Awful weather - typical Brits talk

-taff

Your pixture right there Luna is one of the reasons I left Wales. I was fed up with having the sky on my head. I lived on the side of a valley too but must have been running in the oppposite direction because when the sun was up, it hit my house. Great pic though.

Good to hear your peas are plumping Farway. I will hold off with mine utnil it's a bit warmer, I do want to sow for peas and for seeds. Great pic of sculptures too, I love them. I'm assuming they're popp heads but they do look like aliens too. And I did laugh at them blowing away.

Stuff the painting 2p, one of my most hated jobs, although ceilings are better than woodwork which is why I've gone for oak wax stain on the woodwork and doors now. And used the tiles as skirting in the new bit.

Glad your tete a tete was successful wm, the meeting does not sound like fun.

Stayed cold, and miserable, tried to rain a few times but gave up, it just couldn't be bothered.  So I bought some compost, 8 bags, might as well get the most of it in now while it's still quiet, wheelbarrow wheel needed reasjusting], a new piece of glass for the greenhouse, some snowdrops, [potted on] , two 1.99 gooseberries from home bargains because why not for that price, and potted on the jade plant, took a piece off that was growing in the middle and put that in another pot. I don't want to blow my own trumpet here but I've managed to keep the humungous one alive for nearly eight months now.

Dustyevsky

I remember a place with thousands of wee daffs too, WM. It's in the Teign Valley, and I'm amazed to discover the trip we made especially to see them was in April 2010. Perhaps I'll repeat the walk this year, or at least some of it, while I still can!

More on knees and trees tomorrow.....Are you sure I need to immerse the knees? A 15minute session with a freezing gel pack worked wonders at lunchtime.   Nurse said I was OK for my age, but I could usefully lose half a stone. That's what she said last year too.

pink_poppy

That's me back from Englandshire. Three and a half days of non-stop graft helping my DD move house and she still had loads to do when we left at lunchtime (we had to leave at that time as there were overnight road closures).

No more earthquakes, W_M. The first one we had in January was quite strong - I literally gripped the arms of the settee, but I didn't feel the most recent one, just heard the aftershock rumble.

Farndale is lovely, especially when the daffs are out and it's a nice day.

I love that coo, Dusty. I'd love one in my garden too, twopenny.

Good luck with the pea shoots, Farway. I've been meaning to try growing them for at least a couple of years after seeing the 'method' on MSE.

Lovely view again, Lunatic.

Busy again, taff

The weather here was cold, but dry and sunny while we were away, in contrast to the cold, wind and rain where my DD lives I think our forecast for today is sunny spells, but bloomin' cold. The front room was 7.2 degrees when we got home last night. Brr, Needless to say the fire was lit as soon as we walked through the door...

Dustyevsky

pink_poppy said:

I love that coo, Dusty. I'd love one in my garden too, twopenny.

I thought you'd like it. The proportions are good, but maybe the coos are easier than, say, horses, where they can look OK from one angle, and not so good from another. I've yet to see a totally convincing horse at Rosemoor.

As promised, I got into the stream yesterday (in wellies and no kneeling!)  to take a picture of one larger tree reduced to allow more light in: 

The stream's just a trickle at present. Earlier, when we'd had lots of rain, I didn't fancy this job!  The thick trunk is from a hawthorn, possibly 100+ years old, with several trunks arising from coppicing and cutting over the decades. The largest one and some younger offshoots were left, so the main tree's still going strong.

In other news....... it's back!

However, so far, there's just been a lot of "Caw-cawing" and no attempt to attack vehicles or get into the house. We can live with that!

Contrary to the inebriates' assurances, we didn't achieve 5-6c yesterday, but we're just about there this morning. It's still the same shade of grey, though. There's wind and some rain arriving tomorrow to provide variety, but the double figure weekend seems to have been just a rumour. Next week's half-term for the grandchildren, and it looks more promising....

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

-taff said:

Your pixture right there Luna is one of the reasons I left Wales. I was fed up with having the sky on my head. I lived on the side of a valley too but must have been running in the oppposite direction because when the sun was up, it hit my house. Great pic though.

We moved to Wales for the house prices, didn't even think of the weather. When the sun shines it's wonderful just sadly not much of it. 

We've been renovating the house for 10 years, although slowed down on that front for the last 5 years or so, 80% there and once it's done we might move, not too far but somewhere where the sun isn't hidden behind the hills so much. 

Very hard to find decent places though, ideally would like somewhere out the way but not too remote, not to big but not surrounded by other houses other. 

Cabin in the woods would be ideal for me but I don't think my wife would agree that one. 

Rain on the way over the weekend but dry and somewhat warmer weather promised next week. 

twopenny

Wow lots of wild daffodils!

We have some here, I've only been on a roundabout walk each spring with a group to see them but meant to try on my own last year. Maybe this year if I can find them.

Sounds a lovely chatty lunch WM.   I could do with one of those but half term coming up so there will be kiddies everywhere.

In my childhood we had fields of wild daffs and primroses. The road banks were smothered in them but people must keep tidying up because of all the cars and lorries and they are mostly gone. People don''t realise what they've missed.

Aw a crow? Dusty. My pet has stopped visiting, last seen on a roof courting his lady so I guess he's got better things to do

Hope you warm up soon Poppy. That sounds really chilly. I'm cooked here with the heating unregulated, enjoying it for the mo but goodness knows how much it will cost

The painting stays just started Taff. It's tough doing artex ceilings (3 coats) being old with a duff leg. It will be the weekend now so if I cripple myself I can lay down after. Was hoping to get someone to do right through but no joy.

The garden looks dank and dire despite the flowers. They all look much like the humans, fed up and despondent with the weather.

While it was more daylight this morning its gone darker grey and lifeless and still only 5c with the chill of weeks of cold.

Not sure if it's worth trying to tidy up the garden yet. Though when you think about it it's Feb, time to plant some veg seeds here.

However the leaves on the roses and bloosom on the tree are struggling, just tentatively putting out shoots of spring after loosing everything to the storm backalong. That rose needs pruning and thinning but that's much like the ceiling job. Want it done but don't want to do it!

Farway

Boring grey, cold & dull, same old, same old.

My clever clock calendar thingy informs me it's a full moon, fat chance of seeing one over the past few nights

OT, now the spell checker is telling me off, seems "fat chance" can be rude sarcasm.

The peas are still there, no sign of progress or germinating, but not a slimy mess either so it's still wait & see, if nothing by weekend I'll try with some younger [2021] seeds.

Dustyevsky said:

The stream's just a trickle at present. Earlier, when we'd had lots of rain, I didn't fancy this job!  The thick trunk is from a hawthorn, possibly 100+ years old, with several trunks arising from coppicing and cutting over the decades. The largest one and some younger offshoots were left, so the main tree's still going strong.

There's wind and some rain arriving tomorrow to provide variety, but the double figure weekend seems to have been just a rumour. Next week's half-term for the grandchildren, and it looks more promising....

Good work on the tree Dusty, these days I'd never get down there, in the stream.
Hope the forecast is correct, DS + family are coming down your way for half-term, Newquay. They love it there, surfing, paddle boards, castles, and cafés.

twopenny said:

The garden looks dank and dire despite the flowers. They all look much like the humans, fed up and despondent with the weather.

While it was more daylight this morning its gone darker grey and lifeless and still only 5c with the chill of weeks of cold.

Not sure if it's worth trying to tidy up the garden yet. Though when you think about it it's Feb, time to plant some veg seeds here.

However the leaves on the roses and bloosom on the tree are struggling, just tentatively putting out shoots of spring after loosing everything to the storm backalong. That rose needs pruning and thinning but that's much like the ceiling job. Want it done but don't want to do it!

Much the same here, just dank without any flowers, well a couple of winter aconites that refuse to be photographed without blurring

I was just thinking same about seeds, February, should I lug the propagator downstairs? It won't be long now. I'm going by lack of weeds showing outside, once they appear it's time to sow.

At least I did get to prune my roses last week.

Dustyevsky

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

-taff said:

Your pixture right there Luna is one of the reasons I left Wales. I was fed up with having the sky on my head. I lived on the side of a valley too but must have been running in the oppposite direction because when the sun was up, it hit my house. Great pic though.

We moved to Wales for the house prices, didn't even think of the weather. When the sun shines it's wonderful just sadly not much of it. 

We were looking to go to the Monmouth/ Abergavenny area, but it was too pricey. Ceredigion then featured for it's physical similarity to Devon, but our focus gradually switched to selected parts of South Pembs. There, we thought our plant business might just about survive. However, events conspired to thwart that plan. We ended up here in Devon, where we have previous connections. 

It's a high-risk strategy, leaving town and heading-off to a new life in the sticks. We saw a lot of failed projects....and marriages! Without the help of a skilled family friend, and a few helpful locals, I doubt we'd have finished our renovation.

Working_Mum

Hello everyone,
I hope you've all been wrapped up against this horrid grey day we've been having. It's been so flat and grey recently hasn't it!

Pic of the wind turbines on Monday when I was at Mum's. A far cry from the gorgeous sunrise last week 



Farway I am sure your peas will appreciate the increase in temp as they try to germinate!

I hope you've warmed up PP - I keep my house at 18' (unless I've got guests that is!!) - my friends commented how cold my hallway was one evening and I was amazed that they all heat their hallways properly! Why I asked when you only pass through it on your way somewhere!

Does anyone watch Homestead Rescue?? It's reality tv about the Raney family who go top struggling homesteaders in the USA and they fix problems and equip the homesteaders with the skills to make a success of things. Marty Raney is the dad and he is a real chainsaw toting cowboy type - the pic of your fallen tress remind me of Marty Raney Dusty! Between that and the Real Housewives franchise I have terrible taste in television!

Since my kids have left school I lose track of when the school holidays are 2P - I actively avoid being anywhere near children when they're off. Feel such a grinch

I think 99p goosegogs are worth a punt -taff - if I see any I think I'd just stick them in a pot and see if they survive!

I hope you find your cabin in the woods luna - you may want to check our Homestead Rescue as there are some crazy places that people live in!

I'm pleased to say my Board meeting went really well last night and I managed to read everything I was supposed to prior to the meeting starting  #girlyswot

It's been cold and grey here all day and I now need to take Rome0 out for a walk when I finish work at 5pm. Gping to try and tire him out as I am out on the razz tonight!

Have a lovely weekend everyone if I don't get on here

((WM))

YoungBlueEyes

Morning time-shifters   It's been cold and grey here for days but at least the wind's having a rest today, and the drizzle/mizzle/sprinkles. Timeanddate says today is 4 mins 3 secs longer than yesterday so we're getting there :clapping: 

Lunch with wm was a good giggle. I'm not sure if anyone else is in this area but if you are I can heartily recommend the cafe named after ....small chatty daffodils... ahem. I had a BLT and you should've seen the size of the thing, honestly it coulda stopped a horse!

Fingers crossed for your peas Farway. I did that last year (or the year before..?) but in a tray of damp soil that I sat on top of the boiler in the kitchen, and once they got going they were away. Probably as the days got warmer/sunnier they started putting their backs into it... iirr they were ages deciding though. Did your neighbour get his windows finished without too much commotion? 

I love the coo and poppies too, I've definitely got room for a good selection of those in my garden. And wee birds, if anyone does them. I like your 10-bird pic Dusty even if the camera decided to focus wrong  

Hopefully the misty dreich nonsense is over with now. They reckon the good weather's coming next week, up into double digits and sunny with it. They say. Cissie disagrees - the snowdrops were too long in coming up so we've more bad weather coming. I'll not be able to tell if that's right or not cos all the wee bulbs I planted were either dead or have been squirrel fodder ;'( I've somethings coming up but they're daffs and tulips and stuff. I think. Speaking of daffs I was raking through the conservatory looking for bags of old photos and I found a couple of pots of daff bulbs and a couple of trays of those diddy blue wosnames. They were completely dried out so I sat them in a washing up bowl for a good drink and they're outside now doing their best Ron Moody impressions (they are reviewing... the situation ) So we'll see.

Are you going to Buckfast 2p? I've never been but I can tell you their tonic wine is ...umm... yeah... *cough*  

Taff if you fancy a change of scenery you could come have a go at my garden After you've been to 2p's I mean. I've done nowt out there but tbh you wouldn't know it, it's all ticking along of it's own accord. Somebody mentioned swish roses... I've a pair and one of them is going great guns while the other is not. Could be down to the breed of them and they're fine... we'll see what summer brings *shrug*

My hair was thinking about have a frizz just looking at your pic Luna I spose that's the price of living in such a picturesque place.

Were you pleased to get home after your jaunt to Englandshire pp? Hopefully the move went smoothly?

I need to make a move really, food shopping and domestic nonsense and mum+dad and Posh Friend on the list today. Himself is away on site again 'til next weekend so I've the bed/tv remote/sofa/whole place to meself Happy Valentine's day to me ha haa! 

Oh and no that grass didn't smell like onions Farway, you swine!