Sunday, 25 May 2025

Half day out

 The day started well..a cheeky bit of blue sky and sun after a night of welcome steady rain...but deteriorated...

Driving to Galloway for Spring Fling and gallery and workshop visits was.. interesting...strong winds, one minute limited visibility and heavy rain, the next dazzling bright sunshine!! 

Definitely washing machine weather!!

Then the car started making a little knocking noise ..after seeing mine host Phil at the Gallery at Lauriston....Most marvelous coffee..and the Chocolate Ganache cake is back...and the art is the best as well!!...Only matched by the welcome!! I came away with a Lupin, a Dahlia and an Honesty seedling...all grown from seed!

I decided that with the noise gradually increasing I'd just had better not go wandering around Dumfries and Galloway.

One more visit on the way home to Hannah McAndrew and Doug Fitch. 

Lovely to see them and their children...and visiting children! And also the showroom full of people talking and buying pots.

Good to catch-up..we don't get to meet often enough...and give them a plant to try...a new Ghost squash...small and white... something different this year..

And I weakened and bought a mug made by Hannah..I know..I don't NEED another mug..but...


Home steadily through the rain showers until I arrived home in the dry!!

A chance then to transfer the water in the butts that fill from roofs via gutters and downpipes...to the other two waterbutts that aren't arranged that way yet...job finished as it started raining again! 

Then a little work in the greenhouse, setting sloping canes for the tomato plants....to get longer stems for the same height of roof..and potting on growing plants.



Most are coming on well . It is a pity to lose the hot weather as that helped faster growth, but after 35 dry days we needed the rain. 

I think that I'll get the matting to set pots on that helps them wick water up ...that would mean that daily watering wouldn't be needed.

Then an early night...to cwtch down warm under duvet and quilt!!

13 comments:

Tom said...

...we needed rain and now we need it stop.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

That's a lovely. mug -- I see why you couldn't resist it!

Tigger's Mum said...

And that noise from the car?? Washing machine weather - is that wash spin rinse spin...dry? It is absolutely persisting down here today and sideways and I don't even want to open the temporary SOWETO style door on the cabin to continue sanding and painting on the floor. I swear someone up above is pouring bucketfuls down here with only a few minutes pause each hour to refill the buckets. Nice mug BTW- you are forgiven for admiring and appreciating it.

Catalyst said...

We've been struggling to dig a hole deep enough to house J's latest vine. We need a post-hole digger but we shall persevere.

Susan Heather said...

You pack a lot into a day. Just reading it made me tired.

gz said...

Thanks for forgiveness!
The noise is worrying

Steve Reed said...

Love the new mug! How do you transfer from one water butt to another? Hope that car sound isn't anything too serious.

gz said...

I think they may have work in a London gallery...they are Fitch and McAndrew...even better in real life than in photos!!
I'm worried about that sound too....roll on tomorrow morning and hope Davey isn't too busy to sort it this week...

Susan said...

A new sound coming from the car is a warning. I'm glad you got home safely and have a mechanic to fix it.
The mug is great - size, shape and markings are lovely.

Fresca said...

(O)

gz said...

I just used watering cans to transfer the water. I could have siphoned it with one pair of butts but couldn't find the bit of hose I use!!

Amy said...

Some very Scottish names in this post, the chocolate ganache sounds heavenly

Debby said...

Ugh. Car noises! Did you figure out what it was? That mug has a wonderful handle. I would have had to buy it for that reason alone. I love a mug that fits the hand.