** Thursday 12th Aug Daily Chat **

redsquirrel80

Wee_Jo wrote: »

Yup!! I am planning to have a Christmas party before M and I go home for the holidays and I would like my potatoes to be ready for that. They are Charlotte potatoes.

As for the fuchsia - my friend gave it to me unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon along with a begonia and 2 herb plants! She singlehandedly doubled my garden!

Fantastic! We have a few brussel sprout plants so might have a few of them ready for Christmas dinner

Wee_Jo

Pooky wrote: »

Oh get you! Fancy pants companion planting eh We're still waiting for pics....we need garden pics.

I've got my first ripe(ish) tomato, I keep lovingly stroking it...just wish all the others would hurry up.

Thanks Pooky I can give a "before" pic of it - but I haven't taken any "during" ones yet!

Hmmm, I'm not sure how to put a photo on though!

Also - yay for the tomato! :T I spent about half an hour taking pictures of my friend's GORGEOUS tomatoes on Sunday. She gave me a bag of them and they are without doubt the best tomatoes I have ever tasted (probably because I've always had supermarket c*ap before!)

sallyx

pooky I have 2 men and a van removals lol, its the only saturday that we can do as R is away on holiday this sat and doesn't get back until mid afternoon the following one and then I am working 4th. What a complete idiot I am! Looks like I shall have to re-arrange and do it in the week when he is at work grrr

Pooky

That's the problem with home grown stuff, it tastes so nice it's hard to resist it...I walk out to hang the washing out, pick a runner bean to munch on whilst I'm mooching around. I don't think half this years strawberries made it into the house.....the tomatoes are lovely straight from the plant and still warm from the sun.

Are you on FB Jo?

Pooky

sallyx wrote: »

pooky I have 2 men and a van removals lol, its the only saturday that we can do as R is away on holiday this sat and doesn't get back until mid afternoon the following one and then I am working 4th. What a complete idiot I am! Looks like I shall have to re-arrange and do it in the week when he is at work grrr

Would the owner not be able to cover you? What's would normally happen if you were ill and couldn't open up? Hope you can work something out.

Wee_Jo

Hi Pooky

Yes I am on FB - have just sent you a PM with details....

Good idea - I will post the photos on there!

Jo

littlemisschocolate

Sal, oh no you poor thing. I hope you'll be able to re-arrange things with no problem at all.

Pooky, Jo and Red, I love home grown stuff. I remember as a child doing quality control on the peas at my grandparents house!

You can't beat picking a corn on the cob, cooking it and then covering it in butter!

I've had a text to say I'm sorting out the kitchen! EKKK, I#ve got a feeling lots of things will be thrown away.

sallyx

Pooky wrote: »

Would the owner not be able to cover you? What's would normally happen if you were ill and couldn't open up? Hope you can work something out.

Nope I asked her and she said, Im away that weekend, see if other person can cover you. Her words were I thought you said you were ok to do that saturday. (I probably did, but id forgotten as its in the middle of my 3 weeks holiday and the only day I am due to work)

If I were sick god knows what she would do...this is the time that really bugs me, she'd have to do it then...or shut the shop for the day :mad:

Wee_Jo

littlemisschocolate wrote: »

Pooky, Jo and Red, I love home grown stuff. I remember as a child doing quality control on the peas at my grandparents house!

You can't beat picking a corn on the cob, cooking it and then covering it in butter!

Not you too, LMC!!!!! Can everyone stop describing delicious things to eat please??!!! I am STARVING!!!

Pooky

Gorgeous wedding photos Jo!

LMC - I love fresh corn.....yums.....I like to cut it into 3 chunks, par boil for a couple of mins then put on an oven tray, a sprinkle of salt and chilli flakes, a small knob of butter and a drizzle of olive oil and roast for 15/20 mins.