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Reasons to be cheerful 2019 - the antidote to Curmudgeons' Corner

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  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364
    Oh those moments. I spent my first year waiting to see if Geranium Roxanne, wondering if it was ever going to appear again. After others had tried to reasure me. and my Oxalis as above
    Same with now with my Clematis Fujimusume . Its looking good.  



    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I had a lovely relaxing pedicure this morning and now have rather startling bright turquoise toenails!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    My Ricinus seeds are germinating.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    My Morning Glory seedlings are surviving.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I got startling cyan spots on my  feet when I shook a dodgy ink cartridge.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    B3 said:
    I got startling cyan spots on my  feet when I shook a dodgy ink cartridge.
    Reminds me of being on holiday at my Gran's many years ago.  Gran was a widow and had to careful with her money - she was also Scottish :D  To ensure all the sauce could be got out of the bottle, she added something to thin it a little.  My cousin lived with Gran and was known for being a bit 'detached' at times, she was also very demonstrative and her arms would be all over the place when she was explaining anything.  (I think you can already guess what's coming).  Anyway, she picked up the sauce bottle and gave it an almighty shake without first checking the top, which promptly shot off and she ended up covered in sauce.  I don't think I ever saw my Gran laugh so much.  That must have been all of 60 years ago and I can still visualise it as if it was yesterday.  My cousin was never allowed to live it down.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I did exactly the same!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    "When you use tomato sauce, 
    Always shake the bottle.
    First a little bit'll come,
    And then an awful lot'll."
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    josusa47 said:
    "When you use tomato sauce, 
    Always shake the bottle.
    First a little bit'll come,
    And then an awful lot'll."
    Except in this case it was an awful lot'll first. :p
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    That's always the way isn't it. Why does buttered toast always fall butter side down?

    I'm really chuffed today because I've found another two shoots from the base on my severely hacked about clematis armandii (because of drastic hedge work). I didn't think it would survive at all. 
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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