3: Gardening Diaries ...

[Upsy Daisy]

Good morning to each and everyone.
Hope you are all well this morning.
We too must have had a drop of rain during the night as the ground looks damp
If it remains a damp squid of a day then I will begin sealing up my saved seeds. I have them drying out in containers all around the house and in the greenhouse too.
And I have to admit..........I know, I know ,will I ever learn!!!!!.......that there are a few containers that have lost their labels!!!

But first we have an appointment to attend this morning. Will tackle the unidentifiable seed problem when I return home


Have a great day and may all of us that need rain get a good old soaking today!

 

[alp]

And I have to admit..........I know, I know ,will I ever learn!!!!!.......that there are a few containers that have lost their labels!!!

Same here. I potted some peonies and some hellebores (hand pollinated and doubles) up and of course, I couldn't find the permanent marker (2 of them) and now the pots are nowhere to be seen and so are the markers!

Logan - Your hubs might want to do this too! with an unruly dog! Glad that you have your Christmas stuff ready! Imagine waking up to this frustration.

My bamboo, saved by the washing line! Tied it up with its siblings and got drenched! So much water in that sinewy branch! Glad that it could be salvaged though!

 

[alp]

By the way,

Have a very good day, @Leeski !​

 

[Logan]

Logan - Your hubs might want to do this too! with an unruly dog! Glad that you have your Christmas stuff ready! Imagine waking up to this frustration.

Yes sometimes he does thanks that's only the puddings done. Do a lot more closer to the day.
Glad that you saved your bamboo.

 

[Zenj]

Morning all a windybut lovely sunny day ,Whitley Bay not far from us where my daughter and family live the dome at the Spanish city as been refurbished at a cost of 10 m ,Spanish city mentioned in a Dire Straights if any fans here what it is like since refurb the one with the piano is Trenshers fish restaurant a bit ott

 

[alp]

Just sorted out the Home insurance and son took snap of Salvia uglinosa for me!

@Zenj I wanted to click the Like many, many times!!

Can't believe it is in Whitley Bay! Thought it was in Spain!

Going to ask son to view these photos on the new LG this evening - the photos looks professionally shot. When we go to Newcastle, we will visit this place! And sample the fish there. Better start saving!

PS: have had a look at the menu already! Reasonable! Not £3 for a hot chocolate. Next time I will go out with a hot water flask and a packet of hot chocolate powder!

 

[Zenj]

@alp cannot take credit for photos Whitley bay forum post on FB

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Afternoon all, we have light intermittent rain today, but the resulting amount is hardly anything at all!!

Now at my Dad's, attempting more sorting and clearing out. The main problem is finding things he forgot he had then reminiscing over the ' stories ' that go with them!! For example a photo reminding him that tomorrow was was the day he took his first solo flight.......71 years ago. Love having this time with him to learn more about the man that is my Dad......at 93 these days are rapidly becoming more precious to me.

P.S.....my Dad that is....not me ( 93!!)

 

[alp]

@alp cannot take credit for photos Whitley bay forum post on FB

Thank you for sharing - and I will mark it down for possible destination. I haven't been to Newcastle. Yorkshire, Margate, Liverpool, Anglesy, Penrith in Cumbria, Land's End I have been to. Delightful place. Hope I can catch it on a sunny day, as shown on the photos!

 

[johnny canoe]

Picked the last bunch of flowers for the year. Going to get cold tonight and for the next few nights.

This cat has a home across the street but he mostly lives with me.

 

[alp]

Afternoon all, we have light intermittent rain today, but the resulting amount is hardly anything at all!!

Now at my Dad's, attempting more sorting and clearing out. The main problem is finding things he forgot he had then reminiscing over the ' stories ' that go with them!! For example a photo reminding him that tomorrow was was the day he took his first solo flight.......71 years ago. Love having this time with him to learn more about the man that is my Dad......at 93 these days are rapidly becoming more precious to me.

P.S.....my Dad that is....not me ( 93!!)

Thanks for the reminder! As my memory is getting bad.. the reminder does help!

Was your dad some kind of pilot?

We haven't had any intermittent rain at all. Just stopped at about 9am and even that was insignificant. Fancy me getting up 6am and transferring rain water from butts to tubs and pots! Like to remove the £1m bonus to this useless lot. No wonder they kept promoting Carol Kirkwood and now Tomas Schafenarker!

Got rid of tons of useless paper - The excessive amount of letter contents is just like a constant battle. Now, one of my armchairs can be sat on.

Mambo - I kept getting this delivered before I have my Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou

Salvia Mirage Deep Purple

Please don't let me see light purple as I will buy that as well. I'm a sucker!

Amistad

This is the only Salvia of which I have not taken cuttings. I must say it has a beautiful blue, but the flowers are so small!

My son took photos of these tiny flowers - didn't know how he managed it. But obviously, he could hold the camera very still!

Hello, Johnny: you and your cat have sneaked in! Lovely flowers. If I see sweet peas going for 10p a packet of seeds, I will buy them. Lovely dahlias .

 

[alp]

Is it your cat, or someone else's? I thought you said it was someone else's. I also have one such and two others at the back.

 

[johnny canoe]

Thanks alp, not my cat but it likes my place more than it's home across the street.

 

[alp]

Thanks alp, not my cat but it likes my place more than it's home across the street.

Such a neat, clean and tidy house! I would be sleeping there if I were a cat! LOL!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

@alp ....didn't want people to get the wrong idea of my sprightly young age !!!.

RAF pilot, trained during the war. Luckily because he was in training he didn't take part in active combat.

Despite wet droplets falling from the sky it barely dampened the ground

My Dad now has a sofa that can be sat on !! Even came home with his rubbish as his recyclable bin was full!!!

Great pics alp.....your son has something I definitely need, a very steady hand!