The plant they named after Mr. Swiss family name (no quite, but almost) Gerbera.
Daily Archives: 15/06/2020
FOWC with Fandango: Slime
And I found a photo of genuine slime, at least the nearest I could get. Along our local river there are a few wetlands, patches where the water settles and builds…… yes, slime. Otherwise it is not really my sort of thing. However this is real biological slime and not something synthetic.
And what can you write about slime. It is not really a poetical, descriptive thing to talk about. I remember that there was a time where you could buy slime. Someone had the idea of selling it in pots for children to play with. Of course one of my kids, many years ago, brought home a pot. After removing it from various objects at home, I decided this was the most disgusting thing that anyone could give a child to play with and it was green.
That is all I have to say about slime. It should stay in the wetlands where it belongs.
RDP Monday: Zilch
If you ask for nothing
You get nothing
A house no-one wants
A garden doing its own thing
An empty shell waiting for life
Closed garage doors
Lock house doors
A two year old photo
And it still looks the same today
I am sure the spiders and ants are having fun
June Photo a Day Challenge: 15.Waves
Good Morning
No sun up to now, but at least there is no rain. I had a nice beginning to the week and just had an online call from my daughter-in-law on the other side of Switzerland. Life is so interesting with these online messenger contacts and I could see my granddaughter in action on the screen eating her breakfast and it was a good start to the week.
I was also surprised to see my mega hostas had already begun to flower in the garden. They are surviving quite well despite the rain showers and the slugs have not yet begun their attacks on the leaves. I have also regularly spread my anti slug pellets in between which has probably kept them in the retreat, if they survived. I am kind to all insects, with the exception of flies and slugs. There I help to maintain the balance of nature by destroying them when I can.
Talking of insects I spotted this one yesterday sitting on a leaf. It resembles a ladybird, although the wrong colours. I have no idea what it is. The shell seems to be a little squashed on one side, but it is alive although it also seems to have trapped one of its wings in the shell.
Otherwise today is a day of shopping, although just along the road to the supermarket and not into town. I do not have a lot to get, but there is always something I need. Mr. Swiss needs some supplies from the chemist, so I will call them and they bring it in the afternoon.
I am debating whether or not to buy a vacuum welding machine for freezing items. I have one that operates by battery. It does the job OK, but not always so reliable. Most of the food I buy for freezing I can have vacuum packed in the store, but there are some items I like to pack myself at home, especially cold cut left overs. I seem to be redesigning my daily life since being without a car.
At last life is returning to almost normal. The corona virus is only two new cases in Switzerland according to the newest statistics and our numerous religious holidays are now almost gone. There is one left in August, on a Saturday when the shops will be closed, but I have time to plan around that one.
Otherwise I should now move on with this, that and the other. Have a good day everyone and make the most of the week ahead.
Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss 