Chatback number 22

[Snadger]

Anyway, back home, got the plants I wanted from Aldi. Autum fruiting raspberry,spring fruiting raspberry, a red gooseberry, a blueberry and a Tayberry. I did want a Loganberry but couldn't find any?

Another pleasant surprise when I got home was I took delivery of some onion sets I purchased from Simply Seeds! Consisted of a pack of Autumn Champion,Senshyu and Radar. I'll try the three and see which performs the best. I've grown them all in the past but can't remember which turned out the best?
They were nicely packed in a box with individual labelled mesh bags for each and they all appear to be healthy sets. I'm impressed up til now but the deciding factor is how well they grow.

TTFN

Oh, forget to mention I called in and did a bit of work on the plot harvesting some onions and preparing the bed for the next crop. Lots of weeding and brought home a single courgette and a couple of handfuls of French beans.

[Snoop Puss]

Jujol, the guy who did most of the fancy mosaics that Gaudí is credited with (Park Güell, for example), was a master of trencadís, mosaics made from bits of broken ceramic and glass. Great for less than perfectly flat or for rounded surfaces. Wikipedia has an entry for it and gives its name in France, pique-assiette. Friends here have used the technique in their less than flat-floored farmhouses. Works well. If they can do it, I reckon anyone can. Imperfection is probably an essential factor. Otherwise you might as well use complete (and possibly expensive) tiles. All you need is an eye for colour, a vague colour design, lots of broken materials and perhaps time to ensure the edges of the pieces aren't too sharp.

https://fanningsparks.com/gaudis-trencadis-mosaics/

[Nicos]

Camper packed….sun shining…. Off we go!

Your smiles are whizzing around here Snoop !

[Nicos]

Mornin n’alln’all

We’ve got sunshine too!

I had just planned what I’m doing in the garden today when OH announced we should go out in the camper
No contest seeing the weather is so lovely.

I’ve never done mosaics but had a couple of friends who did them.
One used smashed up floor and wall tiles and the other smashed up China plates.
Much more artistic than me !
Love the idea of Spanish tiles Bramble - I was looking into getting some for the camper as a splash back….but ended up going with green and turquoise glass instead.

Good luck at Aldi Snadge - let us know how you get on!

And for those of you doing a grory hop ….. don’t forget that impulse purchase you accidentally pick up!…. My impulse purchase of the blueberry and raspberry tart yesterday is very much not regretted!

Have a great day peeps- see ya later…

[greenishfing]

I thought it was just our local Aldi that didn't water, Snadger. Obviously not! We are getting haircuts in a couple of hours and then, hopefully a few hours at the allotment. I got lots done yesterday, and picked lots of peas and beans. I picked a sweetcorn which was the second on a plant (because it looked the ripest) and it was absolutely perfect. Normally I find second ones are a bit hit and miss with quite a lot of the kernels, sometimes most) missing. I hope that this is a sign of things to come and not a one off. The weather looks gorgeous. Washing going out to dry in a few minutes when I've finished this coffee.
I love the idea of doing a mosaic with tiles. I used to really enjoy tiling anyway. I might investigate further. Any tips for not too naturally artistic beginners?

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Good luck at Aldi, Snadger. And good luck with your assorted grory hops, guys. Off on another one tomorrow. After that, with any luck, we won't need to do another for a bit.

Rained a bit in the night, not much but enough to bring out the snails and slugs and for me not to need to water this morning. What the weather takes with one hand it gives with the other, I suppose. That said, I actually stood and looked at the plot as a whole this morning. Overall, it doesn't look bad. Get close up and it's another matter, but there's plenty of different shades of green to draw the eye, especially eyes not wearing glasses!

Right, busy day again today. Better step on it. I've shooed the smiles out in a bit of a hurry. They were a bit surprised but then glad to get out into the sunshine. With any luck, they might even catch some of you in the shops as you find just the thing you were after. Especially you, Snadger. Soft fruit, what a joy.

Anyway, enough rambling. Have a great day, everyone.

[Snadger]

Morning all

Looks to be a nice day out!

After getting washing hung out and dog walking I am off to Aldi. I don't need any groceries but today Aldi supposedly have their soft fruit bushes in stock at a resonable price, so with what seems a good selection I think it may be time to buy a few more! Particularily interested in Tayberry, Loganberry and red goosegog!

In there leaflet they supposedly have:-

Blackcurrant
Green Gooseberry
Red gooseberry
Blueberry
Summer Raspberry
Autumn Raspberry
Blackberry
Tayberry
Redcurrant or Loganberry

At £1.79 each get em quick as Aldi never water there plants and they will be dried up sticks in no time!

TTFN

[Jay22]

Morning, sunny here too…yay! Slept like the proverbial log last night, no idea why but I’ll take it!
Have a great day everyone. x

[Bren In Pots]

Morning its sunny here as well MrBones and hopefully my Grory hop won't take up to much time. The rest of the day in mine

enjoy your day.

[Mr Bones]

Morning all

Lovely and sunny today, was thinking about doing the grory hop but not so sure now looking at the weather

Enjoy your day

[bramble]

I try to phone/ what’sapp/ email as many peeps as possible if I feel like that, sharing positive things which have happened to me since we last spoke. You never know who else is feeling down/ dulled and putting on a brave face these days.

Have a great day at the beach bramble - do you collect shells/ pebbles/ seaweed/ rubbish even when you go there?

Nicos, yes I collect shells, coloured stones and anything else that looks interesting.
When we started coming hear years ago some very old fisherman's cottages had been knocked down.
Over the next few years I brought home some bits of lovely old Spanish tiles.
Ended up making a mosiac from them.
I like you ride of making pictures from then, very nice, obviously you are artistic.

[Bren In Pots]

Back indoors for soup and a sandwich, laundry's drying and my sourdough is proving and I'm wishing I'd got some ginger cake but will make due with a scone instead.

Love your pebble art Nicos and I agree with you over the first one

Enjoy your walk Jay xx

[Jay22]

Thanks for the smiles and the ginger cake…work wonders! Think I’m going to push myself out the door for a walk. When I’m not at home I’m out early every day but at home I don’t seem to bother much. Should really change the mindset.
Ok, off to get organised, catch up with you all later.

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Quarter to twelve here and I've got absolutely nothing done. The hours just fly by sometimes. Maybe they went off with the smiles. I don't know where they've gone either.

Anyway, very busy day today. Just dropping in for a quick say hello. And I'm off...

Have a great day everyone.

[Nicos]

I collected a few pebbles and made this for my daughter when she was pregnant....



Have to admit though that the first one looks like someone on the loo