There we go, I’ve pushed the button on Christmas 2018, and here is your first Christmas Greeting of 2018!
As I write it’s 104 days until Christmas, and Lindsey hates everything Christmas, so today whilst I was in Tescos, I purchased the first Christmas 2018 Chocolates!
Merry Christmas 2018 from Andysworld!
I’ll not be here for Christmas 2018, more on that later…..
To help carry the shopping back from Pocklington this winter, I’ve purchased….
A sledge!
I just hope it snows, so Lindsey and I can go sledging this Christmas.
This morning, I’ve been using a digital volt meter to buzz through the Christmas Tree lights, a regular Christmas tradition, because they’d failed, a bulb had blown! So meter in hand, checking through 20 bulbs working out which bulb had blown, the first fuse bulb had blown, and the last twentieth bulb in thre set had blown. It was quick thinking I purchased many replacement sets, man years ago, when Woolworths were still trading.
Woolworth S1 12v 1.1w bulbs
Christmas Lights S1 Bulbs 12v
Christmas Lights S1 Bulbs 12v
These light sets are vintage (42+ years old) Rare Christmas Tree Lights manufactered by Pifco. Pifco manufactuered many plastic items in the 70s, and bicycle lights, and also Christmas Tree Lights.
Pifco Christmas Tree Lights on Christrmas tree
Modern christmas tree lights don’t have any shades, and are just bulbs or more modern LEDs, and I rather boring in my opinion. It gives our Christmas Tree that retro look…
The Andysworld Christmas Tree
The Andysworld Christmas Tree
These are my Christmas Potatoes 1 month after planting. This variety is Maris Peer. No show from Estima as yet.
Maris Peer No.1 1 month after planting
Maris Peer No.2 1 month after planting
Maris Peer No.3 1 month after planting
Maris Peer earthed-up again
Sorry to mention Christmas, but it is only 13 weeks and 2 days away!
As the sunsets, I’ve been planting Christmas Potatoes, a bit late, these should have been planted in August if I want potatoes for Christmas Day, but despite looking for them since July, they came into stock and were sold out in days. I managed to get some, pre-chitted ‘Estima’ and ‘Maris Peer’ tubers, I was notified by a supplier that had left overs, and despite only wanting ten tubers of both, I ended up with 40 tubers for the same money! These will sit in the greenhouse protected from frost, and I’ll dig-up on Christmas Day, I’ve got a little problem with my greenhouse at present, it’s split, but if I cannot fix, I know someone nearby with a polytunnel, that may trade space for some spuds on Christmas Day! (with this recent warm spell, and may make up lost time!)
christmas potatoes maris peer
christmas potatoes estima
These are planted in garden recycling sacks, and old compost bags. Something to occupy the empty greenhouse over the autumn and winter.
christmas potatoes No.1
christmas potatoes No.2
Since placing an order for my seed potatoes, I’ve seen excess tubers available at garden centres, suitable for planting now, Large pots, compost bags or animal food sacks will do, just make sure you protect from frost, if your lucky you’ll have potatoes for Christmas Day.
We’ve been tidying up the garden before the Autumn starts on Wednesday. Lindsey cut the front lawn, maybe for the last time, and I’ve been clearing up and emptying the potatoe bags and planting my garlic that my friend (thanks Paul) bought from the The Garlic Farm, on The Isle of Wight. (keeps away the vamps!). It’s probably a little early, but I wanted to get it in the ground while it was still warm, and the autumn starts on Wednesday, so it’s probably not that early. I’ve planted Iberian Wight – a soft-neck early white garlic and Elephant Garlic – these cloves are massive. I’ll be planting my potatoes shortly for Christmas, and keeping them in the greenhouse.
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
External temperature probe has reset itself! It’s very mild, wet and damp outside!
This is our Christmas Tree!
The other tree is in the local village! I think it’s better than the Christmas Tree in the City of York!
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
Do you like our Christmas Tree!?
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