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Hello Forkers! November 2018

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043

    Morning all.

    I'll be thinking of you today, Liri. That is a lovely idea.

    Brother has left. We went to Hingham yesterday to see the graves of our ancestors in front of the altar in the church. A lot of them left and went to America to join the Lincoln family who also had lived in Hingham but we are descended from the ones who stayed in Norfolk. Then we went to Diss for a wander and some shopping.

    The window is finished, wall plastered. I will start the decorating today.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Morning all. It’s dry and sunny here so today I need to tackle the leaf-mountain that has accumulated from a few weeks of sweeping the leaves on the drive into a corner! Most can be bagged-up for leaf-mulch. 

    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • Yesterday I was doing some stuff indoors when I heard the sound of activity in the garden ... OH was raking the leaves ... without being asked <3

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    Morning all. Being busy going through Ukelele music for Christmas songs. 
    S. E. NSW
  • Hi Pat :)   My mother in law is very excited ... her ukelele orchestra is going to be featured on one of Classic FM's Christmas programmes :D

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Hi all.

    Tree surgeon has finally been, only a week after he said.
    We have agreed what needs doing, but he is very vague on when!
    Lawns and borders covered with leaves, but still plenty to come down. Hoping OH might do some today.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    That’s soooo nice to hear, Dove. We’ve been invited to give a Christmas show to the aged care homes in the district as well as performing in the Salvation Army centre. 
    S. E. NSW
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    We had tree surgeons last week, four beech trees lopped to about 12 ft, they look really nice now and will bush out from the bottom. OH just going out there now to sort and log.  They charged 260.00 and left us all the wood, didn’t think that was bad.
    hes a very good tree man, he maintains woodland for someone famous in the Gloucester area. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/51b9ad0c-5969-4433-b031-efcaa129de80

    If this doesn't make you sad, I don't know what will. Stay safe and warm.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Very sad, doc. We were talking about it at work last week. It's dreadful that youngsters in care are simply turned out when they reach a certain age. I doubt if that's common knowledge. Many people just don't know the reality.  
    I remember hearing a talk on the radio a few years ago about homelessness, and there was a chap on talking about his situation. He was trying to dispell the myth that it's a certain type of person it happens to. He had been a successful businessman, with all the trappings of success - nice house, family, holidays, cars etc. Some unfortunate events happened, and within a few weeks, he'd lost everything. He wanted people to understand how close we all are to being in that position. It was quite astonishing- he was so candid and matter of fact. A real eye opener.  So easy for us to take our good fortune for granted.  
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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