Beatrice Hale

big hunt for dog yesterday evening. Where could she be? Gate open? No.Check favourite spots in the garden, by the front gate, by the garage wall and greenhouse, beside the veggie bed? No! Ah but wait, she must be in the rhododendron patch where all our other old dogs went when they were really tired. So down to rhodies, wave torch around, call, tap dinner bowl. Whistle.
No dog!
Oh well, I'll go and sort out her bed to get it ready for when she does decide to come home.
What is this?
In bed?
blankets ruffled.
Who but Dog! fast asleep.

the pink dahlias we planted earlier are absolutely stunning. How I love the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

With Local Edinburgh – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉my favourite city, the most beautiful !

glorious coriander seedlings coming through big time. Basil doing well. Celery nice, caulis okay, cabbages a bit slow. And am hunting for where did I put the courgettes? they're usually beginning to show up about now. And oh boy! you should see the weeds!

seedlings coming along nicely, especially coriander and basil. What a delight to watch them grow. Lots there - use for Christmas presents???

garden, garden and more garden! wonderful. looks great, and all thanks to student gardener who has done a great job. Most of all I love the black chervil plants among the lavenders. what a mixture.

With Gardening Genius – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

curl up with a good book preferably Murray of Letho or Hippolyta from Banchory - please note, Lexie Conyngham. And no to going out in horrible cold wet day.

I would love one day's horse trekking - maybe more. I used to love riding!

gathering in some carrots and celery. Weeds galore of course but who cares when you have a great crop of celery.

planting tomatoes! beetroot growing well, carrots likewise, all greens doing well - and the beautiful lacy leaves of the black chervil are looking superb and the tall spiky flowers are a mass of glorious white.

rain, rain, go away! I've just put in some delicate seeds - will this downpour have washed them out of the ground?