The revenge of the stripey socks - a DFW adventure

Pippilongstocking

hampsterpoo wrote: »

thanks I do indeed have another grandchild and at my age :eek: .

I thought YOU'd had the said blessed child (well you furry female counterpart) :rolleyes:

Cheers for info re bank charges - I thought when they said they were all on hold then I wasnt supposed to claim....DOH

Pippilongstocking

Peedie update on 'ootside the hoose - aka the gairden'

OK since class on Thursday night (Vegetable Gardening in Orkney by Mr Garden Guru of Orkney and his fledgling stripey assistant) I have given myself a swift kick up the jacksie

I am mopping and moaning here (mostly to you lot) and not out doing what I love in my garden

SO - today - its a garden day

BRB is about to be fired up there are leaves to suck up everywhere
Tatties to dig
Tomatoes to harvest
Basil to harvest
Garlic to bring inside and onions to sort
Inspect the squashes etc (I knew it was a mistake to grow them outside - DOH)
Pick some flowers
Think about clearing out a few beds
Split up some strawberries
Plant 2 big buckets of ladies mantle (my favourite) outside the kitchen window
LOGS< LOGS< LOGS needing done

Lodger girlie and I bumped into each other in Mr T yesterday during our pilgrrimage (3x big blocks cheddar 70p each various breaded goods 15p-27p, bag apples for 50p and that was about it) lots of other reductions but too expensive - Sorry KK!

Anyway lodger girlie said - 'Oh I need to give you the rent this weekend please' Big smiles from me so will sort that later on

Spoke ot OH on phone, let him call me as my mobile bill has gone up a bit (he refuses to switch on his house phone - grrr - so I always have to call his mobile)

Need to plan trip south, trying to scam (sorry plan) some more IT training so I can get a trip down paid

Main thing today is to enjoy garden and reawaken the love I have for all things growing, sort out potting shed etc and not freak out about beginning to write again (all my IT equipment has started to arrive) and do some cooking later which I also love.

I do need to be brave later and venture into my study - had an email for someone desperate for a room - BUT - although considered giving up the 'office/study' if I don't manage to write effectively over the next 3-4 months - I definately wont be a doctor of flowers no chance - so as much as I'd like to help this girl - I fear anohter body in the house at this moment in time is just too much for us (me) - feel terrible as the girls having a terrible tiem at her own place and I feel really selfish (we really could help) but I think I can't.

Kids ace - OH offered to contribute half to DD xmas pressie - so I only need to find maybe 150 (i have alot of quidco stuff and could ebay some plants so will check that out today as well)

I need some motivation - edna is at 430 saved up to pay her off

I WILL DRIVE BRB (THE BIG RED BEAST) AND SAY HI TO CHOOKIE

(after another cuppa )

urg123

Hey miss

great to see you - love the idea of 'falling back in love' with gardening.

I know what you mean about feeling guilty re the girl who needs a room but you need to focus on you. If things change, you can always call her.

Need to get moving now - going to see a potential photographer this am!

urg x x

hampsterpoo

Oh dear flower and plant queen to the uninformed ,
a quick question , how do I know when my butternut squash is ready ?
it doesnt seem to be changing colour to what the ones in the shops look like ?

lucielle

Get your stripey butt (oo-er missus) out in that garden now. I'm having a fab time in mine and getting loads done with a lot of help (nagging) from the off spring and adaopted son.
L

Pippilongstocking

hampsterpoo wrote: »

Oh dear flower and plant queen to the uninformed ,
a quick question , how do I know when my butternut squash is ready ?
it doesnt seem to be changing colour to what the ones in the shops look like ?

Which variety are you growing?
When harvesting (late September or before heavy frosts) the fruit should be cut from the vine with the stem attached. You can tell when the fruit is ripe by the texture of the skin. It becomes very firm, golden in colour and will easily resist the pressure of your thumb nail. Also, like a melon, it "rings" when given a good rap.

Sounds like your's aint ready yet.........

HP stop bowing - get up off the floor:rotfl:

Pippilongstocking

lucielle wrote: »

Get your stripey butt (oo-er missus) out in that garden now. I'm having a fab time in mine and getting loads done with a lot of help (nagging) from the off spring and adaopted son.
L

I have spotty pants on today - so shifted my spotty arris into the garden and just in



Logs done a plenty and then I took the kids and darwin to beach and accidetnally foudn one with lots of wood and accidentally took ikea bags and accidentally collected another couple days wood :rotfl:

Bad mummy, bad mummy:rotfl:

Picked a pile of tomatoes as well

boredofbeingathome

I have visions of you picking spots on your arriss...why does my brain work this way?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Pippilongstocking

My expenses came
My expenses came
My expenses came

£450 - woo hoo - I only claimed for about 300 or so

Yippeedoodahday

And lodger girl is going to pay me this weekend

And I can pay it all to the credit card (PAH!!!!!) go me.....................at least its all coming in this weekend

Pippilongstocking

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

I have visions of you picking spots on your arriss...why does my brain work this way?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Ok amended - I have many many many freckles on my arris - no spots - no room for spots cos of the !!!!!!! freckles

My knickers have pink and purple polka dots:rotfl:


Thank god we'll never meet I am talking to strangers about my knickers - Darwin says hello!