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Reasons to be cheerful 2022

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    That may be so @Dovefromabove, unfortunately my surroundings aren't quite so bucolic .
     I forgot to mention that a very short while later l heard the sound of sirens, whether in hot pursuit or heading to sort out an RTA, who knows.
    Never mind, at least for a while all was right with my world on this May morning :) 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Oh ‘echium!  Hope it was nothing too nasty.  Of course, not all farm workers live in the countryside … many can’t afford it … too many in-comers have pushed the prices up … many farm workers commute to work in the countryside just as the city workers commute from their country cottages to their offices. Crazy 😜 

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





  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    My RTBC is that it rained gently from just after lunch yesterday and I think through the night so it's done a fair amount of good including watering my new blueberries in.

    I have a decision to make for today's activities. Go to Dumfries House and wander around the gardens and have lunch or cutting back 3 shrubs that need my attention. If the weather was good there wouldn't be any dithering but it's cloudy and dreary. Decisions eh? In case you haven't heard of Dumfries House this is it. The gardens were totally overgrown and are now a dream to explore. 

    https://www.dumfries-house.org.uk/
      
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    I was looking for somewhere to go today. 

    Three hours is perhaps a bit of a stretch though. 

    I’ll pop it on my list for when we cross the border later in the summer. 👍🏼 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Dumfries House @Uff :)  The shrubs will still be there tomorrow, and you won't have to make lunch.
    I envy you the opportunity for a day out, grab it while you have the chance.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @AnniD has it right ... you can prune the shrubs on Monday  :disappointed:
    and you can take us to Dumfries House in your handbag and show us some photos later  B)

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





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The goldfinches are louder than the sparrows today. Much as I love the sparrows, their constant cheeping can get irritating😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited May 2022
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    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Dovefromabove said:
    @AnniD has it right ... you can prune the shrubs on Monday  :disappointed:
    and you can take us to Dumfries House in your handbag and show us some photos later  B)
    Ok AnniD and Dove. I'll go and give you a tour later including what I choose for lunch. Better get me slap on then. Shrubs are relegated until tomorrow. 
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Ooooh yes, we're going for lunch folks ...... on @Uff :D:D:D

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





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