tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8770430864032476980..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: A Day in the Life...Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23401303756210829502013-06-14T08:05:55.075+01:002013-06-14T08:05:55.075+01:00The pool looks very inviting but I agree that 21C ...The pool looks very inviting but I agree that 21C is still a bit chilly. I think 24C and above is OK. <br />The new mower looks very mean and menacing in black - it'll scare the grass into submission!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69836675351410197022013-06-13T15:04:30.460+01:002013-06-13T15:04:30.460+01:00It'll look even better once I get out there wi...It'll look even better once I get out there with my mop and bucket. The surrounding 'beach' is still a bit dirty.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6149405859402664382013-06-13T14:53:29.877+01:002013-06-13T14:53:29.877+01:00Actually; I did!Actually; I did!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44143047155976079702013-06-13T14:19:43.623+01:002013-06-13T14:19:43.623+01:00That does happen occasionally, although I have yet...That does happen occasionally, although I have yet to experience it myself. Our bottles from last year are still VERY fiery.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49747848178397768082013-06-13T13:37:37.086+01:002013-06-13T13:37:37.086+01:00I was inspired to make elderflower champagne after...I was inspired to make elderflower champagne after reading your blog last year. I patiently waited for it to mature and then had a grand opening when my daughter visited. I told her to stand back, expecting a big bang and much fizzing but alas, it opened with just a sigh and a whimper. Still, it did make very nice elderflower jelly.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18012662935438499262013-06-13T13:32:08.941+01:002013-06-13T13:32:08.941+01:00I'm yet to make elderflower cordial/champagne....I'm yet to make elderflower cordial/champagne. I've still got the tub of citric acid I had a nightmare to obtain from two years ago! The pool looks lovely now! What a difference a couple of days (and a lot of work) makes! Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008689476612298969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74360578638935658382013-06-13T13:29:05.260+01:002013-06-13T13:29:05.260+01:00I would imagine that after all that work, you slep...I would imagine that after all that work, you slept well last night.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12135320027026039712013-06-13T13:18:58.860+01:002013-06-13T13:18:58.860+01:00We'd make a good team. I do all that maintenan...We'd make a good team. I do all that maintenance stuff at first light too. Just me, the pool, and the toads.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8609363977429478632013-06-13T12:58:41.498+01:002013-06-13T12:58:41.498+01:00Wow! What a difference! I used to enjoy getting u...Wow! What a difference! I used to enjoy getting up early in the morning and doing basic pool maintenance, checking the pH and chlorine levels, sweeping the frogs and leaves out of it, vacuuming the dust off the bottom. back flushing and rinsing the filter. It was all so very therapeutic. And expensive, there was no town water supply so to top it up every week (you can imagine the evaporation rate here) I had to call in a tanker. I can't wait to build the pool at the new place and this time I have my own supply of water from the well.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59671434813861962582013-06-13T12:58:08.139+01:002013-06-13T12:58:08.139+01:00Not yet, it smells a bit of chemicals. It'll t...Not yet, it smells a bit of chemicals. It'll take a few days for it all to evaporate. I think it may be a bit cool too!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24925680220846224412013-06-13T12:46:12.614+01:002013-06-13T12:46:12.614+01:00It looks wonderful - have you had a swim yet?It looks wonderful - have you had a swim yet?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18074198714515178082013-06-13T07:34:55.827+01:002013-06-13T07:34:55.827+01:00Flowers are EVERYWHERE here. I was going to make C...Flowers are EVERYWHERE here. I was going to make Cordial this year, but was 'instructed' to make Champagne. I always obey.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87865326120716605312013-06-13T07:16:39.905+01:002013-06-13T07:16:39.905+01:00The pool area looks amazing - your hard work has c...The pool area looks amazing - your hard work has certainly paid off. We don't have any Elder blossom yet but I always make cordial- it is so evocative of summer (if we ever get one).elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com