GardenStew

During the lengthy conversation with Indesit, it was agreed that an engineer would call between 10. 00am and 6.00pm on Friday.
The subsequent e-mail confirmation actually says from 10.00 am to 10.00 pm.
But no matter.
On reflection, I wondered whether it were, "me or them?"
For fifty years we've been used to tumble dryers with a simple timer. This one God help us...

It’s hot…so, what’s the logical thing to do? Yup, make jam from frozen stock.
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Over the past few months, we've been having extended discussions about the need for a change. The yard is still too big for me to manage, despite a lot of down sizing. The house is also too big, and even though I've worked hard to modernize and brighten it up, the low ceilings and layout are not as cheerful as I think would benefit my outlook. Im also much less able than I was o...

Looking from the pedestrian path into our flower garden: View attachment 46300

Then a view from where we sit under the pergola:
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We have had a crazy schedule lately and the gardening is going in stages— bit-by-bit, as it were. It is all mixed together with timing, errands, helping out family, weather conditions and gardening. Fragmented as it is, things do get done. This somewhat chaotic work method will be reflected in the text and pictorials below; a bit of a potpourri.

Let’s begin with the 50 ...