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Monday May 29, 2006
Quiz Night at the Fox
This weekend is the traditional Whitsun Bank Holiday - now renamed "Spring"
as it no longer follows the church calendar, (Whitsun being June 4th this
year, apparently). We have not really taken much time off as such, since
we have both had some work to catch up on, in order to be ready for next
week. In addition, as usual, there are a lot of things to be done around
the house.
I managed to put some real plants into the outdoor pots to replace the
little dead things that had been overwintering there. I also renewed my
pelargonium pots, and tried again to grow some "useful herbs" (chives,
parsley, and tarragon), on the kitchen windowsill. The books say that
tarragon grows to a height of 2 feet - but somehow not for me - and the
old wives say that parsley only grows in a house where the woman wears
the trousers - so I am hoping for greater success there.
Meanwhile, George was turfing a load of geraniums off the car port roof
- they had self-seeded and were a providing a splendid floral display;
however the roof was bending dangerously under the weight, so action had
to be taken.
In the evening we went to make up a quiz team at the Fox, with my sister Lyn, husband Terry, and Sam. And what a team we turned out to be! We came second - beaten by only one point....
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More excitement - a deer appeared in our garden in the evening. It
seemed young and on its own. However, it came back twice, seemingly
mesmerised by the house, but at the same time very wary. I wonder
- knowing what a pest they can be - if it was attracted by the flowers
in the beds near the house, but too scared to come up close enough
to eat them!
The Gardener, (o.. you caught me... yes, I have a gardener who does
the less lady-like things in the garden), reported that the deer has
already eaten the lower blossoms on the apple trees.
Posted by Christina at 1:47 PM. Category: The Garden
Comments
The garden is looking lovely, including the geraniums on the roof. I saw 4 deer here today - on the way over to Santa Cruz - wonder if they were related to your little dear?
Posted by: Alison on May 30, 2006 2:31 AM
I, obviously, have never been able to grow parsley.
Posted by: Alison on May 30, 2006 2:35 AM
