Chitchat thread #24

[Nicos]

Mornin n’alln’all
We slept with the window open last night for the first time in ages, so got woken up by the birds!
At the moment I’m listening to a woodpecker tapping away, a cuckoo, a wren, some jackdoors disputing something and a woodpidgeon amongst others I can’t work out. Oh- and just now a distant cockerel telling everyone it’s time to get up!

Hail Jay?

Wow Flo - those buns sound amazing! Sympathy with your back though

My driveway Bren has a mass of forget me nots in it - along with an incredible display of violets this year. Obviously ideal conditions!
I leave them to spread but it does seem mean driving over them.

We’re off to a vide grenier later so will be on the look out for some plants!
After that, more work on preparing the patio and weeding elsewhere.

Have a great day peeps….

[Containergardener]

Morning
We had hail showers on and off yesterday too.
Sounds like here Nicos with the cockerel(neighbour), woodpecker and the Jackdaws shouting. Good luck with any purchasing today.
Any buns left Flo
Sun and blue sky at the moment, forecast says it is not due to last

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Got a bun still going spare, Flo? Mr Snoop is still in bed, so I could have one just for me with a cup of tea. Luxury.

Gosh, I thought the weather here was bonkers, Jay, but from sun to hail in just a few minutes? Our weather yesterday, high of 35 ºC in the shade, low last night of 3.2 ºC up by the house, so probably a touch of frost in the fields.

No idea when the smiles left. I got up late this morning, so they were long gone. Have they been round admiring your weeding, everyone? You're putting me proper to shame.

Have a great day, everyone.

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Sunny here. A whole lemon drizzle cake so form an orderly queue! It's light as a feather, so not in the least bit fattening Have a lovely Sunday

[Nicos]

^^^^^ mmmmmm ta muchly x

[Nicos]

What a temperature swing there Snoop

[Containergardener]

*runs to join the cake queue*

35degrees, don't think we have ever had that here.
Don't worry no weeding done here, it is our garden waste tomrrow and the bins are empty

[Snoop Puss]

Looks like I might be in time for the lemon drizzle cake. And a non-fattening one at that. Perfect. Thanks, Flo.

Now I know where the smiles went... Lemon is one of their favourite scents.

[bramble]

Good morning all.
Bright and sunny here but just 9 degs.
No plans for the dsy as we had a late night, so taking it easy.

Flo, I dont really have a sweet tooth but just love lemon drizzle cake, put my name on a slice.

Snoop, I havnt seen the smiles in ages, it's been too wet for them herel

Jay, hope you get rid of your cold and virus soon.

Nicos , enjoy your trip to the vide grenier.
Enjoy your day all.

[Nicos]

And I’m baaack!
The only thing we ended up buying was petrol for the car on the way home
But it was nice to drive there- such pretty countryside which is greening up amazingly fast!
Had a nice brew in the garden when we got home and sat watching a hare lolloping around in the field behind out garden/ field.

OH has asked if I could make an almond and cherry cake - but I’ve just checked and we don’t have any glacé cherries. Now on the shopping list!

[rary]

Afternoon folks, had a good night's sleep last night, decided to take a hot toddy going to bed, and slept the full night, still not well enough to be going to church as I still have a bit of a cougn, so watched the service on line, have been out to the greenhouse and put some plants out to harden off, also added some cardboard to my compost as it's looking a bit wet but too dull and cold to do anything else so back in and now going to sit and read, those who are fortunate enough to be able to sit outside at this time of year, enjoy, as for the rest of us it's still nice to get some gardening work done, so enjoy the day and pass on the smiles

[Snoop Puss]

Thought this might make a nice read for anyone having a five-minute breather in between gardening sessions:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...ood-vegetables

[Strawberry patch]

Good afternoon peeps....Thats my work done in the garden for today....Going to chill out with a cuppa tea and a slice of cake....Enjoy the rest of your day ahead folks.

[mothhawk]

Afternoon (tea) all.

Nice link, Snoop.

Flo, I'll swap some of your lemon drizzle for some of my blondies. They are a first for me, I've never even tasted a brownie, let alone made blondies before, but they've turned out delicious, although they are exceptionally sweet, which I can see from comparing recipes is par for the course. So they are cut into smaller squares than I normally would make.

I've an oriental poppy in the front garden with two flowers open already, they don't usually flower till mid May time. The back garden ones (north facing) don't even have buds showing yet.

[Nicos]

Thought this might make a nice read for anyone having a five-minute breather in between gardening sessions:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...ood-vegetables

Lovely read - thanks Snoop!