Welcome to Spring and a trip down Memory Lane for Mother’s Day

Hello everyone. It’s feeling a bit warmer now. Still raining. I’ve still got my vest on, but you know, it’s quite warm today. Hurray! Spring at last. I’ve been limping along through these winter months. This is so welcome. The fruit and veg challenge is ongoing, and becoming more challenging. Here is this week’s progress:Continue reading “Welcome to Spring and a trip down Memory Lane for Mother’s Day”

On this day in my Waffle life… err, nothing happened

It was a boring day. Nothing happened. The end. Hang on a minute….there must be some Waffle to report after 2 days. OK let’s start with the garden. Even though it wasn’t sunny today, it felt quite muggy outside and was plenty warm enough to sit outside drinking my coffee this morning. I do enjoyContinue reading “On this day in my Waffle life… err, nothing happened”

And then there were three

Update on the sunny sunflowers, there are now three flowers out on the tall sunflower plant.. and another one soon to come yippee!! It is really hard not to be happy when you’re looking at a sunflower. “Happiness is a fully charged I-pad when you’re about to write your blog”. So many times I’ve beenContinue reading “And then there were three”

Sweet peas etc

Hello everyone. This is my 100th blog post. Happy century to me! I have lots to tell you and show you today, as I only did a short post last time. Also the supper tonight is already prepared so I have a bit more blogging time..yippee! Here’s the pie I prepared yesterday… Nigel Slater’s sausageContinue reading “Sweet peas etc”

Welcome to my patio!

Looks good, doesn’t it with our new patio seating? There’s no way the cushions are going to stay this white but it looks so nice for now. This is my little oasis of calm, surrounded by pretty flowers and hanging baskets. So far we have only had tea and cake on the little table butContinue reading “Welcome to my patio!”

Home office revamp and the first sweet pea flower

Before I show you my home office before and after pictures, here is my first sweet pea flower. So exciting! I don’t know if all the flowers will be purple. I think they are mixed colours, but time will tell… The sunflowers have yet to flower, but one looks almost ready to bloom and isContinue reading “Home office revamp and the first sweet pea flower”

Waffle garden tour

Hi, how are you all doing? I think for the first time today I don’t feel quite so bored. Writing “The Waffle”is always fun for me, hopefully as reading it is for you!? So, let’s start off with a socially distant tour of The Waffle estate. Everything is looking so lush and green. Honestly, ifContinue reading “Waffle garden tour”

Weekend Waffle

Hello everyone. Hope you’re all doing well and having a good weekend, under the circumstances. As usual in life there is good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad: 1 The dishwasher is broken. We have tried to fix it ourselves by taking bits out and cleaning them. This has not worked. WeContinue reading “Weekend Waffle”