I'm not so sure about the plastering but your pastry certainly looks good and no doubt all the better for pleasing Mrs Lao with your efforts....
From one extreme to the other. A rise in temperature overnight has completely thawed the snow. Today has been grey and breezy with mizzle, so back...
I've never attempted puff pastry, so I doff my hat to you @LawnAndOrder. :) I don't enjoy cooking, it's a necessary evil, so I try to find other...
Another frost overnight and a sunny start this morning which had disappeared by midday. The temperature climbed to 4C/39F so a slow thaw is underway.
Thanks Shiney. I thought I'd spotted them in your photographic tours of your garden.Thanks again Silver surfer. I'll keep an eye on them and see...
Thank you Silver surfer. Sorry, I can't add pics of the leaves as they're under snow at the moment. They look like Arum Italicum and I'll confirm...
Yes, I'm missing being outside. The weather's been bad since the last week of November and I'm going stir crazy! Having a 'new to me' garden, you...
I've been waiting for the patch of Helebores in my garden to come into bloom and wondering why they haven't. A senior moment no doubt! :biggrin:...
Did you watch for the outcome @Tidemark ?
Welcome to GC ChiveTalking. Leigh-on-Sea - not to far from where I was reared - Benfleet.It's a good idea to start out on the forum as an...
My daughter lives in British Columbia, Canada and she says once the fires are out they can still be burning underground, although they can't be...
Another heavy frost last night, with the temperature dropping to -7C/19F. Another sunny, calm but cold day at -5/23F.Temperatures are set to...
There are a good number of shrubs in the garden that supply the birds with berries, but I'm yet to find out if there is anything growing that will...
I moved house last summer and the place I've moved into had been standing empty for some while. It was more than three weeks before birds started...
Hi Kevin,It's a shame your Ceonothus was damaged but it should recover when it starts to re-shoot in the Spring.There is a very good reason I...
Any brush can leave fine scratches on a car's paintwork @fairygirl, it's best left to thaw on it's own. Before car washes were updated the brushes...
Hi Kevin,No need to worry about a late reply, and I remembered you don't like this time of year. It's over now and you can look forward to...
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A little more snow early this morning but it's been sunny for most of the day, 3C/37F.I watched a woman parked outside a neighbours house...
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