The petunias looked like this a while ago. And look at them now. I love when things grow and spread! The clematis is still pathetic though. Don't understand why it hasn't grown more.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Petunior 2/Petunias 2
Sa har sag petuniorna ut for ett tag sedan. Och kolla pa dem nu! Jag alskar nar det vaxer och gror. Clematis ar fortfarande patetisk. Vet inte riktigt varfor den inte har vaxt mer.
The petunias looked like this a while ago. And look at them now. I love when things grow and spread! The clematis is still pathetic though. Don't understand why it hasn't grown more.
The petunias looked like this a while ago. And look at them now. I love when things grow and spread! The clematis is still pathetic though. Don't understand why it hasn't grown more.
Bankar/Worktops
Det gar framat!! Titta pa vara fina koksbankar som blev installerade idag! Jag ar helt overlycklig, det kanns som om koket faktiskt kan bli klart nan gang!
It's moving forward! The lovely worktops got put in place today. I'm completely over exited. It finally feels like there's a chance the kitchen might actually be completed one day!
Ahhh...titta vad fint.
Ahh..look how nice it is.
It's moving forward! The lovely worktops got put in place today. I'm completely over exited. It finally feels like there's a chance the kitchen might actually be completed one day!
Ahhh...titta vad fint.
Ahh..look how nice it is.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Kriget ar over/War is over
Mina tobaksplantor sag ju ut sahar for ett tag sedan. Det var da jag startade ett snigelkrig.
My tobaccoplants looked like this a while ago if you remeber. That's when I started war agains the slugs.
Jag vann!!! Kolla pa dem nu. Luktar sa gott!!
I won!! Look at them now. They smell so nice!
My tobaccoplants looked like this a while ago if you remeber. That's when I started war agains the slugs.
Jag vann!!! Kolla pa dem nu. Luktar sa gott!!I won!! Look at them now. They smell so nice!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Vattna katter/Watering cats
Grasmattan borjar bli ordentligt brun. Det ar supervarmt har! Sa varmt sa att Londons borgmastare har sagt att om det fortatter bli sa har varmt (dvs varmare for varje ar) sa blir de tvungna att stanga tunnelbanan om nagra ar. Ha, ha, ha!!! Typiskt England. Alternativet hade ju varit att faktiskt atgarda problemet med aircondition osv men nada, inga moderniteter har inte. Hursomhelst sa vattnar Rich grasmattan och katterna har.
It's soooo hot here! The lawn has turned all brown. So Rich is watering the lawn. And the cats. Lucky the lawn is so small...
It's soooo hot here! The lawn has turned all brown. So Rich is watering the lawn. And the cats. Lucky the lawn is so small...
Koket del 3/Kitchen part 3
Hurra! Forsta vaggskapet ar pa plats. Det tog en liten evighet att satta dit det, men nu ar det pa plats.
Hurrah!! First wall cupboard in place! It took a bit of an etirnity to get there but now it's in place. Nice and straight.
Den har snygga tapeten tog jag bort i lordags. Den har ett lager av plast, ett lager av skumgummi och tillsist ett lager av papp. Det tog en EVIGHET. Tills Rich akte och kopte en maskin som angar tapeten och sedan var det bara att dra bort. Synd att vi inte kopte den nar vi borjade gora om huset for ett ar sedan......
This lovely wallpaper got removed this weekend. Three layers: 1 plastic 2 some kind of foam 3 paper. It took FOREVER. Until Rich went and got a wallpaper stripper. After that it took about 10 minutes. Shame we didn't get one last year when we started to work on the house.....
Hurrah!! First wall cupboard in place! It took a bit of an etirnity to get there but now it's in place. Nice and straight.
Den har snygga tapeten tog jag bort i lordags. Den har ett lager av plast, ett lager av skumgummi och tillsist ett lager av papp. Det tog en EVIGHET. Tills Rich akte och kopte en maskin som angar tapeten och sedan var det bara att dra bort. Synd att vi inte kopte den nar vi borjade gora om huset for ett ar sedan......This lovely wallpaper got removed this weekend. Three layers: 1 plastic 2 some kind of foam 3 paper. It took FOREVER. Until Rich went and got a wallpaper stripper. After that it took about 10 minutes. Shame we didn't get one last year when we started to work on the house.....
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Failure/Misslyckat
Kommer ni ihag mina planer pa nagon slags sommarang? Ha, ha, det blev inte sa himla lyckat som ni kan se nedan. Far tanka om dar tror jag. Men det far bli ett projekt for nasta sasong.
Do you remember my hopes for some kind of flower meadow? Well, it didn't quite work as you can see below. I'll have to have a re-think and come up with something new. But that will have to wait until next year.
Do you remember my hopes for some kind of flower meadow? Well, it didn't quite work as you can see below. I'll have to have a re-think and come up with something new. But that will have to wait until next year.
Kitchen update 2/Koket del 2
Vi (=Rich, jag och svarforaldrarna) har jobbat pa koket i helgen. Och nu borjar det antligen likna nagot. Alla golvskap ar pa plats!
We (= Rich, me and Richard's parents) have been working on the kitchen this weekend. It's starting to come toghether now. All the base units are in.
Och kolla! Vi har vatten inomhus igen! I tva veckor har vi fatt ga ut pa altanen for att fa vatten. Jag ar a kar i varan nya diskho! Den ar sa fin, och kolla in kranen!
Check it out! We've got water inside again! For two weeks or so we've had to go out on the decking to get water. I love our new sink with its lovely tap!
We (= Rich, me and Richard's parents) have been working on the kitchen this weekend. It's starting to come toghether now. All the base units are in.
Och kolla! Vi har vatten inomhus igen! I tva veckor har vi fatt ga ut pa altanen for att fa vatten. Jag ar a kar i varan nya diskho! Den ar sa fin, och kolla in kranen!Check it out! We've got water inside again! For two weeks or so we've had to go out on the decking to get water. I love our new sink with its lovely tap!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Landet/Countryside
Vi gick pa en promenad igar kvall for att komma bort fran koks renoveringen ett tag. Sa har idylliskt och lantligt ar det tio minuters promenad fran vart hus.
We went for a little walk last night to get away from the dusty kitchen. This is how idyllic and peaceful it is ten minutes from our house.
We went for a little walk last night to get away from the dusty kitchen. This is how idyllic and peaceful it is ten minutes from our house.
Luktarter/Sweetpeas
Kommer ni ihag luktarterna?
Nu har de vaxt till sig ordentligt och har antligen borjat blomma och lukta gott!!
Do you remeber the sweetpeas?
They've grown a lot since then and have finally started to flower and they smell lovely!
Nu har de vaxt till sig ordentligt och har antligen borjat blomma och lukta gott!!
Do you remeber the sweetpeas?
They've grown a lot since then and have finally started to flower and they smell lovely!
Kitchen update/Koks uppdatering
Sa har har vart kok sett ut i en vecka nu. Spis, diskmaskin och kyl - inget annat. Rich har dragit om ledningar, vatten osv och jag har forsokt fa ner tapeterna (pa en annan vagg som inte ar med pa fotot).
This is what our kitchen has looked like for a week now. Stove, dishwasher and fridge - nothing else. Rich has been sorting out water and electricity etc and I've been tring to get rid of the wallpaper (wallpaper on a wall that's not in the photo).
Men i helgen sa lyckades vi satta in den nya spisen och fa ihop nagra av de nya skapen. Oj, oj vilken stor skillnad.... Det kanns lite som vi aldrig kommer fa ordning har igen.
This weekend we managed to get the new stove in and put some of the new cupboards together. It doesn't look much different in the photo but it's giving me a glimmer of hope that maybe one day it will be finished.
This is what our kitchen has looked like for a week now. Stove, dishwasher and fridge - nothing else. Rich has been sorting out water and electricity etc and I've been tring to get rid of the wallpaper (wallpaper on a wall that's not in the photo).
Men i helgen sa lyckades vi satta in den nya spisen och fa ihop nagra av de nya skapen. Oj, oj vilken stor skillnad.... Det kanns lite som vi aldrig kommer fa ordning har igen.This weekend we managed to get the new stove in and put some of the new cupboards together. It doesn't look much different in the photo but it's giving me a glimmer of hope that maybe one day it will be finished.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Rabatt/Border
Forra helgen bestamde jag mig for att ordna till rabatten pa baksidan. Som ni kan se pa kortet nedan fanns det ju inte direkt nan snygg kant pa rabatten. Sa jag satte igang att grava i det 30 gradiga solskenet. Det var sa varmt!!!
Last weekend I decided to sort out the edges of our border. As you can see below it wasn't particularly sharp looking. So I started to dig in 30 degrees and sunshine. It was so hot!!!
Men det blev valdigt bra! Kolla vad fint! Gravde ner en planka som ska halla kanten skarp och fin.
But it was worth it in the end! Look how nice and tidy it looks now!
Last weekend I decided to sort out the edges of our border. As you can see below it wasn't particularly sharp looking. So I started to dig in 30 degrees and sunshine. It was so hot!!!
Men det blev valdigt bra! Kolla vad fint! Gravde ner en planka som ska halla kanten skarp och fin.But it was worth it in the end! Look how nice and tidy it looks now!
Friday, June 30, 2006
Chillies
De har chillie plantorna fick jag av svarmor.
I got those chillie plants from my mother in law. (Thanks Chris!)
Jag planterade om dem forra helgen sa nu bor de i dessa krukorna.
I re-planted them last week and now they live in those pots. (The pots were bought for a bargain at Co-op in Frodingbridge! You can't find any food there but very reasonable priced flower pots!)
I got those chillie plants from my mother in law. (Thanks Chris!)
Jag planterade om dem forra helgen sa nu bor de i dessa krukorna.I re-planted them last week and now they live in those pots. (The pots were bought for a bargain at Co-op in Frodingbridge! You can't find any food there but very reasonable priced flower pots!)
Eunymus
I bought this shrub after seeing it in my parents in law's garden. If I treat it well it will grow very big and it's an evergreen so it will keep me happy in the winter too. It's called Euonymus.
Den har busken kopte jag efter att ha sett ett exemplar i svarforaldrarnas tradgard. Om jag ar snall mot den sa kommer den vaxa och sprida ut sig rejalt. Dessutom behaller den bladen under vintern vilket ar ett extra plus. Den heter Eunymus.
Den har busken kopte jag efter att ha sett ett exemplar i svarforaldrarnas tradgard. Om jag ar snall mot den sa kommer den vaxa och sprida ut sig rejalt. Dessutom behaller den bladen under vintern vilket ar ett extra plus. Den heter Eunymus.
Paprika/Peppers
Hurra! Jag har blommar pa mina paprika plantor! De har jag ocksa nart fran att de var sma fron!
Hurra! There's flowers on my pepper plants! I've nurtured those too since they were little seeds!
Hurra! There's flowers on my pepper plants! I've nurtured those too since they were little seeds!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Koket/The kitchen
Mardrommen har borjat! Vi haller pa att renovera koket. An sa lange har vi spis och vatten kvar men det ryker till helgen. Sa nu blir det mycket grillning! Som tur ar ar Richards pappa har for att hjalpa till.
The nightmare has begun! We're renovating the kitchen. We've still got the stove and the sink working but that'll go this weekend. So it'll be lots of BBQ's from now on! Thankfully Richards dad is here to give us a hand.
Rich hittade den har snygga tapeten under kaklet.
Rich found this lovely wallpaper under the tiles.
The nightmare has begun! We're renovating the kitchen. We've still got the stove and the sink working but that'll go this weekend. So it'll be lots of BBQ's from now on! Thankfully Richards dad is here to give us a hand.
Rich hittade den har snygga tapeten under kaklet.Rich found this lovely wallpaper under the tiles.
Snigel krig/Slug war
De har plantorna fick jag av svarmor. De grona ar tobaks plantor som ska fa blommor som luktar gott. Jag har ingen aning vad den roda ar for nat.
I got those plants from my mother-in-law. The green ones are tobbaco plants and I can't remember what the red one is called.
Tyvarr tycker sniglarna valdigt mycket om tobaksplantan. Sa nu ar det krig!
Unfortunately the slugs love the tobbaco plants. So I've declared war!
I got those plants from my mother-in-law. The green ones are tobbaco plants and I can't remember what the red one is called.
Tyvarr tycker sniglarna valdigt mycket om tobaksplantan. Sa nu ar det krig!Unfortunately the slugs love the tobbaco plants. So I've declared war!
Tomater/Tomatoes
Jag ar sa stolt. Jag har kannt de har stora rackarna sen de var fyra sma fron!
I'm so proud! I've known these massive plants since they were 4 small seeds!
I'm so proud! I've known these massive plants since they were 4 small seeds!
Blommande korg/Flowering basket
Titta pa min fina korg! Snygg fargmatchning......
Check out my lovely basket. Nice colour combination.....
Check out my lovely basket. Nice colour combination.....
Kaprifol/Honeysuckle
Kaprifolen har vaxt till sig! Jag planterade om den i helgen.
The honeysuckle
has grown! I replanted it last weekend.
Och den har tom borjat att blomma!
And it's even started to flower.
The honeysuckle
has grown! I replanted it last weekend.
Och den har tom borjat att blomma!
And it's even started to flower.
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