2: Our gardening diaries - from latest toys, flowers to wildlife .. Please upload pics

[Zenj]

@alp Strange year we have had plenty of frosts and cold weather it is very late for them and to be still going in thie NE , The gold finches are usually here all winter but haven't seen any for the last six weeks ?

 

[Logan]

View attachment 30214 View attachment 30215 View attachment 30216 View attachment 30217 View attachment 30218 View attachment 30219 Morning all calm and mild here before the cold arrives .In the garden yesterday surprised that plants still trying to continue flowering after frosts and cold like these

Those are amazing

 

[Logan]

Just made the first lot of 44 mince pies.

 

[Verdun]

Ooooooo, can I have them logan? Please?

Couple of linarias in my conservatory when I got home. Duly potted on for spring planting now. At a cost of £4 each in 1 litre pots and in perfect condition, why would I buy from a GC? Besides they are varieties not available generally.....viz, Peachy, Dial Park, Canon Went and Pink Kisses

 

[Zenj]

Logan
Those mince pies look lovely a smear of brandy butter on mine please

 

[MaryMary]

Just made the first lot of 44 mince pies.

Wow, Logan, how many people are you expecting for Christmas dinner?

Ooooooo, can I have them logan? Please?

No, me!! Pick me, pick me!! Verdun, you can't have them all!! ....

 

[Logan]

@Verdun you can have one. Yes ok @Zenj
@MaryMary just the 2 of us. They're to eat now, hubby will have 2 every day,i might have 1 a day. Make some special ones for Christmas. Chopped nuts and glass'e cherries with sherry.

 

[MaryMary]

@Verdun you can have one. Yes ok @Zenj

I can't have one? ...

 

[Logan]

I can't have one? ...

Yes of course you can have one.

 

[Logan]

Morning all

 

[alp]

Wow! Those pies look good! And I would go nut for the nutty ones!

@Zenji So I can't blame you for taking away all the customers from my eaterie then! I saw only a great tits singing on top of my peach tree. Gold finches were seen more than 6 months ago in the dark on a telephone wire. We have wrens and robins singing and hopping all the times. I think the great tits wanted me to refill my feeders which I will do today. Bought 2 packs and gave one to ex. We only pay 49p here and I saw big man buying them. Going to be cold for them.

Another a lovely day before the chill!

 

[Logan]

Thanks @alp that's just the first lot that i'll be doing. Going to add glac'e cherries. Hehe I've just remembered how to spell it.

 

[alp]

Eat them hot is the best. I still have a pie in the oven.. I need to finish it today.. Trauma for me as they are always too sweet for me. But looking at the pastry top - I just love eating the crust - all shortbready .. yum yum!

 

[Logan]

Good job that you didn't say bun in the oven.

 

[Zenj]

Morning all cold and windy here forecast real feel -8 tonight looks like we're in for a cold spell but the winds are not as bad as Scotland .