OL, that's a bugger! OH coming up for my B'day on 21st, staying for his on 30th, then Must trave lback on 1st may to have his younger son for his turn. Forgot you need M61 from where you are for Hull. From manchester I used M6 to M62, or could go A580, M6, M62 For you, whole M6 is huge detour. I lived off chorley junc of M61 before, and after that lived Knott End, the World's biggest Cul-de-Sac, AKA God's waiting room!
.I had hopes of you dropping off at his house even though he not there, for him to move.But you would be looking at at least a 2 hr detour onto a seriously busy junction. And we still haven't sorted the next leg, so the effort would be for nowt! I'll get Lizzie to find out more about the poss Kendal drop-off. If it could suit, maybe Lee could collect your plants on his way up, then drop off on hid way home. Bless him for putting up with me and everything I rope him and his estate car into! He is willing to accomodate as long as not too many detours from motorway. Can't make his journey too much longer as he is not in best of health, but he will always keep a promise. Might run out of promises for myself, tho! But some of his ideas served for the seeds, like calling it 'Flood Seed Appeal, and asking Daniel for help. Hoping he might write me a 'letter to editor' to get us more publicity.Whatever small interest in gardening that he had before will soon get destroyed in the face of our enthusiasm! Or made stronger, I hope!
Well, we knew this wouldn't be easy! It sounds like there are pieces of plans gradually coming together, though.Let's just keep trying to put the jigsaw together. (For example, one of the Somerset volunteers is following up some haulage contacts for us, but probably won't hear back til after Easter.)
I'm sure we'll crack it! Just hope nobody drowns under a stockpile of plants in the meantime...
Evening all. Got loads more plants to go. Put out an appeal on BathFreegle for plants and pots and have had good response. Also stood up at Garden Club Thurs night and appealed for more so waiting to see what happens there (70 odd people = nerve wracking speech! ) I worked on the principle of feel the fear and do it anyway!
Probably going to be able to take a car load down to Somerset on my way down to Devon to pick daughter up for Easter and ditto when I take her back again, so that's sorted.
Still waiting to hear back from my Kendal nephew - if he says yes then I hope to be able to arrange relays all the way down - got lots of rellies!
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OL, that's a bugger! OH coming up for my B'day on 21st, staying for his on 30th, then Must trave lback on 1st may to have his younger son for his turn. Forgot you need M61 from where you are for Hull. From manchester I used M6 to M62, or could go A580, M6, M62 For you, whole M6 is huge detour. I lived off chorley junc of M61 before, and after that lived Knott End, the World's biggest Cul-de-Sac, AKA God's waiting room!
.I had hopes of you dropping off at his house even though he not there, for him to move.But you would be looking at at least a 2 hr detour onto a seriously busy junction. And we still haven't sorted the next leg, so the effort would be for nowt! I'll get Lizzie to find out more about the poss Kendal drop-off. If it could suit, maybe Lee could collect your plants on his way up, then drop off on hid way home. Bless him for putting up with me and everything I rope him and his estate car into! He is willing to accomodate as long as not too many detours from motorway. Can't make his journey too much longer as he is not in best of health, but he will always keep a promise. Might run out of promises for myself, tho! But some of his ideas served for the seeds, like calling it 'Flood Seed Appeal, and asking Daniel for help. Hoping he might write me a 'letter to editor' to get us more publicity.Whatever small interest in gardening that he had before will soon get destroyed in the face of our enthusiasm! Or made stronger, I hope!
Jeannie, just to let you know that Daniel's away for a week - back on the 22nd.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, we knew this wouldn't be easy! It sounds like there are pieces of plans gradually coming together, though.Let's just keep trying to put the jigsaw together. (For example, one of the Somerset volunteers is following up some haulage contacts for us, but probably won't hear back til after Easter.)
I'm sure we'll crack it! Just hope nobody drowns under a stockpile of plants in the meantime...
Rosie
Mine will be OK Rosie, I've always got a collection of plants for something or someone. Plus the ones waiting for me to plant them
In the sticks near Peterborough
Nut, can you PM Orchid Lady; her trip to Hull would certainly pass within driving distance from you
Orchid lady, how far from Peterborough would you be on the way to /from Hull, so Nut could meet you?
Looking at Tracey's route I don't think she'll be closer than 90 miles from me at any point artjak.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Evening all. Got loads more plants to go. Put out an appeal on BathFreegle for plants and pots and have had good response. Also stood up at Garden Club Thurs night and appealed for more so waiting to see what happens there (70 odd people = nerve wracking speech! ) I worked on the principle of feel the fear and do it anyway!
Probably going to be able to take a car load down to Somerset on my way down to Devon to pick daughter up for Easter and ditto when I take her back again, so that's sorted.
Still waiting to hear back from my Kendal nephew - if he says yes then I hope to be able to arrange relays all the way down - got lots of rellies!
Cheers!
Wow! Lizzie! Queen of the Road!
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