tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post6687429272202753735..comments2024-03-28T13:36:31.910+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Saturday 25th + Day 19 Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67438304221120151692023-03-27T12:42:37.050+01:002023-03-27T12:42:37.050+01:00Maybe I need to see if I can squeeze a few onions ...Maybe I need to see if I can squeeze a few onions into my planting plan, such as it is. We've just eaten the last of the leeks so all the beds are empty now, 'all' the beds ... all two of them, I must remember just how much we've downsized!! :-) Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-52851706562318910492023-03-27T02:57:07.822+01:002023-03-27T02:57:07.822+01:00Lovely flower arrangement. I love flowers. They al...Lovely flower arrangement. I love flowers. They always brighten any day. <br /><br />We don't have many pigeons here. We have lots of Mourning Doves though. Lots. Think it might be due to the trees in the back garden. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69020044385192409492023-03-26T15:33:32.980+01:002023-03-26T15:33:32.980+01:00We had some bad years with onions at the smallhold...We had some bad years with onions at the smallholding - in the end we stopped growing the over wintering sort as well as the spring planted sets which seemed to stop a lot of disease spreadingSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82686019666736316872023-03-26T15:32:10.007+01:002023-03-26T15:32:10.007+01:00They are fat and greedy!They are fat and greedy!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-15262622306732672312023-03-26T11:26:06.905+01:002023-03-26T11:26:06.905+01:00Our allotment onions developed white mould last ye...Our allotment onions developed white mould last year and were ruined so we're trying again in a new raised bed with fresh compost, and hoping for the best this time. I can't wait to get growing again. All we have in the bed at the moment is broad bean plants.<br />Your roses look gorgeous. I hope the kiddies feel better very soon.Pensive Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753467730053378848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-47056982524809163932023-03-25T18:34:14.720+00:002023-03-25T18:34:14.720+00:00I was dumbfounded by the sheer size of your wood p...I was dumbfounded by the sheer size of your wood pigeons. I'd never seen such a thing. Our pigeons are so much smaller. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-42020967173245311292023-03-25T17:54:47.309+00:002023-03-25T17:54:47.309+00:00I've enjoyed my roses all week - very colourfu...I've enjoyed my roses all week - very colourful Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13613495647261643262023-03-25T17:52:12.462+00:002023-03-25T17:52:12.462+00:00I guess living in Wales growing leeks is a Must!I guess living in Wales growing leeks is a Must!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29872280481022872032023-03-25T17:51:31.680+00:002023-03-25T17:51:31.680+00:00That sounds like a nice day outThat sounds like a nice day outSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-76605406588569699802023-03-25T14:44:54.437+00:002023-03-25T14:44:54.437+00:00Your son and his wife chose a lovely flower arrang...Your son and his wife chose a lovely flower arrangement for you. When you escape the bug, it means that your healthy lifestyle is serving you very well. Kids at school do tend to pass around the bugs; it seems unavoidable. Bacon, potato, onion with tomato sounds delicious. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67645067747615381802023-03-25T13:52:20.865+00:002023-03-25T13:52:20.865+00:00Agree about the peskiness of pigeons! I don't ...Agree about the peskiness of pigeons! I don't grow onions anymore but always grow leeks - fiddly initially but worth it in the end.<br />Alison in Wales xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-2566600539809578552023-03-25T13:01:10.163+00:002023-03-25T13:01:10.163+00:00The flowers are lovely. Here mother's day come...The flowers are lovely. Here mother's day comes in early May, so people take their moms out to a local now public, once private, gardens filled with azaleas as a trip.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-11843845313264399612023-03-25T12:49:46.557+00:002023-03-25T12:49:46.557+00:00If only I still had an air rifle and didn't ha...If only I still had an air rifle and didn't have a house out the back!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81697943827122671102023-03-25T12:48:59.412+00:002023-03-25T12:48:59.412+00:00I've heard of walking onions but never seen th...I've heard of walking onions but never seen them available hereSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-23779878209945147832023-03-25T12:48:26.153+00:002023-03-25T12:48:26.153+00:00Good luck - mine were a fail last year - but that ...Good luck - mine were a fail last year - but that was my fault as they didn't get enough water because I gave all the water to the greenhouse plantsSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66017690109083406562023-03-25T12:47:15.907+00:002023-03-25T12:47:15.907+00:00Before the blossom was all out I kept opening the ...Before the blossom was all out I kept opening the window every time I noticed the pigeons and frightening them away - for about 10 minutes!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-48347333228927206382023-03-25T12:45:56.472+00:002023-03-25T12:45:56.472+00:00Yep - I'm a hardy soul!Yep - I'm a hardy soul!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66330022546151239252023-03-25T12:45:37.606+00:002023-03-25T12:45:37.606+00:00Some of the deals the government have done since B...Some of the deals the government have done since Brexit will make things even worseSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7083891676967172382023-03-25T12:42:41.245+00:002023-03-25T12:42:41.245+00:00They were a lovely surprise and still look good a ...They were a lovely surprise and still look good a week laterSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-83668606433167101092023-03-25T12:42:12.470+00:002023-03-25T12:42:12.470+00:00They seem to have two weeks well and then ill agai...They seem to have two weeks well and then ill again - and now DiL works at a different school the bugs just go round and round Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-27990990473383033212023-03-25T12:40:58.623+00:002023-03-25T12:40:58.623+00:00The supermarkets need to play fair, they say a pri...The supermarkets need to play fair, they say a price up front and farmers have to hope for the right weather - but they daren't as all their customers would go somewhere elseSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6806932127276042372023-03-25T11:33:11.761+00:002023-03-25T11:33:11.761+00:00A cooks revenge...pigeon pie?! xA cooks revenge...pigeon pie?! xWintersEndRamblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-8258364495775051152023-03-25T11:22:44.485+00:002023-03-25T11:22:44.485+00:00We are still snow covered. I was given walking oni...We are still snow covered. I was given walking onions years ago and they come back every year. You can eat every part of them. More of a shallot. Very good.<br />Cathyacorn hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503414190541111706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-62983237274989917292023-03-25T10:58:32.372+00:002023-03-25T10:58:32.372+00:00I'm attempting shallots this year. My late FIL...I'm attempting shallots this year. My late FIL grew splendid shallots and onions - how I miss his wise gardening advice!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82269653852301121152023-03-25T09:33:39.001+00:002023-03-25T09:33:39.001+00:00Your roses are lovely. We also have pigeons the si...Your roses are lovely. We also have pigeons the size of fat hens, that are pecking the blossom buds of our plum tree. Best wishes IsabelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com