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The last few days have been really lovely. Lots of sunshine although there is still a nip in the air at times.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

A really lovely day today. Got into my herbacious border and spent all afternoon cutting back the coteneaster and thinning out and weeding all that was overgrown. Great to be able to spend so much time outdoors as the evenings are so much brighter now.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Weather has turned wintery again since yesterday. Very cold today with freezing showers of hail.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Weather here sunny with a freezing cold easterly wind. Has been like this for the last few days. Plenty of bright sunshine though.
All my plants still in the conservatory as its still too cold to leave them in the cold greenhouse overnight.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Weather is still sunny and bright but still a chill in the wind which is a north easterly. Long bright evenings for the gardening is a bonus.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Well, can't believe its the middle of April and still no rain. Don't think it rained for the past month. The last week saw temps reaching 22deg here on the coast. Great still but a little cooler.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Rain, Hail and thunder and this is the end of May. My toms which I had to put out in the first week of May are a sad sight to behold.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Saturday and Sunday6 (our Whit bank holiday), a complete washout. So much rain fell some places were flooded. Monday morning and more of the same. Beginning to pick up now that the weekend is over.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

One week ago we had a scorching week of sunshine. The last few days have been cold rainy and windy, it feels like Autumn.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Wicked weather. Windy and lots of heavy showers. Hard to believe its the third week of June and just past the longest day.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Harvested my garlic and onions today. Onions are really big but about three quarters went to seed this year. garlic a little on the small side but lovely fresh flavour.
Weather cold and miserable. Overcast with just a little sunshine. It was so cold last night we put on the central heating.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Well what can I say about the weather. Rain, rain and more rain. Grey skies, them well below average and my tomatoes just waiting to ripen. So fed up looking at them all green and no sun.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

It rained the whole day. Grey skies, rain and wind. Total misery. Is there any end to this weather. Tonight its blowing a real gale. So much for summer with the forecast saying more of the same on the way.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Well, since last I posted all the weather has done is rain, rain and rain. Friday 13th. I awoke at 7.30 and it was raining, It rained without a break until 5.30 in the evening. Floods everywhere.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Have'nt posted on the weather for the last few weeks. There was nothing to report but rain. Well we have just had our bank holiday weekend and all we had was rain and more rain.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Miracle of miracles - there is some sunshine outside my office window right now. But it has lashed rain both of the last 2 nights and we can already feel a chill in the air. It was too wet over the weekend to get to the lottie.

Dull, cloudy but dry and warm (ish) - about 19 degrees I think today.

A lovely sunny day today. Have to say there is a distinct feeling of autumn in the air.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Still sunny today, but a distinct chill in the air this morning - needed the jacket and wearing a jumper in work. Nice and dry though....

Another lovely sunny day today. A beautiful balmy night. OH any myself sat in the garden until 10.30 having a glass or two and it was just beautiful.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Sunny morning, but the ground was wet on waking (good news for the cabbage plants!!). Forecast is for staying fine and reaching 18 degrees - was quite pleasant walking around an hour ago.

Yesterday Sat. 15th was the most beautiful day. Hotter than a lot of the days in summer.
Well the weather changed today. Rain, wind and the temp is down. I think this is the end of our indian summer.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Quite a distinct chill in the air this morning. Going to hit 14 today, but down to 1-6 degrees tonight due to the clear skies.

Clear skies this morning, although there is a threat of showers later - no sign of them yet. Quite calm though, and any breeze is coming from the cold North!!

Cold today but at least its dry.Abit overcast but no sign of rain. Temp in the low teens.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Sun peeping between the clouds, not quite as chilly as yesterday. We had rain overnight and it's due again later, but dry at present. Mid teens temps.

Well we have such a wet day here today. Woke up to lashing rain and its still coming down.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

It has dried up in the city centre if that's any consolation! Full cloud, but the mirrored windows across from me are not the totally grey colour of winter but slightly yellow of sun trying to peep through....