Awful weather - typical Brits talk

-taff

Morning! It is bucketing down and very dark but that is a plus being as I installed and joined up three 220ltr barrels at the weekend to go with my shiny new guttering on the shed at the lotment. I can't wat to go and see how full [maybe one of them] they are...I also remembered to put some rolled up chicken wire in the guttering to avoid leaf and apple accumulation. 

I was also impressed by pak choi and the like Dusty, I though, bloody hell, he's got a walled garden too!  Alas not...

I can't look at your link ybe, it says the service is unavailabe so obviously it's not for us across the water, it must stay in house [ pun unintended...] I do like that plant [ can't tell, is it wisteria?] growing across to the door, years have gone into the making of that I expect. 

Lovely looking beetroot Farway, I find I like the greens better than spinach, much stronger but not bitter. 

I wouldn't worry about the workmen 2p, they probably though, stingy sod, why isn't she offering us some?  

And I want some hesperantha too please. I got some of those tiny flower crocosmia in orange and they decided to accompany some of Farways stuff to the fjord river cruises..All the stuff that's supposed to spread like crazy definitely does not want to spread like crazy for me. 

Farway

Wet sort of rain around, but not pouring

The link works for me, YBE. Looks superb. When can we move in?

I may have to get a golf buggy for the grounds with my mobility probs, and a lift in the Tower, can't see me climbing that twirly staircase

And we should all get good Moon shots through the telescope, or even better, top of the tower or reflecting off the sea in the Bay

I bet it blows a hooley though given location at the bottom, nothing between there & St John's, Newfoundland

Some nice photos again, I have spotted some nice leaves from my back window, but needs sun to be on them before I venture out there, it's drizzle at the moment

-taff said:

Morning! It is bucketing down and very dark but that is a plus being as I installed and joined up three 220ltr barrels at the weekend to go with my shiny new guttering on the shed at the lotment. I can't wat to go and see how full [maybe one of them] they are...

I can't look at your link ybe, it says the service is unavailabe so obviously it's not for us across the water, it must stay in house [ pun unintended...] I do like that plant [ can't tell, is it wisteria?] growing across to the door, years have gone into the making of that I expect. 

Lovely looking beetroot Farway, I find I like the greens better than spinach, much stronger but not bitter. 

I wouldn't worry about the workmen 2p, they probably though, stingy sod, why isn't she offering us some?  

And I want some hesperantha too please. I got some of those tiny flower crocosmia in orange and they decided to accompany some of Farways stuff to the fjord river cruises..All the stuff that's supposed to spread like crazy definitely does not want to spread like crazy for me. 

Hope your rain collection works Taff, and the link is OK, maybe you are being blocked, not enough Social Credits ?

Ahh, the should spread stuff, Me Too  :'(

No gardening, too wet, still have last week's GW to fall asleep with later

twopenny

Cold, wet and gloomy.
Bagssie the first shown bedroom.
Farway there's a 'uge downstairs bedroom with bathroom.

Yup my phone has decided to die so my birthday morning has been spent comparing stuff that isn't what I want but I'm going to have to have.

Bluey, nothing suitable on the house front in my price range but it's going to have to be better than this. 
And be able to have the window open and listen to the owls and weather like I used to here.
So many bungalows have bedrooms at the front.

Ok, off to deal with the day. Glad taff has a good use for the rain.

Dustyevsky

-taff said:

I was also impressed by pak choi and the like Dusty, I though, bloody hell, he's got a walled garden too!  Alas not...

And I want some hesperantha too please. I got some of those tiny flower crocosmia in orange and they decided to accompany some of Farways stuff to the fjord river cruises..

No walled garden or fancy greenhouse here, alas. However, if I'd shelled-out bigly on an Alitex like that RHS one, I'd have specified windowsills or shelving under them. 

Some things won't grow well for us here. An example is penstemons. Two years, max, and they're off to Oslo.  :'( Speaking of fjord-bound plants, I spotted one at Rosemoor....well, the label!   

Farway said:

The link works for me, YBE. Looks superb. When can we move in?

I may have to get a golf buggy for the grounds with my mobility probs, and a lift in the Tower, can't see me climbing that twirly staircase

And we should all get good Moon shots through the telescope, or even better, top of the tower or reflecting off the sea in the Bay

I bet it blows a hooley though given location at the bottom, nothing between there & St John's, Newfoundland

Bluey's link worked for me too, and my social credits are well in debit with all those tinfoil hat YouTube videos I watch, so it can't be that.  Still looking, but can't find my lake in the grounds, though there is a seashore, albeit one I'd have to share with the locals. I don't mind the location, as it looks pretty sheltered, and it's no further north than Chepstow either.  

Props for your linked barrels, taff. If we were metered, we'd do likewise. Ours are all full of stinky comfrey juice! 

I took photos of clouds full of foreboding on Friday too, Less, but not sure if/where they downloaded. Yours is a better composition anyway. 

Like Farway, we had wet rain first thing, and now lovely bright sunshine, 'cos I must do housework nonsense. :'( The hedgehogs aren't being fooled by the warmish temperatures, though; only one visited last night.

Today's photo stays with vegetables, though technically it's a fruit. I don't know at what stage these were popped into the raised beds at Rosemoor, but I bet it wasn't when they were 15cm tall!  This is 'Red King.' 

Before you start, I know I need to do my nails again, Bluey! 

Farway

twopenny said:

Yup my phone has decided to die so my birthday morning has been spent comparing stuff that isn't what I want but I'm going to have to have.

Happy Birthday !

I've been following your phone hunt on t'other thread, it's a bummer. 

Long shot but have you bunged it in AI? 

Specify dimensions and price point [under a tenner ?], ok refurb etc etc

-taff

Happy Birthday 2p!!

YoungBlueEyes

Morning all, on the day after 2p's birthday  

Happy belated birthday to you, happy belated birthday to you, happy belated birthday dear twooooo peeeeee, happy belated birthday to youuu! 🥂🎂🥳 Did you have a good day yesterday? Other than your phone dying on you? Hopefully you went out and did something good.

Sounds like you're getting sorted at your lotment taff (lotment - love that) Keep trying for a look at that house... the site does go down every now and again - I think it's when the mods suddenly realise they have a job to do and have to close the whole thing to get the comments sections stripped out ha haa! You can stick my name on the 'stuff won't spread no matter how many I buy' list too *sob*

Farway a golf buggy and a lift could easily be bought when we win untold squillions, and a clone of a yooffull Charlie and her Dimmocks   

Gawd I nearly spat me coffee out Dusty cos I thought your plant said Norwegian Rush And your nails look alright in that pic   As soon as my news site puts up a link to a house with a lake, a proper one, I'll get it straight on here  

OT 8'c my phone says, and it'll start raining in time for my long walk to work. Erseholes. And we didn't get the thunder and lightning yesterday either! Shipbags. Is that all connected with Social Credits too cos if it is I'm fooked  

YoungBlueEyes

Not for sale but - https://bantryhouse.com/ 

https://www.thejournal.ie/house-of-guinness-bantry-house-6867809-Nov2025/

Will that do you for a lake Dusty...?

Dustyevsky

Happy unbirthday 2p.  Sorry I missed the real one. 

This is just a flying visit from me because I've managed to lure a heating guy/plumber here this morning.  He'll service the boiler, and hopefully, replace the mixer tap in the utility room that needs a gymnast to reach the bits holding it on. It drips and makes horrible noises whenever someone at the other end of the property uses water. 

In the absence of Mrs Dusty, I'll probably have to supply tea & biscuits, locate stopcocks etc, but there's little I could do outdoors today. We're starting windy, and progressing to windy and wet.  If I were you 2p, I'd wait until tomorrow before setting forth in search of a phone! 

Back to Rosemoor vegetables again, and here's a nice patch of ruby chard, going well with my friend's coat:  

The slug holes don't show so much on the dark varieties, but these looked unchewed. How do they do it? 

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

Not for sale but - https://bantryhouse.com/ 

https://www.thejournal.ie/house-of-guinness-bantry-house-6867809-Nov2025/

Will that do you for a lake Dusty...?

Yes, but only if I don't have to go down those 100 steps to reach it!  

Or, I suppose a zip wire is a possibility.......