Monday, 12 May 2025

12-05-25

Good morning, everyone.   Here we are, back to Monday and coming close to half way through May already!

My May diary has pepped up a bit since I last checked.  Now I have:
Beth round for lunch (today)
all the usual fitness classes - circuits, Groove x 2, personal training and anything else I decide to fit in.
the usual chats over great coffee with Chris
Governors' meeting
Carousel (local society production) at the Civic
Dave and Anna round for dinner
TPP training for governors
Knit and Natter
lunch with Chris
Val here for lunch

There's an awful lot of food related socialising, isn't there.  Very Mediterranean!!  

I took a few photos in the garden just now.

One of the foxgloves Val gave me from her garden.   I know they are a week and invasive but I love them and as I have no pets and no children I thought 'why not'.  

I love this - it has come up year after year after year.  So pretty.  
Phlox Candy Stripe.

One of the new raspberry canes.  It is supposed to be autumn fruiting but, given that they spent the whole winter still in the box they came in (bad me), I'm happy to get anything at all.  They will go autumn when I prune them properly and at the right time.

Oh, dear!!
I'm sure I can use the canes for something.  Poor bamboo.

Finishing with a positive - my most successfully risen half and half sourdough to date.  I'm so pleased.

It's for Beth but I tasted a bit when slicing and before freezing and it's nice.

Today, Beth is (hopefully) over for lunch so I had betted get started with a few preparations, I suppose.  I hope you had the best weekend and have a lovely day today.
Stay good!!!  xx



9 comments:

  1. You've definitely got a busy second half of the month to come. I love Foxgloves but I haven't had any since we moved from Wales, I think I need to look out for some. My Lupin is just starting to flower though, which is pretty similar. 😀

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    1. Lovely. No buds on my lupins yet, sadly. xx

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  2. I like the way Foxgloves sometimes just appear in a garden - a welcome weed!

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  3. Your phlox is so pretty. I love seeing foxgloves in the woods.

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    1. They do look so lovely, don't they? xx

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  4. Your bread looks amazing, Joy. The loaves look like they keep getting better and better. Xx

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    1. I think they are, thank you. Practise is helping and now I am making bread for Beth, I have more opportunity to try things out. It's helping so very much. xx

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  5. You definitely have a busy weekend. I like the look of foxglove as well. The loaf looks absolutely perfect.

    God bless.

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    1. The nice thing is that it didn't feel terribly busy, it felt easy. Thanks, Jackie. xx

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