Weather

[David Shaw]

Aboyne

[Lesley Cox]

Aberdeenshire had - 21C today? No wonder Maggi shivers in her shoes!

[SueG]

I've just been looking at the 5 day forecast for me and the good weather looks set to continue over the holiday weekend - this must be a mistake - it always rains on bank holidays!
I'll be stocking up on the way home as I think the good weather will call for a nice tall glass of pimms to celebrate!
Sue

[Susan Band]

If this is Global warming, bring it on
Inside cooling off

[Andrew]

Lovely sunny day here, 22C OUTSIDE at the moment.

[Maggi Young]

Just nipped out for a look: it is around 12 degrees C here now. It wasn't as good a day today as yesterday, there were times when the sky became quite cloudy, with some dark cloud that looked as though they might have some rain to spare, but they passed over and it got brighter again. Not so warm though, but 12 isn't bad for teatime in April! Let me know when you go away on holiday, Andrew, I'll come down there and house/plant sit for you!

[David Nicholson]

Hot here this afternoon but not 22C hot. First day this year I've worked in the garden without a jumper, and finished up with another red nose and forehead. A certain other member of the family suggested that it's because I was in the front row when noses were handed out. Cheek!

[Paddy Tobin]

This morning I walked, with my wife, around Mount Congreve in  my shirt sleeves, two glorious hours among the magnolias, just fabulous. In the afternoon, I had a three hour walk with my son, off along the riverbank, again in my shirt and found it very hot.

How is it that after all that walking I am still growing a comfortable pot belly. Might have something to do with the chocolate caramel squares I made at lunchtime and consumed in plenty after dinner this evening.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Paddy, you are finding out that exercise in  fresh air and sunshine makes you hungry ! I find that excercise and freezing weather makes me hungry. Also, that sitting about, warm or cold, makes me hungry. Ach, let's face it, I'm just hungry! There are worse vices. Besides, I don't think of it as a vice, it is a pleasure !! I wish you hadn't mentioned the caramel slices, though, it's made me a bit peckish.......

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

Showing vestiges of my religious past, today I have baked a large batch of hot-cross buns. It's hard to describe something which is so nice as being bad for you.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Fine, bright day here, with  quite a breeze though, so a fresh hot cross bun would be the ideal accompaniment to a cup of coffee in the garden.... you're making me hungry, again!
I haven't a recipe for hot cross buns... but all is not lost, I'll go for some secular pancakes instead!

[David Nicholson]

Maggi,

Showing vestiges of my religious past, today I have baked a large batch of hot-cross buns. It's hard to describe something which is so nice as being bad for you.

Paddy

One man-so many skills!!!!!!

[Paddy Tobin]

And the skill most practiced of them all is that of eating what I cook (unfortunately for my waist size)

Paddy

[David Nicholson]

23C here this afternoon. I shall have to think seriously about painting shade on my greenhouse-every year when I start to do that the weather turns cloudy and rainy for weeks. What shall I do?

[Maggi Young]

What shall I do?

That IS the question! From a personal point of view, it is delightful to spent warm sunny days pottering among the flowers but it cannot be denied that a lot of the flowers, and larger shrubs, too, are really feeling bad from lack of water. The Acers are putting out thier leaves and would like a good soaking ,too, I think. I know a lot of my rhodos are really thirsty and bulbs are going over too fast. Naturalised daffodils seen today were drooping in the heat and this when there was a fair amount of cloud on and off through the afternoon.... so, on balance, I'd say you have to paint on the greenhouse shading... we need that rain!