Finally! i'm the proud owner of a greenhouse! Not very big but big enough for my little tomato plants and other small things that need to grow a bit before they get planted out.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Greenhouse/Vaxthus
Antligen har jag ett vaxthus!! Det ar inte sa stort men det racker gott och val till mina sma tomatplantor och andra sma plantor som behover vaxa till sig innan de planbteras ut.
Finally! i'm the proud owner of a greenhouse! Not very big but big enough for my little tomato plants and other small things that need to grow a bit before they get planted out.
Finally! i'm the proud owner of a greenhouse! Not very big but big enough for my little tomato plants and other small things that need to grow a bit before they get planted out.
First BBQ/Firsta grillningen
Pask helgen gav oss fantastiskt vader med runt tjugo grader varje dag. Sista dagen av langhelgen kom Will and Marion och premiar grillade.
The Easter weekend had amazing weather and on the last day of the long weekend Will and Marion came around for the first BBQ of the year.
The Easter weekend had amazing weather and on the last day of the long weekend Will and Marion came around for the first BBQ of the year.
Check out this blogentry from the first BBQ last year. The decking was brand new then and the honeysuckle didn't exist.
Buds and flowers/Knoppar och blommor
Allium knopp! Jag planterade dessa lokarna i hostas.
Allium bud! I planted these bulbs last autumn.
Sota sma blommor i krukan med lagerblad som jag fick av Christine forra aret. Kommer inte ihag vad de heter.
Sweet little flowers in the pot with bayleaf that I got from Christine last year. Can't rememer what they are called though.
Allium bud! I planted these bulbs last autumn.
Sota sma blommor i krukan med lagerblad som jag fick av Christine forra aret. Kommer inte ihag vad de heter.Sweet little flowers in the pot with bayleaf that I got from Christine last year. Can't rememer what they are called though.
Clematis knopp!
Clematis bud!
Forgatmigej som jag har transplanterat fran Chris och Mikes tradgard. Denna sorten forgatmigej ser annorlunda ut an dem som jag ar van vid fran Sverige.
Forgetmenots that comes from Chris' and Mike's garden i Alderholt. They seem to have settled in happily.
New flowerbed/Ny rabatt
Sa har sag det ut pa ena sidan av tradgarden for nagra veckor sedan.
This is what it looked like on one side of the garden a few weeks ago.
Efter en helg av gravande ser det nu ut sa har! Har ska planteras i massor!
This is the result after a weekend of digging. I've got hostas and grasses and some other things that I plan to put in here. (Although I don't expect the hostas to survive more than about a week if the slugs are as mad as previous years)
This is what it looked like on one side of the garden a few weeks ago.
Efter en helg av gravande ser det nu ut sa har! Har ska planteras i massor!This is the result after a weekend of digging. I've got hostas and grasses and some other things that I plan to put in here. (Although I don't expect the hostas to survive more than about a week if the slugs are as mad as previous years)
Monday, March 12, 2007
Utility room version2.0/Tvattstuga version 2.0
Klar! Massa utrymme for dukar, kokshandukar och en massa annat,
Done! Loads of storage space.
Done! Loads of storage space.
Utility room version 1.0/Tvattstuga version 1.0
Sa hade turen kommit till tvattstugan. Det ar det lilla utrymmet vid koket som hittills varit anvand som verktygs forvaring som ska bli tvattstuga. Sa har sag det ut innan vi satte igang.
It was time to do something about the little area next to the kitchen. We decided to make it into a utilityu and storage area. This is what it looked like before we started.
Har vilar sig Rich efter att vi malat hela utrymmet vitt.
Rich is having a tea break after we painted the whole area white.
It was time to do something about the little area next to the kitchen. We decided to make it into a utilityu and storage area. This is what it looked like before we started.
Har vilar sig Rich efter att vi malat hela utrymmet vitt.Rich is having a tea break after we painted the whole area white.
Min egen handyman!
Check out my own handyman!
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Var pyssel/Spring fixing
Har ar en av mina Philadelphus buskar med krokusar runt omkring. Det var dags att fa lite ordning pa det hela.
Here's on of my Philadelphus shrubs with crocuses around it. It's been looking rather messy so I decided to do something about it.
Sa vi kopte lite glaciar stenar sa jag kunde kanna mig som hemma. Sa har blev slut resultatet.
So we bought some glacier stones so I could feel like home and this is what the result looks like.
Here's on of my Philadelphus shrubs with crocuses around it. It's been looking rather messy so I decided to do something about it.
Sa vi kopte lite glaciar stenar sa jag kunde kanna mig som hemma. Sa har blev slut resultatet.So we bought some glacier stones so I could feel like home and this is what the result looks like.
Blommor/Flowers
Monday, February 26, 2007
Signs of spring!/ Var tecken!
Har blommar det for fullt! Mina krokusar har slagit ut ordentligt nu.
My crocuses are flowering now!
Och Josef och Maria plantan som jag fick av Mike och Chris. Har ingen aning om vad den heter pa svenska, eller om den ska blomma vid den har tiden pa aret.
As is the Joseph and Mary plant that I got from Mike and Chris' garden. Not sure if it's meant to flower at this time of year. It's very cute.
Mera krokusar.
More crocuses.
My crocuses are flowering now!
Och Josef och Maria plantan som jag fick av Mike och Chris. Har ingen aning om vad den heter pa svenska, eller om den ska blomma vid den har tiden pa aret.
As is the Joseph and Mary plant that I got from Mike and Chris' garden. Not sure if it's meant to flower at this time of year. It's very cute.
Mera krokusar.More crocuses.
Och allium lokar pa vag upp.
And alliums on their way up.
Semlor!!!
Det blir fettisdag aven i England, fast har kakar de pannkakor istallet. Men jag haller hart pa traditionerna, ivrigt pahejad av Rich som ar ett semle monster.On Pancakeday in Sweden we don't eat pancakes (and it's not called pancake day either..) but we eat semlas instead which is cardemum buns with almond paste in them and cream on. Very tasty.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
New Zealand 3/Nya Zealand 3
Har ar vi vid Franz Josef glaciaren pa vastkusten. Vi hade velat vandra har en dag men regnet oste ner sa det blev inget med det. Sa vi korde vidare ner till Wanaka eftersom folk hade sagt at oss att solen alltid skiner dar.By the franz Josef glacier on the west coast. We had planned to take a day hiking here but the rain was pouring down so we went on down to Wanaka where apparantly the sun always shines.
Och de hade ratt! Har ar jag vid Lake Wanaka.And it did! Me by Lake Wanaka.
Nya Zealand 2/New Zealand2
Har har vi akt vatten taxi upp langs med kusten i Abel Tasman Nationalpark. Vi vandrade tillbaka langs en fantastisk stig som foljde kustlinjen.We took a watertaxi a bit up the coast i Abel Tasman Nationalpark. We've just started our walk back. It was a great walk that followed the costal path.
Fina vyer i Abel Tasman. Jag hyrde en kajak och hade en fantastisk dag med stralande sol, kunnig guide (fick inte lova att hyra en kajak ensam utan guidem Emily ville inte folja med) och narkontakt med salar!
Fina vyer i Abel Tasman. Jag hyrde en kajak och hade en fantastisk dag med stralande sol, kunnig guide (fick inte lova att hyra en kajak ensam utan guidem Emily ville inte folja med) och narkontakt med salar!Monday, January 29, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Garden/Tradgard
Sa har ser tradgarden ut i Januari, utan sno.
This is what the garden looks like in
Januarym without the snow.
Rich gjorde denna lilla rabatt och planterade bambun
nar jag var i Nz.
Rich made this little flowerbed and planted the
bamboo when I was in Nz
Det har ar en bjornbarsplanta som Rich gravde
upp pa en promenad for ett tag sedan.
Den har precis vaknat till liv.
This is a blackberry plant that Rich
dug up on a walk a while ago.
It has just started to show some sign of life.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Sno!/Snow!
Finally snow! This massive snow fall of 3 cm resulted in my journey to work taking 1.5 hours longer than normal. But it looks so lovely!
Long time no blog!
Nu jaklar har det varit langesedan jag uppdaterade bloggen. Men nu nar jag tillbaka!!
Loong time since updating the blog. But I'm finally back!!!
Loong time since updating the blog. But I'm finally back!!!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Gang/Path
Nu har vi tagit oss samman och kopt stenar till varan gang sa vi slipper bli leriga om fotterna under vintern. Vi ska sanka ner dem i graset.
Rich went and bought paving slabs which will be sunk into the grass so we can walk to the shed without getting clay all over during the winter.
Rich went and bought paving slabs which will be sunk into the grass so we can walk to the shed without getting clay all over during the winter.
Normalt?/Normal?
Ar det normalt for en pelargonia att blomma sa har mycket i slutet av november? Och kolla pa kaprifolen bakom, den ar fortfarande jatte gron! Jag trodde den skulle tappa sina blad pa hosten?
Is it normal for a pelargonium (not sure if that's the english word for it?) to flower it socks off in the end of November? And look at the honeysuckle behind it. Still loads of green leaves. I thought they were deciduous?
Is it normal for a pelargonium (not sure if that's the english word for it?) to flower it socks off in the end of November? And look at the honeysuckle behind it. Still loads of green leaves. I thought they were deciduous?
Ny buske och rosflytt/New shrub and rose moving
Den har rosen fick flytta till den har platsen for nagra veckor sedan. Den stod vid dorren pa framsidan innan. Nar jag planterade den sa trodde jag det var en klatter ros, men det ar en busk ros. Sa nu har jag moblerat om eftersom jag hade planterat en klatter ros pa ett stalle dar den inte hade nagonstans att klattra.. Far se om de overlever flytten. Egentligen ar detta perfekt tid att flytta pa buskar och sant eftersom de normalt satt borde vara i vinter ide i November, men eftersom det ar sa varmt sa haller de pa att blomma fortfarande.
I had to move this rose to this place a few weeks ago. It was originally planted next to our fron door since I thought it was a climbing rose. But it turned out to be a shrub rose. So in its place at the front I had to move a climbing rose which I planted in a position where it didn't have anything to climb on.. I'm not sure they'll survive the move. Normally this time would be a good time for moving plant since they should be dormant, but because of the warm weather this rose was still flowering.
Har ar en ny Philadelphus buske som jag fick av svarfar! Det ar den gula i mitten. Den har typen av Philadelphus (har glomt av namnet, ar lite trott...) luktar jattegott nar den blommar.Jag ska grava ut en ordentlig rabatt mellan dessa plantor till sommaren och plantera mer vaxter.
Here's a new Philadelphus I got from Mike! It's the yellow one in the middle. The type name has completely slipped my mind (am a bit tired) but it smells lovely when it's flowering. Next summer I will dig out a proper flowerbed between the shrubs and plant more things.
I had to move this rose to this place a few weeks ago. It was originally planted next to our fron door since I thought it was a climbing rose. But it turned out to be a shrub rose. So in its place at the front I had to move a climbing rose which I planted in a position where it didn't have anything to climb on.. I'm not sure they'll survive the move. Normally this time would be a good time for moving plant since they should be dormant, but because of the warm weather this rose was still flowering.
Har ar en ny Philadelphus buske som jag fick av svarfar! Det ar den gula i mitten. Den har typen av Philadelphus (har glomt av namnet, ar lite trott...) luktar jattegott nar den blommar.Jag ska grava ut en ordentlig rabatt mellan dessa plantor till sommaren och plantera mer vaxter.Here's a new Philadelphus I got from Mike! It's the yellow one in the middle. The type name has completely slipped my mind (am a bit tired) but it smells lovely when it's flowering. Next summer I will dig out a proper flowerbed between the shrubs and plant more things.
Gummistovlar/Wellies
Kolla in mina snygga gummistovlar! Kopte dem i Wales. Har inte agt nagra gummistovlar sen jag var typ 12 ar sa nu kanns det som om cirkeln ar sluten.. Kanns lite varning att vara sa har exalterad over detta, men anda, de ar ju gula!
Check out my great new wellies! I bought them in Wales. I haven't owned a pair of wellies since I was 12 or something so it feels like the circle is closed now. (Is that a saying in English?) Anyway, I feel a bit like a sad person being exited over a pair of wellies, but come on, they're yellow!!
Check out my great new wellies! I bought them in Wales. I haven't owned a pair of wellies since I was 12 or something so it feels like the circle is closed now. (Is that a saying in English?) Anyway, I feel a bit like a sad person being exited over a pair of wellies, but come on, they're yellow!!
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