Chatback #12

[Jay22]

Morning all, just back from a great weekend in London. Wonderful weather and here we are back in Scotland, it's cold, windy and raining!

Off to catch up with everyone's news...have a great day and will see you later!

[Sheneval]

Morning all, just back from a great weekend in London. Wonderful weather and here we are back in Scotland, it's cold, windy and raining!

Not in sunny Troon as I look out the window

[Jay22]

Now sunny Shen but still very windy and cool!

[Sheneval]

Just finished cutting back and front grass - washing on the line is wafting in a gentle breeze - not uncommon here. As I think I have posted before, this area has its own little micro climate as we are protected by the hills of Arran 20 miles off the coast - not that we don't get our share of wild stormy weather - if you read the local paper in the 1800s sailing ships were frequently wrecked on Lady Isle just off the coast as they tried desperately to make their way into the safe harbour at Troon and heroic rescues by rowing boats manned by Troon seamen were not uncommon.

I do have a picture or 2 of more recent incidents when a yacht was washed up on Troon and a small boat was washed up on Barassie shore but where they are ...........??

[bearded bloke]

Just be glad you're not on Dalmore beach Shen', they got a proper size bit of marine equipment run aground there at the moment ..........




Info & short video on this BEEB news page .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-37007656

[Sheneval]

Now sunny Shen but still very windy and cool!

I was right about the temp - car had 17 then up to 18 on the road to the allotment to open the poly :-)

[craftymarie]

Morning all - scratch that LOL it's afternoon now! Had a bit of a hangover this morning so wasn't feeling my best. My own fault, as had a day out yesterday viewing my sister's new home and drank more than I should have.

Good news is we picked our first blackberries of the season. Got two big bags full to freeze for fruit pies and crumbles. She is lucky to live near a big load of blackberry bushes and also greengage trees - we ate some although they weren't quite ripe but still yummy.

Funny day, quite cold and very windy. Had to prop the runner beans up and some of the tomatoes which had been bashed by the wind.

[cilla]

Hi all, I am back. Sorry not been around, got busy with work and other things and then before I knew it a month has gone by that I have not been on the forum and I have missed you lot. Thought I had to get going again. Missed coming on to tell you about my new mini greenhouse, my first cucumber ever, my first flower on my aubergine and so on, thinking I must tell my friends but things just get in the way. Anyway sorry but I will make more of an effort!!!

[Jay22]

Welcome back Cilla, good to see you!

[craftymarie]

Great to see you back Cilla Nice to hear about your growing successes too

[rary]

Morning all, just back from a great weekend in London.)

Who spent the most? Or who offered to do so

[SusieG]

Nice to have you back cilla..!!
It's really exciting when things start to grow well ~ I don't think the 'non-growers' quite understand the thrill of it all !!!

[Sheneval]

Who spent the most? Or who offered to do so

rary - this I becoming something of an 0bsession - money is just a means to an end I am beginning to think you trained Silas rather than him training you - of course I know having won the lottery I have a somewhat unusual attitude to money - oops - ignore that last sentence - fancy a pint at the polybar tonight I have to go up to lock up?

[Florence Fennel]

Am I included in that invitation Shen? I'm very cheap The oven wasn't as bad as I had imagined and I'm using the stuff you smear on one day and sponge off the next, so that was fairly easy.#

We've had "proper" chips for tea, done in a "proper" chip pan They were de-licious We've got the back door wide open with a gale force coming through it to get rid of the smell Only have them once or twice a year, but soooo worth it.

Made 3lbs of short crust to freeze for future use and I managed to start on the 5th Volume of GoTs so the day wasn't entirely wasted.

[Nannysally99]

Flo, we have an electric chip fryer in the garage. Brilliant, no smell in the house