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Night scented stock are short lived so probably best to do more than one sewing.
Good you did two laps, bad you didn’t take your camera. :-)

Evening All,

It started sunny here but has been dull since lunchtime. First thing this morning I did a 2 lap walk which pleased me. OH would have come with me but he had someone ringing him. Yes the tyre seems ok Mandy thank goodness! There were a few dogs today including a sweet Min Schnauzer puppy who was so well behaved. I heard the chap tell someone she was 7 months old, but she came as soon as he called and kept looking back at her owner, then racing to him as fast as she could, her tiny legs were a blurr in a little black bundle of curls! Typical on the day I decide not to take my camera I heard a Buzzard and it was circling really low.

We had lunch, then went to the chemist for OH to collect the rest of his prescription the doctor had forgotten to put through. They also had test kits available but only if you had a collection code. Here is how to get the codes for anyone like me who didn't know how to get a code. I printed ours off and we are going back to the pharmacy tomorrow to get a pack.

https://test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk/collect-lateral-flow-kits

I had an email from the hairdresser about my appointment tomorrow. They will ask if you want the hairdresser to wear a mask and it is optional whether you wear one yourself. I think they should stick with masks now it is spreading so fast and anyone could be asymptomatic. Luckily as I go so early there is usually no-one else there and I'm hoping I have a bit extra immunity for a few months now I've had it recently.

I did a short stint in the garden again and weeded the rest of the pots and a bit of the border. Another humper full for the garden bin. OH took the wall pots down and emptied them ready for replanting.

Mandy we were saying today that we must take the rest of the old exercise bike down the tip. I must look up if you still need to make appointments. My Night Scented Stock I grew in a pot last year didn't seem to last very long, but the scent is so lovely.

We hope to do an early morning trip to the usual garden centre on Wednesday so I must make a note of sweet peas AnnG as I hadn't thought about getting those.

Gosh it was quiet on here today. I went to one of our independent garden centres. They have just been making all their outside plants under cover with a riff that can open in hit weather. It is very impressive. I did but a small pot of sweet peas to save growing the seeds, and a primula denticulata, and a sieve. Then we went home via the Range where I bought white spirit.
Mandy you snuck in at the same time as me so I have edited to say yes thank you it was a pleasant afternoon.

Evening all,

It was very frosty and cold first thing but as soon as the sun was up and burned the frost off it turned out a lively day .

Vera sorry can't help on the bulbs really could they be mini tulips as one or two of the leaves are a bit wider ,it will be a nice surprise when they flower you will have to show us the after photo .

We had a trip to the tip this morning to get rid of the garden rubbish and then after lunch I went to Aldi to get a few bits its nice and quiet on a Monday.

We had to remember to put our bin out for tomorrow as they have changed the day and it's Tuesday now instead of Wednesday, it use to be on a Wednesday a few years ago ,its supposed to make the round easier for them .

Anng I love Night Scented Stock ,I did put some seeds in the garden last year but didn't have any luck with them ,they smell beautiful in the evening .
Did you have a nice time with your friend this afternoon.

Ann is the tyre still OK.

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Morning Anng and Vera and all,

Its 4 degrees here at the mo and the sky is blue and white out the front in sort of stripes but most whitish. I have a lot of washing to od today and must clean the bathroom as I got something of the top of the cupboard yesterday and it was thick dust mostly the colour of oh's dressing gowns. He has oneof those fleecy ones and they shed like billyo. When he mainly wears his toweling ones (navy blue) I get dark dust all on the top of the white cistern.

Enjoy your afternoon with your friend Anng and Vera don't do too much today give the back a rest. Your tulips will pick themselves up when they warm up after the frost.

Hope all slept well and there's not many aches and pains this morning. My toes all ache today.

Morning AnnG and all

Bright sunshine here and the weather app says it is 4 degrees but it doesn’t feel like it. There was a heavy frost last night and it hasn’t burnt off yet. My lovely mini tulips in bowls which are in full bloom now look very sorry for themselves. I hope they pick up again but the frost might have finished them off.

Nothing much to do today except the washing and then tonight we are going to a club meeting but I can’t for the life of me remember who the speaker is.

Good morning all. Yesterday was very satisfying with a lot done in the garden so I am pleased about that. Won't be much done out there today as I have a Tesco delivery this morning and am going out with a friend this afternoon.
Supposed to be cloudy here all day today and it is only 1 degree here at the moment, although no frost.

still have outdoor wild flowers to sew and outdoor Cornflowers and night scented stock. Brown bin day tomorrow, it is not full but it can go out.

The worm moon

The third and final full Moon of winter, the “Worm Moon” came just a few days before the vernal or northward equinox on Sunday, March 20, 2022, which signals the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere.

You have got a lot done AnnG and must feel very pleased with yourself. You've been busy too Ann with weeding and hoovering. I decided I would have to choose between a short walk or a bit of gardening as I didn't think I would manage both. In the end I opted for the gardening, just doing things I could reach without too much bending and stretching. So I've cut down a few more penstemons in troughs, sorted through and tidied up the geraniums in the greenhouse and given them a drop of water and watered some other pots that seem to have dried out in the sun and wind over the last couple of days. It's not much but every little helps, as they say.

I also cooked a full Sunday roast dinner with a pudding, which we had just after 2 pm. I'm stuffed full now and won't want much more than a cuppa and a biscuit later on. OH hasn't been his usual helpful self today. He's been glued to the athletics on the TV.

I've got a Tesco delivery on Tuesday so I've also sorted my order for that which took a while. I'm sure I'm spending the same for 2 weeks worth of groceries as I was spending for 4 weeks when the pandemic started.

It's getting quite chilly now and supposed to get down to -2 in the early hours so I'd better ask OH if he will cover up my agapanthus pots again and bring in to the conservatory some plants that I've been putting out for a few hours during the day.

I hope you all have a good night and wake up aches and twinges free in the morning.

It was a bit chilly when the sun went begind a cloud but after lunch it warmed up a bit tp 12 degrees and stayed sunny. Yesterday it was 16 degrees si a big difference. I think maybe a rest tomorrow it looks as though it is not going to be sunny but tuesday is. I am already a bit stiff so don't want to overdo it. Tomorrow afternoon I am going to a garden centre with my friend.

You've been busy AnnG! I managed a bit of weeding as did OH. I cleared some weeds out of the pots and from among the alpines and then we came in as it was quite chilly. I also did a quick hoover through without moving furniture.

The washing dried nicely and is put away now and I ordered some seeds and sorted an ISA out. Now I'm tidying up.

Had lunch then spent a further hour out there. getting there slowly ticked off a lot of my 'to do' jobs.

Just in from the garden. Have filled all the hanging baskets and left them to warm up in the greenhouse. Also taken the huge baskets that T had with Ivy leaf geraniums in and split the geraniums into smaller baskets. I could hardly lift the large ones and certainly couldn't get them up on the hooks. Also had a short spell of trying to tidy the shed but I think that is a whole day job and then a visit to the dump.

Pruned away some of the dead bits of a large clematis and cleaned the lo

Lunch now No Tesco today for reasons better known to somebody other than me I booked my order for Monday this time instead of today, no problem but it was a surprise when I checked why I had not had the list/invoice.wer patio and put weed killer down as it is too difficult to weed.

Morning All,

Another sunny morning but a little breeze here today. It's 7 degrees here too Mel. I was up early and looking through the window at my tyre! It looked ok so I decided to do the little walk I meant to do yesterday and see if it was ok. No low pressure warning lights or beeping so it was fine. I was tempted to try a second, but did just one lap as my L knee still twinged a bit. Like others said, best to not go mad too soon and have to stop again. The washer is on and I've ordered the carvery today as we haven't had one for a few weeks.

I haven't watched my recordings yet so haven't seen that garden, but it sounds as if it would look a bit messy in the winter. Good for wildlife though.

Going up the greenhouse next to dampen some compost for doing some seed planting later. :-D

She must spend all day every day hour and minuet out there and have no man to feed or wash for.

Mel, I think her garden was planted up with all plants very close so no room to blow around. Possible too she has trees keeping the wind out. Loved her garden though and she did it all herself.

Morning Anng Vera and all,

Bright sunny morning here today and pc says sunny and 7 degrees. I really should start on the garden but have been wrapped up in the project. I can do that when its raining so I think its about time I started on the cutting down. Did you see that lovely garden on Gardeners World where the lady said she cuts down everything and leaves it on the ground. Why dos'nt it all blow around as it would here?

Hope Mandy feels better today after pulling her muscles but no children today so she can rest till next weekend.

Good morning AnnG and all

It’s bright and sunny here as well but quite chilly at the moment. It’s forecast to be cooler than the last couple of days. I must try and get outside again while it’s still dry as it did me good yesterday but I won’t be walking so far today. I am still stiff and sore. I think I need to build up to longer walks gradually.

I hope your muscle pains are easier after a night’s sleep Mandy.

Have a good day. Might bbl.