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I reckon you'd enjoy visiting the old Cornish tin mines, Corners, like Levant where you can go a little way down the underground tunnel, or East Pool where you can see the beam engine working on certain days.
We have an old mine across the road from us. It's unsafe but remains of the building are still there underneath the climbing greenery. The Count House still stands and forms part of our park but is divided into 3 parts now.
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Regarding induction suitable pans, I have saucepans from sainsburys which are very good and not very expensive. But my favourite is a tefal ingenio expertise wok and detachable handle. It’s used pretty much for every meal, either as a roaster without handle, and I can then make gravy on the hob or as a pan on the hob, my Best Buy ever. I also spotted a stainless steel steamer pan in Lidl which was inexpensive and works brilliantly. One thing to remember is that the pan must be as big as the ring you’re cooking on or bigger otherwise it won’t work 👍
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We like Industrial Archeology as well Corners. Cromford Mill and the canal are very interesting, lots to see. It’s often the servants quarters in big houses that are of greater interest, much more poignant and real. My favourite is the little bothy that was once home to some of the gardeners that worked at Heligan. My grandad was a gardener in his early teens at Wentworth Woodhouse. His parents had an estate cottage that my Mum can remember visiting as a little girl. They lived almost in luxury compared to the horrible back to back hovels in town.
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It will work, DnL, but wastes energy.
The easy check for induction compatibility is to carry a magnet and ensure the bottoms of the pans are attractive to the magnet.
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Yes we do take the MH for a run to Clumber TDA. Also visit most weeks in the car as it's so close to us. Also walked the Hirse Trials Route and went to almost all the RAC rally events held there. One year they included some forest stages in the park. I rember peaking out from behind a large tree watching CM tearing towards us at a horrendous velocity and the brakes glowing cherry red as he took the bend in front of us. Shame they stopped hosting it.☹️
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Interesting article in the which? magazine this month, on the subject of induction hobs. Apparently you can buy a diffuser ( a.k.a. adaptor or interface) which transfers heat to the pans that do not have sufficient iron in them to work on their own.There is however a slight downside in that some heat is lost.
Also be very careful if you wear a pacemaker.
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Your last paragraph caused me to Google! Didnt know that and I do read all the leaflets given out!
OH had an ICD, pacemaker with it's own defibrillator, fitted last year. We have induction hob, have had for 8 years plus and LOVE it, but no one said about them. He rarely cooks and I see no reason why his ICD would be closer than 60cms to it, but fairly important to know.
Not posted as this delightful site denied me entry! Intermittent fault 😂😂😂😂. Hard to even get to read the pages...............
Still plodding away at paperwork for mum, despite employing solicitor 😉🤐, she left a will and we thought it would be straightforward.......... Making similar slow progress on sorting the house. Sister in law had a new hip Friday and so it continues! Certain institutions leave a lot to be desired, whether they have a bereavement team or not. Can't imagine how you'd feel after a tragic passing - keep offering condolences doesn't make up for sloppy work systems........
Been digging up old rose's at mum's, HUGE tap roots, today in wind far stronger than forecast and heavy shower much earlier than forecast. Now got them home, next headache where to put them - won't be today! I'll pot them up. Any advice on compost would be good, I already have some horse compost i was going to use as mulch but I need to mix it with something - John Innes? Sadly our knowable nursery has closed! They're pretty tall too but I don't what to shock them too much by pruning hard as well. Oh well got 2 chances! They're the ones she planted for our daughter and granddaughter - for some reason only those 2 got them! Our granddaughter's is Lovely Ladies and since all her great grandchildren are girls we pluralised it, but I'm not sure her grandsons consider Ballerina appropriate 😂. Plus an unnamed one from Woolworths from before dad passed 18 years ago, probably long before that! Which always flowered on his birthday in Jund and hers in October. Really funny what you get sentimental over 😀 and I really don't like roses as plants or flowers 😂.
Good to read folks news. Stay dry and safe.
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Let that horse muck rot down well B2, OH once got hold of some locally and spread it liberally on the veg patch...horses had obviously enjoyed lots of grass and WEEDS! Never again!!
Sorry about the long road to sort your Mum's "estate" it does take a long time and in our case the calculations from HMRC were wrong and we got a late tax bill after everything was settled. Mum left very little and I had shared it out with our children. Then my sister and self had to fork out from our own pockets...nothing seems to be straight forward.
Do hope your SIL makes a good recovery, at least (hopefully) the winter will be over and better things ahead.
I am sentimental about plants that have been specially chosen or given, I have nurtured some spindly roses my Aunt gave me from a newspaper offer, no names, no scent but I try to keep them going!
It's just me and the dog today, she seems to have exhausted herself with visiting dog over the last few days so after a walk through the fields all is quiet.
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Bakers I enjoyed reading your post reference the roses. We dug up four standard roses from my Mums front garden when she passed away. As it was November at the time, nobody could remember what colour that were, so I gave one to each of my brother and two sisters not knowing what colour we each had. All I knew, was I didn’t want a yellow one! (I don’t like yellow flowers for some reason🤔) We all waited until the next summer to find out what colour we had. Luckily from the tangled rootstocks, I’d chosen a lovely white rose with a slight blush edging. 🌹Now planted in the centre of our back garden.
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Brue I did similar with well rotted horse manure from the bottom of a large heap - still got weeds 😤😤. This horse compost was commerically bagged from a good nursery when on offer I sincerely hope I won't get a repeat!
As to official paperwork 😤. Mum and dad didn't leave much, no complaints from me, just cottage and a bit in savings. They owned the house as tenants in common and dads half came to children and grandchildren when he died but it seems no trust was put in place so not as straightforward...... Hopefully no tax to pay but.......
Hope you're feeling better and that your cute little dog is settling in. We meet one last week but no good 😢. Reading the blurb a bit like reading estate agent speak! First ones we checked out needed 'some ongoing training', both had possessive tendencies and HAD bitten! This one couldn't live with dogs, but that turned out to be wouldn't tolerate a visiting one either...... never mind when the time is right it will work out.
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ADD46 many plants in my garden came from friends or special places. Isn't it lovely to recall great memories of people or places as you enjoy your garden?
We had a good laugh as we dug out Lovely Lady, hasn't been in 6 years yet and it had a longest tap root we couldn't get out in tact, but there's a label still readable which I took to be Bressingham, as I could only read essing, but turned out to be Blessings. Thought all that work for the wrong rose. Good check of photos and Google to see Lovely Lady, confirmed it was correct rose - phew!
Just have to hope they survive but they'll have to have a decent haircut getting them in the car was ?fun? vicious things!
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I also dug this one up. Don’t know what it’s called and it only gives one flower a year 😐 but that one flower is a beautiful colour so it stays....
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Bakers2, I wouldn’t worry too much about the roses. They will be dormant now, and as long as you get them planted before the growing season starts, they’ll be fine no matter what you plant them in as long as it’s moist. It wouldn’t hurt to crop them back by at least a third right now, and maybe another third once they start into growth, pruning to outward pointing buds.
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Freddy55 I hate to say this but they're already sprouting! New leaves open and spurs!
They'll definitely get a third off, cant keep handling the beggars 😯😢. Sadly I'd not taken my secateurs and those we left at mums weren't 'man's enough for the job. Probably why they'd not been pruned by mum, apart from her not bending too much.
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We have done Levant, and Geevor. Both excellent visits, full of history both old and not so old. Then of course there is Botallack, you can get into engine houses, but it’s quite a scramble and not recommended for the faint hearted😱 Queens Head pub in village was alright as well👍
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Wow, old roses. They are incredibly hardy things Bakers. Try not to damage the roots, get them in ASAP, with a bit of compost, but beware of horse manure. It has to be extremely well rotted or the Urea content burns things. Once they are established and have settled in, don’t be afraid to give them a good prune. They should sprout new growth even from the woody bits. Just make sure you plant at the same level as they came out, otherwise you will get suckers growing. I transplanted my Grandad’s roses into my Mums garden many years ago. They were originally planted at Grandads when they moved into a newly built house......in 1949! So now 70 years old but they are thriving, in fact one of them has flowered all Winter. My roses aren’t dormant, in fact growing new growth madly. 🌹
I too have had a day in garden. Clearing up, removing some fencing between us and next door ready for big chipper to come in. All systems go hopefully tomorrow.
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After a lazy early morning we set sail pushed along by a decent southerly to Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, where after an early lunch we went for a walk, initially in squalls, but pretty soon in sunshine accompanied by a brisk cold wind.
Very proud of our soon to be 87 y.o. MiL who managed to walk about 3 miles, firstly because its 3 miles, secondly because she forwent a cuppa at the cafe at the Studley Royal end and thirdly it was without the requisite toilet stop. So she's been allowed a third glass of wine as a reward tonight.
After all of that there's a distinct possibility that she may fall asleep at any moment.We'll grant her another lazy morning tomorrow.
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We do not seem to have had the amounts of rain as in some areas,, but as we are very hilly here, it is quite noticable in the hollows just how wet ,as when Rosa and I are out walking it is like walking on a sponge ,and even though the winds have subsided, we found one of our pathways this afternoon was blocked by a fallen tree, that was still standing this morning
we have also noticed open views that a couple of weeks ago were not there also several more fences seem to have succumbed, in the end0 -
I have got a couple of Rose encyclopaedia that I use to use when gardening as a volunteer at Brodsworth. Managed to identify quite a few, but would need photos of flower, bud, back and front of leaf and stems/thorns. Also size, flowering month, any signs of disease. There are just so many new roses nowadays that it can be difficult though.
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Freddy55 sadly that’s the only picture I’ve got of it. It only stands about 60cm high and each year ( I’ve had it since 2014) it has only managed one flower. I looked online and think it might be “blue moon”. Very pretty though and I smile and think of Mum each time it manages that one flower!
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I’ve had a look online, and yes, it does look very similar. It’s listed as a bush rose, “compact”. If it were mine, I’d be inclined to prune it to around 12” when you can see the buds sprouting, that should encourage it to produce more side shoots, hence more flowers. A top dressing of ‘Toprose’ would probably help too. What do others think?
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We had very heavy rain through the night, and there were large pools on the roads we took to Dunwich Heath today. Mixed weather when we were out walking this morning with strong winds at times, and an the odd rain shower.
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I have got a Blue Moon, mine is climbing variety, so gets quite tall. When I first had it, it didn’t do much, but I moved it in front of sunny house wall, and it is now doing great, lots of repeat flowers. I think they need it quite warm, but that goes for a lot of roses. I thought they were Hybrid Tea. Agree, cut it back to encourage more shoots.
You sound like you love roses Freddy, take a look at this one. I love stripy roses, but this is a bit different, rather than white stripes running up the petals, this has white edges around deep red petals. It’s called Baron Girod d Lain.
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Nellie, you've done really well with your travels, considering some of the weather that's been around.
I thought ADD46's rose might be a Blue Moon too. Like TDA we've got one, it's a straggly climber and hardly flowers but we usually plant one wherever we live as Mr Brue was growing one when we met (and that was straggly too!) I think they are so hybridised they can become weak, but it's such an unusual colour and has a nice scent. Ours is in a neglected back of the border spot with some stronger roses in front, I like them all but OH dislikes being "got" by thorns!
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Took me ages to get our BM to do well, but putting it up against that warm wall seems to have worked. I have got a Baron Girod L’Ain, it seems to be doing ok, only been in a year. Here’s another rather unusual one I fancy, called Fimbriata. Gorgeous pearly pink colour, but the petals have cut edges, very unusual. Anyone visiting Pickering area, I can highly recommend Rogers Nursery on the outskirts, coming in from Malton. They have a Rose Festival each year, and always have lots for sale. Worth a good look around anytime, a proper nursery with some unusual plants.
Fimbriata....
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When we built the house here, in 1988, we bought many roses from Crockers in Aberdeen as MIL loved roses, and was from Aberdeen.
Sadly, over the years, many have stopped flowering, so now we only have a few left. Could be that we have not looked after them properly after MIL passed away.
Roses are quite high maintenance, here anyway.
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