Botanical blunderings on a budget - good life starts here.

Kittikins

I do that all the time, it's a wonder DD and I have any clothes to wear as they always seem to be out on the line! Hope today is a good celebration of the lady's life.

Pippilongstocking

GG you got it in one, they have protection

KK - yeah me too - and I hope so, she was 90+ and laterly not so active, but previously would have given any of us a run for her money

Old botanists don't leave, they just hunt for flowers elsewhere......................

Pippilongstocking

I would like it noted that on this day 18th August 2011, I ironed.

Triciaxx

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

I would like it noted that on this day 18th August 2011, I ironed.

Hells bells! I'm a day behind you. :eek:

It's only the 17th down here. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

basscadette

gallygirl wrote: »

Stupid stupid stupid question alert..........

Trees are made of wood, right (no, that's not the question, I'm not THAT dense :rotfl:). Why don't they rot in the ground then, the way fence posts do? Am guessing cos roots are alive & offer protection that way, but I have some old dead roots in my garden that are not rotting anywhere near as quickly as bits of wood.........

That's the most sensible question I have every heard - food for thought

You actually got me googling on that one and I am amazed. Apparantly poor tree health is of major concern accross the world!! (So not just obese brits then).

Apparantly they would decay but they have an 'immune system' and are quite capable of healing themselves if they are in good health. If not, they do begin to decay.

Check out this linky http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/p443wooddecay.html

Kittikins

Pippi - the day was going so well, then you had to blaspheme and mention the I-R-O-N-I-N-G word

redsquirrel80

Ironing?! :eek:

Hope the amazing old lady's funeral is a fitting occasion x

Pippilongstocking

Triciaxx wrote: »

Hells bells! I'm a day behind you. :eek:

It's only the 17th down here. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I'm so far north the time difference is really obvious - or I might have got the day wrong!

basscadette wrote: »

That's the most sensible question I have every heard - food for thought

You actually got me googling on that one and I am amazed. Apparantly poor tree health is of major concern accross the world!! (So not just obese brits then).

Apparantly they would decay but they have an 'immune system' and are quite capable of healing themselves if they are in good health. If not, they do begin to decay.

Check out this linky http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/p443wooddecay.html

Brilliant! and hellooooooooooooooooo :T

Kittikins wrote: »

Pippi - the day was going so well, then you had to blaspheme and mention the I-R-O-N-I-N-G word

I know, and me too, the world's anti-ironing campaign leader, hopefully I won't iron again this year, very bad for the environment ironing - that and linen trousers.

Red you're right - quite a fitting occasion to iron for :A

Lemon_Tree

hope things went well for you today Pippi, whether it's the 17th or 18th lol

i can't believe you actually let the side down and did some of that flattening stuff - madness!!!!

how much space do chucks need? how many are enough but not too many? how often do you clean them out? what do they eat?

Karmacat

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

KK - yeah me too - and I hope so, she was 90+ and laterly not so active, but previously would have given any of us a run for her money

Old botanists don't leave, they just hunt for flowers elsewhere......................

Awwww..... I like that

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

I would like it noted that on this day 18th August 2011, I ironed.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

i can't believe you actually let the side down and did some of that flattening stuff - madness!!!!

I like that too

how much space do chucks need? how many are enough but not too many? how often do you clean them out? what do they eat?

I sense an amazon book coming on ....

I'd quite like chooks, but I think I'll make do vicariously with Pippi's blog for now I showed my mum your blog, Pippi, the post about rocks in the pockets, back in February she was very impressed.