Yesterday I finally got my cucumber plants out into their final places, two in this bed near the shed and the other in a pot so I can stand it in full sun and see what difference it makes. Quite a lot I should imagine as cucumbers love to be warm. Unfortunately, the areas I have for growing vegetables in our little garden are mostly shady except for at certain times of the day, but like so many gardeners I'm doing my best with what I have.
The one in the pot is now here as the this side of the lodge gets the sun for most of the day until early evening, so it should have a head start over the ones that get the evening sun and lots of shade. As you can see in this photo, I think this last couple of weeks of hot sun has been a bit hard on the tomato plants. Thank goodness there are a couple of smaller tomato plants in pots on that top shelf waiting to go into larger pots in the next week or so.
All the time I was working in the garden the fat-ball holder was being visited by lots of little birds, they're very brave at the moment as I was literally only a couple of feet away most of the time. Possibly they're braver because we have stopped putting out all other food that seems to attract the larger birds and have just been using up our supply of fat-balls instead.
Here's a bit of Weekend Watching in case you want a bit of sitting in the house out of the sun for a change ... and aren't in the mood for the FA Cup Final.
First some gardening inspiration from Tanya at Lovely Greens. I used to use the terracotta plant pot method of the Olla's she is showcasing in this video in my polytunnel ... I would love a Polycrub!!
Next a channel I only discovered this week and I've been watching quite a few videos from, We Cook Vegan. Some of the ideas are brilliant, if a bit samey but it's been good for some new inspiration. The only thing I don't like is the almost permanent titles of 'Better than meat'. If you like meat I doubt you would find them better than meat, but hey ho!!
And finally, a lovely little apartment to drool over. I do like small space living ... both doing it myself and watching how other people do it. This space is smaller than mine by about 60 square foot and I love the way that it's laid out.
Here's a lovely little cottage in almost original condition that's just come on the market in our little town ... am I drooling over it - yes, am I tempted to buy it - yes. I must remain firm and not view it.
Tomorrow we are heading to Morecambe for the annual Vegan Fair, and of course it will give the dogs a lovely walk along the seafront and might even take my mind off Church Cottage. 😄
I hope you have a lovely weekend, what are your plans?
Sue xx
I'd definitely view it. I think you miss parts of your old properties and could quite imagine you living there. Life is too short not to have a look!
ReplyDeleteI keep telling myself 'there is no parking space ... even on the road'. I am telling myself this over and over again, I couldn't live where I do without a car.
DeleteSorry I forgot to put my name on the above post.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you adding it, thank you. xx
DeleteThat cottage is so sweet, small space living is very attractive isn't it?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the trip to the seaside. It's so warm here that we've decided to have a Day Off - if there is such a thing in retirement!
Alison in Wales x
It really is, unfortunately there would be no room for Alan ... although there ARE two beautifully renovated properties just over the road from that cute little cottage that are for sale!!
DeleteWould love to know what the garden is like in that little cottage - looks very lush. .
ReplyDeleteYoungest daughter moved to a small terrace with only on road parking and it's a right pain so without any at all it would be quite annoying - although................
The front garden is in the first photo and the back garden is in the last one. It looks very overgrown so it's hard to tell how big it is. An elderly, quite eccentric woman lived there previously. Next doors garden is quite small and backs onto the little park ... handy for Pug walking. 😃
DeleteThere's one safe parking space on the road ... and a terrace of 4 or 5 cottages vying for it. 😕
I too love the idea of tiny house living but a lack of parking space in this case would rule it out.
ReplyDeleteAlso there seems to be signs of damp, with potentially dark rooms and steep stairs.
I love looking at local houses for sale - especially smaller simpler ones, but in my heart I know that easy parking, proximity to shops and good neighbours will probably mean we stay where we are.
I don't mind potentially dark rooms, they're cosy in Winter and cooler in Summer just what's needed these days. Damp would never be a worry either as we are used to dealing with that in the many homes we have had, we used to own a building company. As for proximity to shops etc, Aldi is just through the park and the high street just at the end of the road.
DeleteI really could talk myself into buying this except for the parking, haha . :-)
If you like small space, minimal living you should check out Benita Larsson on Youtube. I love watching her and aspire to be as minimal as I can but couldn't go as far as she has - no books!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion. I did actually check her out, but she's much too minimalist for me. I do like living simply, but everything white and everything you own behind closed doors is not for me. And as for no books ... shock horror .... never!!
DeleteWell, I loved the happy, creative woman on the Youtube video. What a lovely setup for one person who is out at work or socialising most of the time!! As for the Church Street cottage, well, there are plenty of minuses . . . I saw damp in the living room, stains in the bathroom - a complete renovation needed there, and general heating problems, and dampness... I think you "could do better", as the school report used to say! And the no parking is a deal breaker, even if everything else was easily fixed. Parking spaces in towns only become scarcer (more scarce?) and that isn't curable. Is it worth looking at the two places down the road? I enjoy looking at Real estate, but haven't any intention of moving!
ReplyDeleteOh there's loads of minuses if you look for them, but far more positives. In fact the only negative for me is the lack of a parking space. The damp would be easily curable with some heating and the house being occupied again, if I was 'renovating' it would be a very sympathetic renovation, keeping all of the charm of the cottage,
DeleteWe're not really looking to move, we just get tempted by properties regularly and some ... like this one ... seem almost too good to miss. ;-)
I can see why Church Street is so tempting, but like Virginia I spotted damp in a few places and the lack of parking is an absolute deal breaker.
ReplyDeleteBut the little woodburner in the back lean-to? . . . oh, sighing with longing.
I can just see a comfy armchair in the lean-to, along with the clothes airer full of washing drying and the log store being in there too instead of in the living room.
DeleteThe lack of parking is a deal breaker for lots of people I should imagine. It's a pretty cottage but the roof would need checking as they have obviously had a couple of leaks in the past. I should imagine all those logs jammed in beside the fireplace don't exactly let that corner "breathe" either. Makes me wonder what they are hiding! Great back garden (potentially!) though and good kitchen and I LOVE those low-down windows upstairs. Going to view (2nd viewing for daughter and partner) an old miner's cottage on the edge of the Cambrian Mountains next week. Gosh, if Virginia thinks this one needs complete renovation, she would have 40 blue fits if she saw the miner's cottage which has been empty for nearly 20 years!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was re-roofed quite recently not long after the kitchen was installed at the same time as the cottage next door, perhaps this was after the leaks. The logs in the alcove next to the living room log burner are not a good idea are they, but seemingly the lady that lived there was obsessed with collecting wood and keeping it indoors. They are most likely hiding a lot of cobwebs, spiders and a pretty damp wall.
DeleteThis sort of renovation would be great for anyone that has done something similar before, my first shop was in a little building that was built in 1790, so I know that most damp issues can be cured pretty easily if you handle them sympathetically. Perhaps this is why I love this cottage so much it's upstairs reminds me of the second floor of my shop with the beams and trusses. :-)
As a tile-aholic I'd buy that lovely house for the tiles alone! What a pretty place!
ReplyDeleteOur garden is a nightmare for growing produce with its 27 trees and the fact we abandon the garden for weeks at a time with festivals and travelling but every year we try and manage to grow a few edibles. I'm excited about my fig tree, bought after being inspired by yours! xxx
All the tiles are nice aren't they. :-)
DeleteAlan's fig tree is looking lovely at the moment, he should have lots of lovely big figs for his summer salads this year.