I woke at 5.15 today and felt ready to go....so I did!!
Bread in the bowl at 5,30, birthday cake in whilst waiting (The Carpenter is 21 tomorrow)
Greenhouse opened and the verge by the allotment fence weeded, back to put the bread in.
Bread out at 10, followed by the third load of washing to the line!!!
Next job make packed lunch and go gardening!
Glazing later when its cooler, looks like another hot one today.
What do they say about a British Summer? "Three hot days and a thunderstorm"? Rain is forecast for tomorrow!!
Showing posts with label weather gardening baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weather gardening baking. Show all posts
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Monday, 21 September 2009
gardening and preserving and baking
Harvesting is relentless!!
Apples, pears,elderberries and blackberries, rasberries, yet more runner beans, kohl rabi, leeks, potatoes, gherkins.......
The pumpkins are swelling nicely and the sweetcorn wont be long now.
I hate brambles!!!!
I need thornproofs and welding gloves to collect windfall pears and apples in the orchard!
Crabapple jelly has been made, and pectin stock. Crabapple wine is on its way, and more jelly planned. Vodka needs to be bought to make crabapple vodka- New Year 2011 presents!!
The sourdough bread is improving steadily batch by batch as the 'Mother' is now about a year old and I am learning every time.
All this and I have been given the frame for an 8' by 12' greenhouse!!
The weather is steadily drawing in towards autumn but we are at last having some sun.
Apples, pears,elderberries and blackberries, rasberries, yet more runner beans, kohl rabi, leeks, potatoes, gherkins.......
The pumpkins are swelling nicely and the sweetcorn wont be long now.
I hate brambles!!!!
I need thornproofs and welding gloves to collect windfall pears and apples in the orchard!
Crabapple jelly has been made, and pectin stock. Crabapple wine is on its way, and more jelly planned. Vodka needs to be bought to make crabapple vodka- New Year 2011 presents!!
The sourdough bread is improving steadily batch by batch as the 'Mother' is now about a year old and I am learning every time.
All this and I have been given the frame for an 8' by 12' greenhouse!!
The weather is steadily drawing in towards autumn but we are at last having some sun.
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
very hot
The weather is getting very hot(for us-it would be just ordinary for other places!)
Gardening is done early and late, or in the shade!
Today's bread is on a 'go-slow'. I didn't think that would happen in this weather!!
Gardening is done early and late, or in the shade!
Today's bread is on a 'go-slow'. I didn't think that would happen in this weather!!
Friday, 29 May 2009
hot again!!
This morning started early, kneading the dough mixed last night.
So the house was warm with baking, then I went to a hot allotment!!
The brassicas got transplanted to a holding bed, until the potatoes start being cleared...not long now.
We retreated to the house for lunch, where it was cool, unlike the polytunnel!!
Then planting runner beans in the afternoon, sorting plants to go to my daughter tomorrow, and planting tomato plants in tubs in the yard.
Busy busy!!
I must start making pots on Monday-we are firing the salt kiln mid-July, all being well.
So the house was warm with baking, then I went to a hot allotment!!
The brassicas got transplanted to a holding bed, until the potatoes start being cleared...not long now.
We retreated to the house for lunch, where it was cool, unlike the polytunnel!!
Then planting runner beans in the afternoon, sorting plants to go to my daughter tomorrow, and planting tomato plants in tubs in the yard.
Busy busy!!
I must start making pots on Monday-we are firing the salt kiln mid-July, all being well.
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