Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Took cat over to the vet for 2pm. By then she was very much at peace, having spent the morning lying out in the sun in the garden while we weeded around the perennials.

Pleased to say, it was all pretty text-book.

Oh davesnave. What a lovely way to spend the morning for her. .

Perfect.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

Perfect.

Or even purrfect , but purring was something she stopped doing on Sunday. Important sign, I think.

Marchella, our vet, is very good. She's also a chicken specialist. So, pragmatic as usual, we grilled her over our latest chicken woes and got a sort of long distance diagnosis on our very poorly Rhode Island too.

As a result, I'm culling her tonight. What a great day!

Still, I'd rather deal with it all and have some peace of mind.

RAS

Davesnave wrote: »

Or even purrfect , but purring was something she stopped doing on Sunday. Important sign, I think.

Agreed. Our old man was unsettled by the move to the car but was in full "double decker bus" mode lying on the vet's table being stroked. He had however been very miserable all day (back legs had almost given out) so the time was right.

Better_Days

Davesnave wrote: »

Took cat over to the vet for 2pm. By then she was very much at peace, having spent the morning lying out in the sun in the garden while we weeded around the perennials.

Pleased to say, it was all pretty text-book.

Ahh, so sorry to hear about kitty, now at peace in a sunbeam for ever :A

All we can do is give them the best quality of life for as long as possible. And then have the courage to do the right thing at the right time.

Better_Days

Anyone know what this plant is?
One of the few in this garden apart from roses and forgetmenots which are everywhere.

lostinrates

Better days cerinthe major is one of my favourites! It does tend to do well. Funnily enough its not keen where I put it but I am thinking of getting some to under plant the white borders for depth.

Better_Days

That was quick LIR!
Many thanks :A
This clump has been flowering for ages - possibly due to the mild spring. Bees love it. I asked Mr BD to fence it off from the chickens so they didn't trash it and I'm glad I did now! It's in totally the wrong place - in effect in the middle of the lawn.

Never seen a garden like this one. Loads of empty plant pots and plant labels strewn around, but very few plants.

How's Old Dog today?

lostinrates

Quiet, asleep on the sofa. Not fussed about much. I just ordered her a months worth of pills, rather than two months ( I am allowed two lots of pills and I only have got near the end of one box so instead of getting both I am guessing we have a month so going for that and then seeing ). The lot I haven't ordered are useless to me if I get left with a load, where as the main lot are ok for dog dog if she needs them for minor things.

I also have a cat going to the vet on Friday for a ' not quite right' situation on Friday. Have a feeling it could be the beginning of renal problems. .

RAS

Ouch lir. Lots of poorlies.

RAS

Better_Days wrote: »

Never seen a garden like this one. Loads of empty plant pots and plant labels strewn around, but very few plants.

Plants bought. Plants left in pots. Plants died. Plants binned or composted, leaving labels and pots?