tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1961698408798566905..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: In between times.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62979907863346803432018-09-26T22:45:28.546+01:002018-09-26T22:45:28.546+01:00We have just come through winter and a miserable o...We have just come through winter and a miserable one it was for me. Every year I seem to just want to hibernate... but with spring a new enthusiasm flows. I am clearing the gardens and have my seeds planted. Can't wait for my summer tomatoes and big bunches of basil.<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91981916111981120152018-09-26T10:55:03.047+01:002018-09-26T10:55:03.047+01:00we've had our first frost, so the blackberries...we've had our first frost, so the blackberries are over, now we're back to gales and rain to make sure! Consequently the grass is still growing but is too wet to cut!!<br />It is a gathering in and storing time of year.<br />gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8921651877529701882018-09-26T04:57:22.272+01:002018-09-26T04:57:22.272+01:00Since I divided my veg plot (Haddock's) into f...Since I divided my veg plot (Haddock's) into four equally sized beds, I'm managing to keep it pretty weed free. I still have a problem with Oxalis, but I'll win in the end.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76760871376219906522018-09-26T04:54:27.215+01:002018-09-26T04:54:27.215+01:00I'm not a fan of all that winter clothing. I&#...I'm not a fan of all that winter clothing. I'm still in shorts and T shirt; and that's how I like it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45910344703331710342018-09-26T04:53:26.661+01:002018-09-26T04:53:26.661+01:00I certainly look forward to my Christmas Sprouts. ...I certainly look forward to my Christmas Sprouts. I love them. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36458847776679235682018-09-26T04:52:53.656+01:002018-09-26T04:52:53.656+01:00I'm now hoping that we won't have a sudden...I'm now hoping that we won't have a sudden storm and deluge. We need several days of good steady rain.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37094492117603562572018-09-26T04:50:49.079+01:002018-09-26T04:50:49.079+01:00It's been very hot here, but without any rain....It's been very hot here, but without any rain. Still none on the horizon.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19602155761555802602018-09-26T04:50:06.041+01:002018-09-26T04:50:06.041+01:00We've just had our first roast chicken too sin...We've just had our first roast chicken too since early last spring. Certain weather certainly requires its own foods. Good luck with the leak; I know all about such things! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63646131757807097982018-09-26T04:46:16.430+01:002018-09-26T04:46:16.430+01:00I wouldn't be surprised. We're back to 14 ...I wouldn't be surprised. We're back to 14 C here this morning at 5.46 am.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2802772353800930352018-09-26T04:45:28.731+01:002018-09-26T04:45:28.731+01:00I wish I could say the same. I find winter very te...I wish I could say the same. I find winter very tedious and depressing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67629842868152347882018-09-25T22:18:33.448+01:002018-09-25T22:18:33.448+01:00Weather is so INTERESTING, isn't it? We all e...Weather is so INTERESTING, isn't it? We all experience some of it the same ... and yet other bits, like cold, are rarely fun. I am in the same situation as Susan: I could do with a break from the garden, specifically the weeds. I am finally addressing the problem by careful design and lots of mulch. And if anyone dares to even glance at the massy parts, I tell them I 'have' to leave bits for the insects. Ha ha. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51270495925313132962018-09-25T18:50:50.314+01:002018-09-25T18:50:50.314+01:00Every season beats the bleak midwinter, however pr...Every season beats the bleak midwinter, however pretty it looks out of the window.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46209633729961663992018-09-25T16:47:37.382+01:002018-09-25T16:47:37.382+01:00Weirdly, I am looking forward to sprouts and parsn...Weirdly, I am looking forward to sprouts and parsnips - true winter veg!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24096722748623283592018-09-25T16:09:03.542+01:002018-09-25T16:09:03.542+01:00My grass has been growing but it's so long sin...My grass has been growing but it's so long since the dry period that I've not been able to mow properly. We're having the October gales already. It could be a long winter.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54587638776346823472018-09-25T13:38:50.463+01:002018-09-25T13:38:50.463+01:00We did not have a good summer, extremely hot and l...We did not have a good summer, extremely hot and lots and lots of rain. It got cool last weekend but again we are having rain and more predicted. The positive is that it is very green here and I don’t have to water what’s left of my garden. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1389631112625599072018-09-25T13:32:04.650+01:002018-09-25T13:32:04.650+01:00Frost in Somerset this morning. Autumn and winter ...Frost in Somerset this morning. Autumn and winter mean bringing the appropriate cookery books out of the study and into the kitchen. It means different food, we had our first roast chicken for 6 months on Sunday. Thie fires are being lit, the oil has been checked and I am on the roof trying to fix a pesky leak which has defied me and the builder for months. Mushrooms sound good.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217574100039265130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63127028365175448942018-09-25T13:27:03.319+01:002018-09-25T13:27:03.319+01:00I think there was a ground frost in Lincolnshire. ...I think there was a ground frost in Lincolnshire. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8123445817959758352018-09-25T12:21:13.925+01:002018-09-25T12:21:13.925+01:00I always find the waiting is nice as well though. ...I always find the waiting is nice as well though. If I didn't have that rest I doubt I'd be so keen the next year! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12485583600373603502018-09-25T10:27:37.931+01:002018-09-25T10:27:37.931+01:00It was 3 C here this morning; I could hardly belie...It was 3 C here this morning; I could hardly believe it. On the plus side we are promised sunny days well into October. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57899401711819495172018-09-25T10:26:03.666+01:002018-09-25T10:26:03.666+01:00Without the raping and pillaging.Without the raping and pillaging.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81406957013405926722018-09-25T10:20:17.394+01:002018-09-25T10:20:17.394+01:00Very cold here in the mornings but beautiful blue ...Very cold here in the mornings but beautiful blue skies and warmer during the day. Not the best time in the garden ..... everything is going over and looks a bit tatty ! Sad to think that we have to wait around six months for the Spring. Still, there is always Christmas to look forward to and comfort food !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5087263292512600642018-09-25T10:18:59.082+01:002018-09-25T10:18:59.082+01:00It sounds as though you live in a medieval tapestr...It sounds as though you live in a medieval tapestry.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33833213288706874152018-09-25T10:00:54.132+01:002018-09-25T10:00:54.132+01:00It's lovely looking forward to Spring, but not...It's lovely looking forward to Spring, but not so good towards Winter. Still, you can't have one without the other.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48622219502307490872018-09-25T08:32:11.998+01:002018-09-25T08:32:11.998+01:00It's good to have different seasons, always wa...It's good to have different seasons, always waiting for the next thing.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2321198799236502772018-09-25T08:24:54.941+01:002018-09-25T08:24:54.941+01:00I no longer hunt, but have nothing against those w...I no longer hunt, but have nothing against those who do; regardless of the noise. Very chilly here this morning, when I returned from my early dog walk, I saw it was 3 C...... ouch!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com