No need to water the garden or fill up the pool as we had a ton of rain over the weekend. But finally, the skies cleared and it has been beautifully sunny for the last three days. The temperature is gradually rising and should be more seasonable by the weekend.
Judy, Natalie and James came over yesterday evening so that we could all go to "Dancing in the Park". We practiced a couple of easy dances and Natalie tried an easy strathspey as well. It was a lovely evening and the band was in good form. James joined in enthusiastically and vowed to come back next week. We shall see!
I have got a good start on tidying up the garden as the borders are quite a bit more malleable after all the rain. I have pulled up a ton of weeds so my composter is well and truly filled. I even transplanted a small fir tree which had sprung up in an awkward spot. So it is now in a new location and, hopefully, will survive.
I have a new contact for my Tribal Pages website - Rachel from New Zealand. I have added her to the site and am waiting to see if she adds more of her family and, even better, some photos. Our great-great-grandfathers were brothers. Rather a distant connection but one nevertheless. It is wonderful when, out of the blue, you get a contact like that.
Not much on the agenda today - exercise class in the morning, chatting over coffee afterwards and then watching the French Open for a couple of hours. Made some soup and then back out in the garden until the heat got to me. Leftover kedgeree for dinner tonight with some of my homemade pickled beetroot. I don't think I will need any dessert.
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Sunday, 31 May 2015
.......And More Rain
It was raining when I got up this morning and has continued all day, on and off, so I have not been able to get out in the garden. The pool is full to the brim (up to the top of the skimmer, hope it doesn't overflow) so at least I won't have to fill it again for a week or so. And no need to water the garden - it is well and truly soaked!
Pottered in the house in the morning, and watched some tennis. Since then I have been very lazy - got out a jigsaw puzzle this afternoon but didn't do much else. Luckily, I have a good book on the go and also am all caught up with the weekend papers.
I had a nice dinner at Judy's last night - ribs, corn and baby potatoes - as I was called on to babysit the grandkids. So tonight it's back to my leftovers and the rhubarb crumble. I have just consumed half a smoked mackerel fillet on bruchetta slices and goat cheese, washed down with some wine (delicious), so will wait a bit before fixing a salad to have with the quiche. Should be some good shows on TV tonight and, of course, "Outlander" as it is Sunday.
May need to light the fire tonight as it is unseasonably cold. Brrr!
Pottered in the house in the morning, and watched some tennis. Since then I have been very lazy - got out a jigsaw puzzle this afternoon but didn't do much else. Luckily, I have a good book on the go and also am all caught up with the weekend papers.
I had a nice dinner at Judy's last night - ribs, corn and baby potatoes - as I was called on to babysit the grandkids. So tonight it's back to my leftovers and the rhubarb crumble. I have just consumed half a smoked mackerel fillet on bruchetta slices and goat cheese, washed down with some wine (delicious), so will wait a bit before fixing a salad to have with the quiche. Should be some good shows on TV tonight and, of course, "Outlander" as it is Sunday.
May need to light the fire tonight as it is unseasonably cold. Brrr!
Saturday, 30 May 2015
Rain, Finally!
The day started bright and sunny but around 1:00 p.m. the skies became dark and within minutes rain was lashing down and thunder was grumbling in the distance. Soon the gutters were overflowing and puddles forming in the garden. The earth was parched so really needed a good soak and it has continued to rain off and on for the last few hours.
The temperature has remained in the low 20'sC and I did manage to dash out between showers to pick some lettuce and a few rhubarb stalks. I didn't have any pastry left over yesterday but will make a small rhubarb crumble today. Dinner will be the rest of the Asparagus Quiche and some salad. Yesterday I had the quiche with some of my homemade pickled beetroot. They make a good combination.
Just chores today - a load of washing in the machine this morning and while it was going I got out the Windex and gave the glass tables a polish. It was long overdue! Then I went grocery shopping and stopped in at the liquor store. So now I am all stocked up for a weekend at home. All the bills paid online for the end of the month and I still have some money left over. Yippee!!
The temperature has remained in the low 20'sC and I did manage to dash out between showers to pick some lettuce and a few rhubarb stalks. I didn't have any pastry left over yesterday but will make a small rhubarb crumble today. Dinner will be the rest of the Asparagus Quiche and some salad. Yesterday I had the quiche with some of my homemade pickled beetroot. They make a good combination.
Just chores today - a load of washing in the machine this morning and while it was going I got out the Windex and gave the glass tables a polish. It was long overdue! Then I went grocery shopping and stopped in at the liquor store. So now I am all stocked up for a weekend at home. All the bills paid online for the end of the month and I still have some money left over. Yippee!!
Friday, 29 May 2015
A Surprise in the Garden
I managed a little longer at tennis today although it is still hot. I got there early (8:10) and left for home at 10:45. But the most remarkable thing was... my first dip in the pool. It was seriously refreshing but I only stayed in long enough to get my body temperature back to normal. I hadn't cooled down during the drive home and, although the water was barely 70F, I took the plunge!
A quiet afternoon, some tennis on TV, a nap, and a short stint in the garden, watering and digging borders. They are still rather untidy but I will work away at them over the next week or two. They are very dry as we seriously need some rain, so it is rather hard work.
Interestingly, while digging and cutting, I found what looked like a nest or burrow under the Mountain Ash - may be rabbits as I have seen a rather large rabbit in my front border a few times recently. He/she may vacate it now as I cleared away all the weeds and shoots around it and it is now rather exposed.
I plan to make an asparagus quiche for dinner tonight to use up the last of the bunch I bought last week. It only keeps for so long. If there's any pastry left over I will pick some rhubarb and make a small open-topped turnover. I think it's called a crostini.
No big plans for the weekend, just chores and shopping so I won't blog again until Monday.
A quiet afternoon, some tennis on TV, a nap, and a short stint in the garden, watering and digging borders. They are still rather untidy but I will work away at them over the next week or two. They are very dry as we seriously need some rain, so it is rather hard work.
Interestingly, while digging and cutting, I found what looked like a nest or burrow under the Mountain Ash - may be rabbits as I have seen a rather large rabbit in my front border a few times recently. He/she may vacate it now as I cleared away all the weeds and shoots around it and it is now rather exposed.
I plan to make an asparagus quiche for dinner tonight to use up the last of the bunch I bought last week. It only keeps for so long. If there's any pastry left over I will pick some rhubarb and make a small open-topped turnover. I think it's called a crostini.
No big plans for the weekend, just chores and shopping so I won't blog again until Monday.
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