Poor Rob, @Goldenlily26 . Hope his eye soon recovers!Hello all. Boringly wet and windy here so I'm forced to do some (much needed) housework...
Yesterday was filled with shopping and drizzle. Today we have a yellow warning for wind and rain, though as yet it's not too bad. No prospect of...
Morning all.I'm home alone for a few days as OH is in the UK on his monthly trip (staying with our son & family, and conducting a choir...
Found some brambles and nettles lurking at the back of a border yesterday, which reminds me how long it is since I last got in there. I fear it...
My only useful contribution is that it isn't honey fungus, which would be bad news for your trees. But there are lots of fungi which help to...
Good morning all. A lovely autumn day here, likely to be dry(ish) enough for gardening!However, I'm still wrestling with our water supply...
It seemed to me, as a complete non-expert, that the overall level of performance was unusually high for week 2. Very useful to have a dancer's...
Morning all.Dry here at the moment so I need to shoot out and do the shopping before it rains again...Other than that, today will be spent...
I was surprised too, @AnniD .
No gardening here today - wet and blowing a gale. Might have a look at the odd online plant catalogue...I think it's very likely to be chiggers...
Afternoon everyone.Definitely autumnal here now, with leaves pattering down after another cold night (2.6). Yesterday I gardened in my winter...
No definitive signs of the hedgehog, @Obelix-Vendée , though something has been digging sizeable holes in our woodchip paths. But no poos around,...
Morning all.Sunny here too, @Busy-Lizzie - hope you have a lovely day at the Show.Personally, I couldn't imagine any fate worse than being...
Morning all.It's already warmer than yesterday's maximum, which was 9.4C - the coldest day since March 28th, according to my records. "Dead...
[ATTACH]Camouflaged bee on Rudbeckia
Interesting question, @Robert Bowen . I'm not Irish and have only lived here for 5 years, so this is just my impression, based on what I've seen...
It's forecast wet today, though the rain hasn't yet arrived. I watered the bed in the rain shadow of the hedge & dry stone wall on the west side...
Good morning all!That sounds like real progress, @Tui34 . Congratulations! Hope the nights are easier to manage too.Hope you're not rattling...
Good morning all.Still dry, though not very warm - apologies to those of you who've apparently received all the rain we'd normally be...
Just picked two large ripe strawberries. They fruited well in July - not sure why they're having a second crop now, but I'm not complaining!
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