Wednesday, January 6, 2021

HOT

We both had a good night and first thing this morning Doug fed the cats and birds while I attended to the tomatoes as they needed tying to their stakes and some leaves cutting back.  Doug is doing very well.

After breakfast I finished the job and did some dead heading and, unbeknown to me Doug got the hose and washed some bird poop off the kitchen window.  We discovered much later that he forgot to turn the hose off and it blew apart at a join.  Never mind it is not the end of the world., I have done it myself before now.

Doug slept for the rest of the morning and only wanted a boiled egg for lunch.  We knew friends were going to call in after lunch and his eldest daughter arrived as well.  Once they had gone it was time to put our feet up.  I read my book and Doug had another "healing" sleep.

We had the fan going in the back porch while we all chatted and have had various fans going in the house as well as it is 30° today, too hot for us.

Bobby wants to help cutting up some sirloin steak..




The new Carioca beans that blogger Jean gave me are quite prolific



as are the tomatoes, these are Black Krim.



The pots at the front door will be good when they have grown a bit more.



One of the many red roses we have (all from a cutting from Doug's youngest daughter's garden).


These daisies are flowering well

The Tithonia Goldfinger has very small flowers compared to the size of the leaves and plant.  I bought the seeds as they are good for butterflies.



This is a large flowered dahlia.

Neighbours from across the road have just phoned to see if we want a hand with anything and Doug's youngest daughter has said the same and, if she can't do it, one of her children will.

11 comments:

  1. Offers of help on all sides, so good to have that if you need any. Those beans will grow and grow. Hot here too, about 28C, so glad to hAve it a little cooler now at 7 p.m. Rest up Doug, slow and steady will be the new normal for a while, so glad it went well and you are home.

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    1. Still 21 degrees at 10.30 p.m. according to my phone. Thank you for the phone call, much appreciated

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  2. It has been very hot here today as well. Your garden plants are looking great (our dahlia is just breaking the soil, no where near flowers!).

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  3. The expression that grass doesn’t grow on a busy street sure applies to you two. So glad to read this.

    Your gardens are lovely. Black Krim is one of my favorite tomatoes and it looks like yours are doing ver well.

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    1. I love the flavour of Black Krim. I like to keep busy and don't have to look for things to do with the garden

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  4. Lovely to see your garden growing well.
    One step at a time for Doug...siestas are good!

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    1. Yes, morning and afternoon siestas at the moment.

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  5. Happy to hear Doug is doing good, your garden looks beautiful. Bobby has certainly found his forever home.

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    1. The garden is doing well this year and most of the new plants I grew from seed. Yes, Bobby has his forever home he is a lovely gentle cat. Doug just on light duties.

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  6. May Doug continue to feel better! I envy you your furry kitchen helper.

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