....And they are out. The crocus in the park finally enjoyed a brief spell of sunshine and opened up. Aren't they so pretty? Sadly the next day was very wet and they all closed up again. Yesterday was again sunny but last night it snowed! The poor flowers must be so confused.
We were only on the edge of the snow belt and the first fall soon got washed away. Last night was again only a light covering but today is very cold, so it is quite icy in shady areas. We had to go to Shrewsbury for medical appointments, twice this week, and on the bus home we could clearly see a cap of snow on the Welsh hills. (That is how close we are to the border between Wales and England).
It was a dreadful day, wet and cold, but the builder and his assisstant moved as much as they could, out the back gate and along the short alley to the skip. The rubble and wood were piled all over this patio, up level wth the utility window, so I am glad to have that cleared. Now we can cut back the shrubs so our little seat is ready to use when we get the weather for it.
They couldn't get it all on the skip, but we just have this much left, all piled at the bottom of the garden. Hopefully we will have another skip to clear it all very soon.
February wouldn't be February if I didn't make some marmalade, would it? There is an independent shop in town which is sort of a health shop though it doesn't sell anything medicinal. It has ethically sourced dry goods, local farm produce, and organically grown fruit and vegetables. As I was passing it last week I saw a box of Seville oranges so on Saturday I went back to buy some, plus some huge lemons, and on Sunday afternoon I made just one batch of marmalade. In Spain I made three or four batches to sell but I don't have a market for it here, and standing to chop the fruit I felt that one batch was quite enough these days. It isn't the best I've ever made but I was spoiled by having fruit straight from friends orange trees and our own lemon tree in Spain, and it is still nicer than any I can buy in the shops!
We had a nice chat with our son Tom in the week and planned his next visit from Denmark for March, so that will be good, and hopefully Ben will be with us this weekend, so we will be busy, but I will get round to visit you all as soon as I can.
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Yes, spring is on its way if you believe those brave crocuses.
It's good you have more space on your patio. Hopefully you can get another skip soon to get rid of the last bit and of course hoping your neighbour will be so kind again.
Snow on the mountains. Brrr. Here the snow is melting and the view from my window is practically snow free. There is snow on the Sierra Nevada of course, but I can't see that from my window.
Yes, I remember you always made marmelade. I think we even bought some back in the day, together with a jar of Picalilly. (I don't know if I've spelt that right.)
Enjoy your weekend and Tom's visite later in the week.
Lisca
Ah I can imagine you missing those orange trees in Spain, fruit literally on hand as you go. Hopefully what you made with what you were able to access was just as nice and as you said it is nicer than what you can buy. How lovely of your neighbour to allow the skip for you so that most of the rubbish could be disposed of, hopefully you can get the rest sorted soon.
Have a lovely week.
Hi Kate it's been sunny here today and hubby even cut the grass. Bet you're pleased they've taken the rubbish away and it was good of your neighbour to be so helpful. Our friend used to bring me Spanish oranges and they were lovely, much fresher than we get in the suoermarket too. He was a lorry driver and used to take Engliah chicken over there and bring back corn fed chicken, no idea what the difference is. He once took a small tub of Marks and Spencer sandwiches to France on his massive chiller lorry just to see if they could be delivered over night to be in the shops the following morning. I believe it was something to do with the type of bread we use as it's different from french bread. Sending hugs Angela xXx
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