I use an old washing up bowl to keep my hand tools in as I go round the garden. Use it and put it back in the bowl. Not as easy to lose a bowl. When I have finished my session I wipe them clean and return them to the shed.
I have tried most of the above, and failed miserably, I can't count how many secateurs I've lost, although some of them it was just the silly little spring. I have now invested in some really expensive ones and am hoping they are a) sturdier and b) I will continue to feel precious about them.
My most obvious lockdown pastime, especially in this cold wet weather is looking at seed and plant websites.....also turning into an expensive exercise.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
My BIL requested that everybody wore something pink at his funeral. I did think at the time (14 years ago) it was a tiny bit weird. I believe he didn't like black.
I beg to disagree, I must be old-fashioned because I don't like the current trend not to wear dark colours to mourn a passing and show some respect. I believe it helps people to acknowledge and grieve that someone's died. I get that people want to celebrate as you say a life well loved but a funeral is not the occasion to do it.
Granted, perhaps I am wrong but I have attended a funeral where flip flops and what I would call beach clothes were worn. It just seemed all wrong to me. However I seem to have hijacked this thread - my apologies.
Lots of people wear black so routinely that it's almost a uniform, so wearing a bright colour to a funeral to respect the deceased's wishes would show that they'd thought about it and made the effort. Beachwear for a funeral - I don't think that's appropriate, unless it's been specifically requested.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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My most obvious lockdown pastime, especially in this cold wet weather is looking at seed and plant websites.....also turning into an expensive exercise.
I fall into the accidentally-drop-tool-into-garden-recycling-bag brigade 😁
I love lilac.
Got gifted a small, lilac shed many years ago and it has moved house with me recently.
However I seem to have hijacked this thread - my apologies.