Awesome girl!. so neat and tidy too!
Allotment tales 2009
Beautiful Terri, and the flowers are great! It looks so lovely there. Is it far from your house?
I can't wait to see your award!
Think its about to rain here. Good. I don't feel like doing anything.
Sue
Sue, how was the soup, sounds yummy! I love fresh veggies in soup. Terri that is quite a haul of flowers you picked there and many more to come, you really have it together with that lottie this year.
Hi Candee, The soup is delish! I have enough left for my tea tonight. Bill said 'Not enough meat', so I didn't share any more of it with him! Here we are, half way through winter, and today was like a summers day! I had my jumper off by 8am! Strange weather we're having, but I'm not comnplaining about the warm sun. he he.
Sue
Terri, what have you done with those flowers you picked?
Glad you are enjoying mild weather, perhaps you better freeze the rest of the soup for a cold night!
Yes, good idea Candee, tonight is corned silverside (sorry tez) scalloped potato and a salad. I haven't cooked like this for a couple of years!
What is corned silverside? Sounds different, but likely something by another name? We are having my famous barbeque (sloppy joe) homemade from ground venison, yum!
Steve noticed a few taters popped outta the ground so we had all these red bees with a nice brown sugar glazed ham the other night.
yeah, what is a corned silverside? LOL!
Nice taters there haighr!
Thanks bb, hope to see a lot more of them in another few weeks.
Couldn't wait so I googled it BB it is another name for corned beef!
I was thinking it might be!! Wht other meat would you corn? LOL!
silver side is a slightly different cut I think...
we have both available in NZ.
really nice done in the slow cooker!
Where is terri! HELLO TERRI!!! ARE YOU THERE?
Yes, corned beef, I cook it with cloves, brown sugar, malt vinegar and an onion. Yummmm! We get a couple of meals out of it and also have some sliced on sandwiches. You do know what sandwiches are? he he.
Sue
Terri's sister flowertips said on another thread that terri's puter is down so she will be away a bit.
Hi lottie ladies! Sorry was away, had no internet (long dispute going on) It may go again anytime!!
Thanks for all the lovely comments, I am really pleased with how it's turned out this year, so far!
My Mum used to make corned beef hash, some sort of mash potato and corned beef thing fried up yuk!! .lol.
Glad you are enjoying a cooking spree Sue, I think when you grow your own stuff, it makes you try harder to make something tastey with it!! I've been enjoying cooking more, recently..LOL!
Sandwiches Sue, you mean butties? lol.
I say the lottie is 25 minute walk, Keith says 10 minutes, take your pick....!! it seems like miles to get home when I've been there for hours!
Your potatoes look yummy Candee, love honey glazed veggies done in the oven, the courgettes were nice like that.
Here's what we picked last weekend....
New potatoes, onion, carrots,runner beans, cabbage,cucumber, turnip. Someone gave me the apricots from their plot!
Back later with a sunflower update.
Looks plentiful!
What a great harvest! So, what was that mystery plant that was sprouting awhile back?
Terri, that all looks splendid! Right now all I am getting is tomatoes. Will have green peppers in a few weeks. The taters are looking poor here. I think I have a stray zucinni! LOL! And the cantalopes and watermelon... hmmmm the weeds ate them!
Thanks Candee, we had some of the beans tonight, peppers and beef toms stuffed with rice, very nice lol.
OMG>>>> I completely forgot about the root.... LOL. It's in a bucket by the shed, will have to see if it's still alive next time! I still don't know what it is, but someone said it might be spinach? I did have spinach before!
Thanks for reminding me about it Dianne.
Our tomatoes are not ready yet Blossom! I did see a couple of chilli's growing today and the peppers have flowers.
I can't wait for my first tomato lol. Are you making sauces or anything with yours?
Sue, here's your sunflower, it has a bud!
Here's some that are flowering with no names spare numbers!.. just typical, guess they are mine then LOL!!
Sue, you asked what I did with the last lot of flowers, .. here's a pair I made..
Howdy !
I picked another bucket full today..
It was almost dark when we went home!
The runner beans are at the top and full of flowers, getting a good supply of beans now.
G'night mates!
Just one question mate, how big is that lottie??? you got enough harvest for a farmer!! LOL!!!
Nite nite!
Great booty Terri! hehe, veges and flower arrangements. I was thinking it looked a little dark around my sunflower. You'd be walking home in the night then?
I planted some peas today, but am going away next week for 10 days. (going to Darwin at the top of Australia) My neighbour will come around and water for me once or twice. I'm still picking brocolli, and the cabbages are starting to fill out. When I get back, I'll really get stuck in and improve the soil and plant a bit more.
I can't wait to go away. Darwin is 32 degrees during the day and 18 degrees at the coldest (thats 65F lows and 90F highs) I am so looking forward to a warm break!
Anyway, gotto go put a log on the fire.
Take care all
Hugs
Sue
Aren't you lucky to go and get some warm weather. How long a trip is that for you? Do you drive/fly?
G'day Sue, so you are going away, thats nice! Whats happening with the dogs, are they going too?
LOL! Annie and her boyfriend came to pick us up, so we got a lift home, they got fresh food in return haha!
There are no peas on my peas yet!! I sowed some dwarf french beans yesterday, hope they come up! We haven't had much sunshine lately.
10 days!!!!! thats ages, well have a lovely time, will miss you! What day are you going?
LoL Blossom, it is my farm!!
Cheers! I 'found' a couple of Begonias for us, well, they were in the communal garden, so they must be partly mine ?? lol!
Terri, they can't possibly be Begonias! They are huge! Well, you've made them more communal than the lottie community will ever know, since you are showing them to the world! he he
We will be driving to Brisbane (5 hours) on the 6th and flying to Darwin from there, which I think takes about 3 hours? My friend that we're staying with has a computer, so i might be able to drop by and show some pics of the tropical festival at the botanic gardens.
No Tez, the dogs are staying home with the sitter! he he. I'm trying not to think about that, because nobody loves them like we do. (except when they try to dig up the peas to eat the fertiliser!)
Lucky Annie to get all that produce in exchange for a lift. Lucky you to not have to walk home in the dark!
So wheres your award Terri?
Sue
Hi Sue, the Begonias are huge, they were hanging down sitting in the soil, come to think of it I rescued them... LOL.
Next time I'll take some pictures of the communal garden, there's lots of flowers and the Begonias are all different colours.
Hope you have a safe and pleasant journey, thats a long way!! that would be like me driving to Liverpool (if I could drive)!! then flying to Spain!!
The tropical festival at the botanic gardens sounds great! Hope you don't forget to show us some pics.
Ohhh Funny Lady!! there's nothing happening, no- one knows anything! no awards no news !! Getting fed up! by the time they annonce anything the lotties will be empty at this rate LOL!
I started another thread, a quick tour of all the plots. It's hard to see some of the 'goodies' people are growing, some are hidden with tall structures at the front.. I didn't like to go on their plots when they were not there!
Have a good day at the nursery, are you still working there on fridays?
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http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1017513/ Lottie tour.
Hi Tez, yes, still at the nursery. Its not a bad job as long as its only one day a week.
I'll go over and have a look at your new thread in a minute.
Bill has been away since Wednesday, and not due home till Sunday, so i am having an uncomplicated few days! he he. I even get to hold the remote! Hes motorcycle racing again, and I think I told you, I'm not that interested because there are no plants. He gets to catch up with all his Sydney mates and his daughters. I don't really like the drive (7 hours each way) and I want to get things organised around here before we take off, so to speak.
Some old friends of ours moved into the area last week, so i am going to visit them tomorrow for breakfast and to help them with their garage sale. There is also a timber festival on, so I'll have a look at that, even though I don't really know what it will be about. I'm hoping there will be the country market on too.
Alright, I'll skip over to the lotties for a look.
Hugs
Sue
Hi Sue, It's nice to get control of the remote once in a while isn't it? LOL! Although there isn't anything on the tv worth watching in the summer, do you have sky?
Enjoy your uncomplicated days while you can, chillax!!
The timber festival sounds interesting, I wonder if they make garden features??
Good luck with the garage sale, hope they sell the lot!
I'm going to the lottie early today!! the last lot of pictures were too dark lol, besides I want to see if the Morning Glory is open!! The sun is out so I'd better make a dash for it!
Keep warm down under mate, Hugs to you!
Thanks Tez, I know what Sky is, but we don't have it. Not enough time for TV really. I hired some movies on Tuesday, for a week, and still haven't watched them! I also borrowed a couple from my friends today, but at least I have longer to watch them.
Breakfast was great, the weather was great, the Garage sale was great, and the markets WERE on, AND, i got a bromeliad, so the day was a roaring success! I am about to build the fire and settle in for the evening, and i guess, watch a movie. he he.
I go to bed early these days, I can tell you!
Sue
Hi Sue, I go to bed late these days, I can tell you!! lol.
Nice it was all great!! Another Bromelaid?? how many have you got now I wonder?? including babies or pups whatever you call them !! It must be wonderful having such a large collection at Brom Palace.
I found a couple of Morning Glory.
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The den is a complete hideout now LOL!
What den??
