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Cheshire CheeseJuly 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
ReplyDeleteI've just seen that pubs are going to be allowed to stay open till 5.00am on Monday morning for the England match.There's a pub which shows sport not far from our house and we can hear the noise when important matches are on, especially in summer. I wouldn't want to be a killjoy for football fans but I'm not looking forward to Sunday night into Monday morning.
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MiriamJuly 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
My initial thought is How Silly, plus what about the staff of the pubs. who have to stay on/brought in extra to cover, and the effect on their lives + families.
I wonder how many going to work on Monday morning, will still be well over the legal drink/drive limit..🫢🫢
Agree on both counts! Said to help pubs but if people can’t go usually because of the supposed cash crisis how are they going to find it tonight let alone flying to America etc for the matches. I suspect there will be tears before bedtime when the credit bills arrive after all this is over! Watch for free on the tv 🤭
DeleteOpera season in full flow. Tosca at Glyndebourne a couple of weeks ago, second visit of the week to the Grange this evening, La Boheme on Wednesday, Eugene Onegin this evening, then a two more trips to Glyndebourne in a few weeks for a Rossini and a Mozart.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful. Down here the little theatre groups have begun their open air performances, and I am hoping we will go to one or two. It depends a lot on the weather. Macbeth is on Sunday at a place called Ebingfield Manor which is nice because you can walk round their gardens in the interval.
DeleteGood to see Glyndebourne again. I had to miss Tosca as there was a death in the family which made leaving the farm impossible. I am hoping to get there in August for the Strauss opera but the long journey and time away from the farm is difficult at the moment. I have never been to the Grange which would be much nearer.
DeleteMrsP I did leave a message for you about carpel tunnel on July 2 8.22am
ReplyDeleteCarpal tunnel syndrome
DeleteSoz, yes I did read your reply, thank you, and apologise for not answering then.
I had a phone call from the surgery at six o’clock last evening.
A message from my GP who has the results from my tests on Tuesday.
( how quick is that ? )
I have severe CT S and would I like her to refer me for surgery.
My reply was a swift and urgent YES PLEASE.
I wonder now how long it might take. And indeed, how much relief I might get given your report Soz.
Thinking I might have to live with these symptoms even after any surgery does not make me feel any happier or indeed optimistic.
However- it is what it is !
ARCHERPHILE
Regarding the numbness in your leg around the site of your surgery.
I remember being told by my surgeon pre surgery, that there would be numbness and that many people could not kneel after a knee replacement.
I experienced both these sensations but eventually the numbness did disappear ( it’s nerve damage , as I’m sure you realise) and, after seven years I am able to kneel for several minutes without any problem.
I’m afraid I can’t remember how long it’s been since you had your new knee.
I still have some residual numbness in my foot after my ankle replacement surgery, but on the whole I don’t find it too problematical.
I used to be able to kneel briefly on my new knee but not nowadays. Much too painful and anyway I could not get up afterwards! Used to get into bed by kneeling on that knee, then rolling in. Too painful to even kneel on a mattress these days!
DeleteI believe you lot in the South are in another heatwave..
ReplyDeleteHere there's still a strong coolish breeze for the 3rd day (blowing runner bean flowers off my plants), it's cloudy with no sun and I actually have had a lightweight cardigan on all day!
At least it's fresh and airy, but still to water garden + plants
Not that hot today Miriam and a strong breeze as well.
DeleteToday has been cloudy with some drizzle but yesterday was lovely, about 21 degrees and a light breeze. We went to Dunham Massey to see the rose garden which was disappointing but the clematis in there were blooming well. Elsewhere the hydrangeas and herbaceous borders were lovely.
DeleteWe had a nice walk around the park in spite of part of our usual route being closed to make an temporary extra sanctuary area for the deer to give birth to the fawns.
My wonderful new + now flowering Hollyhocks, are not as they were, as are a bit wind battered! 😒
DeleteWe have been commenting on how many butterflies are around this year, there are always several in the garden, especially Brimstones and Holly Blues. But the most exciting thing was having a Purple Emperor fly into our lounge yesterday. It kept flying to the window, then came in through the open door. The last one we saw here was 8 years ago, we have a photo of such a rare event. They are usually found in East Anglia are are rare in this area.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely - life's small pleasures.
DeleteI've got butterfly envy Archerfile
DeleteI have absolutely no knowledge about butterfly identification.
DeleteI'm just thrilled to see so many again and surprisingly Pusscat 🐈⬛ if in the garden, doesn't go after them. They're obviously not fast enough for her to be bothered about. 🤔
Only seen small white butterflies again today but I did rescue a Hummingbird hawk moth from the conservatory.
DeleteBro in law, apparantly has the beer all lined up + will be watching the footie at 1.00am. He's been told in no uncertain terms, to go to bed in another bedroom, as Sis does not want him disturbing her when he finally staggers to bed!! 😁
ReplyDeleteTBH He'll probably fall asleep on the sofa before it starts, so will miss it!
This is the one waiting for open heart surgery (scheduled for December), so gets very tired/fatigued and is now getting dizzy spells..another worry but not yet a case for panic.
Sis is monitoring him.
No butterflies of distinction for me - very exciting and exotic for you ARCHERPHILE- but taking Lady for a sniffing walk around local roads and back alleys when passing a row of suburban houses she heard, and I reacted, to something leaving a hedge and a beautiful Red Kite emerged and swept over the rooftops.
ReplyDeleteThey are here of course, but one doesn’t expect them to be inhabiting suburban streets.
Such a thrill to be so close.
What is it with heart valve problems in my family?
ReplyDeleteI've told all about bro-in-law and his problem, now there's another.
I've just learnt that my eldest niece's partner, has a congential + hereditary heart valve problem as well. Their kids, my eldest gt.neice + nephew, have both had echos done today and thankfully both are clear.
He is still young, 47yrs, so he's just being monitored as no real treatment per se is needed at the moment, well apart from keeping his previously high BP under control. He is quite obese and loves a drink, both of which he has to sort out and get under control.
I think he might be on weight loss jabs, so good on him for trying to do something about it, but will he give up his whiskey and dog walks to the pub? - not sure he can!
We've not heard from Mistral nor OWiaS for a while, hoping you're well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Basia. I'm still here, just don't have much to say. Gradually melting in the heat. I think I should replace my shoe with a flip-flop. Or perhaps an Ugg boot somewhere cold!
DeleteHello, thank you Basia, yes, very well, enjoying the heat whilst hiding indoors from it, catching up with my mountain of unread books. Just finished two Kate Atkinson's, I find her very funny and unexpected, and read a Maggie O'Farrell in two days straight off. What I enjoy most about this weather is that it forces me to relax, puts me in a holiday mood and I feel no guilt about doing almost nothing:)
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone else is doing something indulgent and relaxing...
Goodness Mistral, how I admire your ability to switch off and just read.
DeleteWish I could do that.
Ah, Mrs.P. I just can't read a lot of the time, feels too indulgent and always more important (boring) things to do. I find concentration is becoming a problem. However, when it is so hot that I can't do gardening or trawl through horrible paperwork, I can pick up a book and just indulge myself, no worries or guilt at all. I love the heat and relaxation. I would hate it if I was busy with work or family life, I can only get away with it because I am single! Even Toad the dog just wants to curl up on the settee, we oftentimes just snooze....perfect ;)
DeleteI’m imagining your porch as being in the shade, and you sitting there in a comfy chair ….. reading.
DeleteI’m doing bits of gardening in the shady parts of my garden, and even managed some hoovering today.
The inside of my flat is cool all day.
And on our walk this evening I picked the first large and very ripe blackberries.
How early is that !
Mrs.P, I have gots padded recliner chair, very comfy, I just move it around from oneshadyspittosoter
ReplyDeleteSorry, one shady spot to another. These days I keep out of direct sunlight. I went to a local forest yesterday, beautiful, then the farm where my daughter works, I was picking the last raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurrents, and yes, blackberries! for pudding.
ReplyDeleteI ate far more than got back for tea :)
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ReplyDeleteJust listened to the whole of the new Rolling Stones album - loud but hey it's the Rolling Stones noise! A couple of slow ones but I prefer to prance around.
ReplyDeletePtbY - what's your news?
i've just seen the news that Ann Widdecombe was murdered, what a shock!
ReplyDeleteDreadful news, I sat listening to PM feeling unwell.
DeleteI was shocked to hear of Anne Widdecombe death on the Jeremy Vine on 5 show this morning and it was obvious how upset he was. I just could not take it in and then to hear
ReplyDeletethat it has become a murder case is just totally
surreal. I did not always agree with her but loved her honesty and no nonsense approach to any question asked. I shall miss her greatly. Given the chance I could have seen her reaching her 90’s. RIP Anne 🙏 and
much sympathy to your family members and close friends .
And from me too. A shock to hear she had died but an even greater one to hear, later, that it was a murder! How dreadful for such a thing to happen in such a beautiful place to an elderly, lone woman. No one seems safe these days.
DeleteJust released - a 26 yr old man arrested in South Yorkshire
Deleteand now have arrested a 28yr old male.
DeleteIn Rotheram of all places. I reckon the police have pulled out all the stops to get this killer and every force in the country has taken part. Just shows what they can do if you are famous enough and the goverment is involved
DeleteMy thoughts too AP, but also thought that there must have been an awful lot of input from the public, then I read that the police had over 200 calls giving information from the public.
DeleteSo yes, a lot of help.
I think there is a great deal of outrage all round.
It’s my granddaughters graduation day today.
ReplyDeleteVery proud of my science G daughter and she’s going on to do a masters.
They have all been on a wonderful family holiday on Skye.
Congratulations to your granddaughter Mrs P. I am wondering what she is going to specialise in for her Masters.
ReplyDeleteSkye is lovely. I've been there a couple of times. The husband of a cousin of my father's was a highlander from Skye, came down to Cornwall to work temporarily. He knocked on their door looking for lodgings and at 17 she took one look at him and rushed out to her mother in the garden saying please please let him lodge with us, and he never left!
Scorching weather here. 30 yesterday, 27 today so far.
Janice she is going to Bristol - handy ‘cos she can commute from home in Bath - it’s a long title, but essentially ‘Communication of Science to explain Ecology and Climate Change ‘ .
DeleteHer dissertation was on the fishing industry in Hastings and she really enjoyed her canvassing of the public for opinions. She is very focused on working in the community and not in the laboratory.
Her parents met through both working at Greenpeace, her father has held some very senior positions as an environmentalist and she has done the same degree as he did. If she has as interesting a career as her father she will be a very fortunate young woman.
What a romantic story about your relatives.
Did he stay in Cornwall or did she go to Skye ?
I’ve not been to Skye, but did once get as far as Ardnamurchan, but a friend from here has recently moved back to live near Inverness and I have an open invitation to visit. If I did so she would be delighted to show me as much of the Highlands as I wanted to see including Skye.
A subject that in these times is probably more needed than ever before.
DeleteHe stayed in Cornwall and farmed. His children ,for one birthday when he was older arranged a family holiday so he could revisit all his old haunts.
He lived well into his 90's and younger relatives came down in kilts and a piper to lead the funeral procession. One of his nieces came down to visit them and ended up marrying a Cornish boy and staying here as well.
Janice, how interesting, a whole cycle and such diverse areas.
DeleteStill, your daughter-in-law came all the way from the Philippines.
I've been to Cornwall but not to Skye and imagine would choose the former.
Congratulations to your granddaughter MrsP, I hope that she enjoys her course at Bristol.
ReplyDeleteWoke up in the early hours this morning to a very strong smell of smoke. I got up and checked around but nothing in the area. Our community board is very active with everyone saying the same and it's widespread in the area
ReplyDeleteIt's been confirmed it's smoke from the fire at Dovstone resevoir, Manchester, which is over 50miles away, blowing across. Someone posted a satellite image, where a vast plume can be seen.
Goodness knows what it must be like in the vicinity of such a fire.
The smell is still here but now reduced though smoke can be seen blowing across in the sky.
Sounds awful Miriam.
DeleteAll these wild fires across Europe are worrying indeed.
Think we need some public education about fire risk.
I’ve been close to buildings in flame twice in my life.
It’s a very nasty and frightening experience, but makes one extremely conscious of the dangers of reckless behaviour around BBQs and suchlike.
I was out this morning and the smell of smoke was really quite strong, my eyes were irritated and the sky was hazy.
DeleteThankfully the wind changed direction slightly after lunch so at last I could open the windows + the air is fresh again.
Today, Bastille Day, 14th June in France, is the 20th Anniversary of my son and DIL . Cant believe it's 20 years already! They are going to watch the Bastille Day firework display at Carcassonne this evening, always a wonderful sight. You can watch from the aire on the Autoroute round the city and its always a magnificent display with light shows on the walls of the castle too.
ReplyDeleteWish I was going!
Sounds lovely AP.
DeleteWish I was there too.
I seem to remember that I once spent Bastille Day in Paris.
Another life !
Had some wonderful photos from daughter today.
The whole family at G daughters graduation, all looking very happy.
I remember that numbers were very restricted at my daughter’s graduation, I think only one ticket.
Thanks CC. I’m sure she will.
And, of course, with the benefit of living at home, with a short commute by train from Bath to Bristol, and it’s a healthy walk to Bath station.
Congratulations to your Grand-daughter Mrs P. She's sounds a very determined young lady + will do well.
DeleteYou must be very proud.
Only my daughter.... An awful smell has been wafting around upstairs for about 3 days. When I decided it was coming from daughter's bedroom , with a window that hasn't been opening since the very wet weather a while back, she explained she had done some shopping and left it in a plastic bag under her bed and forgotten about it until in this hot weather she heard a sort of popping sounnd and realized a round of mozzarella cheese had exploded in the heat leaving a liquidy mess everywhere. She tried to wipe it up but some seems to have soaked into the floorboards. I have suggested she try the steam cleaner after work. I don't like Mozzarella at the best of times and the smell is horrible!
ReplyDelete28 here at the moment, and I am debating whether to be indoors with the smell or outside inder a shady ash tree. The latter I think.
That sounds horrible particularly as I'm a massive cheese hater.
DeleteTo add, I hope the mozzarella doesn't turn into a form of Borsetshire Blue..😆
DeleteI can't imagine how awful that must smell Janice!
DeleteFurther to my posts about the smoke today, I've just read about how that Dovestone Reservoir fire started by a firework, and a 20yr old female has been arrested as to possible arson. A group of friends on Saturday, were there to celebrate the life on another, an 18yr old who'd drowned in the resevoir 24 hours previously and the fireworks were part of this.
ReplyDeleteThe group took a video of this, which showed the firework setting light to some grass which they posted on social media. Sadly they left it burning, so today nearly 4 days later, there are still:-
70 firefighters, 11 fire engines and 4 Wild fire units keeping it contained.
Things could have been so different with a bit of care + attention.
I hope that they've learnt a lesson. I wonder how easy it is to get fireworks these days.
DeleteHaving read your former post regarding the smoke you were experiencing Miriam, I then heard the report of the young woman being arrested.
DeleteThis sent me to my news thread to read more about the fire, having already posted my thoughts on the subject earlier.
I hope that the magistrates send her to prison in order to send a very important message to others.
Or perhaps some very tough community tasks and for an extended period.
DeleteHere in France we get regular warnings how to protect ourselves during the heatwave.
ReplyDeleteNow there are more on how to prevent wildfires, to be careful about throwing away cigarette ends, barbecues etc.
I am constantly dismayed how many fires are started deliberately: even a fireman was arrested...
Many firework displays have been cancelled today.
MrNuts & I were peacefully eating breakfast when our daughter suggested we looked out the front. A flock of sheep being moved from a field down the road had decided to wander into our front garden & were being herded out by a young woman, a young man & a dog, flattening a few flowerbeds in the process. Needless to say there was a bit of a traffic jam as well. The joys of country life!
ReplyDeleteSo St.Swithins's day yesterday, passed in a totally dry + hot day.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually disappointed as a torrential downpour would be so welcomed. I'm just so fed up with the constant watering every night and even with this, my once gorgeous garden is still wilting + dying!
I've actually given up on some parts, as others need to be kept going in the best way possible.
I'm not happy.
Still the bees are very prevalent today but aren't going anywhere near my runner bean flowers so not expecting much of a crop.
They love the hollyhocks though, and fly away, almost "drunk" on nectar!!
I've actually chopped back a lot of plants today, in the hope that with water + feed, they'll get going again...🫰
To add, I spent a lot both last year + this year, to get the garden how I wanted, which 6 weeks ago it was.
DeleteNow it's so very different. I'm nurturing the new hibiscus I bought last year which has grown but not thriving yet.
There's lots of buds on it and this is one plant which I have to give total TLC to on a daily basis, as still not fully established even after nearly a year.
The watering is getting tedious Miriam. At least my pelargoniums are loving ths weather and flowering prolifically, but the lettuce is tending to bolt in spite of the watering.
DeleteI hoping ARCHERPHILE and LADY R. are both OK..😃
ReplyDeleteThinking back to the long hot summer of 1976 - were there such wildfires then, I can't remember.
ReplyDeleteAll I do recall is the lack of water + stand-pipes needed for some, have a "war-time" bath of no more than 6" and share it if possible, plus put a brick in the toilet cistern to reduce it's volume of water and only flush when absolutely needed!
With these wild fires, I'm surprised the forces haven't been called in to help, particularly with air "watering" as there's not enough helicopters to go around to do this.
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DeleteMy memory of that summer was the Welsh Nationalists - no offence to anyone Welsh here.
DeleteI was working as a holiday student in Boots, Chester and a bomb was reported on top of the Grosvenor precinct roof, close to where I was.
We were evacuated to the cathedral gardens where we had to stay in the hot sunshine with no shade, water, food etc until the staff of the nearby Woolworths came out with cold drinks + snacks. The army defused the bomb and we were allowed back after about 4 hours, to get our belongings + go home as premises all had to stay closed.
As you can tell, a memory firmly fixed even now.
I've got a wildflower bed near my veg garden which has a couple of borage plants for the bees. This evening I noticed loads of black eggs on them and a few caterpillars which I think are painted lady butterfly ones. I'm hoping that they don't migrate to my veg beds. 🤞
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested in butterfly, the big butterfly count is on now for a couple of weeks. Just sit outside for 15 minutes and count every butterfly you see - no need to record what they are unless you want to. Then send the results to the butterfly count website which. Can be found online. It will helpc
DeleteThank you Miriam, I am OK but fed up with the heat and being sweaty and not being able to have a bath or shower and feeling to hot to cook anything nice for supper and seeing the garden perish for lack of water and, and, and!
ReplyDeleteBut the great thing is, son from France is here at the moment and is clucking round me like a mother hen, laughing at me going up and down on the stairlift, shopping, making meals, hoovering and goodness knows what else. D.I.L and youngest grandson Elliot arrive on Monday night & they are all here until Wednesday when they set off by car to Scotland for a tour of the highlands, picking up elder grandson James from Birmingham on the way, and eventually flying home from Inverness in a couple of weeks time.
I can bear anything when they are here!
Hoping everyone else is OK too.
How wonderful for you Archerphile and they'll be pleased to escape the summer heat in Scotland.
DeleteI’ve just watched a lovely little documentary on BBC 4 - A journey by Morris Traveller along the A 303 - stopping off for a number of historical interludes along the route.
ReplyDeleteI’m sure the Hampshire contingent in particular will find it interesting.
Last night I had a most wonderful happening.
On my weekend film suggestions on the BBC App which I usually browse through, I was thrilled to see that VERTIGO was showing, 15 minutes before it was due to start. I quickly got the animals settled into their nightly routine and got myself to bed to settle in to watch.
I saw this film when I was sixteen, along with Pal Joey and Bell Book And Candle during my teenage years. I fell in love with Kim Novak and San Francisco.
The memory of that film has stayed with me throughout my life, but for some arcane Hollywood ruling it was never available to see again for something like forty years.
Eventually it was remastered - and there it was last night on television and my IPad.
My goodness me, what a treat it was to watch it all again, and I had forgotten none of it.
Last night whilst out watering, I suddenly realised my feet were getting wet. The watering can was leaking, still it's served me well over many years.
ReplyDeleteFirst job this morning was to get another one which meant a drive as no shop near to me sells them.
I knew where to go and bought a lovely one with a curved spout and large rose.
What I hadn't realised is that it's larger than the old one, so filling it up and then lifting it to go out + water, my arm was nearly wrenched out of its socket.
Still it was a good buy.
I don't have a hose, as nowhere to store it.
Are you going to make a feature of the old one and grow flowers in it?
DeleteDon't throw it out, just yet.
A seam had cracked which now has a huge piece of duct tape stuck over it, so is still usable. How long it'll last, no idea, but there's life in it yet.
DeleteThank you for reminding me about the butterfly count Archerfile, I hadn't realised that it had started.
ReplyDeleteTo all Wordle fans :- If you are able to complete tonight’s Wordle please reveal.
ReplyDeleteI doubt any of us on this side of the pond have ever heard of this word.
An unfamiliar word, puzzle completed by having eliminated all “obvious “ words in 4 just inserting different second letters until a word was recognised
DeleteOh well done KP.
DeleteI didn’t have the first letter and there were too many options for that space, so didn’t get it at all.
And I’ve never heard the word, nor have I ever heard of its meaning, but then I know very little about gambling either.
As I understand shill is a patsy or stooge, someone planted in the audience who works in league with a performer, think the person “winning” a 3 cup game to encourage other spectators to get involved (and fleeced!)
DeleteI received an email last night from Nationwide about a new direct debit set up for £949.95 with first payment going out on 24th July.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a Nationwide customer so thought it was a scam.
I left it overnight and this morning I tried to find out more. As with all this type of email there was the usual sentence, if this isn't you or you weren't expecting this, then ring a telephone number. This I did using my landline which shows withheld number, so I couldn't be traced back. I thought I'd be talking to a scammer and was prepared but there was no answer.
I then rang Nationwide customer services and what a palaver trying to speak to some-one when I didn't have an account number etc. I was then cut off because of the withheld number. I suppose this was to do with making sure I was a human and not a bot I started again using my mobile and eventually got through to someone who when asked the content of the email, confirmed it was a scam and just delete it.
TBH it didn't worry me at all, just made me angry!
What was difficult was getting to speak to someone at Nationwide, as had to go round the houses a few times with the automated questions..but I finally managed it.
The email address it originated from was an AI company and the details of the company which the direct debit was intended for, was a genuine registered electrical installation firm from the Midlands.
The giveaway was that there was no name or partial account details showing who the email was intended for.
It was clever.
To add, I've just forwarded this to the National Cyber Security Centre which looks at and deals with fraudulent emails.
DeleteI've had a to-do with Sainsburys and my bank this morning. Did my online shop in the usual way, got the the end and clicked to pay with my credit card I always use for Sainsburys (it collects nectar points for me and Used to be Sainsburys bank but now taken over by Nat West). Notice came up saying problem with payment, couldn't take money, contact bank.
DeleteThis happened several times so contacted Nat West who knew nothing about it - said my card was perfectly OK, no problems, it must be a Sainsbury problem.. What to do?
Left everything for an hour - tried again - worked perfectly.
But had I needed to go out or couldn't keep trying - no online order, plus the worry if thinking there was a problem with my bank account.
(First of all thank u Miriam for asking about me)
ReplyDeleteJoin the club 😡😡😡 I am nearly off my head with BT and Vodafone blasted people. If I have difficulty connecting for too long I go through to I want to buy something for instance and then say “oh dear I don’t know how I got through to you I actually want blah blah” and quite often they will offer to put you through to a human. Like most of you I have been round the bend with the hot weather anything over 23c is awful in my eyes. It has been too hot for George or any of the residents to sit out even under cover which is a shame as indoors all winter. The fete in June was the start of it - it was hot but after that roasting. To cap it all the lift has broken down and the part has to come from Sweden. 7 rooms in George’s area the poor staff have to use the staircases for everything. Plus I have been climbing countless stairs (in the correct manner) and considering I have none at home a real workout! I have a Nero Sports trike from Careco in Turquoise if anyone wants to have a look it is very trendy and lightweight so it helps a lot. I am still doing exercises and waiting to hear from Basingstoke having been referred by MSK 7 weeks ago. Still visiting my dear George daily and we enjoy our time together so much. I have been absent from here for sometime now and have wittered on and on so will call it a day now. Still pop in to follow u all though.
My trike is without the seat.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you Lady R.
DeleteAs you know I have glaucoma which I was just under the nurse run clinic as it was stable. In August last year my pressures had gone up considerably so I was recalled for a Dr led clinic appointment which was last October. Again my pressures were on the high side but still in the normal range but by much, so it was review in 6 months.
ReplyDeleteNine months later, still no appointment so rang to be told all appts are 5 months behind. The person I spoke to said she'd check with a Dr. It's like everyon, a waiting game.
So another 2 months to go Miriam! Disappointing in itself but even more so that you were not informed of this by text, phone or letter!
DeleteMiriam, my next door neighbour has had glaucoma most of her adult life, inherited they think from both her mother & father. She was often up at the hospital for treatment and drugs, until they said nothing more can be done in Basingstoke. So she was sent to Moorfields. There, they have operated to insert a tiny, invisible valve in the side of her eye which can drain the excess fluid and reduce the pressure to normal. No more drugs but regular check ups. It's amazing what can be done these days
DeleteI would love to have that done, but it's for those like your neighbour when other things cannot control it.
DeleteIt's such an easy procedure done under local anaesthetic and not invasive. It's basically a tiny stent which keeps the drainage channel open,so the excess fluid causing the pressure, just drains away in a normal manner.
Just realise I'm talking about a different procedure.
Delete‘It’s too darn hot…..’
ReplyDeletehave been finding it difficult to get on the blog but it’s working today .
CC I wanted to ask you about the Badminton flower show - what did you think of Pat and Tony’s garden? I thought of you when Gardeners World focussed on the scented pelargonium lady. I have never been a fan of the plant but she did impress me and that wall of pink pelargoniums was beautiful.
Archerphile I am going to do a 15 minute butterfly count this weekend.The ones I've noticed lately are meadow browns and a few blue ones - Holly blues I think.
We enjoyed the Badminton Flower Show Soz, and thought that the Bridge Farm Garden was very well done. We managed to see everything that we wanted to in spite of the 31 degrees heat. I hadn't realised just how many different scented pelargoniums there are but I only have non scented ones which are what is providing most of the colour in my garden at the moment.
DeleteI think I should have some pelargoniums in my garden. My borders are so dry that most of the plants in them have given up. Whereas my dahlias in pots, which I do water, have plenty of buds and should bring some colour. Are all your pelargoniums in pots?
DeleteI haven’t kept up with watering our potatoes and the ones I’ve dug so far are small.
It certainly is still too darn hot it’s driving me mad! My only consolation is that it is dark now by 9.20 ish 🤭 my body relaxes accordingly.Not too long now in the scheme of things to jumpers ,trousers and boots and for those of you who have one fires. Lovely wood burner in the village pub right near George enjoyed it a lot last winter 🤣 I can just hear many of your horrified reactions!
ReplyDeleteForecast is for light rain overnight and early morning tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it!
ReplyDeleteI never thought I'd actually want it to rain.
Some rain would be welcome Miriam although I'm glad that it's been dry this week. We've had youngest daughter and family staying all week and the parents have been working from home at our house while we looked after their 4 and 6 year olds so we've been glad to be able to get them out. We took them to Chester Zoo for the first time which means we've taken all 6 grandchildren now.
ReplyDeleteMiddle daughter joined us on Thursday with her 12 and 7 year olds so it's been a hectic week. They all left today so we've finally managed to put our feet up for a bit, the house can wait to be put back together!
Miriam, replied to your eye posting above.
ReplyDeleteThanks I've just replied..😃
DeleteSoz, re my pelargoniums, I have them both in pots and borders. The ones in the ground tend to perform better apart from the ivy leaved ones which I have in baskets and troughs.
ReplyDeleteThanks CC . I’ll try a few in pots this year, take cuttings and plant them out next year.
DeleteHas anyone had any rain yet??
A little light misty rain. The air feels fresher now.
DeleteWe've had some very welcome rain here, a break from having to water will be appreciated.
DeleteNo rain here I’m afraid.
DeleteQuite a cool breeze though.
Had some rain in the night but it wasn't much and hasn't made any difference at all. It was out watering again tonight, as plants still wilting and needed reviving.
DeleteNo rain in S.Devon, but much
ReplyDeletecooler and very windy today. It almost feels autumnal because a lot of my plants have given up, and others are starting to change colour, such a shame.
In line with Lady's R's wintery theme, I must just say that today I have finished my Christmas shopping. All I have to do now is make my cakes.....feeling very smug!
Ooh Mistral 🎄🤶🎄🤶you’ve cracked me up 😂😂😂
Delete:) :) :)
DeleteWoke up to find it raining, well drizzling really. Was so excited but it only lasted 20 mins and was gone. Not even enough to fill up our little birdbath, much less a water butt. So disappointed! 😢
ReplyDeleteYou had Hampshire drizzle AP how very dare you 🤭
DeleteI'm very sad to hear that the funding for Jodrell Bank is going to be cut, such an iconic place.
ReplyDeleteI’ve just read of this too CC and feel as you do.
DeleteMust read more as to why, and what’s next.
Received such good news yesterday that I would like to share.
ReplyDeleteMy eldest G daughter whilst doing her degree course - fashion design at Westminster University - managed to get a P/T position at a major fashion retail store, sometime later being transferred, again P/T to the company flagship store in Covent Garden. In due course she gained a full time position, by now having graduated, and has worked there since.
During her time there she has cultivated a relationship with the press office, trying to persuade them that she would very much like to join them and would be an asset to the team, meanwhile continuing in the store where although on a low salary she does get commission on any sales that she achieves.
Recently, the press office advertised a job which she applied for and gained an interview. She received a letter telling her that a more experienced person had been given the job, but that they were very impressed by her excellent interview.
Of course she was disappointed, however, two weeks later she has received another letter offering her an internship in the press office.
Her salary will remain the same, but she won’t be getting any commission of course.
Nevertheless she is delighted and understandably very proud that her persistence has paid off.
So am I !
What great news. You must be a very proud Gran and rightly so.
DeleteMy OZ niece is now working as the production manager for the fashion firm DISSH based in Brisbane. Their only outlet in the UK is Selfridges in London, as they're concentrating on the US market.
DeleteShe started off in the fashion world as a designer for quite a few firms, her speciality being hats, bags, gloves ie accessories and has progressed in many + different ways to where she is now. She's now in charge from when the designs are finalised until they hit the cat-walk.
Congratulations to her too Miriam.
DeleteIt’s good to hear of people being dedicated in their pursuit within an industry, and being promoted for being so, along with talent of course.
That's really good news MrsP, especially in the current climate for young people looking for jobs. Well done her!
DeleteSounds as though your eldest G/daughter has inherited many of her Grandmother’s genes!
DeleteIt's nice when young people know what they want to do and then achieve it. More difficult I think when young people don't know what they want and end up having to try out lots of different jobs before settling. I think the new experiment of including teaching about different jobs as early as in primary school could be useful.
ReplyDeleteCalled Start small, Dream big.
DeleteYes, it’s good to hear of success in job seeking when we hear so much negative news on the subject.
DeleteAnd of course I’m very round of her.
Soz
I’m particularly pleased about the interview being so highly praised, as interviews were my strong point.
I rarely failed to get any job I interviewed for, and I had many many jobs throughout my life.
Two out of the many, I chose to turn down.
They have both haunted me as massive mistakes in my life.
I don’t know of course, but feel although both very different from each other either one would have given me a good career.
Those two events were decades apart but a career is something I never had.
An interesting life doing all sorts of different work, but no long term career.
I would love to see my G daughter editing Vogue one day.
Janice I agree.
I’ve not heard of this new experiment.
Archerphile.
ReplyDeleteHas you son been involved in this new ultra long range plane + flight?
Not really involved, Miriam. His position now is as a director in the department concerned with sustainability and finding new fuels for aircraft that dont produce the same CO2 emissions and are therefore 'greener' His particular job is trying to persuade the various big airlines that the new fuels needed be more expensive and it's worthwhile them using them. Most airlines are only concerned with their profits and he has to get them onside to become 'green' airlines which will enhance their reputations!
DeleteAnd therefore this ultra long flight (from Australia to Europe) will have to be using this new type of fuel or won't be given permission to fly over many countries en route
DeleteThat sounds really interesting. Thanks as I was intrigued with that flight.
DeleteAn observation.
ReplyDeleteWhilst out and about in the past week, I've noticed that I haven't seen any disposable BBQ's on sale anywhere.
If these have been withdrawn from sale voluntarily, then brilliant.
That’s very interesting Miriam - next time I go to Tesco I will make a point of looking to see if it’s the same here.
DeleteThere was one post on our local SM last week, of Dunkery Beacon with an area very close to the beacon where a fire, possibly a BBQ, had been. It had been put out, it was clear, but nevertheless should not have been lit in these current weather conditions.
The comment attached to the photo was ‘ IDIOTS ‘
Me again - Sorry.
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know if anyone is interested, BBC Farmwatch this year is on Thursday 30th July on local radio in the morning.
At 7.00pm all 39 local radio stations will be broadcasting the same 3hr programme about farmers/farming.
All details can be found on BBC Media site.
Farmwatch was highlighted when Ruth + Stella did the harvest at Home Farm for BL.
Has anyone else looked at tonight’s moon - it has been a beautiful orange.
ReplyDeleteI looked at it the night before and it was beautiful then. Apparently this full moon is known as the Buck moon because the antlers of male deer are fully grown by then and at their most impressive.
ReplyDeleteI didn't notice it last night because we went to an open air production of Animal Farm ( and it finished before dark) and afterwards I was thinking about the production, and looking it up to understand the parallels. The underlying close comparisons with the emergence of the Soviet Union and the lead up to World War II etc must have passed me by when young. I was left pondering Donkey's comment near the end, along the lines that he had lived a long time and knew that despite regime changes nothing changes for the better for the ordinary person. It made me reflect, although on a much lesser scale, on our present change of Prime Minister, his present good intentions, whether they are financially viable, and whether he will become power hungry and end up focusing on maintaining his own position.
It was acted by youngsters belonging to the Minack Academy, aged between 11 and 18 who tour the country in the summer holidays, and it was excellent. Worth watching if it comes near you.
DeleteBack to our new Prime Minister and his intention to increase oil and gas production in the North Sea. It is just such a pity we didn't do the same as Norway in the past and bring the oil under the control of the government for the national interest. Norway retained 70% ownership of the oil fields and placed the money in a Sovereign wealth fund that is now worth over two trillion and they are the richest country in the world and the living standards of their people are good.They apparently have an oil fund reserve of over two trillion, and a big chunk of that is in a Pension reserve fund. Britain however under Thatcher believed in privatisation, companies like BP and Britoil were sold off and the wonderful opportunity was wasted.
DeleteI await with interest to see if Burnham can find any way to reverse that, although I doubt the country could afford to buy companies back.
Rain! Rain! Blessed Rain! Only 15 minutes worth but enough to fill the bird bath this time and the smell of wet earth is gorgeous ...never really appreciated it before. So our 41 dry days seem to be over. I didn't even mind my washing on the line getting wet!
ReplyDeleteYes, the smell of wet earth is the best, each day we are promised rain, but then it moves to a further date, though there has been some and even a small amount makes the grass look greener.
DeleteAnd Janice, I completely agree with you. Norway have the right idea absout drilling for oil and have made a great industry for their country.
ReplyDeleteAs for Mr Burnham (smidge of politics here, sorry) I am not and never have been a Labour supporter but both Mr A and I have been very impressed by his initial speeches. We were especially pleased that he chose to make his speech on a National Care Service at a Jewish Care Home for the Elderly. Thus reinforcing the governments stance on anti-semetism. I know of that home and that it is care par-excellence. We think he is a good man, whatever his party allegiance.
He seems genuine and hopefully won't be corrupted by the system.
DeleteWe had rain here most of the morning, not very heavy but better than nothing I suppose.
ReplyDeleteThe newsletter from our veg farmer was interesting this week. Badgers love sweetcorn and eat a lot of what he plants. They rely on their sense of smell to mark boundaries and identify potential threats and he's discovered that they perceive the scent of male human urine as a large competitor. He now goes out in the evening marking the perimeter of the sweetcorn field and this has proved successful in deterring the badgers! Sadly the dry weather has halved his yield this year so we won't be getting as much as usual.
How interesting - natural human resources to keep animals at bay.
DeleteNot exactly new news though.
DeleteHuman urine, particularly male urine is as much a marker as any other mammals.
I've just read an awful article.
ReplyDeleteA bee keeper who runs an apiary for honey on a commercial basis, has had it deliberately set on fire
Bee keeping equipment and hives have been destroyed which of course means no honey. Not sure what's happened to the bees, as they now have no hives.
What is the mentality of people who do these things??
Words fail me.
It's so sad that people have nothing better to do with their time.
DeleteI really hope they get caught. We need our pollinators.
DeletePeople start wildfires deliberately, here we are surrounded by a forest.
DeleteJanice, how far away are you from the sea, by foot, minutes?
A mile away Basia. We are on the hill so can see down to the sea and like tonight there are some wonderful sunsets. In my childhood village it was just 5 minutes walk down the valley ( maybe 10 now I'm older!). Last year in the hot weather some of the cliff caught fire and was left blackened. Terrible for ground nesting birds like the skylarks. This year so far so good.
DeleteMust let you know, I'm now picking my runner beans and they're tasty 😋
ReplyDeleteLoads to come so am now picking every night, after watering.
Delicious, make sure they don't runaway!
DeleteWe're the same with our climbing French beans Miriam. Lots of chard and courgettes as well, I might have to cancel my veg box one week to keep up.
DeleteAnd me with my greenhouse-less tomatoes. Thinking I'd never be able to grow them again, I am picking daily from Tumbling Tom in a hanging basket and 3 Gardeners Delight in a grow bag agains the house wall. I really appreciate them this year but watering has been a bit of a chore!
DeleteMy sister gets a box from a local farmer who comes into town once a week.
DeleteThis year they also have a glut of courgettes, so she made some preserves.
I was alarmed though that they may not get a good crop of potatoes, they are exceptionally good and are my staple food.
My elder sister also has a glut of courgettes, a veg I personally don't particularly like. She's just posted a photo of a courgette cake she's made - it's as flat as a pancake!! 😆 As she said, it was a good idea at the time.
DeleteI’m not keen on courgettes much either, and last weekend I was given a very large and rotund one from a neighbour who’s friend has an allotment.
DeleteI did cook half of it, the rest is still looking very fresh in the ‘fridge.
My new potatoes have suffered from lack of water - I should have been watering them much more, they are much smaller than usual.
DeleteMaybe one of the benefits of a warmer climate will be growing tomatoes outside rather than in a greenhouse!
The reason I grow courgettes is because I only like them when they're small,I find the ones in the shops are tasteless.
DeleteChange of subject for a minute- I have just treated myself to a new iPad, the latest model, an early birthday present from the family.
ReplyDeleteBut oh! I wish I hadn't . It looks super smart with a very narrow border round the screen so you get maximum picture. But there is no 'button' at the bottom of the screen to change pages or do anything else. Very few instructions, has taken all afternoon to work out how to turn it on and off, move info from my old iPad to this one and learn the absolute basics. I expect I'll get used to it in time but it's a steep learning curve at the moment. So please excuse any mess-ups I make!
Good luck Archerfile, make sure you check all your settings once you get the hang of it. I find that they have changed when I upgrade to new models.
DeleteMine is a Generation 10 (2024) iPad also no button very odd at first but don’t be afraid to try things or what I did a lot of (and still do) is put my query into google and ask for a YouTube video so much easier when you see someone doing the required deed 🤭
Delete2026 Strictly first 10 contestants announced omg have only vaguely heard of one Danni
Dyer who I have heard that like her dad is a great user of the F word when not on a live
shows - well hopefully! One is a male celeb is a hairdresser from the USA another omg! Not looking too appealing as yet 🥱 Plus 3 new presenters and 5 new pro dancers 🤔
Thank you Lady R, regarding iPad. You have encouraged me to try things out and go to You tube - a site I hadn't thought of.
DeleteI didn't realise the Strictly dancers had been announced. It is going to look a bit different, new presenters, new professionals and (like last year) contestants I have never heard of.
Shall I bother? We'll see!
I'll probably give Strictly a go if only to see how the new format works.
DeleteI'll be watching it as to me, it's great entertainment for dark Saturday nights.
DeleteDid anyone watch the BBC Proms last night? I thoroughly enjoyed it
ReplyDeleteHas anyone else found when scrolling through YouTube ‘ lostBritish Television ‘ ?
ReplyDeleteI watched two over the weekend.
One with Penelope Wilton, The Deep Blue Sea, the other with The other Pen’, Penelope - To The Manor Born - a Terence Rattigan, ( can’t remember the title )
Both excellent !
I use you tube nearly all the time Mrs P, so much to choose from be it for a few minutes to and hour or more.
DeleteWindow cleaner came this morning. The result - clean, dust-free + sparkly windows.
ReplyDeleteThere's just been a heavy shower and yes, now have dirty rain marks again! Just typical..😪
I'd swap clean windows for heavy rain right now! It looks like the rain is going to skirt round us☹️
DeleteIt only lasted about 10mins sadly and didn't even wet the ground.
DeleteIt'll certainly rain on August 12th so won't be able to see the eclipse, which I believe will be about 90% in this area.
I remember the 1999 one well and how the light went so low. I saw it through a welders mas.
Obviously mask
DeleteA photo has just been posted on the local community group site, of our village playing field, showing how someone has tried to start a fire!
DeleteIt either didn't catch or someone put it out.
Why is this now the fun thing to do...it's unbelievable. 😵💫
Beats me Miriam 😡
DeleteA shame about your windows much as rain is needed it is still a blow to have such a short time with your lovely clean windows normal rain would have been repelled but the dirty grey stuff grrrr. Sometimes happens that way after paying for having my car cleaned 😮
At last, some rain overnight that has given the garden a good soaking!
ReplyDeleteI hope that our veg box farmer got some, he's getting desperate and it's his livelihood.
I woke up soon after midnight to a very strange sound (window was wide open), it was pouring.
DeleteBy mid morning today it was, rain what rain, as everything is still so dry.
It doesn't seem to have made any difference at all as ground is still as hard as it was..😔
We've just had some rain!!!
ReplyDeleteA full two minutes of it ....
A much cooler day overall but IT is coming back again I hear 😱
ReplyDeleteI got up in the night and closed the window for the first time in months - I was cold!
DeleteI know wasn’t it lovely to snuggle down 🤭
DeleteWe have a hosepipe ban starting today so last evening I was in the veg garden watering the beans and courgettes and the tomatoes and the fruit bushes, just hope the rest of the garden survives.
ReplyDeleteHad an interesting day today. There was a filipino cornwall community festival event in Truro and Mabel decided she'd like to go, and it was a very interesting experience, with lots of filipino food stalls and crafts, and live music. It was nice because Mabel was able to talk in her own language to other people. Then we got back in the evening just in time for the local village carnival which was very good this year, and we got rather drenched by the pirates on the pirate ship whose main weapons seemed to be heavy duty water pistols.
What an exciting day for Mabel, and you too Janice.
DeleteI would have been very cross if I had been in line for the water pistols.
Hosepipe ban, so water pistols should have been allowed only to drench the soil.
DeleteYesterday was our village show. It is organised by our horticultural society and the fruit, vegetable and flower classes are members only, which we’re not, but the cookery , craft and photography classes are open. MrNuts and I both entered several photos, I always enter a couple of cookery classes and my daughter entered three baking classes and a craft class. She was thrilled to find herself joint winner of the cookery trophy. We now have a huge amount of baked goods to get through, give away or otherwise dispose of. My daughter and I now also eyeing up the schedule for the Alresford show which is next month, a somewhat larger event. Our inner Jills and Jennifers have definitely been unleashed
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you both, and to Mr KP also for being so much part of your community.
DeleteOh Big Sis has really riled me today!
ReplyDeleteWe as a family have a group chat and on Friday night I made a post about how I'd got my eclipse glasses ready for Wednesday, weather permitting!
Others replied saying all ready + waiting + one posted, just ordered hope they get here in time .
Today, Big Sis posts in a very dictatorial and bombastic way along the lines of -You all do realise that they could be fake and not to standard, She then gave a lecture about the standard they need to meet, then admitting she hadn't thought about getting any!
It was not what was said, but the way it was done as if we all are complete idiots and didn't/couldn't find this out for ourselves via Google or similar!
Thank-you for letting me rant!
The interesting thing is no-one has replied to her post..🤭
Thanks again - I've now got this off my chest.
DeleteEveryone’s silence speaks volumes Miriam and I imagine that silence suggests they all feel as you do.
DeleteWell done for not responding.
MrNuts had said he was going to look for the viewing glasses he got for the last eclipse and was quite relieved when I told him I had got some new ones having belatedly realised that the old ones had most likely deteriorated. The forecast for Wednesday is clear
DeleteI've picked my spot. The back garden will be fine to start with, but as it gets to the peak, I'll be on the pavement opposite my hone where I'll get a great view, as there'll be no obstacles in the way.
DeleteThink might take out my two step-up which has wide steps and will make a suitable seat! I don't care what I might look like, as I so want to witness + experience this event.
The next one with the same effect, will be beyond my life span.
It's just 🫰🫰 that the sky stays clear.
Anyone in Hampshire area see the smoke from fire that started from a van on the A31 near Ringwood and has spread over forest land. It sounds as though roads are shut in both directions.
ReplyDeleteToo far away Soz A31 is our main road but we are at the other end of it, what a disaster such a special area, but then so much fire is ongoing both here in the UK and around the world it is just awful right now! Massive building plans still being talked about but where are the people with the money to buy them even more important where is the extra water coming from? Having got any to spare even now……
DeleteThere is a small development at the very edge of town next to the cemetery, ten houses being built with large hoardings promoting the echo credentials, solar panels, air source heat pumps etc.
ReplyDeleteWhen I drove past on Friday I was disturbed to see, directly beneath the hoardings, a small triangle of very green grass with water from a sprinkler in operation.
Over the weekend I was unable to get this out of my mind.
Under Wessex Water we are, so far, not being advised that we have a hosepipe ban, but we are being asked to conserve water.
Yesterday I called both the company concerned and Wessex Water with my observations.
I was given appropriate attention to my concerns in both calls.
I hope to be able to drive past the site today to ascertain any change to the situation.
I don't know if it applies to all water companies but with South West water and whatever company covers Wantage, where my cousin lives, you can apply for an exemption on health or disability grounds if it is not possible to carry a watering can. I realise that wouldn't apply to new houses being built though, but it might be useful to know for anyone who depends on what food they can grow.
ReplyDeleteI understood that this was a national exemption Janice.
DeleteI heard it, and thought I was likely to be amongst the exempt, but would not apply for it.
I had a really nice day visiting Clovelly yesterday. Hadn't been there for years. Did the traditional bit of walking down the very steep cobbled lane to the harbour, and was amused by some of the cottage names. One was Rats House, and with a nice tortoiseshell cat curled up on the steps in front as if on guard.
ReplyDeleteTalking about water though we visited the Clovelly Court Victorian walled garden above the village, and I had a chat with a couple of the gardeners. They are only allowed to water the plants in the glasshouses ( because they are counted as a commercial business and supply veg and fruit four cafes and a shop) and their lovely outdoor plants and shrubs are having to survive as best they can, and they have some quite unusual varieties. I came away with some heritage tomato varieties, and learnt how with successional planting they can grow food all year round, and it made me realize how wellstocked glasshouses and sufficient gardeners could keep a large Victorian estate household in food. They were experimenting with packing sheep's wool around the base of the outdoor courgettes/squashes in the hope of retaining the moisture beneath, and also they think slugs are deterred by having to cross wool.
We were thinking of going to the nearby agricultural show today but may not now because both the cattle and sheep classes have been cancelled because of Bluetongue, and now the dog show has also been cancelled because the advisory vets think it is too hot for them. A shame as so much work goes into the planning and preparation.
DeleteI was chatting with niece No#3 last night who was thoroughly fed up. She ordered a pack of 4 eclipse glasses on Friday and paid an extortionate postage for next day delivery. She was buying for herself, hubbie + 6yrold daughter. Needless to say they hadn't arrived!
ReplyDeleteA message came through mid morning, they'd arrived.
I'm so pleased for her as she was so upset last night. So next day delivery became 5 days.
I am very cluttered mainly because I think something might come in useful in the future, and I remembered where I had put our eclipse glasses from 2000 ( exactly on my 50th birthday so a special birthday). There they were on top the kitchen dresser, and with 26 years dust on top
ReplyDeleteOf the plastic bag they were in!
DeleteOops my cousin says it was 1999 on my 49th birthday!
DeleteDid anyone see the eclipse? We hadn't got any special glasses so Mr CC sent his drone up and we did the next best thing and whatched it on the drone camera.
ReplyDeleteI was just so thrilled to be indoors and see the sun disappear- bliss 🫢 but it will be back tomorrow and with a vengeance, mind it was 34c today 😡 I don’t think I will get my Autumn the leaves in George’s village are scattered even now…..
ReplyDeleteNew thread opened with the next astronomical event
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