General Chat

Thanks Anng.

I'm sure the bantams will grow to like him when they are hungry Mel. He will manage ok till you can do it again if needs be. Best wishes for tomorrow and I hope they find that you won't need to go in hospital. xx <3

How annoying Mandy, it happens to us all but why is it always when you have written a long post!

O I see.

Oh has taken himself off to bed. He has moved all the potted hostas today to where they should be in front of his filter shed so they reflect in his pond. They stayed off of there last year and on the decking round my pond so I coudl'nt see my pond from the top decking. He painted two more of my old planters and has put them in those. Gave them a good feed too.

I prcked out more of my Dianthus this afternoon but could'nt get into much else. I also pricked out some of the poppies you sent me Anng. I had forgotten about them and they were tucked behind my other seeds. Never did sprinkle any up the border as I knew I would have to dig a lot of it this year.

Mandy its so annoying when you lose a long post but we all understand what thats like.

Should read two parts of the hose Mel. Finger trouble I think.

In case I forget later hope all goes well with your hospital visit. I am sure OH WOUKD COPE.

Oh bother just typed a whole post and it vanished ,can't do it all again ,I see your off to the hospital tomorrow Mel I hope you get on OK.

Oh now the phones ringing

Coo you had a nice spend up Anng. I'd like to go to a garden centre and get some more plants but I really think I have enough to handle at present and I need to find out what wrong incase I have to go into hospital. If I do I don't know how oh is going to cope with the chickens and the bantams as they hate him. Chickens are not too bad with him.

Whats the row part of thehose?

Poor John Frank that sounds horrible and it must be worrying for Carolyne. I hope John is soon more comfortable.

At least you will get the hospitspal visit over Mel

I had a really nice time with Cynth, well except Jane had a morning of problems and I was almost an hour late going in for my appointment and Cynth was out in the heat, luckily she parked in the shade. Wound is still not healed she keeps mentioning antibiotics but says it is not infected. She has put iodine patch on again so maybe that will help. She mentioned maybe trying a cream to help with healing but quite honestly she was so flustered at being so late I didn’t feel her mind was on the job. She had the young girl with her but Jane did the dressing change. I can see in four weeks I will be heading north with two weeks worth of dressings,

I treated Cynth to lunch which was really good we both had toasties which for me would be enough between two, the toasted are crisp and not thick bread, I had bacon, mushrooms and Stilton and there was a good side salad and nice coleslaw. We sat eating and chatting for about an hour then went out and filled our trollies with plants, still loads to choose from. I bought antirhiniums, calendula African marigold, Gazania, a pot each of basil and parsley a fuschia, some pot feet and what I hope is a new connector for the row parts of the hose.

Poor John and Carolyn Frank. What have John's operations been for? It sounds like a horrid ordeal for him the poor chap. I hope he soon in less pain and can eat again. That was kind of you to take Caroyn to the carvery with you. Your books were a bargain weren't they! OH won't buy many books when they first come out now. They end up at bargain prices in charity shops or cut price in The Works!

That's good you will soon be seen Mel. You shouldn't have to wait long either as they take less people at a time with social distancing in the waiting rooms. Will OH go with you? A busy day tomorrow then!

O Frank poor John and Carolyn. What has he had 14 stitches in his jaw for?

That was nice of you to take Carolyn out with you yesterday for dinner.

Had a phone call from the hospital and I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon. That was really quick. So I have the wipe down in the morning and the hospital in the afternoon.

Good morning to you all,

Went to the Calvary yesterday, took Carolyn with us. John is still in hospital, and from what Carolyn said, he will be in for some time. He has 14 stitches in his bottom jaw, and is in a lot of pain. He can't eat, so is on a drip. Poor girl is on her own and only has Ros to rely on.

What a hot day it was yesterday, today is likely to be the same. I think thunder storms are forecast for Wed/Thurs. The garden certainly needs a good soaking.

I bought two books from Ebay that arrived this morning. They are hard backs and are almost like NEW. They cost £16.99 new, I only paid under a fiver for both, with free postage. Very impressed.

I'm off to sit on the patio to have a read. I will be wearing my straw hat, to keep the sun off my head.

I trust you are all well, xxxx

Morning All,

Slept like a top last night and feel quite refreshed. Sorry you didn't though Vera......maybe tonight will be better.

Suffolk Punches are lovely aren't they and not such big feet to crush your toes with as the Shires and Clydesdales. I wouldn't think it wise to breed from any that have difficulty giving birth, although it may just be the fact this foal was so big as she had had a foal before. It is sad these working breeds that have served us so well in the past are declining. When we visited a heavy horse farm in Cornwall years ago I was surprised at how strong the foals are and nearly got knocked over! When we were at a show for heavy horses years ago I asked an old boy if their nature was so placid. 'Not all of em' was his knowing reply and he said they had one they just couldn't catch! Starting training when they are young is the key.

OH is working away writing notes up and I need to see if my little cue seedlings need water, then phone up about one of my ISAs. Easy lunch today, OH will sort himself with lasagne to hot up and I have a pizza with some salad before my course starts this afternoon.

AnnG, we don't want 'torrential' do we! My little plants will get dashed down. I'd better make sure my sweet peas are tied up securely!

They said it was very expensive to do disn't they so maybe wait a while. I would imagine Adam would be looking for a small male, I can't remember the female suffolk punche's name but she is quite small I think for the breed and the foal was large.

I have just cut the lawn, thank goodness dor electric mowers wouldn't want to push one of the old mowers around.
It is 22 degrees here now and very humid.

Morning Anng, Vera and all,

Promisses to be another hot one today oh is out doing the pond filters and there's a buzzy fly in the kitchen. Something I hate!!!!

Slept well but got up late so lost half the morning already and hate myself for that when its a nice day.

I wonder if Adam will mate the SP again as her first foal died and this second one had a bit of trouble coming into the world. Thank goodness they managed to get it out ok but he is a whopper. Shame it ws'nt a filly though. I wonder how they will get on with this sexed seamen they are talking about?

Morning AnnG and all

It’s going to be another scorcher. 19 degrees already and it’s supposed to get to 27 degs this afternoon. OH is already outside doing some jobs before it gets too hot.

I had another bad night and gave up and got up at 3 am. I sat in the kitchen catching up on the weekend papers and reading till 4.30 when I came back to bed. Eventually I fell asleep but was up again at 7.30. I feel tired but otherwise OK.

You are right about the Suffolk Punch being a lovely colour AnnG. Here’s a bit of trivia for you - did you know that the colour of the SP is described as “chesnut”? No, I haven’t made a typo. That’s how it’s spelt. I imagine sometime in the distant past some clerk wrote down what he heard and it’s stuck. It’s good that people like Adam Henson do their bit to keep these rare breeds going. I think there’s only about 300 of them left in this country and only 700 or so in the world. You can tell they’re a favourite of mine can’t you :-D?

I hope all goes well with the nurse today AnnG.

I’d better get dressed and put some washing on before it gets too hot to do anything. Have a good day folks.

Good morning all. 16 deg. already and quite humid again. Nurse at 11.50.

I had some scholls, they were OK but I was not keen, too 'clumpy' for me, I think they were supposed to be good for your feet.

Vera yes I watched Countrtfile. Wasn't that little foal gorgeous and big too. Looks like he will need a bit of training as he seemed very independent, adam might have a big job on his hands with that one. such a pretty colour but a bit sad it was not a filly.

Annx it seems no matter what time we water the plants the water just gets quickly soaked up so I am just hoping for the best. Last night was just watering cans on the pots. Hopefully the rain at the end of the week will revive it all and not batter it down as the forecast was for storms and torrential rain!!!

I had Scholls too and mine were a lovely pale blue uppers. Glad you all liked the fawns they were so lovely but I shall be cursing htem when they get bigger. They came right down to about 5 yards of the patio and did'nt seem to mind oh's sprayer or the mower attachments.

Hope you all get some sleep tonight so saying night night now and see you all in the morning.

As I said in my email to Mel those baby deer have the Ahhh factor. There's something about baby animals that make you go all gooey. Did anyone see Countryfile with the newborn Suffolk Punch foal? They are an endangered species and it seems there are lots more male than female foals being born and they really do need the females to keep the birth rate up and try and increase the numbers.

I had a pair of those Scholls Ann. I think it would have been early to mid 1970s. They had a wooden sole and a leather piece across the front . My leather piece was red. I got on OK with them but they weren't special enough to make me want to buy another pair.

I think you are right about the weather forecast AnnG. We have warnings locally of possible storms and torrential rain from Wednesday afternoon till Friday evening. OH did get the hose out earlier for the first time this year as we have only been watering pots and troughs and stuff in the garden that is newly planted this year.

It's really hot and heavy at the moment so I'll be having the fan going in the bedroom tonight. I hope you all sleep well.

They are the sweetest babies Mel! I didn't know you could get twins in deer. Such a shame about your plants though. Could you hang noisy wind chimes round the Clematis or make some with metal bits or hang metal bells up that make a noise? It might work or a soapy spray on them might help.....well at least till it rains!

OH has just watered the garden and is boiling he says. I need to do the front wallpots before I go to bed.

I hope you are feeling a bit less tired now Mandy. Mind you this weather is so draining it might be hard to tell. I bet it was nice seeing the family while it was cool. Were those sandal things called Scholls? I remember seeing a lot of them around once but I never had any.

Lunch was very nice but we think you get the same size lunch except for the size of the yorkshire pud whether it is small or medium! They use the same size box and fill it just as much for a small lunch! We struggled to eat it all today so I think we might have to save some for the next day another time! I have cooked a panful of rhubarb and will freeze some and have the rest tomorrow.

I've finished a painting and will email it. Tomorrow we are doing a picture with people in so that will be a tester for me! lol.

Off to water those pots and go to bed now. I hope everyone manages to sleep well.

Looking at the forecast for the week I don’ think we will be worrying about watering on Thursday, Friday.