A Week Isn't Long in Suffolk..............

......................although when it rains almost everyday it feels much longer. The only day completely fine was Wednesday and it's turned much colder too, the wood-burner has been lit every afternoon so it's back to carrying wood about again and always making sure I bring some across from the woodshed to the garage when the weather is dry.

Between rain storms/showers I managed to get some jobs done outside - there is garden tidying to do everywhere I look but now it's so wet underfoot - no good for grass cutting although it's still growing. 

The Allium bulbs from Tesco have been planted in the quarter circle garden by the patio, I cut back the huge Rosemary and cleared a whole patch of Snow in Summer and some pale Chrysanths to make a space, and the cheap Stocks plants have been planted over the bulbs. Also got round to cutting down some dead stuff  out the front. 

The last and  best of 3 sorts of the eating apples that were already here when we moved in are now ready.

Falstaff Apples - Juicy and crunchy.

 

 

They are on just one small branch of the Family Tree and not very many this year which is a shame, as they have lovely tangy crunch. The lady who used to live here was sorting some paperwork and came across the original label from the Family apple tree from when it was planted about 25 years ago. She brought it round so now I know the main part of the tree is definitely a Bramley and the two different grafted branches are Scrumptious and Falstaff. BUT what should have happened was the Bramley bit should have been pruned to keep it small, it hasn't been, which is why the two grafted bits are producing less fruit each year. Oh well.

 

And now it's the weekend again and I'm not sure the weather is promising for a car boot sale visit even though one of the bigger boot sales has now restarted. It's on sandy soil on a slope and in a normal year runs almost all year round. I've not heard about the smaller local one but they've probably stopped due to all the rain. 

But I do know I'm going out to deliver card and pressie to eldest Granddaughter who has her 4th birthday this weekend, maybe I'll go and look at the sea while close to the coast.

This week I'm grateful for

• A quiet swim - still managing three swims every two weeks
  
• A new book in the post
  
• Knowing there is plenty of wood for the colder weather

Hope your weekend is a good one

Back Monday

Sue