All the rainwater from our gutters from the house and two sheds and greenhouse is collected in two waterbutts, when full, the water is directed underground via pipes to an unused well, we have placed a pump in the well, connected a tap and hosepipe, and over the last ten years it has kept our plants well watered, I realize we were very lucky to find the well, but saving rain water is key. plus we get a discount on our water bill,anyone with any kind of soakaway can receive a discount from water company, but you have to ask for it
If you need a giggle mother has informed me that for my wedding I shall be having fake flowers including where people will be camping as my brother doesn't want his hayfever triggering as he'll have puffy eyes in the photos! My reply was surprisingly polite.
OL because I'm still in pots for a lot of plants I've taken to filling the barrow with water and soaking the pots in the water overnight and swapping for different pots the next day.
Get a can of instant fix and put it in your tyre - evil stuff but very effective!
lol clarington. I would have loved other people taking over some of the organising. I did say 'some' though so maybe i was lucky not to have it comandeered by fmaily!
My bouquet was deep red roses and one cream one hidden in it to represent my dad who died a few years before. I'd always wanted my OH to have given me a bunch of red roses, but he never did. Pink ones, yellow ones never red. It became an obsession. Wedding dinner - us at top table about an hour after getting married, I point out my bouquet on the cake table "See those red roses? I got so sick of waiting for you to buy me some I bought my own effing red roses"!....He responded. "The honeymoon period doesn't last long, does it?"!
Oh Annie if you ever get married again I can loan you a few mothers / a grandmother who'll sort it all out for you!! I am used to project managing so as far as I'm concerned a wedding should be a doddle in comparison to running a project with shouting engineers and where the time frame was so strict the RAF gave us five minutes buffering time before sending a harrier over the lift site for good measure! A doddle that is so long as we all run to MY INSTRUCTIONS!
We've not even decided when (where!!) We're getting married much let table decorations is completely against the grain with my family who are most worried that I haven't rushed off to get piles of wedding magazines (don't they realise that's less money for me to spend on plants?) and choosen my wedding dress (not really appropriate since we don't know if it'll be summer or winter and seriously guys I've a pond that needs finishing!) Or started to make proto-type cake decorations (really? I've got tomato plants doing their best to dry out on me and you want me to worry about cake?!)
Annie - I brought my own engagement ring after getting fed up of waiting. You need to tell these chaps where they stand sometimes!!
I keep seeing people mentioning thunder storms and such like - can you send a little up here. We've had three minutes of rain today and that's not enough to make a dent on my water butt!
Hopefully I won't need to get married again! I refer to himself as 'my current husband'. It's good to keep them on their toes, I feel! Your family have been watching too many 'bridezilla' type programmmes. Your job sounds like it's all about organisation so you probably need far less help than anyone! I feel for you though. They have such differing priorities to you. Tell them you are having a long engagement so the two of you can be sure you are compatible!
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Wow that's such a lovely thing to have Suzy.
If you need a giggle mother has informed me that for my wedding I shall be having fake flowers including where people will be camping as my brother doesn't want his hayfever triggering as he'll have puffy eyes in the photos!
My reply was surprisingly polite.
OL because I'm still in pots for a lot of plants I've taken to filling the barrow with water and soaking the pots in the water overnight and swapping for different pots the next day.
Get a can of instant fix and put it in your tyre - evil stuff but very effective!
Hasn't your brother jumped the gun a bit? Invitations haven't gone out yet - he might not be invited!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The way my family are ploughing on with it I'm more concerned I haven't been invited!!
lol clarington. I would have loved other people taking over some of the organising. I did say 'some' though so maybe i was lucky not to have it comandeered by fmaily!
My bouquet was deep red roses and one cream one hidden in it to represent my dad who died a few years before. I'd always wanted my OH to have given me a bunch of red roses, but he never did. Pink ones, yellow ones never red. It became an obsession. Wedding dinner - us at top table about an hour after getting married, I point out my bouquet on the cake table "See those red roses? I got so sick of waiting for you to buy me some I bought my own effing red roses"!....He responded. "The honeymoon period doesn't last long, does it?"!
Oh Annie if you ever get married again I can loan you a few mothers / a grandmother who'll sort it all out for you!! I am used to project managing so as far as I'm concerned a wedding should be a doddle in comparison to running a project with shouting engineers and where the time frame was so strict the RAF gave us five minutes buffering time before sending a harrier over the lift site for good measure! A doddle that is so long as we all run to MY INSTRUCTIONS!
We've not even decided when (where!!) We're getting married much let table decorations is completely against the grain with my family who are most worried that I haven't rushed off to get piles of wedding magazines (don't they realise that's less money for me to spend on plants?) and choosen my wedding dress (not really appropriate since we don't know if it'll be summer or winter and seriously guys I've a pond that needs finishing!) Or started to make proto-type cake decorations (really? I've got tomato plants doing their best to dry out on me and you want me to worry about cake?!)
Annie - I brought my own engagement ring after getting fed up of waiting. You need to tell these chaps where they stand sometimes!!
I keep seeing people mentioning thunder storms and such like - can you send a little up here. We've had three minutes of rain today and that's not enough to make a dent on my water butt!
Hopefully I won't need to get married again! I refer to himself as 'my current husband'. It's good to keep them on their toes, I feel! Your family have been watching too many 'bridezilla' type programmmes. Your job sounds like it's all about organisation so you probably need far less help than anyone! I feel for you though. They have such differing priorities to you. Tell them you are having a long engagement so the two of you can be sure you are compatible!