General Chat

Enjoy the flowers Anng.

20 degrees here now but theres a nice breeze. washings out and I am just going to clean the bird bath out as I did'nt do it yesterday and they are drinking a lot and batheing.

Did I say banty had laid her 17th egg.

Those trains feel strange till you've been on them a little while don't they AnnG. I myself don't like travelling backwards either! I expect you may be off to see the flowers which will be nice now it's cooled down a lot. Have a nice day as they say!

Good morninh i am on the train to London. It is a tilting train weitf feeling and brst. Not to look out of the window esp as I am sitting back to driver

Morning All,

Overcast here and rain is forecast again so I hope we get some this time. PC says 16 degrees! What a difference.

The hot weather won't have helped so I hope your OH has started to feel better Mel. It's good you have found out what was affecting your leccy. What a nuisance losing power in the middle of cooking something.

Must get showered next and start lunch.

nny

I'll start again.

Good morning all,

Bright sunny morning here and blue sky with white clouds so its going to be a hot one I think.

Pc says 18 degrees and mostly sunny with a pic of the sun and a cloud over it so I hope it dos'nt get too hot today.

Woken with another bite on my neck and it was'nt oh. Why is it they itch in the morning and at night?

Thanks for the pics of Dottie and the lavender Ann.

We have found out what puts our leccy out. Its the pump in oh's pond. He has'nt used it for a week or so since he was unwell but today he put it on and out went the leccy so he has to buy a new one but this one will be a lot smaller than the one he has so uses less leccy.

It went out when I had the timer on for the quiche I was cooking so I lost the timer.

Did a bit of dead heading on the sweet peas today and cut down the mint and fern that was hanging over the steps down from the patio. Watered tonight too so Feel I have done a bit in the garden today.

Vera I had forgotten all about the security light and it is so bright as well I can't see the garage door when I go out to it at night. I'd have had to make a grab at the Rhubarb leaves to hide my modesty........fig leaves wouldn't be up to the job!! :-D

Cooked blueberries are delicious. Mum used to make bilberry pies with wild bilberries we'd pick from around where we lived when I was little. They are like small blueberries and those pies were so nice. I tried growing a blueberry bush in a pot years ago and used peat compost but it didn't survive.

We sat and watched a Telegraph livestream tonight which was very good. It's the first we've seen and they do them with different speakers and subjects every now and then so we'll keep an eye open for the next one now.

Off to bed now and hopefully for a much better night's sleep. I hope everyone sleeps well.

Yes we have enjoyed some of them as they are so sweet this year. I will make some muffins with some and the rest can go in the freezer for when I need them.

I have made a quiche this afternoon and the oven has just gone off so the chips are cooked. May be back later.

it was a very hot, very humid, sleepless night and that’s enough about that.

You gave me a chuckle first thing Ann as I imagined you outside in the all together suddenly getting caught in a spotlight and freezing like a rabbit in the headlights of a car, while trying to preserve your modesty. In my mind’s eye I was seeing the situation drawn as a cartoon. I laughed at your latest email. That could apply to a lot of partners I think. My OH recently told me we must have run out of something that I knew we had, so I opened the fridge and there it was, right in front of his nose. He didn’t even have to move anything. When I asked how he could miss seeing it, the answer was that it was on the wrong shelf!

Yes, the people who have lost their homes and belongings must be devastated and have a stressful time ahead of them. As far as I know no lives were lost so let’s be thankful for that as life is the one thing that can’t be replaced. I know someone who lost 2 close family members in a fire a long while ago but she has never got over it.

There have been some fires within a few miles of here and we are desperate for some rain to dampen down the fields and gardens but there is no sign of any. I think any storms may miss us; the air just doesn’t feel stormy, although there is still a weather warning out for this area. At the moment the app is telling me it’s 27 degrees and feels like 30 and there’s not much of a breeze.

First thing this morning it was a little cooler with some cloud cover and I managed to work in the garden for 30 minutes but I had to come in as soon as the sun broke through. I did notice there will be another picking of blueberries ready in the next day or two. It won’t be many and anything that’s still on the bush after that will be left for the birds. I hope you are enjoying your blueberries Mel.

We are worried about the field behind us as the hay hasn't been mown and it is bleached almost white with the sun and people use a footpath through it. Yes it must be terrible to lose your home and all your possessions. It's good how people rally round to help Mandy as you would be in such a spin wondering what to do and where to go for help.

There's been a big fire here next to that lovely deer park where the ruins of Lady Jane Grey's home are. It is covered in bracken that would blaze like mad if it caught fire.

We are hoping we get some rain here today.

I saw all the fires on the news yesterday. A terrible thing to happen to all those families. It makes you wonder if the insurance would pay out for that? It is horrid fire in the house and if you cna't get some personal papers and things out it is so heartbreaking. The docs house here in Shebbear caught fire and he lost all the family photos and his first wife had dies some years before. so he lost all the pics of her and the children growing up. Its so sad for those concerned and my heart goes out to all of them who lost their houses and things. <3

Afternoon all

A hot night but I did manage to get some sleep this morning was lovely and cool but now the suns out it seems quite hot out there even with the strong breeze .

In a village about eight miles away they had a terrible field fire it start up behind some houses yesterday about five o'clock in the afternoon, fifteen properties lost ,poor families have nothing, people are collecting for them everything from clothes to food and drink and toys for the children.

Hairdresser coming today but at least its a bit cooler .

we have a cold wind today and its 19 degrees on the pc and cloudy which is right.

Genes has got the gremlins again and has lost a post from me. Twice it told me I had to sign in even though I was already signed in and then I kept getting the error message. No time to post again now. May be back later.

Morning Ann and all,

Overcast here this morning and my car windscreen has water on it so it must have rained.

Was up at 7am and went back to bed as oh was still asleep and woke again with the crows making a row. When I got up and looked out the window they have a rabbit of someting round byhe old chicken house. I shall have to throw it over the back field when I do the chickens as its going to smell in this heat if they don't take it away.

Dinner was lovely last night and I shall do it again.

Thanks for the pic of Ernie now all we need is this new kitten.

Morning All,

What a hot night last night was! Despite mopping down and the cold hot water bottle I still slept fitfully and we went outside in our birthday suits at about 1.00am. It was still almost as hot in the back garden, but the air was moving a bit which was nice. As I edged nearer the patio OH said to mind I didn't trigger the neighbour's new security light. I had forgotten all about that! This morning at 7.00am it was much cooler and, after we opened everywhere up to let the breeze inside, we watered the pots and GH and then sat out on the patio in the cool breeze with the first COT for 2 days. It was lovely in the cool breeze. Still no rain though.

OH is working and I haven't decided what to do yet or what to have for lunch so I'd better get my thinking cap on.

Your meal yesterday sounded really nice Mel.

Yes I did Mel (edit) and thought I'd mentioned it in my last post, but no, the heat has got to my brain and I hadn't. lol. The seller has let me know she will post them off to me tomorrow. She's only about 30 miles away! It's still 30 here and when we stuck our heads out of the back door just it was still hotter than inside.

I will forward AnnG's email now.

Sent it Mel , still hot here I can see its going to be another restless night .

Can someone please send me the pics of Ernie please?

Did you get the paints Ann?

Weather app is playing up but the suns been out all afternoon. We sat by my pond with a G & T late afternoon and there was a lovely strong breeze.

I picked my blueberries but not as many as you Vera. Mind you the blackbird had a lot of mine before I got the net on them and they've been blown over umpteen times this year. (oz and they are lovely and sweet this year.

I have made potato salad with chives and mint and cooked mini chicken fillets in oil and butter with lemon wedges between them. Mixed herbs on the top and salt and pepper.Now I just have to get the salad together.