Tag: greenhouse
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A bank holiday, more of the harvest & the sun finally came out!
Monday 30th August 2021: Bank Holiday Monday, itโs nice having an extra day at the weekend, shame we canโt do it every weekend. We set the alarm for 6.30 this morning even though itโs a holiday, better start practising for the working week ahead, John has jobs to go to and I have plenty to…
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Harvest time, home grown flowers & plenty of jobs to do ๐
Monday 22nd August 2021: Well we had the best weeks holiday ๐ the weather was just right for me, the sea was as calm as a lake all week long, the food was out of this world good and we rested and relaxed a lot, job done now back on with the work ๐ Shelley…
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Banana squash, cucumber ice cubes & more flowers ๐
Monday 9th August 2021: Itโs lunchtime and I have just sat down for a little rest after bombing around this morning trying g to get all kinds of things done. Picked 7 cucumbers ๐ about the same amount of courgettes and some blueberries before going on to tidy a few things up. I did a…
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Funny weather, lots of picking and slugfest in the greenhouse.
Monday 2nd August 2021: It is actually Wednesday morning as I type this, I have missed a couple of days due to external matters that needed my time. On those days I have done only the necessary basics here, feeding and watering animals, picking and sorting veg and household bits so there was not much…
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Rain, struggling & two new friends for Ted ๐ฅฐ
Monday 26th July 2021: It is noticeably cooler today though we still have had no rain and the sun is out which means I have been watering this morning. We have seen only a drizzle of all the rain that was forecast, I was hoping we would get a lot more but as yet nothing…
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Sooo hot ๐ฅต a stuck hedgehog & more ash die back ๐
Monday 19th July 2021: And just like that itโs Monday again but not any old Monday, today is Freedom day ๐คทโโ๏ธ Thatโs what they have named it anyhow ๐ we are not free of the virus and we wonโt be for a very long time yet but I guess it is time to get on…
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It didnโt come home ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ painting & hot weather ๐ฅต
Monday 12th July 2021: ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข We lost the football final, but what we got was a nation riding high on hopes and dreams for a while and that was worth itโs weight in gold especially this year. Still the weather is not typical but itโs fine for me except the rain showers which are making…
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Busy picking, busy doing, generally just a busy week ๐
Monday July 5th 2021: I always have the urge to sing โMonday, Mondayโ when I am writing up the first day of the weeks blog lol. It is sunny today thought not a typical July day, itโs cooler than average I would say and we have constant threat of showers, a real topsy Turkey weather…
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Something different, something new & the return of the cat ๐
Monday 28th June 2021: It is overcast but thatโs fine for me, just how I prefer it, overcast but still warm ๐ I did a thing as Jeremy Clarkson would say ๐ I thought I would do a voice memo as I was going round this morning, actually I thought initially it would be for…
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Mid Summer, a rotten cold & a missing cat, again!!
Monday 21st June 2021, Summer Solstice: The birds will all be kept in today and possibly tomorrow and the day after that, actually for as long as needs be, I am hoping the foxes will move on and be a problem for someone else and that they manage to get them dealt with because so…
