Constant lovely hot sunny weather ... lots of garden work done.

I so enjoyed your narrative on all the jobs you’ve been doing very entertaining! I have a similar pair of garden clogs- ready for the bin!

Hi Amsterdam ..
thank you... a busy summer !
... I doubt Lidl will stock the clogs I like till next springtime, so my dogs will have to wait till then !

You have been busy ... all looking great especially the furies

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Oh Terra how ever do you manage to do it all? Your middle name must be NonStop!

You have been busy Terra! Rose ‘High Hopes’ is very lovely! I hope the dogs are coping with the heat. Its much cooler here this evening. I don’t think it will be very long before I hit my mattress either. We’ve been bridal gown shopping all day today!

Your gardens are looking wonderfull love those roses Neptune and Truffle look as they are enjoying tge nice weather. If there was a Mr Men award I would give you little Miss Busy to you lol. Glad you now have a new nice neighbour .

You've been very busy. I'm glad the weather was suitable for you.
Your garden always looks well cared for.
It was kind of Truffle and Neptune to get some new footwear for you :)

Your roses look great and I laughed at your shoes, LOL! They must be comfortable! New shoes give me blisters. We had a big nasty thunderstorm yesterday - I loved it! It's much cooler now and everything is green again.

You are so practical, Terra! I'm breathless with admiration at all that you've achieved . . . you deserve a medal :)

We loved our thunderstorm yesterday too, Paul, and it is a lot cooler now - and showery. Bit of a shame that it's the day for our croquet club 'garden' lunch!

I love your blogs, Terra. Glad to see your two friends are managing the heat with your help. I have never known such a lovely summer here in Scotland. It is hard work watering plants etc. Last year our Roses rotted before they could flower due to too much rain.
We had high winds and rain last night but no damage. We need all the rain we can get.

Sorry about your luncheon Sheila, however there is still plenty of nice weather ahead for you to reschedule.

Another beautiful garden Terr, love it, the dogs look well

Thanks Paul - but too difficult to reschedule for 40 people. In fact we had a great party indoors!

(Sorry to butt in, Terra)

Hi Tt, lovely blog again, I'm glad you can get so much work done in all the heat, it never used to bother me, but now at the age of 70, I find I can only work in it for about 20 minutes, before I have to have a break.
I had to re-felt both of my sheds last year, thanks to the pigeons, and 1 of them had been pecked right through the wood, and had rotted, fortunately I had couple of sheets of 9 ply, marine quality plywood, which I cut to size and re-roofed the whole shed, then covered both in roofing felt, with a 15 year guarantee, so that will probably last me now, Derek.

Hi Gnarly, Stera, Karen, 3d, Stripes ... as soon as the sun shines I must get busy again ... so much to do before winter arrives ...

Thank you Hywel, Sheila and Bathgate ..
the new garden slippers have already started on their garden marathon ! Sheila and Paul .. good to read about the fun indoor party !

Linda .. I'm glad you've had warm, sunny weather. Yes, watering is tiring, but good to have the hot days.

Thanks Derek .. great idea to re-roof your shed which had become rotted. I also chose the more expensive 15 year roof felt, rather than the 5 year less pricey option. Am sure the pigeons will ruin it all in just a few years, but it will be an improvement in the damage they've done.

What lovey photo of a beautiful garden.

Thank you Johnjoe.

I found the heat too much to do any real garden work, makes me feel tired just reading about all you've been doing, TT.

Well done TT,you have worked hard and your garden looks beautiful.Hope you manage to get the rest of your jobs done.Happy gardening.

Hi Green finger and Callie ...
Thanks for your kind words.
Today was rather windy, but I've made some progress with the recycled wooden fascias for the first shed.
Hoping to continue tomorrow.

Phew, I'm exhausted just reading your post!
Your roses look great: I agree it's been a good year for them. I really like the look of 'High Hopes'. It looks very healthy, - but I bet you're always on top of the spraying!

Hi Tt, my father used to say ''buy cheap, buy twice'' so having been brought up with that, whenever I buy anything, I try to buy the best I can afford, Derek.

What an interesting blog, Terra. And such a lovely garden with so many beautiful roses blooming. Mine have been disappointing due to the heat and dryness but yours are glorious.

Pb ... I'm still out there working ! One shed roof almost completed.. another whole shed still to repair .. and then they both need painting ! I don't spray High Hopes rose, but there are many sparrows around it all day, pecking the insects etc.

Derek .. let's hope we've made a good choice with our 15 year shed felt !

Thanks Arbuthnot .. that's a pity your roses have suffered so much from the hot sunshine.
This year, I have been surprised how well all my roses have flowered. I hope your roses do better next year.

I have so much admiration for you Terra ... lots of work going on there! Garden looks lovely ... :o)

Love reading your blog, Tt. Love the Rose High Hopes, such a beautiful shade of pink. Truffle & Neptune look well & so they should with such caring owners.Does the budgie get out into the garden too? My cousin & I used to take my auntie's parrot out into the garden, stand the cage on the grass & sprinkle water over him with a watering can. He loved it but then he never had a bath attached to his cage like you can buy nowadays. He lived to a great age. You amaze me doing all that shed repair work yourself.

Hi Tt, yes , I'm sure we have, and if it doesn't last 15 years, we've always got the guarantee o pay for the next lot😊😊😊, Derek.

Thanks Shirley... first shed roof completed yesterday ... onto the second shed now ..

Thank you Feverfew ... High Hopes is a very pretty rose ... I can imagine you showering your auntie's parrot out in the garden ! Sapphire the budgie has a plastic bath on her cage some days, but I don't take her cage outdoors.
I've just started work on the next shed roof ... dry weather forecast which is good for roofing work !

Derek .. when we take our felting receipts back to the store, we'll need to take the pigeons along too as evidence, .. or CCTV film of their destructive crimes...
😊 😊 😊

😊😊😊😊😊, Derek.

Oh Terra, I have just found this and feel so ashamed! You have been as busy as a beaver whilst I have been busy avoiding all hard work because of the heat.
I am so glad that it suits you and that you have achieved such a lot.
Can you come and live with me please?!!! You are a star.⭐️⭐️⭐️

Too hot to work in the daytime, but we have been up early painting the shed at 6am and shifting compost and planting at 9pm!

Thanks Wildrose ... I've enjoyed every day of the sunshine and heat, with my loving pets around me. Didn't want it to come to an end. Hard work but fun. Would love to live in Devon ... mmm ...

Oh dear me, have just found your blog, my you're like Wonderwoman, I have been exhausted in all this heat, have never felt so uncomfortable, your garden, as usual is looking beautiful, keep up the good work, I am sure the good weather will soon return TT,...

Thank you Dotty ... hoping for some more hot sunny days before winter arrives !

Oh yes please but without the humidity please!

That sounds perfect Dotty... today I've been doing lots of jet-washing, but it is very windy out there !