tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post2089386628313945669..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: A Saturday in the SunLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-80802810442222481282013-06-28T12:08:13.777+02:002013-06-28T12:08:13.777+02:00It's rather big, that's true; shame I coul...It's rather big, that's true; shame I couldn't get a proper shot of the little pond with the beautiful water lily because of all the lush plants surrounding it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74487097061245240012013-06-27T23:12:30.424+02:002013-06-27T23:12:30.424+02:00I've really enjoyed the walk and seeing the al...I've really enjoyed the walk and seeing the allotment again. It's even bigger than I seemed to remember from previous visits. There are no Elderflowers here on the Island but the pancakes sound really worth tasting. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32968726603768350392013-06-27T08:29:13.230+02:002013-06-27T08:29:13.230+02:00We will come together there for our 48th wedding a...We will come together there for our 48th wedding anniversary in the middle of july, with family and friends, but you will be in England at this time. :-(Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74012907729621494062013-06-27T06:52:39.312+02:002013-06-27T06:52:39.312+02:00Hallo cybil, vielen Dank für Deinen ersten Besuch ...Hallo cybil, vielen Dank für Deinen ersten Besuch + Kommentar hier bei mir!<br />Ja, die waren klasse, sie sind etwas Besonderes, das man eben wirklich nur ganz kurze Zeit im Jahr genießen kann.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24062972889191516372013-06-26T21:07:24.335+02:002013-06-26T21:07:24.335+02:00Holunderküchle! klasse!!!Holunderküchle! klasse!!!cybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478165370720334132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-88046942435334765322013-06-26T20:31:11.866+02:002013-06-26T20:31:11.866+02:00It's my Dad's pride and joy, Dorothy, than...It's my Dad's pride and joy, Dorothy, thank you!<br />The only "downside" to the greenhouse is that he has to go and water the plants even if it has been raining and normally he wouldn't need to drive all the way out there. But of course it does not rain inside the greenhouse...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42336575567754766222013-06-26T20:30:10.914+02:002013-06-26T20:30:10.914+02:00That would be fun - a wedding at the allotment :-D...That would be fun - a wedding at the allotment :-D<br />But since there aren't any weddings coming up for the family, we just make do with my Mum's birthday in August, which, weather permitting, will be held there as in we've done for the past years.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3257862914368603772013-06-26T19:20:34.988+02:002013-06-26T19:20:34.988+02:00Great photos, and what a beautiful garden! Awesome...Great photos, and what a beautiful garden! Awesome greenhouse!<br />DorothyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897188995077538371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-63563898331851541882013-06-26T18:38:15.229+02:002013-06-26T18:38:15.229+02:00Oh good, I have been wanting to go back to the all...Oh good, I have been wanting to go back to the allotment! :-)<br /><br />What a great post! It looks so lovely with the new rose arbor, it looks like you could have a wedding there, it is that pretty.<br />Also, the rose in the wine glass looks like something that would be perfect for a wedding too! <br />Life is a TREE full of cherries!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-53392043282931643232013-06-25T14:04:44.551+02:002013-06-25T14:04:44.551+02:00In the US, they are often called Elderflower Fritt...In the US, they are often called Elderflower Fritters. (Not that they are very common here, either.)Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-11278668442150486612013-06-25T07:26:45.836+02:002013-06-25T07:26:45.836+02:00So nice to know you made them, too, Kristi! I talk...So nice to know you made them, too, Kristi! I talked to a colleague about elderflower pancakes yesterday at work; she was born and raised in the area, a true Swabian, but had never heard of them, which amazed me.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33478060968906165192013-06-25T05:30:31.221+02:002013-06-25T05:30:31.221+02:00What an enchanted day! How beautiful all the pictu...What an enchanted day! How beautiful all the pictures of the allotment were, and how you bring back my memories of making elderflower pancakes with my daughter Alice during our 1984 sabbatical year in Budapest. I still have elderflowers in my hedgerow and should do this sometime! Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-37325674373988639292013-06-24T19:25:01.262+02:002013-06-24T19:25:01.262+02:00You're right, but the fish were stupid and did...You're right, but the fish were stupid and didn't eat what I gave them. Or maybe they simply didn't want me to watch them eat.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-2010204507381958542013-06-24T19:24:11.674+02:002013-06-24T19:24:11.674+02:00Well, I just love the scenery there too much to ju...Well, I just love the scenery there too much to just stay in the confinement of the garden... :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-16905503546644028432013-06-24T11:09:37.314+02:002013-06-24T11:09:37.314+02:00......amd feeding the fishes!......amd feeding the fishes!Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-46445363612493253692013-06-24T09:18:33.071+02:002013-06-24T09:18:33.071+02:00Thanks for the walks - we needed those to work off...Thanks for the walks - we needed those to work off the pancakes!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77344723221151649522013-06-24T07:26:56.263+02:002013-06-24T07:26:56.263+02:00My Dad has always been very good with his tomatoes...My Dad has always been very good with his tomatoes and got a nice crop out of them, except for one year when - against my Mum's advice! - he took the seedlings out too early and they suffered frost. The other allotment keepers rallied round and gave him some of their plants; he put them all in his beds without knowing what types they were, so the crop was a bit of a surprise :-)<br />This year, I think there are at least two or three different types.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-78771244400275977132013-06-24T07:25:00.979+02:002013-06-24T07:25:00.979+02:00Exactly, Jenny - it's a lot of work, but I har...Exactly, Jenny - it's a lot of work, but I hardly ever have to do any of it. My parents are both retired, and my Dad enjoys working there at his own pace. For bigger jobs, he gets help from neighbouring allotment keepers and from friends. The only "work" I always insist on doing when I am there is the washing up!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32371318567086760312013-06-23T22:21:24.621+02:002013-06-23T22:21:24.621+02:00Meike, I enjoyed this post so very much. What a be...Meike, I enjoyed this post so very much. What a beautiful stand of tomatoes your dad has created. I wonder does he get a very large crop of them? And are there many different types?<br />You are so lucky to have your family close, but you know that.<br />I wish you many more outings to the allotment during the summer~<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-21426917622960137182013-06-23T21:12:18.905+02:002013-06-23T21:12:18.905+02:00A lovely summery post, and I am envious of the all...A lovely summery post, and I am envious of the allotment.( Of course it is a lot of work, so it might be even nicer to visit someone else's.) I always so admire those beautiful little allotment gardens we see in Germany - the fact you can have a little cottage and keep your stuff there is wonderful. Of course English allotments have their charm but they are usually definitely SHED country and quite small and jammed together, as you know. <br />The rose is a fabulous souvenir. <br />And cherries. Love them! yes, it is getting near cherry season. I suspect all ours wil be eagerly gobbled down by the birds, as usual!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-409706658993830462013-06-23T20:30:34.509+02:002013-06-23T20:30:34.509+02:00Ah yes... I looked at the post first on my phone (...Ah yes... I looked at the post first on my phone (and made my first comment from there) and now returned to it on the computer to have a better look... and wondered to myself if there had been a couple of photos added or if I'd just not taken proper notice of them in the smaller format. Your comment gave the answer :) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49099918741247850372013-06-23T18:03:31.897+02:002013-06-23T18:03:31.897+02:00It has been a blustery day of much wind and some r...It has been a blustery day of much wind and some rain here today, but we were really lucky yesterday. I have just added two more pictures, by the way (I needed permission of the "subjects"!).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-18664873181521562402013-06-23T17:48:32.979+02:002013-06-23T17:48:32.979+02:00Looks like a lovely day out. Midsummer here has be...Looks like a lovely day out. Midsummer here has been rather rainy and only short walks between showers for me.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com