OL send him over here - our neighbour has the builders in and bless them but they really do look like a kick up the backside by an enthusiastic DIYer might be just the inspiration they need to get on with it! (No idea what they're doing - seems to involve a lot of bricks! I'm rather looking forward to going home to see!)
Well I can't seem to motivate partner with the chicken coop he said he'd build (when I mentioned doing it last night I turned around to find him removing the bonnet of my little truck - the things he'll do to get out of mud moving!!) But he has announced that we'll be going to get the timber for the pond this weekend so I guess that's something. Whether or not any of that wood is installed however is another matter!
I think they suffer from "this doesn't interest me so I'm going to ignore it until it goes away". I've noticed my father doing it to small children for years.
Small children are fine. Its when they hit that age when they start talking and wont keep quiet that they get to be a pain in the rump! I had a small snotty little creature follow me all around the supermarket the other day because he'd spotted my (admittedly quite cool) Lego man on my truck keys and was insistent he should tell me all about it (Lego Man is now called Eric apparently).
I swear his mother let him wander away like that just to have a few minutes peace and quiet to herself! In the end I had to sit with him at the checkouts after he'd help me pack and quizzed every item I was buying (shame it wasn't a tampon containing shop - that'd have given him some ammunition for his car journey home) and wait for his mother to reappear! She didn't seem the least bit concerned. Next time I'm buying sweeties and feeding him up on them before she reappears. That'll teach her!
Yes, the jam is sorted, yippee It looks a lot better than yesterday, darker richer colour, fruit distributed better and it just looks so much better The only downside is it reduced quite a bit so none spare for us and 2 jars short......oops but not a major issue as they were for people that couldn't make it anyway and my mum and dad wanted 2! Well now they can have one, they shouldn't be eating it anyway being diabetic
Right, HW to do and then off to be pampered for a couple of hours
I miss jam making - the house always smells so good! Last year my mother gave me boxes of fruits to use but I've not heard about any spares yet so we'll have to see. Hopefully next year I'll be making my own!
Clari you could throw in a kneeling mat and a few bin bags. Doesn't sound as though she's into composting yet.
Lesley - I've gotten her a nice kneeling mat (I'm not above trying them out in the shop!) And some bright gardening gloves. I was going to buy her an instant kitchen garden with a few herbs but plants are so expensive (for my wallet anyway) so I brought some brightly coloured pots and filled them with herbs that I'd grown myself (or in the case of the chives - brought from the bargain bin a few weeks ago!) What's the point in being a gardener if you can't produce plants to give as gifts rather than rely on shop brought ones?! Fingers crossed it beats the generic birthday gift of chocolate!
They don't look much yet but at least the pots will help add colour (and should be high enough that the rabbit wont eat the contents) and once they get going they'll fill out quickly so she'll appreciate them a little more than had we just been able to buy the one solitary plant.
2 x garlic chive (one just looked a little lost on its own!)
3 x sage seedlings (hardened off for a few weeks so should be fine)
1 x scruffy thyme (grew this from seed last year - the only one I managed to get to germinate!)
To make it a bit more special I've put in labels with the name on one side and one the back what they go well with (going to do this for myself later on!!) I'm going to find her a suitable card and write down their "how to care for" instructions in it which will hopefully help her.
Clari, i actually dont mind them at the innocent, inquisitive stage, just hate the yob age, not keen on babies either, find them a bit weird!!!
Love your storey tho, ive heard orange flavour pop works well, mwahaha!
The pressie is lovely, much nicer to recieve something that has had time and effort put into it, hopefully she wont be able to kill herbs quite as easily as the others
Well tea break over- im off to raid the raspberries, yum
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OL send him over here - our neighbour has the builders in and bless them but they really do look like a kick up the backside by an enthusiastic DIYer might be just the inspiration they need to get on with it! (No idea what they're doing - seems to involve a lot of bricks! I'm rather looking forward to going home to see!)
Well I can't seem to motivate partner with the chicken coop he said he'd build (when I mentioned doing it last night I turned around to find him removing the bonnet of my little truck - the things he'll do to get out of mud moving!!) But he has announced that we'll be going to get the timber for the pond this weekend so I guess that's something. Whether or not any of that wood is installed however is another matter!
Im STILLwaiting for the raised bed i was promised three years ago!
I think they suffer from "this doesn't interest me so I'm going to ignore it until it goes away". I've noticed my father doing it to small children for years.
I share your fathers views!
Small children are fine. Its when they hit that age when they start talking and wont keep quiet that they get to be a pain in the rump! I had a small snotty little creature follow me all around the supermarket the other day because he'd spotted my (admittedly quite cool) Lego man on my truck keys and was insistent he should tell me all about it (Lego Man is now called Eric apparently).
I swear his mother let him wander away like that just to have a few minutes peace and quiet to herself! In the end I had to sit with him at the checkouts after he'd help me pack and quizzed every item I was buying (shame it wasn't a tampon containing shop - that'd have given him some ammunition for his car journey home) and wait for his mother to reappear! She didn't seem the least bit concerned. Next time I'm buying sweeties and feeding him up on them before she reappears. That'll teach her!
Slow day at work today - can you guess?!
Yes, the jam is sorted, yippee
It looks a lot better than yesterday, darker richer colour, fruit distributed better and it just looks so much better 
The only downside is it reduced quite a bit so none spare for us and 2 jars short......oops but not a major issue as they were for people that couldn't make it anyway and my mum and dad wanted 2! Well now they can have one, they shouldn't be eating it anyway being diabetic 
Right, HW to do and then off to be pampered for a couple of hours
I miss jam making - the house always smells so good! Last year my mother gave me boxes of fruits to use but I've not heard about any spares yet so we'll have to see. Hopefully next year I'll be making my own!
Lesley - I've gotten her a nice kneeling mat (I'm not above trying them out in the shop!) And some bright gardening gloves. I was going to buy her an instant kitchen garden with a few herbs but plants are so expensive (for my wallet anyway) so I brought some brightly coloured pots and filled them with herbs that I'd grown myself (or in the case of the chives - brought from the bargain bin a few weeks ago!) What's the point in being a gardener if you can't produce plants to give as gifts rather than rely on shop brought ones?! Fingers crossed it beats the generic birthday gift of chocolate!
They don't look much yet but at least the pots will help add colour (and should be high enough that the rabbit wont eat the contents) and once they get going they'll fill out quickly so she'll appreciate them a little more than had we just been able to buy the one solitary plant.
2 x garlic chive (one just looked a little lost on its own!)
3 x sage seedlings (hardened off for a few weeks so should be fine)
1 x scruffy thyme (grew this from seed last year - the only one I managed to get to germinate!)
To make it a bit more special I've put in labels with the name on one side and one the back what they go well with (going to do this for myself later on!!) I'm going to find her a suitable card and write down their "how to care for" instructions in it which will hopefully help her.
What do you all think?
OL glad to hear the jam made it
Clari, i actually dont mind them at the innocent, inquisitive stage, just hate the yob age, not keen on babies either, find them a bit weird!!!
Love your storey tho, ive heard orange flavour pop works well, mwahaha!
The pressie is lovely, much nicer to recieve something that has had time and effort put into it, hopefully she wont be able to kill herbs quite as easily as the others
Well tea break over- im off to raid the raspberries, yum
Enjoy the afternoon allotmenteering Chrissie