LP - have a good trip. Kew is more than a park. It's a collection of all sorts of plants and treasures and excellence and there are those new long borders to see as well as the specialist glass houses and the Victoria waterlilies and the tree walk and so on. Plan to spend a whole day.
Chicky - enjoy the reef when you get there but be careful. I scraped my foot on a bit of it and ended up with a nasty infection that had to be cleaned up by a flying doctor at Uluru.
Hugs to everyone feeling crook or down-hearted.
Sweet dreams all. I'm off to bed.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Had to get new tyres on my car yesterday; couldn't believe how much the bloke treated me like an uneducated driver.
He wasn't happy because if ordered in a specific brand and make "these aren't safe" and then tells me parts on my car need fixing.
Well: you can imagine.
"Oh don't worry" says I. "I use this tyre on my race car: they are far superior in the wet to the brand you've tried to sell me and under heavy braking around corners they really won't let go. If they keep me in the track all out lifting the rear wheel maximum torque and minimum margin for error I'm fully confident they'll keep me safe going to Tesco".
As for the car parts that needed replacing... Well let's save that story for another time and just say his boss came out the office laughing.
Good morning. I have woken up early for me - dogs scratching to go out - to pink edges on streaky clouds overhead and a normal orange glow creeping up over the horizon. No frost and a toasty 4C.
OH is badgering me for plans for the rest of the potager so I'm off to the builders' merchant this morning to check lengths of rusty triangular wire posts I'm thinking of using for my fruit cage structure on the grounds that they won't rot or need met posts and it will be easy to attach netting. Then he can make the raised beds that side.
No plant labels available so I'll be cutting up plastic goblets for my seed sowing later and then getting cleaned up for dance class this evening.
I hope everyone has had a good sleep. Any plans for today?
Enjoy Kew LP. Looking forward to photos too Chicky. How's the new car Pat?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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The news of the vote came in as our plane landed yesterday- cheers went up ???
Have a great visit LilyP - enjoy having all the babies together ?? ??????.....or is there only 3
No reef yet - arrived yesterday lunchtime. Planning a trip on Sunday, but rainforest and Kuranda to fit in before that......loving it
LP - have a good trip. Kew is more than a park. It's a collection of all sorts of plants and treasures and excellence and there are those new long borders to see as well as the specialist glass houses and the Victoria waterlilies and the tree walk and so on. Plan to spend a whole day.
Chicky - enjoy the reef when you get there but be careful. I scraped my foot on a bit of it and ended up with a nasty infection that had to be cleaned up by a flying doctor at Uluru.
Hugs to everyone feeling crook or down-hearted.
Sweet dreams all. I'm off to bed.
LP, thanks for the promise of good weather
Hope you get a dry day for Kew and that the wee ones enjoy your visit.
Morning Chicky
Look forward to a pictorial tour on your return.
We are off to town shortly to do the car swap. I’m having a last drive of my Mazda then into the super doer magical thing.
Heavy rain forecast today and next couple of days, so the new one will get a bath on the way home. I think Hubby can be my driver then.
Just popping in before bed as I remembered that you don't have to pick up the 2 for 1 leaflet, LP, you can do it online: https://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/kew-gardens
I know from experience that Kew will only do these tickets for adults though (but children's tickets are not so bad as far as I remember).
Night all.
Morning all.
Had to get new tyres on my car yesterday; couldn't believe how much the bloke treated me like an uneducated driver.
He wasn't happy because if ordered in a specific brand and make "these aren't safe" and then tells me parts on my car need fixing.
Well: you can imagine.
"Oh don't worry" says I. "I use this tyre on my race car: they are far superior in the wet to the brand you've tried to sell me and under heavy braking around corners they really won't let go. If they keep me in the track all out lifting the rear wheel maximum torque and minimum margin for error I'm fully confident they'll keep me safe going to Tesco".
As for the car parts that needed replacing... Well let's save that story for another time and just say his boss came out the office laughing.
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Good morning. I have woken up early for me - dogs scratching to go out - to pink edges on streaky clouds overhead and a normal orange glow creeping up over the horizon. No frost and a toasty 4C.
OH is badgering me for plans for the rest of the potager so I'm off to the builders' merchant this morning to check lengths of rusty triangular wire posts I'm thinking of using for my fruit cage structure on the grounds that they won't rot or need met posts and it will be easy to attach netting. Then he can make the raised beds that side.
No plant labels available so I'll be cutting up plastic goblets for my seed sowing later and then getting cleaned up for dance class this evening.
I hope everyone has had a good sleep. Any plans for today?
Enjoy Kew LP. Looking forward to photos too Chicky. How's the new car Pat?
Good morning all
Just watched a pair of Bassett puppies being walked past our house ... Awwwwwwww!!!
Eye test today so a bit of shopping too ... I might treat myself to lunch somewhere nice too ...
Chicky and LilyP and anyone having adventures ... Have a lovely time.
Enjoy the new car Pat
Hugs to those who need them ((hugs)) and enjoy you day folks
Last edited: 16 November 2017 07:26:17
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Love it Clari
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.