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[Hazel at the Hill]

Two things that have altered my evening's plans of sitting in front of Dr Who episodes with a jigsaw.

1) young mum neighbour asks if I can watch her little boy whilst she nips to the shop for milk. Of course - although the chances of him going to sleep with me reading him a story (an only vaguely familiar face) are remote. I am instead shown every single toy in his bedroom, whilst his chatty and friendly mum gets caught up at little Tesco with a friend thus only returning 3/4 of an hour later.

2) the Next-doors send me an email with photos of a stray 6month old cat who an acquaintance is trying to rehome. Obviously, with lovely old Domino cat here, I am oblivious to this whippersnapper's charms, looking at me from that piccy. La la la la la - I can't hear you.

[veggiechicken]

Go on Hazel - you know you want to (two)

[Nannysally99]

I'm with Jeanied, no heating required yet. Got cardigans, ugg boots and me vest at the ready though

[bramble]

No heating on here either but its been such a miserable day that i was very tempted. Rained nonstop.

[Tripmeup]

Evening all...
We had a rainy day here too, but no need for heating yet...
Time is flying by Eldest back to secondary school on Wednesday, youngest girl starting real school next Monday and young lad starting playschool (makes me a bit sad)

[bearded bloke]

I tried heating up the county a bit by having a bonfire in my nieghbours garden for 6 1/2 hours

[Nicos]

Evenin all.
Log fire here too.
When I went outside earlier it was warmer than indoors...so that was the deciding factor!

Peed down all day here too....even the hens spent most of the day in their shelters.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Go on Hazel - you know you want to (two)

Of course I do - what cat owner/lover would want to turn a cutie like that away??

But apart from the fact that this cat is so similar in looks to Dom that I wouldn't tell them apart (compare to my avatar)......



...... Dom is 15 1/2yrs old and is my priority, and if I found that a six-month kitten upset him it would be difficult to rehome her. Cat's Protection are (in general) full for offloading strays/unwanted cats, and I wouldn't dump her on the RSPCA as I don't believe they have the same policy as CP of not putting down healthy animals.

Edit: ok, so the kitten is not as - er - fulsome as Domino, and has bigger ears - but I bet she'll grow into those.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Cold here too, but it can't be that bad as the thermostat is set to about 16C and hasn't kicked in yet. But I did put a jumper on for the first time, and it would have been jolly cheery with the fire on, but that's not happening in August!

[Feral007]

Has been Tshirt weather here during the day the last week, but wet and chilly yesterday and today.
Will need to light the fire as we're going out to make the most of the rain and wet ground while we can. Won't want to come back in wet and cold and start a fire then.

Then need to sort seed, as I've a neighbour looking to start a garden in her new house.
And I'm trying to get some peeps to do a seed swap! Why are people so much happier buying seeds than swapping? There's no guarantee on my seeds (except they grew here last time) but it doesn't cost anything so where's the problem?
Need to get some manure in the water barrel for the front garden, and look after that small stinging nettle out back so I can turn that into fertiliser too

[Nicos]

Morning all!
...and today's selection for breakfast is......

[Dorothy rouse]

Has anyone ever bought 'edible flowers'? I'm going to an evening next week, our discussion is 'flowers, gardening' etc, and I just thought I'd do something on edible flowers, I'd quite like to buy some that are already made into 'little biscuits or cakes or sweets', rather than do it myself. I know you can buy the actual flowers 'online' .

Just thought I'd enquire, another one of my 'mad ideas'.

[Florence Fennel]

Morning Nicos, spoilt for choice there! Dreary here this morning, not enough light yet. Have a good day everyone

[Feral007]

Has anyone ever bought 'edible flowers'? I'm going to an evening next week, our discussion is 'flowers, gardening' etc, and I just thought I'd do something on edible flowers, I'd quite like to buy some that are already made into 'little biscuits or cakes or sweets', rather than do it myself. I know you can buy the actual flowers 'online' .

Just thought I'd enquire, another one of my 'mad ideas'.

Lemon myrtle and lavender seem popular over here for cooking into cakes and so on.
Borage flower ice cubes? Could have an Ice bucket challenge even!

[Bren In Pots]

Then need to sort seed, as I've a neighbour looking to start a garden in her new house.
And I'm trying to get some peeps to do a seed swap! Why are people so much happier buying seeds than swapping? There's no guarantee on my seeds (except they grew here last time) but it doesn't cost anything so where's the problem?

My neighbour was like that he thought bought seeds had some sort of built in guarantee

Morning all!
...and today's selection for breakfast is......

They're all too pretty looking to even think of eating. so it will be porridge for me.