And mine. Our niece was here on Boxing Day, wearing a spangly top. We're still seeing spangly bits everywhere despite hoovering.
Good luck with that, @KT53! About five years ago, we bought a pack of party poppers for Christmas. Thought they would have the usual paper streamers, but instead, they were filled with little metallic stars. The first three years were the worst, but we still find the occasional star if we move a piece of furniture.
A bit over 40 years ago the best man at my wedding managed to get into the boot of my car, eased the packlocked zip on the case apart and emptied several boxes of confetti into it. That was a lovely surprise when the case was opened at the hotel. I don't think the cleaners found it quite as amusing as we did. On the plus side, we could always find our way back to the hotel -Hansel and Gretel style, but following the confetti.
@Ergates I love your pigeon,I was in Yeovil a couple of years ago and saw a young girl come out of Poundland,open a big bag of Wild Bird Seed,and empty the lot on the pavement! It was an amazing sight,pigeons flying down from all the roofs. Ive never had the nerve to do that,but would love to!
There are many towns in which she could be prosecuted for littering by doing that.
Quite right too, why encourage them, flying rats in my view.
@KT53, I clicked on your link? to dog jackets a while back and rather creepily found this morning on my Microsoft news page an ad for a dog Thunderjacket. 'They' must be tracking what I look at on the GW pages and then target me. I'm a bit surprised because I've just paid for Avast Premium Security on here which I thought was supposed to stop all that.
@Lizzie27, that’s reminded me I must be due to clear my browsing history. I tend to put it off, as I then have to sign in to this site again! However, that should stop any ‘mind- reading’ adverts appearing for a while. I’m also fairly careful to refuse cookies, when I’m offered a choice.
I expect they've had plenty of moisture where you are, to help them swell and grow @Liriodendron
I'd quite fancy some of the earlier ones, but they're hideously expensive. I'm too mean - I'll stick with the more bog standard varieties and wait till next month as usual
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I tried unsuccessfully to buy snowdrops in the green last spring - so the dry bulbs were all I could get. Maybe you're right, @Fairygirl, and the fairly constant rain has helped them along.
I used to help a blind lady a while ago, reading to her & doing her garden. She loved snowdrops because of their scent - I'd pick her a little bunch every few days and put them in a vase so she could appreciate them. Its a pity you have to pick them, or lie on your stomach in the wet, to smell them though.
Some of those rare ones are indeed an eye-watering price...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I think we should do an experiment. Somebody think of a randomly weird product. We'll discuss at length and collect advertising data over the next couple of days.
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A bit over 40 years ago the best man at my wedding managed to get into the boot of my car, eased the packlocked zip on the case apart and emptied several boxes of confetti into it. That was a lovely surprise when the case was opened at the hotel. I don't think the cleaners found it quite as amusing as we did. On the plus side, we could always find our way back to the hotel -Hansel and Gretel style, but following the confetti.
I'm a bit surprised because I've just paid for Avast Premium Security on here which I thought was supposed to stop all that.
I'd quite fancy some of the earlier ones, but they're hideously expensive. I'm too mean - I'll stick with the more bog standard varieties and wait till next month as usual
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My pots of snowdrops from dry bulbs have also appeared and started flowering
I used to help a blind lady a while ago, reading to her & doing her garden. She loved snowdrops because of their scent - I'd pick her a little bunch every few days and put them in a vase so she could appreciate them. Its a pity you have to pick them, or lie on your stomach in the wet, to smell them though.
Some of those rare ones are indeed an eye-watering price...
Somebody think of a randomly weird product. We'll discuss at length and collect advertising data over the next couple of days.