That's interesting @pansyface. There's a village in Wallonia called Silly and I've often wondered how it got its name, presumably long before it had a craft brewery.
Quite a few Silly variations in France too but then those Norsemen got about a bit didn't they?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
We had a lovely lunch today at a local, and rather posh, garden centre but what gave it a minor embellishment is that throughout the meal we were seated next to Nick Bailey. Before lunch we were admiring a very sophisticated pergola but at £2800 thought it was a touch extravagant but I on the way out we noticed Nick was enquiring about the pergola and its delivery. It’s good to know we have similar tastes.
@BenCotto, lucky you, I really like Nick Bailey. The pergola sounds good as well!
I was at The Garden House in Devon a few years back and noticed they were filming Chris Beardshaw there who is also one of my favourite designers but I was too starstruck to say hello.
My RTBC is that our hedgehog, last seen this time last year, is back. (Or possibly his friend or relation...) Two days ago we saw him, as last year, in the early morning trundling down the garden path from the wood with his mouth full of trailing bits of dead grass, and disappearing under the shed with them. Last night I managed to set up the wildlife camera in the right place to photograph him going in & out with lots of bedding - he was very active between midnight & 2am.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Quite a few Silly variations in France too but then those Norsemen got about a bit didn't they?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was at The Garden House in Devon a few years back and noticed they were filming Chris Beardshaw there who is also one of my favourite designers but I was too starstruck to say hello.