With the man away the housewife shall play!

So hubby is out in Las Vegas. I didn't go various reasons includng not my scene and not having any holiday left from work any way. So whilst he is away I had many plans of things to do. You know the stuff you put off like sorting out cupboards, throwing things away, tidying up hidden corners that you ignore and other general stuff you put off til later. And later never comes ... The list contains thus:
* Clean flower pots
* Get out winter clothes
* Repot house plants
* Tidy garage
* Tidy spare room & Cupboard
* Clean kitchen walls/cupboards/skirting boards
* Deep clean shower
* Attack dining room floor
* Cook cakes/christmas cake
* Sort book shelves

Some of these jobs are of higher priority than others. So far I have completed repotting the plants. Have the clothes out in neat piles need putting away. And half the flower pots have been washed up more to do ... So not really doing well! That said I have come down with the killer cold from hell so am lacking enthusiasm really!

I love severe weather!

So today has ending in one of those fantastic days where you get clouds of every type almost. Had a real proper storm come over that you could hear growling and rumbling away for a good few minutes before it attacked you! Here are some pictures and videos! Enjoy!!

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3S0asvOJrY

Another Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZK2qyk0XNg

Garden Update

Ok so I have been promising an update with garden pictures for ages but not as yet got round to it!
My main task lately has been to sieve all the soil of the borders down 1 spades depth. Has taken many hours but it makes its much more maintenance for weeding and general digging. Must have filled hundreds of bags of rubble for the tip! Other to that I have been doing weeding and general maintains of the borders on a weekly basis and daily dead heading to keep the flowers coming.  Here's the pictures:

TOMATOES

EVENING PRIMROSE DOING FANTASTIC. BROUGHT 100 SEEDS AND ONLY GOT 1 PLANT!

SOME HOUSEPLANTS ENJOYING THE SUMMER ...

POTATO FLOWERS!

POTATO PLANT - OOPS MUST HAVE LEFT ONE IN FROM LAST YEAR!

CORGETTE PLANT

BRUSSEL SPROUTS TO BE FOR CHRISTMAS IF THEY GET A MOVE ON!

COMPOST HEAP HAS BEEN TURNED AND MIXED

CALENDULA FLOWERS IN VEGGIE PATCH

CABBAGES TAKING OVER!

MINT TOP RIGHT - STRAWBERRY PLANT WITH NO FRUIT BUT LOTS OF RUNNERS. SAW ON GARDENERS WORLD PLACE A POT WITH SOIL IN UNDER THE RUNNER FOR 3 WEEKS AND IT WILL ROOT ITSELF IT YOU JUST SIT IT ON TOP OF THE SOIL!

POTATOES

SPINAGE LEFT - LEEKS RIGHT

MAULED CABBAGE - WITH PASRNIP AND CARROT TOPS OVER SPILLING

CLEMATIS MADE ITSELF AT HOME

NEW FERN UNDER BUSH

The New Forest Show

Tuesday we went to the New Forest Show. Took a bit of persuading to get hubby to want to go but in the end he agreed so off we went despite the early rain! Was actually so bone dry down there that there was lots of dust every where. We had a good day as it was mainly cloudy so that meant that we didn't need to worry about sun cream and getting too hot. But it was warm enough that we didn't get cold. The main purpose for me was to take a look at the chicken stuff as we are very into getting chickens at some point. Can't see it realistically being this year as we need to get the pond finished but maybe in early spring. We came across some baby quails. 3/4 days old. How cute are they! About 3inches in length. Teensey!

They had a fabulous garden that is a dedicated to a natural cottage theme of lots of wild flowers. Here are some piccies.

People had made some mini gardens like bonsai - very good!

 Here are some other flower arrangements and the biggest/longest veg!

 

                                                              

And to end off with here are some falcon and owls on display.