I knew a Daphne once, but that's an entirely different story!
And here's a picture of a lovely lawn, freshly mowed, Monday too:
Oh happy, happy, indeed...
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Just a quickie for now...
I feel a bit neglectful, but I guess it's good 'cos I'm dead busy at the moment, so here's a picture of a lovely Daphne - taken Monday:
I knew a Daphne once, but that's an entirely different story!
And here's a picture of a lovely lawn, freshly mowed, Monday too:
I knew a Daphne once, but that's an entirely different story!
And here's a picture of a lovely lawn, freshly mowed, Monday too:
Monday, 7 March 2011
Got me arse in gear and...
...even got some digging done over on the allotment (that'll get to the council spies!) Digging is so good for you isn't it? Gets the blood rolling and the heart a-pumpin' - should be other way round really - and makes one feel like one has actually put in a good shift. The back feels it of course, but then the back will feel any kind of activity that includes lifting, bending and stretching.
So much couch grass, why is there so much couch grass? You dig it up, you pull out the roots and yet there it is again, bastard stuff. You'd think some government would have banned it over the years, but oh no, they have more important things to do like... well, selling guns to the Arabs - bastards!
Got the new hedge in too:
This is where I get impatient and can't just let mother nature take her lovely course. I want it to grow, grow, grow and show me I planted it right and fed it right and... Well, patience is a virtue, but I have never been that virtuous a human being.
Happy growing!
So much couch grass, why is there so much couch grass? You dig it up, you pull out the roots and yet there it is again, bastard stuff. You'd think some government would have banned it over the years, but oh no, they have more important things to do like... well, selling guns to the Arabs - bastards!
Got the new hedge in too:
This is where I get impatient and can't just let mother nature take her lovely course. I want it to grow, grow, grow and show me I planted it right and fed it right and... Well, patience is a virtue, but I have never been that virtuous a human being.
Happy growing!
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Ah! The pond... Ah! The rockery...
Spent about 16 hours tidying up and weeding this area - it's such a beautiful area, I didn't even notice. This is just not like work...
I have this theory and my theory is this, ahem, here is my theory; it is this and it is my theory; this is most definitely a theory and it is my theory:
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| It's about 10% of the garden - and it's the best bit of a lovely place! |
I have this theory and my theory is this, ahem, here is my theory; it is this and it is my theory; this is most definitely a theory and it is my theory:
A GARDEN IS FOR RELAXING IN...
...and this one is a great experience. I wish to state that I am rather enamoured of this place!
Happy...
PS: I look a bit miserable in the picture above, but I think I can state, without fear of contradiction, I was not and am not, AND I'm going to see The Monkees in May, GET IN THERE!
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Ramping up...
I want to say something outlandish but will only say "Gosh! I'm getting busy."
Happy Gardening one and all!
It's a good busy, unlike the soul destroying nonsense of the computer induced busy of the old days at Argos. I know I can say to my clients, "I can't quite finish that today" and they will be laid back about it. Thing is all my clients are so nice, I have always got things done by the time I said I would - I have a real sense of loyalty from them and they get it back in spades or forks - quite literally...
This week I have just about finished tidying one of my bigger gardens and got to round about 20% of another. The one in the picture is from the latter garden. I will take some of the second big garden tomorrow. It's the one with the pond and giant rockery and I couldn't be enjoying what I'm doing more. Mind you Radio 4 really helps me get through the day too.
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| The herb garden at Pat's - cleared out last Autumn and we will re-stock in the coming weeks. |
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This bed at Pat's is my favourite, it's full of some lovely shrubs and perennials and looks brilliant in the Summer  These two are a couple of my mates. The blackbird came within a couple of yards of me last week and the robin was literally on my toe the week before. |
Friday, 25 February 2011
Democracy gives you...
...Gideon.
That really depresses me. I've never really been that much on the side of democracy. It always sounds good doesn't it? But what does democracy actually give to the working individual?
The things I cherish in the UK are the Welfare State and the NHS, a concept that Americans seem to think are alien to democracy. So we make contingencies to look after the have nots. Is that such a bad thing? We cope with the fact that a few people may take advantage of that thing that is called the "system" - perhaps 500,000 "scroungers" - is that such a bad thing if all those that actually are genuine are looked after?
Maybe democracy over here means a different thing to what it means over there. But, then again what democracy here means must differ wildly to it's meaning in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Iran, UAE, Libya et al. What is it they want? Freedom from oppressive regimes, to be able to demonstrate without the threat of being bludgeoned to death or shot or taken away to be raped, tortured or to have one's children subjected to these things.
I have friends who are communists; I have friends who are socialists; I have friends who are liberals, I have friends who are humanists and I have friends who, like me, are anarchists, but personally my own personal sham(e) of voting is all "voted out". 20 years ago if I was to vote with my heart it would have been Labour, but Labour doesn't mean what it did. I look at Bob Crow and I see a "good geezer" and I want him to shut down the country; close the ports, close the railways, it's all we have left. I would have no problem seeing the country "held to ransom" by the unions again, but the Daily Mail curtain twitchers would get all outraged...
Petrol prices are about to truly go through the roof. Will the lovely people from the Road Haulage Association be out on the highways and byways shutting down the road system this time? No, 'cos the people they bank roll are in power now and they'd look really stupid wouldn't they?
So democracy, not sure what it is, but I think the people of Libya would be better off with it, whatever form of it they decide on. And that's the point, it's what the people of Libya want that matters, NOT the oil-dependant mealy mouthed West.
Peace innit...
That really depresses me. I've never really been that much on the side of democracy. It always sounds good doesn't it? But what does democracy actually give to the working individual?
The things I cherish in the UK are the Welfare State and the NHS, a concept that Americans seem to think are alien to democracy. So we make contingencies to look after the have nots. Is that such a bad thing? We cope with the fact that a few people may take advantage of that thing that is called the "system" - perhaps 500,000 "scroungers" - is that such a bad thing if all those that actually are genuine are looked after?
Maybe democracy over here means a different thing to what it means over there. But, then again what democracy here means must differ wildly to it's meaning in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Iran, UAE, Libya et al. What is it they want? Freedom from oppressive regimes, to be able to demonstrate without the threat of being bludgeoned to death or shot or taken away to be raped, tortured or to have one's children subjected to these things.
I have friends who are communists; I have friends who are socialists; I have friends who are liberals, I have friends who are humanists and I have friends who, like me, are anarchists, but personally my own personal sham(e) of voting is all "voted out". 20 years ago if I was to vote with my heart it would have been Labour, but Labour doesn't mean what it did. I look at Bob Crow and I see a "good geezer" and I want him to shut down the country; close the ports, close the railways, it's all we have left. I would have no problem seeing the country "held to ransom" by the unions again, but the Daily Mail curtain twitchers would get all outraged...
Petrol prices are about to truly go through the roof. Will the lovely people from the Road Haulage Association be out on the highways and byways shutting down the road system this time? No, 'cos the people they bank roll are in power now and they'd look really stupid wouldn't they?
So democracy, not sure what it is, but I think the people of Libya would be better off with it, whatever form of it they decide on. And that's the point, it's what the people of Libya want that matters, NOT the oil-dependant mealy mouthed West.
Peace innit...
Mid-Summer Murder Mystery Pt 9
I've jumped to the last two parts as I think it's gonna take too long to get there!
So here we go...
Natalie So, let me hear this again. You’re going to dig up plot 13 ‘cos the Trugmore Lane Allotment Society think there’s a body under the beans?
Jake Yes
Natalie Why you?
Jake Because (pause) They claim they haven’t seen his wife in days, Jill says weeks actually. And he has not been shouting at her on his phone too
Natalie That, doesn’t answer, why you?
Jake I don’t know. Just to stop them going on and on at me
Natalie That, is no excuse. It’s bloody madness, going out after midnight, blacked up wearing a freaking balaclava. You look like the Milk Tray man for pity’s sake
Jake Do I?
Natalie Stop it!
Jake Look I know it’s ridiculous, but we’ll get it done in no time with five of us
Natalie (exasperated) You shouldn’t even be contemplating it, let alone actually be on the verge of doing it
Jake Gotta go. Be back soon, shan’t kiss you, you’ll get covered in camouflage
Natalie (as door shuts quietly) 30 years, 30 bloody of years of this, I deserve time off for good behaviour
(we hear Jake walking slowly along the road. A car goes passed)
Jake Shit! Phew, why am I doing this again? Natalie is right, this is so stupid as to be beyond stupid. More stupid than the most stupid man in Stupidland
Tom Hey! How you doing Milk Tray man
Jake (obviously scared out of his mind) Sweet Jeepers Creepers, you trying to kill me? Don’t do that!
Tom Oops, a bit jumpy
Jake No! (pause) Yeah, look I’m going home, this is so dumb. I have no idea why I agreed to do this
Tom Because you are community minded and it’s-
Jake Community?
Tom (changing subject & sounds enthusiastic) Hey there Jack, Jill!
Jack Hello-
Jill Exciting isn’t it?
Jake No
Tom Ignore him
Jack Come on, Felicity will be waiting
Jill It’s like being in a film
Jack The Magnificent Seven
Jake (irritated) There’s only five of us
Jill No, Ocean’s 12
Jake (louder) There’s only five of us
Tom Shhhhhhh, we need to be quiet, ruthless, straight in, dig, check out the hole, fill it in, sraight out again. Simple!
Jack Five in a Hole (Jack & Jill laugh)
Jake At least you got the number right this time, but there’s no such film or book even
Tom Look, there’s Felicity, very fecthing in her camouflage gear
Jake Not too late to turn back
Jack Pardon?
Jake Nothing
Felicity (whispering) Is this where we synchronise watches
Jake What for? We’re going over there together
Felicity Of course, silly me. This feels like a film or a Secret Seven adventure
Jake Enid Blyton again. There’s only five of us Felicity
Felicity (laughs nervously) Yes, silly me
Jill Did you leave the spades where we agreed Tom?
Tom Check!
Jake Too loud
Tom Sorry, but there’s not gonna be anyone around, not in this town at this time and when was the last time you saw a cop car round here?
Jake Now, duck
(sound of a car driving passed slowly)
Felicity Oh my
Tom & Jake Shh...
Jill (giggles) Exciting
Tom Praise be to the council and this hedge
Jack What if they stop; what do we say?
Jill Trick or treat?
(fade)
So here we go...
Natalie So, let me hear this again. You’re going to dig up plot 13 ‘cos the Trugmore Lane Allotment Society think there’s a body under the beans?
Jake Yes
Natalie Why you?
Jake Because (pause) They claim they haven’t seen his wife in days, Jill says weeks actually. And he has not been shouting at her on his phone too
Natalie That, doesn’t answer, why you?
Jake I don’t know. Just to stop them going on and on at me
Natalie That, is no excuse. It’s bloody madness, going out after midnight, blacked up wearing a freaking balaclava. You look like the Milk Tray man for pity’s sake
Jake Do I?
Natalie Stop it!
Jake Look I know it’s ridiculous, but we’ll get it done in no time with five of us
Natalie (exasperated) You shouldn’t even be contemplating it, let alone actually be on the verge of doing it
Jake Gotta go. Be back soon, shan’t kiss you, you’ll get covered in camouflage
Natalie (as door shuts quietly) 30 years, 30 bloody of years of this, I deserve time off for good behaviour
(we hear Jake walking slowly along the road. A car goes passed)
Jake Shit! Phew, why am I doing this again? Natalie is right, this is so stupid as to be beyond stupid. More stupid than the most stupid man in Stupidland
Tom Hey! How you doing Milk Tray man
Jake (obviously scared out of his mind) Sweet Jeepers Creepers, you trying to kill me? Don’t do that!
Tom Oops, a bit jumpy
Jake No! (pause) Yeah, look I’m going home, this is so dumb. I have no idea why I agreed to do this
Tom Because you are community minded and it’s-
Jake Community?
Tom (changing subject & sounds enthusiastic) Hey there Jack, Jill!
Jack Hello-
Jill Exciting isn’t it?
Jake No
Tom Ignore him
Jack Come on, Felicity will be waiting
Jill It’s like being in a film
Jack The Magnificent Seven
Jake (irritated) There’s only five of us
Jill No, Ocean’s 12
Jake (louder) There’s only five of us
Tom Shhhhhhh, we need to be quiet, ruthless, straight in, dig, check out the hole, fill it in, sraight out again. Simple!
Jack Five in a Hole (Jack & Jill laugh)
Jake At least you got the number right this time, but there’s no such film or book even
Tom Look, there’s Felicity, very fecthing in her camouflage gear
Jake Not too late to turn back
Jack Pardon?
Jake Nothing
Felicity (whispering) Is this where we synchronise watches
Jake What for? We’re going over there together
Felicity Of course, silly me. This feels like a film or a Secret Seven adventure
Jake Enid Blyton again. There’s only five of us Felicity
Felicity (laughs nervously) Yes, silly me
Jill Did you leave the spades where we agreed Tom?
Tom Check!
Jake Too loud
Tom Sorry, but there’s not gonna be anyone around, not in this town at this time and when was the last time you saw a cop car round here?
Jake Now, duck
(sound of a car driving passed slowly)
Felicity Oh my
Tom & Jake Shh...
Jill (giggles) Exciting
Tom Praise be to the council and this hedge
Jack What if they stop; what do we say?
Jill Trick or treat?
(fade)
Thursday, 24 February 2011
And then I saw her face...
...now I'm a Believer. Oh yes, had a good day with my new toy errr garden tool. It's leaf blower/vac. Light, hand held and easy to use. Perfection in the palm of your hand.
And I'm listening to The Monkees too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4erciHaHU
Could life get any better?
PS: I also have a can of Holsten with me, nice...
Happy drinking!
And I'm listening to The Monkees too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4erciHaHU
Could life get any better?
PS: I also have a can of Holsten with me, nice...
Happy drinking!
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