tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87047578483897353242024-03-12T21:19:43.059-07:00The balcony ArtistAlpine and wildlife artist . Balcony gardenersevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-74536841731921801892011-03-11T12:53:00.000-08:002011-03-11T12:53:06.722-08:00Was this the cloudiest winter ever ?We have FINALLY had a few days of sun . One day it was even warm and the lawn has dried out from being just a muddy mess to a hard grassless mess . Thats clay for you . Still . threw some grass seed on , soon that will be all good again . Cant wait for the smell of cut grass. <br />
I planted some tomato seeds today . Small cherry tomatoes and the opposite , HUGE beef tomatoes . Im trying them for the first time as ive never grown big tomatoes before . Apparantly last years tomato blight wasnt unique to me , everyone got it . SO im trying again . <br />
Im also growing some ruby chard if i can find a place ot put it and im going all out for fruit . its so expensive in the shops that i have to if we want to eat any . <br />
Ive added some raspberry bushes and a gooseberry bush that i suspect may be dead , to the front mimi veg patch along with strawberries . The strawberries im trying under a cloche to see if i get earlier or better fruit . Must remember to water them . <br />
On the balcony , well i dont know because husband is building a new balustrade that has glass panels . i want them seriously strong so i can hang window boxes from it . Im hoping anyway . I want to grow black beans up it somewhere but the steps need moving . <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oCpk7HyAJr4/TXqJI2J3ehI/AAAAAAAAAp4/j9DZ5qoGPDo/s1600/IMG_0063_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oCpk7HyAJr4/TXqJI2J3ehI/AAAAAAAAAp4/j9DZ5qoGPDo/s320/IMG_0063_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I made some plant tags because i cant tell what fruit tree is what in winter , I painted some slate with the names and when the sticks bear fruit again ill add labels . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kh7Br4zM_4s/TXqJPDoniAI/AAAAAAAAAp8/AeKSK0GRqgM/s1600/IMG_9910_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kh7Br4zM_4s/TXqJPDoniAI/AAAAAAAAAp8/AeKSK0GRqgM/s320/IMG_9910_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LrdFkRdo190/TXqJpBIECNI/AAAAAAAAAqA/nug-FLrCW1o/s1600/IMG_9916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" q6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LrdFkRdo190/TXqJpBIECNI/AAAAAAAAAqA/nug-FLrCW1o/s320/IMG_9916.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">At least i have some plants in flower now , Spring wont be long ! </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-18777085218861298582011-02-01T06:10:00.000-08:002011-02-01T06:21:54.137-08:00Spring is sneaking about at last . Just a little bit .Spring definately isn't here yet . there is ice in the water and frost on the roof . BUT buds are showing and spring bulbs are sending out green shoots . Its so cold and damp and coudy here , has been for weeks but when it does warm up , this year i think spring is going to be a riot . Cant wait , i need to drink coffee on my balcony again . Last year i did it all winter . This year its been so wet and cloudy and damn cold that i just cant and i miss it . A lot . <br />
I have a new plant pot that i bought really cheaply . Its purple with a wavy edge and i filled it with bright pink , purple and white cyclamen and put it in a corner of the balcony . A strong corner . When it does get sunny it will be ready for me to sit next to and admire . Ive bought tomato , purple bean and Brussel sprout seeds to try this year . Im thinking though it makes more economic sense to grow fruit rather than veg ,. veg is quite cheap , fruit isnt . Maybe i can fit in some raspberry canes . <br />
Im under new doctors orders because i still keep collapsing which is making things a bit difficult . I had my diet all sorted out and they went and changed it . Im banned from a lot of fruit as well as a million other things and thats been hard . Im also not allowed stress or stressful situations . How do i avoid that ! Stress is by definition a situation that happens to you that you cant avoid , which gives you stress . Hmm . cant sell my kids so ill do my best . Im also banned from excercise and undue exertion in case i fall over . for THREE MONTHS . I have a shed to help put up . Im reduced to standing on the sidelines and feeling helpless . I hate that . But i also hate falling over so i guess ill just have to stick with it . we need to know for certain whats causing it . one way to find that out is to see if we can stop it happening . hence all the banned things . <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We have at last had a few moments of sun , it had been absolutely WEEKS without any . At one point the entire British Isles was covered in FOG . everywhere . when its not fog its clouds . unrelenting clouds . So any sun , even a flash is really really welcome . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgQfo_L1GI/AAAAAAAAApU/PzvguY5Iqxo/s1600/IMG_9816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgQfo_L1GI/AAAAAAAAApU/PzvguY5Iqxo/s320/IMG_9816.JPG" width="320" /></a>seed packet time ! yay :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgRNMH9cpI/AAAAAAAAApY/zzY24EQ2gtc/s1600/IMG_9809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgRNMH9cpI/AAAAAAAAApY/zzY24EQ2gtc/s320/IMG_9809.JPG" width="320" /></a>Sometimes i write .</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgRd2-wx7I/AAAAAAAAApc/lkLs6ClsHf0/s1600/IMG_9811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgRd2-wx7I/AAAAAAAAApc/lkLs6ClsHf0/s320/IMG_9811.JPG" width="320" /></a>And make jelly . This is my new pie dish but its great for jelly hearts .</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgRmy4vedI/AAAAAAAAApg/e2r_cfwtb_g/s1600/IMG_9819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgRmy4vedI/AAAAAAAAApg/e2r_cfwtb_g/s320/IMG_9819.JPG" width="320" /></a>This Lemon Geranium i grew from a cutting from a friend of mine . She went to hospital so i aquired a bit while i was round her house and it smells delicious ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgSa9DGm2I/AAAAAAAAApk/--_haeelYoY/s1600/IMG_9831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgSa9DGm2I/AAAAAAAAApk/--_haeelYoY/s320/IMG_9831.JPG" width="320" /></a>Sunshine ! only a few seconds but it really helps . </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgSqxdDDUI/AAAAAAAAApo/Ug3fMGSUeE0/s1600/IMG_9845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgSqxdDDUI/AAAAAAAAApo/Ug3fMGSUeE0/s320/IMG_9845.JPG" width="213" /></a>Lexi cat with her mouse toy . </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgS5CxPX3I/AAAAAAAAAps/ZIhxi7GkX3w/s1600/IMG_9849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgS5CxPX3I/AAAAAAAAAps/ZIhxi7GkX3w/s320/IMG_9849.JPG" width="320" /></a>Shocked at sunlight ! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgTKlzFmSI/AAAAAAAAApw/OS2tJCjYXjw/s1600/IMG_9844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TUgTKlzFmSI/AAAAAAAAApw/OS2tJCjYXjw/s320/IMG_9844.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She was scared of this mouse at first but we took the bell out and now she loves it . </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-71342421445738169822010-12-24T14:11:00.000-08:002010-12-24T14:11:35.946-08:00Merry christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TRUaSTB6lFI/AAAAAAAAAok/VAx36jnySu4/s1600/i+is+cute.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TRUaSTB6lFI/AAAAAAAAAok/VAx36jnySu4/s320/i+is+cute.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Lexi is about to have her first christmas with us . Im fairly sure she has settled in well ;-) its relax time for us now , or it wil be as soon as the kids GO TO SLEEP ! :-)sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-66658538753565429292010-12-11T10:49:00.000-08:002010-12-11T10:49:57.665-08:00really bad day .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPHxEkjKkI/AAAAAAAAAog/gZjgHoD4RVs/s1600/IMG_9146_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPHxEkjKkI/AAAAAAAAAog/gZjgHoD4RVs/s320/IMG_9146_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today has been challenging . The car is dead . totally dead and with money troubles looming (temporarily i hope ) this was not welcome news . Also ive managed to injure my back and every part of me hurts . At least its the weekend ! <br />
I spent some time making mince pies with my daughter but im so out of energy today . Still , got pies , can eat ! <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And my laptop is fixed and my dishwasher works , ive never had one before and it makes so much difference to my life . I have a little problem with low energy an the fact that i fall over sometimes . sometimes quite a lot . Im tol there may be something in my brain causing it . more tests..... . The dishwasher is a life and energy saver . it saves me so much time in the day . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPFF2DruXI/AAAAAAAAAoY/TjcOOmj_f0Q/s1600/IMG_9155_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPFF2DruXI/AAAAAAAAAoY/TjcOOmj_f0Q/s320/IMG_9155_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">random kitchen image , this made me smile because its got a camera lense in , some whisky and a mortar and pestle for the curry spices :-) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPGW8AjSzI/AAAAAAAAAoc/56hC8OLVEV0/s1600/IMG_9154_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPGW8AjSzI/AAAAAAAAAoc/56hC8OLVEV0/s320/IMG_9154_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPDjia9YkI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/p8xPasgPoU4/s1600/IMG_9165_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TQPDjia9YkI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/p8xPasgPoU4/s320/IMG_9165_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-45119696669409773132010-12-03T06:17:00.000-08:002010-12-03T06:17:31.105-08:00Its december again and we have SNOWWWWWW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPjyHrJzPbI/AAAAAAAAAn0/KwhS4AOQYlw/s1600/IMG_9091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPjyHrJzPbI/AAAAAAAAAn0/KwhS4AOQYlw/s320/IMG_9091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Its snowing and its amazing and i love it , apart from the fact that my car is broken and my laptop is supposedly fixed but i now cant reach it , so ive decided to try and blog using the house pc . Husband is being very good about me putting his hard drive into the red with my photos but i really need my laptop back . <br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPjylOw8j1I/AAAAAAAAAn4/l-zcEyr232U/s1600/IMG_9015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPjylOw8j1I/AAAAAAAAAn4/l-zcEyr232U/s320/IMG_9015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Im off my depression tablets for now . I can feel my moods are unstable and on many days i have a depressed episode . Im trying to recognise them as such and that makes them easier to deal with , telling myself that they are not real . Snow makes it easier , this morning it fell as a fine mist and clung to everything . We have had several days worth of it now and its nearly a foot deep . My balcony is deep under it , if it continues i may have to invest in a snow shovel :-)) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPj1_3VyMuI/AAAAAAAAAoA/c03ixquf2ns/s1600/IMG_8983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPj1_3VyMuI/AAAAAAAAAoA/c03ixquf2ns/s320/IMG_8983.JPG" width="320" /></a>we have had</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">temperatures of minus 8 degrees centigrade at night here but it hasnt felt that cold , even out in the snow . I have seen a wall hung fire that is on my wishlist for christmas though , id love to read my book snuggled up in front of that :-) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is house tidying time hampered by the new cat we have . Her name is lexi and she is a rescue cat . she is two years old and was abandoned by her owners when they moved house . She is a warm weather cat and does not approve of the snow , at all . She spends her time sitting on the bit of floor the hot pipes run under and snuggled on my lap . <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPj3p4rVPxI/AAAAAAAAAoE/dUbmMyN_8LQ/s1600/disputed+blanket.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPj3p4rVPxI/AAAAAAAAAoE/dUbmMyN_8LQ/s320/disputed+blanket.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">OR on my favourite blanket . She is very comfortable in our house and settled down within minutes . I let her out of her cat box and she sat on my feet and purred . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPj66XxJQhI/AAAAAAAAAoI/_yYVq1C-zdo/s1600/IMG_9084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TPj66XxJQhI/AAAAAAAAAoI/_yYVq1C-zdo/s320/IMG_9084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my balcony and garden under snow . Also my herbs , fruit trees and strawberries . The strawberries are totally buried they are just a hump of snow :-) </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-72748936130677285052010-06-08T02:04:00.000-07:002010-06-08T02:04:36.212-07:00Missing mountainsIt rained here , and stormed . Times liek these i miss Swiss balconies . English doors and windows were not designed to be opened in a downpour . We got that wrong because when it storms the air smells delicious ! The Swiss overhanging roof is a wonderful invention ,. it also means you can dry your washing in the rain :-) <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TA4HfryLFFI/AAAAAAAAAnE/h4ub-Ls2m-8/s1600/jess+c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TA4HfryLFFI/AAAAAAAAAnE/h4ub-Ls2m-8/s320/jess+c.jpg" /></a></div>This is a pastel sketch of a photo by Jessica Burnett , thanks Jess !sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-8570113946066380392010-06-04T14:33:00.000-07:002010-06-04T14:33:43.959-07:00beach day ,pastels and driftwood<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This afternoon we wandered down to the beach . We looked for fossilised sharks teeth , millions of years old , we dug for baryte crystals in the cliffs . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAltclCpD2I/AAAAAAAAAl0/GnlawhZFVas/s1600/sharks+teeth+several+million+years+old.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAltclCpD2I/AAAAAAAAAl0/GnlawhZFVas/s320/sharks+teeth+several+million+years+old.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAlwPJnHV9I/AAAAAAAAAm0/ibvAsOg36Fg/s1600/blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAlwPJnHV9I/AAAAAAAAAm0/ibvAsOg36Fg/s320/blue.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This butterfly went and laid eggs on my olive bush after this , i hope we get a new generation of them , ill sacrifice my olive bush handsomeness for munched leaves and more of these guys , they are deep blue inside their wings . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAlw42XFh4I/AAAAAAAAAm8/3qB2KMG2BJU/s1600/evening+clove+and+vanills+scent.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAlw42XFh4I/AAAAAAAAAm8/3qB2KMG2BJU/s320/evening+clove+and+vanills+scent.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Last thing in the evening , the scent of cloves and vanilla on the balcony </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-75708026965649408942010-06-03T13:54:00.000-07:002010-06-03T13:54:25.903-07:00umm , ok its been ages.<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Ive just been living life I guess and not blogging . Totally lost track of where i was so im just going to start from now and not try to catch up , because i cant ! . Today we went to a country park to let the monsters loose for a while . As soon as we opened the car door they escaped . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAgQZ75l0HI/AAAAAAAAAkc/qvtbRB7fdVQ/s1600/DSC_0379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAgQZ75l0HI/AAAAAAAAAkc/qvtbRB7fdVQ/s320/DSC_0379.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">There were wild animals in the grass</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Glorious day ;-) <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAgWSAhKNGI/AAAAAAAAAlc/86qsGHVqeYE/s1600/DSC_0452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/TAgWSAhKNGI/AAAAAAAAAlc/86qsGHVqeYE/s320/DSC_0452.jpg" /></a></div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-34109772114246905712010-05-21T12:19:00.000-07:002010-05-21T12:19:49.646-07:00missing in action<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I havnt been blogging because ive been far to busy , which is great ! my lawn is growing , but my plants are not however the sun is shining and ive given everything a feed . I lost a courgette to cold , and one squash honeybear and half my tomatoes to slugs , other than that all is well :-) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S_bZRQ7xVgI/AAAAAAAAAj8/u3DbevAmoDA/s1600/IMG_4478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S_bZRQ7xVgI/AAAAAAAAAj8/u3DbevAmoDA/s320/IMG_4478.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">my potatoes are growing out front and getting curious glances from passers by . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S_bbGt-1LrI/AAAAAAAAAkM/vETC0xkXPfw/s1600/IMG_4482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S_bbGt-1LrI/AAAAAAAAAkM/vETC0xkXPfw/s320/IMG_4482.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Prunus Kanzan in my front garden . turning my veg patch pink . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-65929965788842119562010-04-30T03:49:00.000-07:002010-04-30T03:52:26.773-07:00Switzerland sketches and peach leaf curl<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I did some en plein air sketchesd whilst up in the peaks in Switzerland . These are intended as aids to me and i do them for the fun of sketching . They make snese to me anyway , each one captures something that intrigued me at the time . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qyks7ZscI/AAAAAAAAAic/3Hf79cf2qr0/s1600/grimsel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qyks7ZscI/AAAAAAAAAic/3Hf79cf2qr0/s320/grimsel.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qy6kAzLTI/AAAAAAAAAik/YjTZliWxpxA/s1600/grindelwald+glacier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qy6kAzLTI/AAAAAAAAAik/YjTZliWxpxA/s320/grindelwald+glacier.jpg" tt="true" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qzRG0dL_I/AAAAAAAAAis/vau5D0BM0Vs/s1600/monch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qzRG0dL_I/AAAAAAAAAis/vau5D0BM0Vs/s320/monch.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qzll8QFdI/AAAAAAAAAi0/L4_PwieVC60/s1600/quickie+by+the+lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qzll8QFdI/AAAAAAAAAi0/L4_PwieVC60/s320/quickie+by+the+lake.jpg" tt="true" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qz_myw_WI/AAAAAAAAAi8/IvY6D4w9m8o/s1600/silberhorn_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9qz_myw_WI/AAAAAAAAAi8/IvY6D4w9m8o/s320/silberhorn_edited-1.jpg" tt="true" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9q0XQr_GJI/AAAAAAAAAjE/owRrbi4pGYg/s1600/up+the+pass+acrylic+in+sketchbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9q0XQr_GJI/AAAAAAAAAjE/owRrbi4pGYg/s320/up+the+pass+acrylic+in+sketchbook.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> On another subject , my peach or nectarine trees have peach leaf curl . no fruit this year , a disaster but i think i can fix it for next year , i like a challenge . The rest of the garden is still going crazy , i had to make a new veg raised bed for some borlotti beans (i think need to check the packet) some cabbage and a courgette . Its all planted too close but i can always harvest young i hope or transplant the cabbages to the front bed when the peas are done . im juggling but its fun . the lawn is nearly levelled and ready for sowing with seed and the strawberries are full of flowers . ive learned they can slow or stop cancer tumours forming and since both my parents have had , and recovered , from cancer strawberries are on the diet big time .</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Im loving my life right now , it rained lst night and the garden smells fabulous . i have scented stock overwintered and flowering and the violas are suddenly full of scent , delicious after rain the scent floods the gardens . cant wait for the sweet peas to flower on the balcony ! </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-10160408362994421352010-04-28T02:34:00.000-07:002010-04-28T02:34:48.823-07:00back from SwitzerlandWell , Switzerland , France , Germany ,Luxembourg and Belgium . We missed out on Italy and Holland narrowly . Strange how a trip to the Swiss alps was nearly stopped by a volcano in Iceland . My flight was cancelled so we jumped in the car ad took the ferry . Great decision it was fantastic and the sunsets were amazing . Ill update the blog with photos and info as i process them . Now im back and my garden exploded while i was away ! everything needs either potting up or planting out and i still have that lawn to seed though its nearly flat now . i have piles of laundry everywhere but im happy ! its spring and its beautiful . I looked at all the Swiss gardens i could find and they filled out during the week i was there . Full of blossoms and dandelions and trained fruit trees . The garden centres were amazing but i dont think i can bring live plants to England so i didnt buy . Ive got ideas for my fruit trees though..... <br />
Im struggling settling in . Im dizzy . I wasnt dizzy in Switzerland but i am here . stress? dont know , im ignoring it . I woke up filled with dread for the morning BUT happy also , i know , weird . I got the kids ready for school . oldest is still off with a torn muscle , (yesterday) and it was stressful but then when we strted walking my sons hand slipped into mine and my daughter walked nicely beside me and it was all ok . I echanged conversation with school mums , a friend of the kids launched herself into my lap for a cuddle and the sun was shining . I realised i NEED this walk to school , wanting to opt out holds me back . Its nice . Its good , i can look at peoples gardens and see the Abby on the hill . I can think on the way back and clear my head . Nice . I must remember that tomorrow . <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9gAvZIoGZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/9epZX4L8dcA/s1600/IMG_2140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S9gAvZIoGZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/9epZX4L8dcA/s320/IMG_2140.JPG" tt="true" width="320" /></a></div>It was amazingly special there but its also amazingly special here . full of smiles :-) <br />
Swiss houses are beautiful .sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-78788633457072935612010-04-12T10:16:00.000-07:002010-04-12T10:16:37.726-07:00Bee cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8NVBIn7e5I/AAAAAAAAAiE/XifcyTvLAzA/s1600/big+bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8NVBIn7e5I/AAAAAAAAAiE/XifcyTvLAzA/s320/big+bee.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>My daughter , the smallest one is six ! and she wanted a bee cake , well , two bee cakes , a big one and a little one so we made them together ;-)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8NVNMgCLqI/AAAAAAAAAiM/HzgsYKYG7xk/s1600/little+bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8NVNMgCLqI/AAAAAAAAAiM/HzgsYKYG7xk/s320/little+bee.jpg" wt="true" /></a>Little bee cake ;-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and they were delicious . My kids dont like shop bought cake and they LOVE to stick their fingers in the mixing bowls . So do i :-) </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-603922134396699642010-04-11T12:38:00.000-07:002010-04-11T12:38:28.574-07:00Digging and more diggingI need a new lawn , i had one once , sort of but i dont now because im on london clay and it dries and cracks and bakes and only weeds survive in it . Last week i looked out of my window and thought , dig the lawn . So we did and i still am . Why is it if i plant a carrot i get them with torsos arms and legs usually twisted but every single dandelion weed had a root like a perfect parsnip ?? <br />
I was told i need lime so i bought lime to dig in . I need topsoil but i cant afford that BUT i discovered the bottom of the garden is black gold leaf mulch so . Dig from bottom , mix at top and see how we go . im hoping to work in some used compost from pots i have to make the ground more friable . i love that word friable :-) <br />
So far the weather has been cooperating but the ground is beggining to dry out . if i dont finish this now i wont get the chance so dig and dig some more :-) Im finding it really therapeutic and im getting much stronger . My muscles ache but i like it . I ve also been signed off by my therapist ive gone from severely depressed to mild , im proud of that . ;-) <br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8Iin1ApkoI/AAAAAAAAAhc/_EXmqZmUbjc/s1600/blog+strawberry+planter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8Iin1ApkoI/AAAAAAAAAhc/_EXmqZmUbjc/s320/blog+strawberry+planter.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My new strawberry planter i found in a discount shop . Wilkinsons i think . Al the strawberry plants in it i dug out oif my flower border and from under the decking where they had propegated themselves from runners . Im hoping for a good crop from this . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8IjZQG9zaI/AAAAAAAAAhk/D7ST23zM-8k/s1600/magnolia+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8IjZQG9zaI/AAAAAAAAAhk/D7ST23zM-8k/s320/magnolia+blog.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My husbands Magnolia Stellata is flowering beautifully i love the way the light shines through the flowers in the morning . The weather has been beautiful here , hot sun with a fresh sea breeze . We had a first unplanned BBQ of the year on the balcony . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8Ij5agNGXI/AAAAAAAAAhs/fMOG83G2Rrs/s1600/bbq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8Ij5agNGXI/AAAAAAAAAhs/fMOG83G2Rrs/s320/bbq.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">With bread rolls fresh from the oven </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8IkL57T-KI/AAAAAAAAAh0/llG68Dsp12U/s1600/bread+rolls.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8IkL57T-KI/AAAAAAAAAh0/llG68Dsp12U/s320/bread+rolls.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8IktgOfE2I/AAAAAAAAAh8/y8ShJ6RfrbQ/s1600/pork+with+special+glaze.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S8IktgOfE2I/AAAAAAAAAh8/y8ShJ6RfrbQ/s320/pork+with+special+glaze.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And pork with special honey glaze :-) We made homemade potato salad and chicken and vegetable kebabs too and it was delicious :-) </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-91027709736558146072010-04-03T07:07:00.000-07:002010-04-03T07:07:01.525-07:00How my garden grows , in between rain and hailstorms and high winds...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Spring is here , even if the weather is trying its hardest to go back to winter . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c6_L0ygVI/AAAAAAAAAf0/bVtgP2zyfao/s1600/DSC_0081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c6_L0ygVI/AAAAAAAAAf0/bVtgP2zyfao/s320/DSC_0081.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my front garden veg patch , i had to pull half the wall down as it was becoming dangerous and this white hump is a homemade cloch made from the poles from a beach tant , some fleece and some clothes pegs . under it is garlic , peas , and possibly about a million tomato plants , or maybe california poppies i cant tell andyway , they will succumb to the hoe once i find out what they are . Next to this are a row of potatoes under fleece but you cant see them in this shot . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c9cYhwToI/AAAAAAAAAf8/nTcWVzlWbzA/s1600/DSC_0085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c9cYhwToI/AAAAAAAAAf8/nTcWVzlWbzA/s320/DSC_0085.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my mini orchard trees . I still dont know what it is exactly . <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c9z6q7btI/AAAAAAAAAgE/xGSsQporJtk/s1600/DSC_0082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c9z6q7btI/AAAAAAAAAgE/xGSsQporJtk/s320/DSC_0082.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the bottom half of my olive tree , im hoping this trunk becomes all gnarly and twisty as it grows . its living in the pot though i found out how big these things can get . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c-Q0zkuyI/AAAAAAAAAgM/o15bVtSuoGs/s1600/DSC_0084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c-Q0zkuyI/AAAAAAAAAgM/o15bVtSuoGs/s320/DSC_0084.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My grape vine is in bud :-) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c-xIKLHfI/AAAAAAAAAgU/L8hnyPeWYW4/s1600/DSC_0087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c-xIKLHfI/AAAAAAAAAgU/L8hnyPeWYW4/s320/DSC_0087.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This one i THINK is either apple or pear . im hoping for apple . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c_IEku6SI/AAAAAAAAAgc/6IPTPIw2xsU/s1600/DSC_0088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c_IEku6SI/AAAAAAAAAgc/6IPTPIw2xsU/s320/DSC_0088.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This one , i havnt a clue :-) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c_p4hhDsI/AAAAAAAAAgk/wJj0zTWTvyM/s1600/DSC_0090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7c_p4hhDsI/AAAAAAAAAgk/wJj0zTWTvyM/s320/DSC_0090.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My balcony plant hotspot </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dAAKViMAI/AAAAAAAAAgs/hZ5GmdHY6ZE/s1600/DSC_0093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dAAKViMAI/AAAAAAAAAgs/hZ5GmdHY6ZE/s320/DSC_0093.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The violas are romping away now i gave them a feed and they seem to like it </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dAgJ2fRQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/TWyaQSdnYpM/s1600/DSC_0094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dAgJ2fRQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/TWyaQSdnYpM/s320/DSC_0094.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet peas and nasturtians outside and surviving , mostly . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dCgFp_c6I/AAAAAAAAAg8/EPAL-QCrbSg/s1600/DSC_0096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dCgFp_c6I/AAAAAAAAAg8/EPAL-QCrbSg/s320/DSC_0096.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">strawberries in flower . well , one is anyway the rest havnt got the idea yet . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dDr3dyBpI/AAAAAAAAAhE/9BZjJO5mKsU/s1600/DSC_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dDr3dyBpI/AAAAAAAAAhE/9BZjJO5mKsU/s320/DSC_0098.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">courgette seed it was yellowing slightly so i gave it a feed and its greened up aagin nicely , wow these things are hungry !</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dJH0H_X1I/AAAAAAAAAhM/_4Ie8aeT6Xo/s1600/DSC_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dJH0H_X1I/AAAAAAAAAhM/_4Ie8aeT6Xo/s320/DSC_0100.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Soring onions and lettuce . getting there , a few more weeks before i can harvest though . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dKj-A3iuI/AAAAAAAAAhU/qq9rCqGVkrY/s1600/DSC_0097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S7dKj-A3iuI/AAAAAAAAAhU/qq9rCqGVkrY/s320/DSC_0097.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Lupin , waiting to go into my flower border . i want it to get big enough to withstand the slugs . the last lot got chomped . </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-35306977501358511972010-04-01T11:57:00.000-07:002010-04-01T11:57:02.352-07:00garlic bread and mammogramsToday was mammogram day , only i didnt know it.... i turned up at the breast pain clinic and had to wait over an hour for my appointment , the breast expert then pushed on y breast untill she found out where it hurt (everywhere) and said apart from that im fine but i was having a mammogram , right then . Ive never had one before being only 36 so this was a first and wow , they do squash em ! ouch \!!!!! <br />
anyway . after a mcdonalds cream egg mcflurry for the trauma i was fine again :-)) <br />
My squash honey bear has finally decided to germinate , i bunged it in the airing cupboard and thats exactly what it needed , HEAT , only thing was when i discovered it again it was about 4 inches high and yellow . its greening up now though quite nicely . i have a new strawberry patch at y mother in laws and i bought a plum tree (victoria) and a cooking cherry (morello) to plant tomorrow if its nice enough . im going to fan train them as a new fence in between myself an d my neigbour . everything is shooting . y geraniums arrived and i potted them up , to grow them on . my tomato seedlings are mostly in individual pots now , the courgettes are still romping away . and y mystery orchard is just bursting into flower . photos tomorrow i hope . <br />
Ive been quiet on here for too long because my eldest has not recovered from her concussion she recieved at school yet but she is getting there :-) <br />
EASTER WEEKEND yay ! <br />
right now im baking garlic and rosemary foccacia for the first time . hmm . smells allright !sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-8261378068933789172010-03-28T13:36:00.000-07:002010-03-28T13:36:39.591-07:00New painting and no cookerI painted this in acrylic on canvas after getting annoyed at the no show of my new cooker . I have to wait another 6 weeks ! for it , someone forgot to order it . they gave me the delivery date too , i moved kitchen cupboards , nearly took the old cooker out but didnt , luckily . sigh . at least it should be worth all the fuss . so for now , still no photos of my garden , but i did do this <br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6-9olVy90I/AAAAAAAAAe8/dDg9Q4FVCjI/s1600/chaos+rangemaster+final+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6-9olVy90I/AAAAAAAAAe8/dDg9Q4FVCjI/s320/chaos+rangemaster+final+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">VULTURE !! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">title Chaos Range Master</div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-30533686496743505452010-03-19T05:03:00.000-07:002010-03-19T05:03:08.381-07:00courgette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6NmlXmWBpI/AAAAAAAAAek/JxUGoAyiGiw/s1600-h/waynes+zoo+999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6NmlXmWBpI/AAAAAAAAAek/JxUGoAyiGiw/s320/waynes+zoo+999.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div> Im in love with these seedings ! they are so fat and strong and big ! <br />
Tomatoes seem so weedy next to them . <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My Squash Honeybear didnt germinate so im trying again this weekend in the airing cupboard with new seeds , i think they needed more heat . im wondering what size those seeds wil be . In fact , im wondering what size the plants will be ! im hoping for something monster and exciting . Im also fighting off the urge to buy a really brilliant temporary greenhouse with staging that ive seen . its plastic like my existing small ones so i could out it on the decking . hmmmmm . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6NnSjvSbII/AAAAAAAAAes/kJFFzeTgYzM/s1600-h/waynes+zoo+1011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6NnSjvSbII/AAAAAAAAAes/kJFFzeTgYzM/s320/waynes+zoo+1011.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">BUDS on my miniture fruit tree . well , on all of them really . i still dont know what they are or what colour the flowers will be ! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6NnsUu7daI/AAAAAAAAAe0/ygflImJIsU4/s1600-h/waynes+zoo+1009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S6NnsUu7daI/AAAAAAAAAe0/ygflImJIsU4/s320/waynes+zoo+1009.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet peas and nasturtians were sent to live outside and they are still alive ! i have a bolt of fleece handy if frost is likely or i can bring it in overnight . </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-29069950452840791792010-03-16T11:24:00.000-07:002010-03-16T11:24:23.336-07:00spring !spring is finally here , i have buds on my fruit trees i cant wait untill the leaves come out . i have daffodills indoors picked frpm the garden and i even saw some strawberry flowers on the strawberry plants ! i potted a lot of them up in the last few days they had escaped into the border by stealth . strangely they had all managed to get entwined with a stinging nettle baby plant and my fingers tingled all day . my courgette seedlings are huge ! i love them totally . my squash honeybear has not worked , nothing . i think i need to seed again in a pot and out it somewhere hotter to get them to germinate . i need to check the peas , potatoes and garlic i have under fleece too . maybe tomorrow afternoon i will have time , im painting in the morning , got a lynx on canvas still to finish off . im not happy about the background on it . no photos again because i still cant find my camera charger ! some soon promise .sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-80400890300099139712010-03-11T10:20:00.000-08:002010-03-11T10:20:30.411-08:00Not quite there yetIm still having severe pain problems which sapps my will to do anything else so im struggling again but things are growing which is exciting too . The Courgettes sprouted , big fat seed leaves , i love them . Sweet peas are climbing , indoors , tomatos peppers , spring onions , lettuce all doing well and garlic potatoes and peas went outside . The chives look like a grass mat and everything is getting on with it ;-)) photos soon i hope . we are still having night frosts and will be untill the start of may so ive a long wait before all my seedlings can be sent outside to manage alone which gives me a great excuse for leaving them inside the house to potter with . The only thing that hasnt sprouted yet is the Squash Honeybear , ill give it another week and then sow some more seeds and try again , i know some seeds can be really slow to get the idea of growing right . <br />
Right now eating healthy is on my mind because not only is my underwear feeling the strain but i had luch in an all you can eat chinese today . Absolutely delicious , very cheap and fattening ! yes i did have the sweet and sour sauce on fried chicken . sigh . <br />
I also went to the art shop and bought some canvas panels and a new paintbrush . This morning i sketched out a new small canvas , im going to be painting a Northern Lynx , ive never done one before . This particular one i watched on a snowy day and it was really enjoying the cold , relaxed and happy animal it was a pleasure to watch . My reference photo shows it at full streatch with all the delicious belly fur for me to paint , i love that bit :-) it has H U G E feet too .sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-49552272441253859792010-03-02T12:27:00.000-08:002010-03-02T12:27:54.601-08:00WRONG PILLSOk , i havnt been writing because I was given pills for my pain which ended up sending me into severe depression for days . Bad bad bad . Stopped the pills , the pain is better then that . Getting well is hard . everytime i try to sort one thing it affects all the rest . AAGH . <br />
Im back though . A trip to the wildlife park soon made me feel better , the weather is wonderful , the animals were great and i got plenty of new reference . perfect . That was yesterday . Today ive been in the garden planting up the new fruit trees and sorting out the borders and the weather is STILL great , maybe we have spring at last ?? some daffodils would be nice :-) <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S410dx68rXI/AAAAAAAAAec/xzbnk9Hlwsg/s1600-h/i+know+you+are+up+there.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S410dx68rXI/AAAAAAAAAec/xzbnk9Hlwsg/s320/i+know+you+are+up+there.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a Pallas cat from Mongolia :-) one of the photos from the wildlife park trip . </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-13656442413500147022010-02-20T14:28:00.001-08:002010-02-20T14:51:15.617-08:00Mini orchard , sweet peas and honey bears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S4BiY0X0-tI/AAAAAAAAAd0/cqnjsznzo9g/s1600-h/mystery+fruit+trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S4BiY0X0-tI/AAAAAAAAAd0/cqnjsznzo9g/s320/mystery+fruit+trees.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S4BisXOLDpI/AAAAAAAAAd8/v4AQTkWmGXI/s1600-h/chives.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S4BisXOLDpI/AAAAAAAAAd8/v4AQTkWmGXI/s320/chives.jpg" /></a></div>These are my mystery fruit trees . I bought them at a really great price today because the tags have faded and beyond knowing they are dwarf fruit trees the garden centre could only do a best guess . So i got four different ones and ill wait and see ! I have a rough idea ut since i really dont mind what i got its ok :-))) My chives are growing , funny how they come through bent in half and they straighten up from being all kinky . I love fresh chives in home made potato salad and i want to try the edible flowers in salads as well as freezing them in ice cubes for some fun .<br />
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I planted garlic and some courgettes to give them an early start before planting out , i sowed some salad lettuce seeds and spring onion , <br />
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This wigwam has a honey bear squash seed in the middle , well , two , i will keep the strongest , and nasturtians and sweet peas round the outseide , the sweet peas are highly scented and im going to eat the nasturtian flowers . ive no idea how big this is gonna get.... <br />
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Table fun :-) come on spring .Has anyone seen a Crocus this year ??sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-81730574712095777992010-02-14T14:16:00.000-08:002010-02-14T14:16:59.498-08:00Warm bread rollsyum.... <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3hzbq9gxNI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/vcUTsMSj15M/s1600-h/daughter+baker.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3hzbq9gxNI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/vcUTsMSj15M/s320/daughter+baker.JPG" /></a></div>I tought my daughter to bake , she loves the smell of it , she loves getting sticky and she loves making her own food , so we baked fresh white bread rolls so we can eat them for breakfast . <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3hziVCFHnI/AAAAAAAAAaA/QyluyL6WACU/s1600-h/cooked+rolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3hziVCFHnI/AAAAAAAAAaA/QyluyL6WACU/s320/cooked+rolls.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate one hot from the oven with real butter and it was delicious , better than fresh from the swiss bakers she said . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3hz5My3GTI/AAAAAAAAAaI/DBRFrXCeqcM/s1600-h/bread+bin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3hz5My3GTI/AAAAAAAAAaI/DBRFrXCeqcM/s320/bread+bin.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She made this bead heart for me . This is the new bread bin it was bought in a sale and when you take the lid out and turn it over its a bread board , cool eh ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h0McfSrEI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/YuKpxyrAKGU/s1600-h/four+types+of+pepper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h0McfSrEI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/YuKpxyrAKGU/s320/four+types+of+pepper.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sowed four types of pepper , two sweet , two hot to see what performs best . Im lookign foreward most to one of the sweet ones its supposed to be really long , sounds good ! The potatoes arnt doing much in the way of sending out shoots but its early days yet . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h0xOJ6n3I/AAAAAAAAAaY/Yifc2lpZO8o/s1600-h/nasturtians.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h0xOJ6n3I/AAAAAAAAAaY/Yifc2lpZO8o/s320/nasturtians.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nasturtian seedlings popped out today :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h1H8qwvgI/AAAAAAAAAag/6LOCeN58a9c/s1600-h/sweet+peas.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h1H8qwvgI/AAAAAAAAAag/6LOCeN58a9c/s320/sweet+peas.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet peas are shooting up ! look at this fella </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h1alXV62I/AAAAAAAAAao/vTdTkWVpMfI/s1600-h/sweet+pea+seedling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h1alXV62I/AAAAAAAAAao/vTdTkWVpMfI/s320/sweet+pea+seedling.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ive been painting too </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h1x9QcDaI/AAAAAAAAAaw/EVHCupWfiQM/s1600-h/really+giving+me+some+grief.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h1x9QcDaI/AAAAAAAAAaw/EVHCupWfiQM/s320/really+giving+me+some+grief.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> slowly but surely getting there </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h2BeVi8PI/AAAAAAAAAa4/npN-vNmVRiI/s1600-h/studio+heating+not+joking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3h2BeVi8PI/AAAAAAAAAa4/npN-vNmVRiI/s320/studio+heating+not+joking.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My studio heating . Not kidding :-) Snow on the ground again this morning . </div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-13862913608753314032010-02-10T13:39:00.000-08:002010-02-10T13:41:29.258-08:00mixed dayIt started with a light dusting of snow , then we had sun all day and it ended with a blizzard . <br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3MlmywB5hI/AAAAAAAAAY4/NnSYMHGQTEE/s1600-h/blizzard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3MlmywB5hI/AAAAAAAAAY4/NnSYMHGQTEE/s320/blizzard.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Its hard to see in this photo the camera didnt capture it well .</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My poor herbs !</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Ml7ditoEI/AAAAAAAAAZA/ekEpJ8JxdDw/s1600-h/poor+herbs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Ml7ditoEI/AAAAAAAAAZA/ekEpJ8JxdDw/s320/poor+herbs.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Indoors is a different story I walked past my table and was assailed by a wonderful scent <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3MmPsdQsVI/AAAAAAAAAZI/nc6NV4pnD0k/s1600-h/hyacinth+open.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3MmPsdQsVI/AAAAAAAAAZI/nc6NV4pnD0k/s320/hyacinth+open.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My Hyacinth was open ! When did that happen ! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also bought this plant today for its clove scent , delicious </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Mmhi0cJVI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/5taRD-b4D2o/s1600-h/scent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Mmhi0cJVI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/5taRD-b4D2o/s320/scent.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The first of my seeds has also made an appearance , you have to take my word for it but this is a seedling . I had to look closely to be sure but its all bent over and ready to push out and straighten up . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Mm7RoS3mI/AAAAAAAAAZY/5B9VD5lxhas/s1600-h/sweet+pea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Mm7RoS3mI/AAAAAAAAAZY/5B9VD5lxhas/s320/sweet+pea.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The baby fish are also growing nicely , they are all in together now </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3MnJy8cblI/AAAAAAAAAZg/IZmKyVgu_N8/s1600-h/assorted+babies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3MnJy8cblI/AAAAAAAAAZg/IZmKyVgu_N8/s320/assorted+babies.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">While im waiting for the sun i bought this to keep me warm , its so super soft , and i love the cow print :-)) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Mnaq-xaYI/AAAAAAAAAZo/U9fxN1uJX-E/s1600-h/moo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3Mnaq-xaYI/AAAAAAAAAZo/U9fxN1uJX-E/s320/moo.jpg" /></a></div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-27709934429651882742010-02-09T11:40:00.000-08:002010-02-09T11:40:52.974-08:00Hyacinths and snow cats<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My hyacinth is nearly there , we hav snow again outside but warmth and light insode so they have been quietly getting on with it and it wont be long untill i get the scent from them </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G4SF3_XtI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/Vd5K4ZPLbR8/s1600-h/hyacinth+nearly+there.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G4SF3_XtI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/Vd5K4ZPLbR8/s320/hyacinth+nearly+there.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My geraniums have perked up too , ive been moving them into the sun , when we havei t , and some weeks back i gave them a light feed . It did them a lot of good .. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G46AUM4xI/AAAAAAAAAYY/yML1mmLf2m4/s1600-h/i+fed+the+geraniums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G46AUM4xI/AAAAAAAAAYY/yML1mmLf2m4/s320/i+fed+the+geraniums.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The seeds havnt done much except steam up the propegator , who knows what they are up to tucked up in there . But no signs of growth yet . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G5O9UMNnI/AAAAAAAAAYg/iRBmzreShPk/s1600-h/IMG_9570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G5O9UMNnI/AAAAAAAAAYg/iRBmzreShPk/s320/IMG_9570.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">On the work side , im slowly dressing my cat . Many many layers will end up on the fur getting finer and finer untill it achieves real depth and looks right . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G5oFbDZbI/AAAAAAAAAYo/1b_4X85Cq5E/s1600-h/cat+getting+dressed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G5oFbDZbI/AAAAAAAAAYo/1b_4X85Cq5E/s320/cat+getting+dressed.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the other painting im working on right now . It started in acrylics but it progressed to oils , im feeling the urge to work on the rocks soon as a change from the fur . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G6AGCuOuI/AAAAAAAAAYw/W5u8flKMjpA/s1600-h/studio+two+up.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S3G6AGCuOuI/AAAAAAAAAYw/W5u8flKMjpA/s320/studio+two+up.JPG" /></a></div>sevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704757848389735324.post-41745098854440902072010-02-06T09:58:00.000-08:002010-02-06T09:58:24.381-08:00Bread<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This afternoon the sun came out , I felt better so i made the bread </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the dough as it was shaped and ready to be left to rise . Its a brown seedy flour mix .</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S22s3pfYoHI/AAAAAAAAAYA/Umpj0FRQfYY/s1600-h/bread+dough.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8PKmWBm8wmA/S22s3pfYoHI/AAAAAAAAAYA/Umpj0FRQfYY/s320/bread+dough.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The finished article , it smelt yummy and it tasted yummy ! it worked , well who knew i can bake my own bread . i thought it was complicated and difficult and full of occult spels and luck but as it happens , no . Bread ! Im going to do this a lot more often , its so satisfying to eat bread you made yourself . The kids couldnt wait for it to cool down to try it they had it still hot with butter on . </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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