Archives for themself - Page 18
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /var/www/html/themself/wp-content/themes/mesocolumn/lib/functions/theme-functions.php on line 502
Peas & Onions
Alexander and I spent some time in the garden on Saturday, for the first time in weeks it hasn't been either raining or frosty. We pottered around a bit, mostly playing with his little house and some time in the potting shed. Saturday Planting In the potting shed we took the eight chilli seedlings and put them in separate pots. Two went into a pot outside (the weakest two, I don't expect them to survive but thought that they ought to have some chance. They are in a pot with some broad beans planted in it (although no sign of the broad beans yet, the frost and snow has probably delayed them coming up). Two of the others, including the biggest one, were put into pots and then into a propagator in the potting shed. The weather forecast is pretty…
Tank Tracks, Peter Beale
This is the story of 9 RTR in WW2 written by one of its officers and including material from many of the survivors and contemporary diaries, including the battalion war diary, the brigade history and at one point the radio logs. It is packed with a wealth of material, much of which is directly quoted from a primary source. If you want a feel for what life was like for a heavy tank battalion then this is the book to read. The stories told by the survivors and in the diaries don't pull any punches, and some of what is described is quite horrific, many of the casualties in the battalion are well documented and the nature of the injuries suffered by tank crews tend to be severe. The battalion re-formed in and was one of the first to be equipped with Churchills. It trained in the UK…
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /var/www/html/themself/wp-content/themes/mesocolumn/lib/functions/theme-functions.php on line 502
More Morning Frost
Last couple of morning's have been decidedly chilly with a coating of frost on the ground. Looked like it might have snowed very briefly overnight on Monday, but only evidence was a smattering on the top of the car.
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /var/www/html/themself/wp-content/themes/mesocolumn/lib/functions/theme-functions.php on line 502
Potting Shed After Photos
Now that the paint has dried the potting shed isn't looking pink at all, a much more reasonable colour. PhotosTo the left of the picture is the area that I tried my hand at growing things in last summer, although the extremely wet weather meant that very little was produced by the crops. The slugs ate most of the onions and the potatoes didn't fare that brilliantly either! I've got a new batch of earlies chitting on the counter in the potting shed, inside the incubator that you can see on the front left corner of the window. Hopefully this morning's frost didn't do them any harm. Over the weekend I've also managed to clear some brambles, plant a hydrangea bush and fix a rocking flagstones on the driveway. The next thing to do is plant a rose bush up…
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /var/www/html/themself/wp-content/themes/mesocolumn/lib/functions/theme-functions.php on line 502
Milder Weather
This is the second day in a row with no frost, particularly welcome after a week of very hard frosts and pretty cold weather, I even had to scrape ice off the car at 9am on Wednesday morning even thought the sun had been up for a couple of hours. Weather forecast for the next few days is to remain mild with temperatures not quite hitting the teens.