R's rue

 I’m in the middle of a night’s overtime I supposed to be saving for the electric direct debit hike due very soon. Total false economy  Just bought these on line from Harlow & Lloyd I’ve message a friend in the states who I know would be up and around  He sent a brief message back  Ram dressed as lamb from Going Gently https://ift.tt/4WtYvA8

Almost a decade ago I planted a  small plum tree up our garden near the vegetable plot. It is still only a moderate size but in the past ten years the tree has produced many pounds of plums. This late summer is no exception. The variety is prunus domestica 'Victoria'. When left to ripen the plums are plump, juicy and sweet. Only a few of our plums ever seem to get spoilt by creepy crawlies but the other day. after biting into a plum I encountered a small plum-coloured caterpillar waving back at me. I can always tell when we are going to get a good crop. It is all to do with the blossom that appears in April. If the blossom has chance to hang about for a few days in settled, dry and sunny weather then pollinating insects have a chance to do their magical job.  But if the first appearance of the blossom is followed by rain, cold and wind then very little pollination will happen. One summer there were only three or four plums on the tree but this year I would estimate we h...

 Summer seas Lead to  The arrival Of fall leaves Followed by White mountain peaks from R's rue https://ift.tt/EHvV0li

 I still listen to The Archers and will occasionally refer to the long standing radio show here, when certain subjects of interest raise their heads over the mundane. Last night matriarch Jill ( 91 year old Patricia Greene) was having a bit of a heart to heart with her grandson’s twenty something girlfriend over a quiche. Now I am the first to say that The Archers can at times be incredibly heavy handed and prescriptive, and to be honest that is part of its charm, I feel, but last night I felt the scene between old lady and young woman had a certain poignancy about it. Only last month , it was broadcasted that Green was leaving the soap after playing the velvet voiced Jill for over 57 years. No reason rather than retirement was cited, but it was clear to me by listening to the change in the actress’ voice that she was frail and probably rather unwell.  The scene she was playing revolved around a huge circle in the Archer’s storyline. In the 1950s Jill entered the so...