What have you done today in the Garden?

So what does paprika peppers look like and how do you process it.? Inquiring minds want to know..

 

In that area of the world, where there's a German influence in the language, they call Peppers Paprika. They call lemons Citrone, Cucumbers are Gerkins, and it goes on and on. The one thing they call the same as us, in German, is Butter but, they prononce the "u" like "oo". Boo-ta.

Sorry, can help meself, I love languages.

 

Hope the Bees are finally no more @Pacnorwest
Bless her Roxy looks looks fine tuned and ready to spring into action!!!

 

This afternoon I continued doing what I was doing this morning but working on the lower patio borders. It got too warm in the end so we sat out enjoying a white chocolate ice cream.....such a hard life at times!!

 

Yes Oreti thank goodness the ground bees are gone. I pulled the nest out with and it was full of bee larvae. It was several layers of hive structured nesting materials. Very interesting. I sprayed it again with bee spray. It desolved the entire nest. Finally… an end to the never ending story.
You are always a buzzy bee pardon the pun… your garden always looks spectacular. What a beautiful surrounding and nice summer day to enjoy a icecream.. yumm.. ok I’m taking a break , time for some icecream…

Anniekay thank you for your language lesson. I had no idea. Just thought a pepper was a pepper. Now I understand there is a big difference.
My DH was a language teacher many years ago as well as taught Neurolinguistics. The study of neural mechanisms in the brain that are responsible for language comprehension, production, & acquisition.
A different way to read body language. So there is an another common interest there too.

 

I broke a bone on the outside of my left foot and my right knee but not together. I did that over many years. Before i broke my wrist recently I've fallen over a few times on my knees and putting my hands out to stop me but only grazed them. Still waiting for the appointment.

 

Logan I was reading a book about aging . Besides exercise and eating healthy it was stressed to remain diligent to protect yourself from falls as we age. Place extra emphasis on safety in your home and garden. Falling is the number 1 priority to prevent past 65 years. We don’t want to loose our mobility due to a fall.
Older adults who fall experience injuries that lead to mobility limitations. Additionally, up to 60% of older adults who fall do not recover their previous level of mobility. Also this study shows that about half of older adults who fall cannot get up without assistance.

The health industry is going to the dogs both here and in the UK. Stay strong when a time for your appt is set I hope it’s a good turnout.

 

Nothing much today son came to visit, he was supposed to have visited at the end of May but his hayfever and eyes were too much for him, he has some form of conjunctivitis that makes him impossible to see, he also had to have his tearducts emptied.

Just did some watering and picked some more red currants, still picking them from one bush.

 

Thank you Pacnorwest.

 

Welcome…

 

@Pacnorwest reading your post about falling reminded me of that never-ending tv commercial for " Life Alert"

"Help !! I've fallen and I can't get up !! "

Every time I see that I think: "This is what cell phones are for !!"

My Doc asked me if I fall alot. I told her only for the most inappropriate men !!

 

Yikes!!! I hope everything goes well, Logan.
I just had an appointment with my rheumatologist. Every time I see him, he tells me not to fall. This time he rephrased it to, "be careful the worst thing that can happen to you is if you fall." I always try to be careful. Sucks getting old.

I have a 4th squash on my butternut plant. And it looks like I also have a delicata on that plant. I've been picking chamomile flowers every day and they're drying. I ended up making 11 small jelly jar size pickled beets, then I diced some to freeze for harvard beets this winter. I packaged them in one cup per bag and my son and I each got a total of 5 or 6 bags. Those went into a gallon freezer bag. I think I might make another batch of blackberry jelly and I know I'll make a batch of strawberry freezer jam.

 

The mention of mobile phones reminded me of a commercial I saw whilst watching the golf on TV this morning. It was for a Galaxy Z Fold 7. So out of curiosity, I looked it up.
You could pay £1899.00 for one.

I keep my fifty quid "dumb phone" with me if I leave the house, even if it's just to go in the garden. My wife can call me on the land-line phone next to her chair.
She also has an an alarm which she puts on her wrist when I go out in the car. It connects to a call centre and they would send someone out. We have a key box next to the back door for which they will have the code. We've had it since she came out of hospital nearly a year ago, but fortunately we have never had to use it.
The service costs £7.50 a week, but it's worth it.
As many calls as I like on my "dumb phone" for £6 a month.

 

Depending on whether the rain holds off, I may scarify the lawn later, or possibly tomorrow.
As usual at this time of the year w'ere lacking colour ('cept green!)

The rockery is doing its best. The phlox won't flower again until next year but they are doing a good job of spreading out.




The flowers in the troughs are still doing their best too. Though we will get more roses.







This is the spindly mimosa we bought two years ago. It was supported by a thin bamboo cane.

I changed it for a stout long, 1" thick dowel.





I think it's time to take the dowel away.







I'll keep the restraining wires, as with even them attached, it waves a lot in the wind.

 

Your mimosa is doing spectacular @Doghouse Riley You've rigged up a good support system. You've made me think of a young tree I need on before winter and probably add something to help it.