Pastures new?

There was an advert on Facebook for a Saturday market in a village fairly local to us, so last night we decided we would go.

Rather slothful after a bad night we were late getting up, but after a swift breakfast we sailed forth.

Win the village what a disappointment!! It was held in the playground of the school in the village we lived in briefly. There were just 4 stalls, one large stall selling fresh veg etc, a small plant stall, a stall selling refillable, green washing up liquid etc and a bread stall. Two tarts and a sour dough loaf fell into my basket and then a bowl of nectarines, a large cauliflower and a butternut squash. Things were expensive but excellent quality.

Back home a cup of rosy lea was called for. I then tackled moving all the cardboard that is under the bed in the sewing room, its all boxes for my sewing machines etc, we are banned from putting anything in the loft, so boxes broken down and shoved under the bed along with a few other things, like the clothes airer which I rarely use these days.

I have taken belly pork casserole out of the freezer for supper tonight, we have homegrown green beans, potato and carrots. The apricot and raspberry tarts will do for dessert.

Not a good day

My stepson rang yesterday to tell us that his fiancee had collapsed and died. Apparently her parents had rung to say they were going round to see the little one, when they could not get a reply they let themselves in and found L unconscious. The ambulance people tried for over an hour to bring her round, eventually taking her to hospital where she died.

It was a massive shock, brought back memories of Dec 2015 for us. L was an only child, I feel so much for her parents. We will not know until later what happened.

Needless to say I did not sleep too well last night.

Expecting a delivery today from the wood people, if its a reasonable weekend I might get the arch made up. will have to wait for the gardener to dig the holes for the fence posts. Possibly next week. I also need to get postcrete.

It has rained overnight, more forecast for later today, so no gardening, although I guess DB will be out in his new project!!

We were watching Escape to the Chateau DIY last night and I noticed this on the wall in Grandma's kitchen.

The framed embroidery I sent to Jenny for Christmas last year, it was in several shots of Jenny, Angel and Arthur making Dorothy's birthday cake. Fame at last!! Angel sent me the picture, you can see Dick and Dorothy framed against the kitchen door.

The verse reads, ' Cafe Grandma, is the place to be, for a slice of cake, and a cup of tea. Yum Yum'

The usual fish and chips for supper tonight. We have picked all the raspberries, so will have to find something else.

Absent husband.......

I appear to have lost the husband to the greenhouse!!! He could not wait to get out there this morning. Hey Ho what ever gives him pleasure.

I have a date with a mop and bucket to clean down the window frames, door frames and under the canopy on the front door, have been going to do it for weeks......kept putting it off.

Its a sunny but breezy morning, quite a bit cooler which suits me fine.

The wood etc for my next project is due tomorrow, so will be wilding the screwdriver putting the arch together.

No idea whats for supper...

Oh dear..... phone call from my step son, his fiancee collapsed and died last night......I knew something was wrong when he phoned he has not been in touch with his Dad for over a year.

We had rain

On the way to see the dental techie it threw it down, the wipers were having a job to cope. By the time we came home it had gone off. DB is getting a new to denture and a partial plate at the bottom. It was fascinating watching him work. He made both plates using moulding wax and fitted them, it was so good to see DB with teeth not tombstones. I also had a fitting for my new top plate.

 During the conversation we discovered that he and I had lived quite close during our childhood and had in fact gone to the same infant and junior school. Memories of various people and shops were aired.

We have another visit next week for a final adjustment and to collect the finished articles.

Nothing done at all yesterday, we came home to 3 parcels on the door step.......

Its a much cooler morning and threatening rain, DB is out in the garden to do his 'jobs' before it rains.

I need to do a freezer rummage to find something for supper.

Cloudy and cooler

Much cooler this morning, it had rained during the night, but we could do with several days of steady rain. Guess who was told to water last night and ended up getting soaked when the hose parted from the sprayer.. Had to change all my clothes.

Had my hair cut this morning, 3 inches off, so much cooler and easier to wash and dry.

This afternoon we have to visit the dental techie DB needs impressions for his new plate and I need to try the wax for mine.

Went up to the PO after I got my hair cut, so thats one job out of the way.

Yesterday I sat and took the one row of the quilt I had joined together apart. I am going to sew all the blocks and then trim them to size, I have cut 3" wide strips for a 2 1/2" sash between the blocks. Might do a couple more this morning before lunch.

Supper tonight is chicken cassoulet with veggies. I guess it will be more raspberries for dessert.

Hooray!!

The greenhouse is finished!! M came round yesterday and put the runners on the door, we ordered them from Amazon, we are still waiting for the replacements to come from Halls!! All that remains now is for DB to fill it up!! 

I have a couple of plants I managed to get cuttings from when the basket fell off the wall, they need potting up and can go in the greenhouse for a couple of weeks.

Its a dull morning, quite a breeze, very different to last week, I feel far more comfortable. Laundry in the washer, it will dry on the line.

Cleaner here this morning,  I have been hoovering the sitting room and kitchen, bits getting brought in form the garden. I do miss the boot room.

No sewing done, still trying to make my mind up about sashing in between the blocks it will make the quilt wider and then I can use the borders to widen it further.

Supper tonight will be cold gammon and salad with raspberries to follow, we will soon look like raspberries. The blackberry also has a lot of fruit on, I need to do a freezer dive and sort the drawers out. Easier said than done.

 

Going on a jolly

3 years ago we went to a local garden open day. The garden is open again today, so we are off to see how it has developed in that time.

Late waking up, so a slow start, we had melon for a change from our usual orange and pineapple.

Its a bright but very breezy morning, the sun keeps coming and going, we have not had any of the forecast rain, thunder etc, so it will be watering again tonight.

We are looking at may be dividing the garden up into two bits, I would like to put a low picket fence and wooden arch in to divide the top part of the garden off. Also thinking about putting another path in. We will see, winter is coming and will give me time to mull things over.

Supper tonight gammon, roast potatoes and courgette, peas. More raspberries for dessert.

Pictures of the garden, very much as we remembered it, one or two things had changed.

I like to grow clematis like this too.

Fabulous red dahilas

A new white bed

Lettuce anyone?

Someone else grows sweet peas like me.

A very green corner, the seed heads are from alliums.

Fabulous coloured lily, no scent though.

Hostas along the side of the greenhouse.

Massive sunflower.

Alstroemeria I do love them but they are expensive to buy the bulbs.

Not sure if this is an aloe vera

Waterlily.

After the walk round the garden, coffee and cake on the patio.

Thats it folks for this time, needless to say as if I do not have enough plants I came away with five more and the name of a sweet blue clematis.