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Pippilongstocking

Sunny here again, sorry if I'm hogging it all - the wind is cold.

Hope you're all fine today - todays a normal work day here - a fair bit to get on with and must do banks/pay rent.



Have a good un

starnac

Hey all. We're having a lovely bank holiday here. Shame Scotland doesn't get it too pippi. Friends of ours have a caravan by the sea so we've been staying with them (hence why I'm up so early- 4of us in 2twin beds - not really practical!!!) but we've had a lovely time.

Today we will be packing up ready to go home as DH is back in work this afternoon. Me and the kiddies are going up my mums as my sister is home so we'll spend some time with her before she goes home.

What is everyone else up to today??

Pippi - well done on eating your frogs :j

Pippilongstocking

Great stuff starnac.

How lovely, I'm doing paperwork today, might try sneak off to the beach later........

have fun

Keiss_21

Morning all, hope you are all having a good day.

Overcast but dry here, should be out in the garden, but shattered, so taking things easy for a bit.

Made a double batch of your elderflower cordial on Sunday Pippi, then DH cut the hedge, so no more flowers from there. I have another source in the garden,so will make more when the flowers are out (shady spot).

I had some (well, rather a lot!) last night, it was wonderful! I had sliced the lemons thinly, so had a few in my drink. I filled the bottle I got from you last summer s well as a litre bottle. The rest I poured into icecube trays, with a little bit of lemon. Still not frozen yet, will letyou know how they turn out. Got the idea from Fruity Passions by Margaret Vaughan, a winemaking book.

Hope you manage to take things easy sometime this week xx

Pippilongstocking

Sounds awesome keiss.

:-)

Work done for today yippee

No elders flowering here yet

starnac

Glad you got your work done pippi. Elder flowers just showing themselves here so will start collecting them soon.

How's this week looking for you work wise pippi?

Uniscots97

Hi Pippi, I need your help please. I have plant that's appeared in my cocosmia (sp?) and a bit further up in amongst heather. I've posted 2 pics to give you a perspective of the size of the thing, it has a woody stalk but has appeared out of nowhere. I found it whilst clearing those sticky weed things (I hate them).

Here's the pics. Any ideas?

Pippilongstocking

Wonder if it's a very young cherry laurel.

Keiss, anyone?

What you think?

X

Dashing for an early work meeting in town. X

Starnac, work ise womble land nd a funding thing to finish by Friday - not so bad now all gardenings caught up too.

:-)

Uniscots97

Thanks Pippi. Its sprung out of nowhere.

Lemon_Tree

don't know much about plants, but it looks like a laurel to me, they self set like mad round here, they're as bad as budliah