The Bluebells are on their way !
Cowslips in my herb garden ( which needs weeding )
Harvested the remaining kale .
Washed it , blanched it , removed the midrib .
Dried it as best as I could . Lay it into two roasting tins .
Into the freezer . Overnight . Bag it up in the morning . Back into freezer, ready to cook , whenever I need it .
Enjoyed a simple Chickpea Curry with rice , garlic naans, mango chutney.....twice this week ....second time with potato also thrown in ! Would have taken a pic of it all beautifully presented on a plate , but we were too hungry and ate it before I remembered !
Through the kitchen window . Beautiful Woodpecker .
However , what we are all looking out for is a Hoopoe , which has been seen in several places in and around Helston and Porthleven over the last two or three days .
This caused my husband and I to have quite an argument over how it should be pronounced .
He says it should be pronounced .... Hoo pee .
I said it should be pronounced ..... Hoopoh .
Moving swiftly on ......
Thinking about Bean frames .
So I spent most of Sunday afternoon transferring a good pile of my lovely compost .....
........onto what will next become the Runner Bean bed .
And hurt my leg whilst digging it in , forking out one or two big weeds and tidying the edges .
I knew I would probably ache after all that , but the cramp I then had during the night and as I woke up was agony !
So today ....no more heavy work .
I got this years Runner Bean frame put up .
Slight problem with the Phoenix canariensis palm leaves .
I usually take off a couple of these leaves to help decorate my daughter's front door for Flora Day in Helston .💐 It just made me think . Oh my goodness , that is only about five or six weeks away !
I hope Parc Eglos children and teachers are all practising their dancing !💐
Labyrinth in the background .
So there we are , that job is almost done . Nice and easy to push in the canes while the good earth is still nice and soft . I haven't tied the canes to the top yet , one or two minor adjustments to be made . I'm still not totally happy with it .
Next year my Hazel bushes will be ready to cut some really good and tall rods . They were recently coppiced and they didn't save me the branches as I had asked . So that's why I'm using bamboo canes which were not only expensive , but the length I wanted would not fit into the car .
There will be chicken wire fencing all around this bed to keep the bunnykins out .
But I am aching too much and my leg hurts too much to be doing anymore today .
Oh ..I did sow a tray of Sunflower seeds ....but that's it now for today .
The night's are not frosty as we did have last week , for which I an very grateful to , for not having to go up to the greenhouse in the dark to light candles and cover over my seedlings .
I did sow another lot of cucumber seeds .
The tomato plants are doing fine and will have some spares to give away soon .
Thinking about window boxes and hanging baskets .
Get some more compost ready !
Spring Onion" North Holland Blood Red " and Primroses .
Primroses growing in one of my vegetable beds . I haven't got the heart to move them .
Weather - Turning milder now . ⛅The winds have eased up . It has been quite dull and overcast , but now the Sun is trying to come out again . ⛅
Make it a great week .......and hey you .....get some compost in !
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