that their neighbours have rather than the one in front of them don't they Mandy! Yours are growing well if flowers are appearing now.You have convinced me that this afternoon should be for recharging my batteries!

I can't believe it's June already. We'll soon be halfway through the year, so I'd better get cracking now.

Morning Mel, morning all,

Suns shining but there's quite a strong wind which is making it a bit cooler.

Oh Mel you'll be itchy later with all those bites ,have you got anything to rub on them .

Not sure what we're doing today, the runners just need sorting out a bit as some are twisting themselves up the wrong canes ,I noticed yesterday there is some little red flowers now showing other than that I don't think we're going to do anything just have a day of rest .

Morning you lovely lot, Pinch and a punch and all that.

Dry this morning and brightish but not with any sunshine yet if you know what I mean. 15 degrees and a high pollen count today by the pc.

I have woken up with bites on my chin top of my left leg and waist, back of my hand and other various places that ar'nt itching at the mo but will be later on. O hair line on my forhead. I felt so dirty after yeserdays ivy pulling I went straight in the shower and then dressed for bed.

Not sure how much I will get done today as it should be our day of rest. Will see how I get on as I have sweet peas waiting to go in their tub and another lot of long beans I want in a tub on the decking because the deer have found them down the garden and ate the flowers and little beans off last year.

Dear Lady Mel <3

Dear Lady Ann <3

Take gentle care
Love EOS
xx

Dear Lady Mel <3

Dear Lady Ann <3

Take gentle care
Love EOS
xx

Dear Lady Mel <3

Dear Lady Ann <3

Take gentle care
Love EOS
xx

Evening All,

Thank goodness there was a breeze today or it would have been very muggy here. We were hot in the night and I was pushing the duvet down. Vera I have found it can help to leave the bedroom door open a little when it's hot. It's worth a try with a hot room as it releases some of the heat.

OH did a longer walk for threequarters of an hour early this morning. I think he is enjoying finding the different footpaths. I never dared use them as a woman walking on my own. Especially the one he walked down today being Green lane, where Colin Pitchfork murdered the second schoolgirl! He got the big loppers out later and bit by bit has almost razed the the rest of two big shrubs we aren't keeping. Question is, do I trust him to take some height off the Holly and Camellias next? I planted out a tray of the French Marigolds and a couple of rock plants that have been waiting in plant pots since last year. I also transplanted some of the little Snapdragon seedlings out of the gravel.

It sounds like you had a nice day AnnG with some people watching at the Abbey and a nice meaL The Lodges sound nice and as if they are nearly new ones. We used to have a lot of trouble connecting to the wifi in Cornwall. The reception was poor there in the middle of nowhere, so there was often no signal which didn't help either!

I am so sick of having to swap browsers to do my Asda orders every time, I'm going to cjhange to another supermarket once my delivery pass runs out.It's so hard to understand them on the phone and they don't get anyone to ring you like they say they will. It's been about 7 weeks now despite chasing them up and I'm still blocked. There seem to be others in the same boat when I look online as well.

Hello EOS, I hope you have had a lovely day too!

We have ivy and virginia creeper all over the bottom of our fence from next door Mel. I'm going to spray it with vinegar after reading it suggested. It clings like the devil doesn't it. I was reading about Parrot's Feathers this morning and it was saying to get it out, bag it and bin it as it is so invasive. I remember planting a big stemmed ornamental variety of Mare's tail in our little bog pond years ago and it spread out of the pond into the gravel and took 2 years of a particular strong weedkiller to get rid of it.

The Magpies are still feeding their babies. I expect them to be gone every day as they've been feeding them for several weeks now.

Been out there since my last post. Ceared some of the ivy off and hoovered up the dry leaves and underneath those was lovely leaf mold so I swept it up and sived it and I have a nice lot to add to the awful compost we are now getting. Had enough now and come in for a rest and to get some dinner.

Sounds as though you've had another lovely day out and about Anng.

I am trying to clear the bit down towards the old bantam housebut the ivy has grown all over everything it van possibley cling to. There also lots of leaves collected there so I have come in for the battery to my garden hoover and see if that will pick up the dead leaves for leaf mold.

Had a good day today. We drove to Bolton Abbey, such a lovely area with the River Wharf running through the meadows. First we had coffee overlooking the abbey. Lots of people there but all doing different things so it didn’t feel crowded. Lots of chikdren heading off in large groups to do a welly walk and walk on stepping stones. Teenagers crossing the river while we were on a bridge and they were on different stepping stones to the children. They had not anticipated a wider gap at the end so had to risk their trousers and walking socks getting a setting. We explored the abbey and went I. The pretty little church which was all decorated for a wedding at 1pm, all pretty pink and white flowers. We walked as far as the memorial fountain. And back to another cafe for lunch, a distance of about one and a half miles which seemed further as there sere quite a lot of steps up and down. Daughter and I had Cornish pasties for lunch with salad and SiL had scone with jam and cream.
We had a look round the shop before driving back. It was sunny and quite warm all the time we were there. But on the was home we went through a terrific rain storm. Dry by the time we got back. Daughter went in the hot tub and I sat by the little bec. SiL had football on so I am writing this in my room. I don’t go in the hot tub much as I would enjoy it as dughter says it is difficult to get into. It is a replacement on loan as the normal one here has gone wrong

Thank you Ellizabeth and you too stay safe and have a lovely day.

BIL has been and gone and did'nt do anything but he did take me up the shop bought me a pasty for lunch and two sausage rolls (big ones) nad my weekly little shop down there so that was lovely. We had a pasty each but could'nt manage a sausage roll as well so they are in the fridge.

Done a little more gardening and now I am going to clear round the bean barrel .

While BIL and I were talking out on the patio a fox and three cubs came into the orchard. The cubs were playing and jumping around so BIL went to his car and got his camera. Instead of coming back to me on the patio he walked up the garden to the end of the box hedge and the hwole family disappeared into the hedge never to be seen again. I did'nt even go and get my camera to get a pic. That was one we both missed. He did show me some Swan pics he had taken of a pair of Swans and their 10 signets, one on mums back. If he sends me them I will send them on.

Dear All

Hello

A very good morning to you.

Hope your day is a contented and enjoyable one.

If you go somewhere, on this fairly warm day,
take extra care when travelling. <3

Take gentle care
Love as ever, EOS

Morning girls,

Its 16 degrees here and cloudy so I don't think we are going to see any sun today.I had a good go inthe garden yesterday after BIL left. I had planted the beans and got the wire support back on them with cable tiesand was just going to water them when I thought I'll do the pond filters first. Of course I forgot about the beans and started on the ponds. I have at least two baby swallows in the nest out of 6 eggs but they are very tiny at the mo. I managed to get the wire off round my pond and ended up getting the water hawthorn out of the lily pots. There was loads of them. Cleaned out the scimmer and pulled more of the parrots feathers plant out which was taking over another lilly pot but I could'nt get much more out. The lillies really need repotting but there is no way I could get the two big ones out of the bottom of the pond. Dare not risk diving in as it has'nt got a good liner init like oh's pond which has butyl rubber liner.

I did manage to get a self sown lilly out of the water mint and had promissed a bit to the neighbour who helped me with my pc so I popped it in a bag and took it round to him with some more of the water mint. Stayed and had a cuppa with them and came home with a nice new Strawberry plant with elongated berries on and a basil plant. Had a good look round their garden too. They have made a lot of changes since I last went in and its not as tidy as it was before but we all get a bit like that when there's lots to do when you have so much land.

Sorry you all had bad nights last night and hope you sleep better tonight and that its cooler for you.

Yes where did May go? Its one of my favorite months with June following but they pass so very quickly. I have a nice crop of strawberries to pick today for tea so I'm looking forward to those with a light sprinkle of Vanilla sugar and a little cream.

I must remember to do the hsop this week and pick up my scripts as I am out of a couple of my pills. Its all these bank holidays that throw things out.

Good morning all dry here so far and warm indoors. Just had to chase up/reconnect the Wifi, you forget all these things when you have automatic access. And lucky I have two chargers with me as one of the ones I have is not liked here. IPad and IPhone both needed charging. Not sure what we are doing today, just a general look around I think.

Morning Vera ,morning all,

It was warm here to in the night Vera I woke every couple of hours but soon dropped off again .
It should be hot again so after doing the garden yesterday my bones are a bit stiff so just a few inside jobs to do and then a sit out in the shade I think .
Glad you found out what the bang was ,I remember years ago looking out in the night and seeing a fox trotting down the road .

Hope everyone stays cool ,can you believe it the last day of May .

Just submitted a post and it’s disappeared into the ether. So I’ll try again.

Good morning

Spent most of the night with no covers on the bed as it was sooo hot. No plans for the day. There are plenty of jobs to be done in the house and garden but I’ll be leaving them for another time if it gets too hot. Enjoy your day and stay cool.

Evening all

Gosh, it has been a hot day. The weather thingy is telling me that at the moment it is 21 degrees but feels like 23 and tomorrow afternoon it will get to 25 and feel like 27. It’s been very muggy as well. I always think of Jane when it’s like this. She did hate the hotter weather. I do find it difficult at night when it’s so hot. Because my bedroom is up under the eaves and the windows are set in alcoves, it’s difficult to have curtains and so we have roller blinds . If you open a window with the blinds part or fully down the slightest breeze makes them bang against the frame. I usually end up opening the skylight in the en-suite and leaving the door between that and the bedroom open but it’s not ideal.

I slept badly again last night and ended up putting the radio on with a classical music programme playing quietly in the background. I thought it might lull me to sleep. It didn’t work but did help relax me a bit.

I’m sorry you had a bad night too AnnG. Hopefully you’ll sleep better tonight. I hope you have good weather this week, not too hot and not too cold, as there are plenty of places to visit within an easy drive of Skipton.

That’s good that OH can get some more free physio sessions Annx. The more help he gets, the better. I laughed at your comment about the “terrible twins”. That’s a perfect description of them.

You all seem to have been busy in your gardens today. I haven’t managed to get anything done outside but I have been plant buying again. We have some odd spaces in the garden that need filling and OH suggested Nemesia, one of his better ideas. So we went to our local garden centre and they had a good selection. We bought 15 pots, 3 each of 5 different varieties. 4 of the varieties had labels in but the 5th one didn’t. It has a sort of vanilla smell so I wondered if it could be the Wisley Vanilla that Mel mentioned. I did a bit of googling and it certainly looks like it. While we were out I topped the freezer up with meat and fish so the bank balance took a bit of a hit today.

Oh, btw, I think we’ve solved the mystery of the big bang a couple of nights ago. I was chatting to my next door neighbour and she mentioned that she thought an animal had got into her garden the previous night as she had got up to find a big heavy pot in her garden knocked over and all the compost spilt out. She thought it would be a cat but I think a fox is more likely as it is a heavy pot. It was close to the dividing fence between us and I was sitting that side of our house. In the night time silence it would have sounded extra loud. It’s a relief to know that I didn’t imagine it.

Got here ok. Lots of traffic. And a sort hold up up as we came off the M6. We got a bit lost and went in a circle to find thd lodge but got here in the end it is. Very modern. Very smart.