Botanical blunderings on a budget - good life starts here.

Lemon_Tree

sorry to hear about your washing trog that must be so annoying.

we had our viewing and she had a face like a wet weekend from the moment she walked through the door. i guess we'll see tomorrow or the next day what she really thought.

Greying_Pilgrim

Morning Pippi and :wave: to everyone else.

We're just grand, thanks for asking. So good to hear you are planting seeds. Loving all the PT talk too and the 'virtual' planting and planning. I did laugh out loud when I read that Mr Flowers had walked in on you 'in the act' on the sofa (that was Pippi innocently reading the wholesale plant catalogue for anyone who's not read the blog post yet, no smut on here please ). I will be getting my green fingered 'kicks' vicariously now, through your polytunnel adventures, we've just decided to give up our allotment. It's the right decision in the long term, but a bit sad none the less, as there were lots of good aspects to it, and we did harvest alot of produce - and I read the fact about the £1:£9 ratio after we'd made the decision Ah well, onwards and upwards, it is all part of the 'plan' (plan? plan? we've a plan?) and the future will hold a home with a garden large enough to have veggies in abundance right outside the backdoor.

I've just seen yesterday's post too - that bunch of flowers is superb - no wonder the cafe are delighted (and I expect Aunty C is too!). When it's not playing up, technology is a wonderful thing isn't it?

Well, I hope you manage to do lots today, I don't know what the weather is with you - it's slightly 'breezy' here (on the isle of flowers scale - blooming windy to everyone else!).

Have a great day.

Greying

ETA - LT perhaps it was a 'poker face' bluffing exercise, in order to not seem to love the place and affect negotiations. Hoping for the best outcome for you anyway.

troglodyte

Morning!

LT you never know, maybe that's just her default expression! I know I look like this, often when I'm just thinking things over people mistakenly think I am really shocked or disapproving - used to be a bad thing but it has its advantages as sometimes people feel the need to offer me a better deal!

Cheery_Daff

Oh dear Trog, I did laugh at your washing! :rotfl: sorry! Yes, perhaps you could cut off the corner, or cut it into pillow cases or something?

LT - my mum's default expression is like a wet weekend, and she's pretty much always happy, so you never know!

GP - I gave up my allotment a few years back, absolutely the right thing for me. Once it had got to being a 'should do' rather than a 'want to' it went, especially since I was driving to it rather than walking, which wasn't the idea!

Morning Pippi! :T

starnac

LT people always tell you not to look too enthused when viewing a house. it's tactics. if you can look a bit disinterested and list EVERY issue with the house "oh I couldn't possibly live with THAT carpet. it needs complete new flooring" etc then you are in a better position to negotiate as it knocks the seller's confidence.

Bah to slow internet connection Pippi. I am keeping well thanks. DD's birthday tomorrow so been a bit busy over the weekend with her party. Got a meeting in church tonight which will lead to a late night (some of them can't stop talking once you get them going *rolls eyes*) although I do have half a mind to tell people there tonight to stop ringing me up at gone 9.30pm asking me to do stuff. "No I am in bed and was almost asleep".

anyway need to have a quick catch up then do some tidying for my mum who's coming to babysit tonight so she doesn't see what a mess we live in :eek:

Cheery_Daff

You absolutely need to say that Starnac! Can't believe people are ringing you that late asking you to do stuff! Pah!

Triciaxx

Lots of progress oop North. :T:T:T

We came over the moors from Derbyshire today and the cloud was down really low on the hills, tumbling and rolling down the valley sides.

It was blowing a gale and the little water courses were filled with a creamy foam as water rushed down to the reservoirs.

Then, half way up a hill on the only flat ledge I could see, was a poly-tunnel.

I thought of you. :j:j

It was in the Woodhead Pass. Then we climbed Holme Moss and down the other side to Holmfirth - home of Last of the Summer Wine. Then 14 miles through boring urban sprawl to home.

Having survived on the outskirts of London for many years, I really count my blessings that I live in such a lovely area now.

PS : The flowers are lovely, as is the sentiment.

Lemon_Tree

thanks everyone, i spoke to the estate agent and she used the phrase that her face looked like she'd been kicked in the back side so i'm guessing this is the usual face. They didn't get hold of her today so i'm hoping to hear something tomorrow. I'm not holding out much hope so whatever happens for the good will be a bonus

GP we gave up our allotment this year, we'd not had it long but it was too much for us and we had reached the stage where we felt guilty all the time, guilty for not going up there, for not getting enough done, for doing anything around the house as we should be up there, for tidying our home garden because we should have been up there. The feeling of freedom when we handed it back was wonderful.

Pippilongstocking

Apologies, carp Internet.

Lt don't feel guilty, you knew it was too much! And, you free'd yourself from it. hope the smacked in the face by a busy lady stands in a wind direction place.

Trog oh dear re washing! we can't get anything out here, house like a laundry.

Tricia sounds like u had fun! I don't mind urban sprawl, I just look in the gardens yay to hill dwelling polytunelists glad you liked my flowers

Starnac folk are so unthoughtful. Turn the ringer off. Hope dd has a lovely day. And the cleaning goes ok xxxx mind and rest.

Cheery hey up lass hope you are ok

Greying glad you have a plan.....:) breezy squally here.

Today
Work, out early squal=boy needing shelter of car before bus, so I leave early.
Planted straws - all 200 of them (eek) anyone want any rooted runners?

Hmm what else?

Oh the advertised that post cv needs tweaked and I've a letter to write.

Be around tomorrow a bit (Internet permitting)

Lemon_Tree

you'll never beleive this pippi but once we've a new home i'll need some more strawberries, Mr LT weeded the back garden a little over a week ago and i've found that he took out everything cept my camelia and my thrift. so my strawberries and ladies mantle have all gone