Being asked to the christening was lovely. Over the last few years we did sometimes wonder whether the problems with the old neighbours, must in some way be due to our behaviour. The changes in the last year, have reassured us, that perhaps we were actually quite good neighbours.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Being asked to the christening was lovely. Over the last few years we did sometimes wonder whether the problems with the old neighbours, must in some way be due to our behaviour. The changes in the last year, have reassured us, that perhaps we were actually quite good neighbours.
Over the years I've formed the opinion that there are some folk who just 'don't get' nice kind helpful friendly people ... I think it makes them feel inadequate in some way,, they don't understand that people can be altruistic ... they think they're 'getting something out of it' ... so they become antagonistic ... and the longer it goes on the more they justify their antagonistic behaviour to themselves ... and then when at last their antagonism causes the nice folk to snap and say/do something, they say 'There, I was right, they're really unpleasant deep down' and in their opinion that validates all their bad behaviour.
Sad, isn't it ... but I think they must have had really unhappy childhoods.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Being asked to the christening was lovely. Over the last few years we did sometimes wonder whether the problems with the old neighbours, must in some way be due to our behaviour. The changes in the last year, have reassured us, that perhaps we were actually quite good neighbours.
Over the years I've formed the opinion that there are some folk who just 'don't get' nice kind helpful friendly people ... I think it makes them feel inadequate in some way,, they don't understand that people can be altruistic ... they think they're 'getting something out of it' ... so they become antagonistic ... and the longer it goes on the more they justify their antagonistic behaviour to themselves ... and then when at last their antagonism causes the nice folk to snap and say/do something, they say 'There, I was right, they're really unpleasant deep down' and in their opinion that validates all their bad behaviour.
Sad, isn't it ... but I think they must have had really unhappy childhoods.
On the other hand, I knew a couple of Tory MPs who had really lovely childhoods ... the sort of childhood you would wish for every child ... but somehow they weren't equipped with the intelligence to realise that not everyone has the lives and advantages that they had, or if they realise that they reason that the lives folk live are a result of choices they've made ...
I do think that the biggest problem with the politicians we have at the moment, is a lack of imagination ....
And that's all the thinking about politics I'm going to do on here for today ... it's too depressing and too hot ... so if you really want politics put the radio on or head for the politics thread please 😘🙏 I can't be doing with it today ... 🍹🏖⛵🤽♂️🍉
It's 29C here already ... I have my cotton kaftan on and not a lot else ... and have watered the stuff in pots (tomatoes, cukes) and given the beans, squashes, courgettes and chard a squirt ... that's all my conscience will let me do even if Anglian Water say there's no need for a hosepipe ban here ... however the big Freckles clematis on the trellis around the bins is looking very yellow ... I think it will be today's recipient of the bucket of water that's collected in the kitchen when rinsing veg etc.
I've also picked about 500gms of runner beans from the plants that grew from the roots of last year's wigwam of beans ... they started growing amongst the salad leaves and sprawled across the ground under the beetroot and chard ... OH has tried to tempt them up some canes but they've wills of their own and are heading in all directions ... but they're producing beans one advantage of a mild winter I suppose.
Oh has gone to work, but it's not one of the long days ... my only jobs for today are a quick whisk around the floor with a broom, a load of undies and OH's work shirts in the wash and a lasagna to assemble for supper. The ragu is in the fridge ...
After that a quiet day in the shade with a book, knitting, athletics on tv ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just got back from buying fruit and salad and now I'm lolling in the sitting room with the fan on. Much too hot to be in the garden. I'm getting really fed up of not being able to sit out in the garden in the evening as whatever I do I get bit to death. I'm plastered in insect repellent but it doesn't seem to do any good. I've tried skin so soft and now I've resorted (after research) to ordering some peppermint breath spray and lavender and patchouli body spray. It's not like I sit out there half naked, I cover up as much as I can. I suppose this should have been posted on the curmudgeons thread.
European rowing championships on tv ... lots of river and splashing around ... seems to cool me down a bit just watching it ... but I'll have to go out in the sun in a bit ... the washing machine has nearly finished its load ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Awake since 5. Sprinkler going in the Hosta tunnel.
Glorious day
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Sad, isn't it ... but I think they must have had really unhappy childhoods.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I do think that the biggest problem with the politicians we have at the moment, is a lack of imagination ....
And that's all the thinking about politics I'm going to do on here for today ... it's too depressing and too hot ... so if you really want politics put the radio on or head for the politics thread please 😘🙏 I can't be doing with it today ... 🍹🏖⛵🤽♂️🍉
It's 29C here already ... I have my cotton kaftan on and not a lot else ... and have watered the stuff in pots (tomatoes, cukes) and given the beans, squashes, courgettes and chard a squirt ... that's all my conscience will let me do even if Anglian Water say there's no need for a hosepipe ban here ... however the big Freckles clematis on the trellis around the bins is looking very yellow ... I think it will be today's recipient of the bucket of water that's collected in the kitchen when rinsing veg etc.
I've also picked about 500gms of runner beans from the plants that grew from the roots of last year's wigwam of beans ... they started growing amongst the salad leaves and sprawled across the ground under the beetroot and chard ... OH has tried to tempt them up some canes but they've wills of their own and are heading in all directions ... but they're producing beans
Oh has gone to work, but it's not one of the long days ... my only jobs for today are a quick whisk around the floor with a broom, a load of undies and OH's work shirts in the wash and a lasagna to assemble for supper. The ragu is in the fridge ...
After that a quiet day in the shade with a book, knitting, athletics on tv ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.