Chitchat thread #24

[Nicos]

Love the phrase “scorchiosissimo” Snoop

We get “scorchio plus” here at the most (40C)

Funny how we think it’s incredibly hot when it reaches low 20’s in May but it seems a refreshing relief in the peak of summer.
Whats the maximum temperature you’ve experienced Snoop?

I recall a visit to Iceland many moons ago in August and took all my winter clothing plus one cool top for travelling in.
It hit 32C almost every day and I had to hand wash that top every night! Not complaining…it was my dream holiday.

[Nicos]

And please stop talking about bacon butties!!!…I’m getting quite dehydrated with all this drooling

[greenishfing]

I'm starting to think my phone can read my mind. As I was tidying in the bedroom I was thinking that the brushed cotton quilt covers are getting too warm now. I made our elevenses and my 'phone tinged - an email from Dunelm....Summer sale. I had a browse and ordered two duvet cover sets for click and collect. 8 minutes later a text to say they are ready to collect. One is quite geometric and the other is what I would call french tart's boudoir and they call Versailles.

[Bren In Pots]

And please stop talking about bacon butties!!!…I’m getting quite dehydrated with all this drooling

So it’s still ok to mention tomorrows bacon, eggs mushrooms and toms on sourdough oatcakes.

[Florence Fennel]

Phew it's warm out there! I've lifted the tulips, now to decide whether to plant them up with CACA salad or flowers, or get rid.

[Florence Fennel]

In case you're wondering, I meant the veg trugs

[Nicos]

Spent the afternoon planting up seedlings.. into tubs. Too small to put into the garden , but perfect for now

[rary]

the other is what I would call french tart's boudoir and they call Versailles.

What's a French tart's boudoir🤔 if its made with strawberries and boudoir is a fancy name for the bed, I use compost and straw, if it's made with rhubarb, again I use compost and manure, I find puting these on the beds helps get good tarts😏

[Nicos]

^^^ ha ha!…I’ve just looked at the bedding gf was looking at!
very pretty!

strangely Versailles brings to mind gold…lots of fiddly gold.

Just eaten our own lettuce tumble salad outside and it’s still lovely and warm…feels like summer is upon us!…finally - and it’s only May still!…yippee!

[greenishfing]

Good morning.

I've already been awake for an hour or so .... no idea why. In the end with no hope of dropping back to sleep I got up and made coffee rather than waking Mr GF up with my tossing and turning. I'm just wondering if threatening myself with the ironing pile might make me suddenly sleepy. I might just as well give in and go and get a shower. There's not even any sun this morning and it's only 12°C.

Time for another coffee I think.

[Nicos]

Mornin gf n’alln’all

I’ve had a rubbish night too Oh well, I’ll have ‘40 winks’ (as my grandpa used to say) later if I get the chance, but it’s a busy day ahead and I want to go to the huuuge vide grenier at lunchtime ( quiet then as French peeps are eating). Hoping to get hold of a few things for my granddaughter’s visit this summer. Hopefully there will be a few cheap plants there too!

No sunshine here either - yet, but it’s due to be another sunny day once the sun breaks through the mist.

I’ll just pop the kettle on if anyone fancies a brew?

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

It was to hot to sleep last night I'm thinking its time to swap over to the summer duvet. Of to a local spring fair today not sure what to expect but I think it will be crafts instead of plants.

Nicos I hope you find what you're looking for at the vide grenier

Enjoy your day

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Dull. A bit more rain in the night, but again, nothing much to speak of. Not enough even to bring out the snails and slugs. Mind you, the ants are making the most of the moist surface to start mining new air vents.

More work on the cards for today. Got one job out the way yesterday, another one today and I should be up to date by the end of the week! Then all I'll have is billing and sorting out my tax declaration. Lucky me...

Have a great day everyone. Enjoy the vide grenier, Nicos.

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All
Cloudy here but warm. Have a lovely Sunday

[Nicos]

Enjoy your fair today Bren.
I was thinking the very same thing about my duvet too!…and we had the window open too!

Turns out Hibou was hungry this morning..she was pawing me a lot in the night - she has ad lib biscuits but she wanted jelly. Most likely to replace the pile of vomit she left on the stairs

We seem to have an extraordinary amount of red ants here at the moment…by heck can they bite too Suppose I would too if someone turned up at my house with a JCB digger

Good to hear you are catching up with your work Snoop - we’ve just done our tax declaration- the forms here seem to be different every year

Right….stuff to do…..