Me too! me too!, but in my case it is the rear veranda which, since the migration of my computer point at the far end it has suffered from my obsession to keep all the Amazon boxes that arrive, just in case (no pun intended), but as almost everything from there is worth keeping, there is barely room enough to move there now.
I tried to tackle it at source, when the new wheels arrived for the gate, I left the boxes on the front terrasse, but before I could remember to jettison them, the air fryer arrived in 2 (yes 2, one inside the other ) boxes, and they are there with them now.
Years ago I used to load regularly at Stanton Ironworks which made both steel and concrete pipes. There was a special gang which, armed with all sorts of wooden chocks, 6 inch nails and hammers, read the notes and knew exactly what was needed for the load. Then off to the loading point where another gang put the pipes on the wagon and nailed everything into the right place.
But that first gang could not be seen, they lived inside a small hut which was hidden from sight in a large pile of wooden planks and beams. They even had a little fire going in there and were well stocked with water and tea. But you couldnāt see them, you just parked up at the marked spot and waited for these gremlins to emerge. I can see that if I donāt make a move, I will be like them, emerging, blinking, into the light from a giant pile of Amazon boxes every time the gate bell rings.
Moustiquaire now installed in the kitchen. The dog is happy he can go as he pleases (and Iām even more pleased that I donāt have to get up to let him in and out)
Has anyone else noticed the "explosion of Cowslips there seem to be this yearā¦
Swathes of Primrosesā¦ as per usualā¦ but never see quite so many ācoucouā (french for cowslip according to my neighbour) as we have todayā¦ along the hedgerows and across the grasslandsā¦
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Itās really cheering to see them
Feeling pleased with myself, having just trimmed our rose arch. Should have been done in the autumn, but for reasons it was left.
My wife is out right now, and Iām just a little nervous that a) sheāll notice and b) not be impressed with the rather radical haircut it had. Itās really needed cutting hard for several years, but then it looks so sparse and so it tends to not get trimmed and the dead material removed enough to help.
We donāt get cowslips in Lot et Garonne. I was amazed heading up into Dordogne how they were everywhere. Itās almost as if they stop at the border!
Not necessarily. I always prune our roses in early/mid spring. You can be as brave as you like - they always recover - I love roses for that very reason.
Comment by Roy Strong (very keen gardener among other things) āIf you canāt prune at the right time of the year prune at the wrong timeā . Nature is (nearly always) very forgiving.
I was laying a trail for our hashing club yesterday in one of the most beautiful parts of the county - Clun.
I chatted with a hill farmer whoās friendly border collie Ewa and I had made a fuss of during Mondayās planning reccy. He told me about his dogs - the one in question was very clever but like her mother hard on the sheep - gives them a nip. I had a couple of red kiteās hovering over me in one field - large numbers prevail in the Shropshire Hills.
The rain stayed off and as I walked out of the woods at the summit I was treated to the delight of the late afternoon sun on the surrounding hills.
This morning I will be trying to keep up with the fittest making sure they all ultimately go the right way and not miss a cross on one of my many false trails. A good pint of real ale and chip butties in the White Horse will await us. https://www.donningtonh3.co.uk/
) boxes, and they are there with them now.
