Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Morning all,


what a night!!! really high winds etc.


yesterday evening a family walked passed the ranch house, stopped, and then started to go in the garden and walk round!!, so me got out of the caravan, and smiled, they then if we owned the house, and of coarse I said yes, and then they asked if it was for sale... obviously I said no, BUT everything is for sale if the price is right..lol..( yes I know I am a tease) they asked how much we paid for it, and when I told them they were gobsmacked... how cheap it was, as the road that we are on ( well tech its the lane at the bottom of the road) has the highest price houses in the village, and his father lives there..


on times like that, it really does put a big grin on my face, or should I say smug lol

Davesnave

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

yesterday evening a family walked passed the ranch house, stopped, and then started to go in the garden and walk round!!, so me got out of the caravan, and smiled, they then if we owned the house, and of coarse I said yes, and then they asked if it was for sale... obviously I said no, BUT everything is for sale if the price is right..lol..( yes I know I am a tease) they asked how much we paid for it, and when I told them they were gobsmacked... how cheap it was, as the road that we are on ( well tech its the lane at the bottom of the road) has the highest price houses in the village, and his father lives there..


on times like that, it really does put a big grin on my face, or should I say smug lol

Not shy in coming forward were they? :eek:
You should have a big grin. You got what other people only dream about. :A Mind you, they conveniently forget to think of the hard graft involved!

The price we paid for this isn't available on the usual sites, as it's ag-tied with more than a hectare, so that's one of the few things I keep under my hat.

choille

Waiting on plumber who is coming to do the Rayburn piping - hopefully.

Glorious day again. Really warm & clear.

I do like bulbs, but the mice have eaten all my tulips - I suppose I should lift them, but who could be bothered with that?. We have wild yellow flag iris's which are in swathes around the wet places. I do like those metallic iris's which I may get - I also like the miny purpley blue ones.

Off over East after the plumbers been.

CTC - If I found a stranger in my garden asking how much I paid for my place I would send them off in jerky movements with the persuasion of a sharp instrument, such as a garden fork - I'd get them to fork off!

choille

Dave - why not wait until it pours down before ripping off your roof? Or will it make it rain?

Just washed my hair in the sink. It is a faff, but you do what you have to. It's so long it dangles in the sink. I do hope for a bath this Winter!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

choille, I normally would, but he was a slimmy twonk, who loved himself, and 'oozed' self importance.. so it was nice to floor him when I said the price... it was like kicking him in the privates lol..

Rummer

CTC As unpleasant as people like that can be it often helps us to focus on how good our lives are

Things here continue to be tough and I am tired. However my gorgeous son and I spent some time in the garden today and I felt all warm and fuzzy looking at my gorgeous (to me) garden. It was lovely lying on the grass watching the clouds pass by.

I did notice that there were hundreds of buzzy things around the lavender and sage Next year I am going to add some more bee and butterfly attracting plants. The buddleia that Choille sent me was popular too.

One thing I truly love about my garden is the stories attached to many of the plants and their links back to people here

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Rummer wrote: »

CTC As unpleasant as people like that can be it often helps us to focus on how good our lives are

Def Rummer... and it doesn't matter how sh!ty our lives may seem, precious moments mean the world... your time out today with Rumlet in the garden sounds like one of those moments, that will stay with you for a long time...


Sometimes we are too busy or stressed to notice the simple, but yet beautiful things and moment around us....


I am so glad I listened to you lot, and finally made the decision to close the business on Fridays, giving us a 3 day weekend.. it has made a HUGE difference.. ok still stressed with work, but it is lower that it was before..

ukmaggie45

Rummer wrote: »

I did notice that there were hundreds of buzzy things around the lavender and sage Next year I am going to add some more bee and butterfly attracting plants. The buddleia that Choille sent me was popular too.

I can recommend Cerinthe or Bee Balm. Bought some seed last autumn, planted in the spring. Have some at lottie, some at home, and a single plant here at the caravan, though that's nearly over now. I think I got it from Higgledy Garden. But might try to save some seed. Mine hasn't gone as dark as the ones shown in the photo in link, but it's still attractive, and the bees just love it!

I'm excited as first of my sweet peas flowers in a giant pot on the deck here is just budding, I'm hoping it might open tomorrow.

First sweet pea bud by ukmaggie45, on Flickr

I think it's Parfumier Mix, but can't remember where I got it from. Supposed to be highly scented. Hoping it's one of the deep coloured ones, looks as if it might be... Time will tell!

Davesnave

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

I can recommend Cerinthe

Cerinthe major will seed itself, very successfully in some years. We started with one plant by the side of the drive, but its beginning to get about now. Ours is very dark, but I'm not sure where it came from.

Speaking of self-seeding, an honesty that appeared in the hedge turned out to be far less wishy-washy than most, so I'm growing the seed on to see how that goes. If the seedlings do as their parent did, I'll plant them in the hedges along the road.

Meanwhile....
The cement mixer safety guard had to be chiselled and drilled off, leaving four M8 set screws to undo, again made almost impossible by the stupid design of the thing. I found myself cursing British engineering. Yes, I know, it still goes after 27 years, but the motor's German! Just one problem left: although it's never been adjusted before, the adjustment space is all used-up. :wall: So, instead of just tightening the drive belt, I'll probably need to buy a new one.:mad:

Davesnave

Rummer wrote: »

I did notice that there were hundreds of buzzy things around the lavender and sage Next year I am going to add some more bee and butterfly attracting plants. The buddleia that Choille sent me was popular too.

I think the insects have done fairly well down here this year, though you wouldn't have been lying on my grass today, or seeing any butterflies, as the wind and rain at the beginning and end of the day has made it feel more like the end of October.:(

There was a bright middle, but I found myself shopping during much of that! Some folks also came to pick apples here and they just about made it before the heavens opened again.

On our way back from shopping, I managed to find a road we'd not explored before, which was fun. There are so many interesting hidden hamlets tucked into the folds of the land around here. One ancient place we passed had a duck pond completely obscured by duckweed, with two neat duck houses and the obligatory 6 white ducks. I'll get a photo some time when the light is good.

Alfie, I hope things are improving.....Thinking about you and Mum.