General Chat

Morning all,

Was late up and I'd had a strange dream about mum and Ron and oh and do ing the garden.

Its 12 degrees here and a cloudy grey morning but at the mo its dry.

I hav'nt got my hair up yet and the shoppings due between 11am and 1pm so must do that. Two subbs nd I order two of the decaff coffee I klike and thats both the subs so that will be goijng back and I shall be £7 better off. I only buy it when its on rollback and I have one in the cupboard so shall try for it again next week.

Morning Anng, morning all,

We've had a little rain , the roads all wet but I can't see many puddles so we couldn't have had that much and it's not raining now just very cloudy , I have a load of washing in the machine so I'm hoping it brightens up so I can hang them out ,there's a bit of thd day wind as I can see the branches on trees moving about but at the moment the sky looks a bit grey .
We want to get the canes in today ready for the runner beans if it is dry ,they have all shot up in the pots and I've put them in the greenhouse and outside during the day.

Anng hope it stays dry for your walk to the hairdressers .

Ann , hope you've got to your blood test appointment and manage to get sorted with your photo at Timsons .

Oh Mel Dandelion wine ,don't think I'd fancy that as they do smell but they make wine with so many different fruits and plants ,mum and dad use to make wine with different fruits .

Better get hoovered through first them hopefully we can get the jobs done in the garden .

Good morning all 9 degrees and cloudy here at the moment and it looks windy again too. I have to walk to the hairdressers for 12 o'clock appointment., hoping we don't get the much needed rain during that time.
Ann you have been and are busy with medical appointments. My next appointment is on 9 May for my Covid vac,

Mandy yes, so many dandelions and they grow so big before you realise they are there. wonder why they are drought resistant.

hope Vera is gettting all her jobs done now and is able to get some sleep too.

Glad your ok Annx I was worried when you did'nt post.

Evening All,

Another sunny day but a few spots of rain briefly this afternoon. Been busy with appointments and jobs and I have a walk in blood test from 8.00am tomorrow, then covid jab on Wednesday and OH has a Nurse visiting on Wednesday too to bring his new treatment and show him how to inject it. I see you are busy with your gardens and AnnG is getting Jake to do some jobs. Your cues will soon be climbing now Mandy. I must say the the LED strip light that the electrician put in our garage is brilliant and gives more light than the spotlights in the kitchen! I wonder what Mel will do with the box seedlings when they are bigger.

Off to bed early now so I can hopefully be up and showered to be at the docs by 8.00am. Then we are off to Timsons as we didn't get chance this morning.

I have never seen Dandilion flowers as big as some I have this year. I m\ade wine with the flowers one year as they were all over the smaller front lawn. Can't remember what it tasted like if we ever drank it all all.

Still no Annx

We've had a lot of dandelions ,shame we have to pull them up as they are a pretty little flower really ,nice and bright in the sunshine but they do smell a bit .

You just beat me Mandy. It has been hot and sunny all day but a few clouds around now.

Well I went out there after I had lunch to weed the front garden, so many dandilions and thistles, I had not noticed the four thistles all growing in a clump. Actually I couldn’t get the eeeds up easily really need to have a go after it rains, when it does.
I also tied back a climbing rose and untangled it from a clematis.

Evening all,

Yes we've been in the garden most of the day ,I got all the cucumber plants in their big pots and then helped Colin as he wanted to repoint round a couple of manhole covers ,also did a load of washing but never got round to hoovering .
It was sunny at times and a bit warmer than yesterday but if really clouded over late afternoon and looked like it might pour down at one point but it brightened up again .
There's been loads of jets about today they are so noisy .
Son came first thing as we needed a few things ordered ,a bag of dog food ,a new hose for the shower and the kitchen light ,I've decided not to have the spot lights so we've ordered an LED long strip light .

We both feel worn out now and I was still awake at twelve last night with fidgets in my knees so it will be an early night for us .

Its very quiet on here do you think we are all out in the garden?

Jake and his Dad have been and fixed the electrics to the water feature so I can reach the on/off switch without having to crawl over and behind pota. They also gave the shrubs that needed it a good trim and dug out the dying rosemsry tree so the garden is looking tidy again now. They only charged me for the shrub strimming etc not the electrics which they have now put on a breaker.

I have done a bit more weeding where the Rosemary bush was, and also cut back a rampant clematis that was strangling a rose. and then found a piece of trellis that I needed to tie back that had obviously gor blown out of line by the wind.

Morning all had to sign in this morning to be able to post.

Its 16 degrees here this morning so far and should reach 20 by 3pm. Hotter on Wednesday according to the pc.

Hope Annx and G are ok and just busy yesterday as Annx did'nt post. I looked twice last night still nothing.

good morning all. 12 degrees already. I didn't finally wake until 0815, late for me and Jake is coming today, although I don't have any idea what time. I got dressed quickly, 'just in case' Of course he will be later today but I couldn't risk it. Still I am up now

Been painting mini wooden buckets with rope handles. 18 degrees here now and there is still blue sky but it all a bit covered in white whispy cloud that you can see through.

I have sort of tied in the clematis but it is all tangled up so I am going to leave it now to see if it can sort itself out a bit. I think that is me done out there as Tesco is due 3-4 although checking it looks as though they are running a bit late.

Nice to get a bit of rhubarb Anng bit of custard and a lovely sweet.

Suns still out here and its 15 degrees and pc still telling me rain to stop soon.

I am now going in the garden after taking my pill.

17 now and hazy sun, very light cloud over it.

Just done an hour in the garden, it is beginning to loo as though it has had attention now. I have staked the peonie. Do it every year. five stakes and linking clips to go between them to try and contain it inside from flopping. It will be fine until rain undoes all the goos.
I have also cut off a lot of big Helebore leaves and pulled out loads moe sticky willy and other weeds. also three nasty brambles. the result of the big blackberry I cut down in 2022. Brown bin is a third full now. Should have a go out the front but I think the next job is to tie in a clematis which is out of control.

I have also picked some rhubarb. I don't get a lot but it is enough for me.

15 here at the mo and pc says rain stopping soon but we hav'nt had any!!! It has clouded over a bit but its still bright.Just had some wholemeal toast and ginger preserve, yummy.

A couple of hours of rain would be good here but don't think itif happening.