So had I @Busy-Lizzie but then Possum called and asked me to deliver her camera tripod to help a shoot she's doing nearby this pm as part of her...
Not just rain but too many grey sies and not enough sunshine @JWK. Garlic likes sunbathing and well-drained soils.
A good harvest @JWK .Most of my shallots this year are too small to bother peeling! Garlic bulbs not much fatter.Nonetheless I shall be...
Well done @AuntyRach.I hope the treatment works @Penny_Forthem.i did not get my sanding done but I have made a ribollita for tomorrow and...
Greetings! Physio this morning then dumping goodies at the charity shop which has an occasional lady selling veggies. She had cavolo nero....
Thank you all for your kind words about the patchwork. It will end up on my bedroom wall abve the bed.@Blue arbour I too like Northumberland...
@JWK I plant mine in November usually as that's when beds get cleared of other stuff.Mine were also small this year but I think that was due to...
Haven't been on this thread for a while. Love your watercolour "doodle" @Penny_Forthem and your lion @Valley Gardener but I've always found...
@Allotment Boy it features quite a bit in Mexican and Caribbean dishes where it's sometimes called chayote pear but it's a squash. Quite a few...
I plant mine 6"/15cms apart in rows which are 12"/30cm apart but that's in the ground where I need to get a hoe between them for weeding.In a...
Good morning everyone. Supposed to be sunshine all day but we have clouds scudding about. Dry and 24C expected if the clouds clear. It seems...
I've never seen quiz nights publicised here or where we lived in Belgium but OH and I both enjoy BBC2 quiz night on Mondays.Here's a phot of my...
OH has a banana with a Weetabix every morning @Ladybird4 and i now get him to put the skins in a pot of water. When it's full I drain it and...
We put in some cash to top up my years too @ViewAhead and we both deferred our pensions for a year to get the extra 10%. They very kindly offered...
Good morning everyone and happy birthday @Busy-Lizzie. I hope your eye clears up soon and the swelling goes down.I've been busy making a cake...
Hello. bright and sunny again after another nippy start. I shall have to give in and put on the light duvet as I'm starting to get cold around...
He is funny isn't he @Ladybird4 and @LG_@AnniD I have never had any patience with the contestants who wimp about how hard it is to learn a new...
That looks fab @Penny_Forthem ! We're having Japanese something or other chicken courtesy of Possum who has suddenly found her cooking mojo...
Cold at night here too but not yet frosty. It's bone dry so i'm watering the squash and fruit beds to help swell and ripen fruit but am not...
Greetings everyone. I will not be doing creamy doughnut day @Ladybird4. I don't like donuts of any kind.Chocolate day was good tho - the...
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