🌽HELLO FORKERS 🌽 SEPT ‘22🌽🌽🌽
Dovefromabove
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After a long hot dry summer September has arrived … hopefully bringing some rain to lay the dust and save our plants.
Some have had a difficult summer, some still have worries and cares … this is where friends gather to say hello, chat about the bits and bobs of life, the big stuff and the ephemera too … all is important here … and when we need a rest from bottling, jamming, freezing or turning the compost … or we’re just desperate for the chance to procrastinate for a few more minutes, this is where you can find a comfy chair, a singing kettle, a friendly ear and, if you’re lucky, there might be a biscuit or a slice of cake … help yourselves … everyone’s welcome …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The evening/morning temperatures are becoming autumnal finally. Sunrise is a little later each morning. We're hoping for another shower of rain tomorrow which, as you say @Dovefromabove will settle the dust. Hopefully, you are feeling a bit better today. Hello to Moira @punkdoc
Grape harvest is obvious with lots of sticky juice on the roads. My FIL (87) fell over in the vineyard yesterday - apparently, his knee gave out. He was alone and in his haste to phone one of us - the phone flipped away and he couldn't find it amongst the leaves and weeds. A couple of cyclists heard him calling out and got him home. He is none the worse off but has now been forbidden to go back to his beloved vineyards by himself. Pruning season in a couple of months but one of his sons will be with him. Can't keep him away. He is going to a checkup at the cardiologist this afternoon.
A bit of excitement - not good excitement but not much is happening with the heat we have been having.
School is back today for primary and secondary pupils.
A la Saint Loup, la lampe au clou. Yes, the evenings are getting longer.
Enjoy your day
Tui
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes thanks I’m feeling a lot better … just being a bit careful what I eat now …
How’s the verandah coming along?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Certainly feels more autumnal here than it has of late -- i need a jumper in the mornings ( albeit my body's internal thermostat seems to be more aligned to @Hostafan than Nanny Beach's hardiness levels). Been grey a few days this week, but no real rain. Next week is alleged to be at least a bit rainy most days, so perhaps I'll wait till the weekend to do the nematodes.
I realise I post erratically < life gets in the way, and occasionally i read a thread on this forum in which the tone/content of a handful of messages upsets me sufficiently that I choose to take some time out to calm down vs risking further inflaming the issue by responding vociferously>.
Even then , I read the potting shed threads every couple of days at least and send virtual best wishes in the directions needed - so thank you everyone that posts on here for making this a safe and inclusive and "nice" internet space