Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

No magnolia in my garden, unlike maggie. . We planted one but an ash branch fell in it and sliced it in two, the chances must have been infinitesimal.....

But I bought this year a forest pansy. Its past its best now. But here is a close up...




It flowers all up its trunk and branches, its very gaudy but welcome on a grey very early spring day and IMO a welcome blast of a less easily achieved colour at that time of year.

Fantastic colour there lir! I don't think it is gaudy at all.
I'll be doing a lot of thinking across this year about what flowers/colours I can get into the garden. I think I'll have a lot of tubs/pots & would like some cascading type plants.

lostinrates

I made seed and fat blocks the perfect size for my bird feeders holder and put one out this morning.

Its melted.


The hedge sparrows, of which we have a plethora, don't mind, they seem to prefe eating off the grass, I only hope they get it all before tonight and the rats come put for what's left.

Hedge sparrows are such dear little things. Totally horrified by people, scatter if they see movement, but they now tolerate the dogs ( who ignore them) being out there on the grass chomping bones.

The scattering of them in itself is quite beautiful. Plain little birds, but delightful in their habits, shy and such pretty movers.

Doozergirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

Anyway - found this "report a crime app". It's free, so letting you all know:
http://www.witnessconfident.org/

No idea if it's any good/use .... but it "works automatically" in England/Wales and enables you to log any crime from anywhere on your phone.

Great. Can I report the colour that the new owners of my old house have painted the front door? It's still bothering me.

lemonjelly

Doozergirl wrote: »

Great. Can I report the colour that the new owners of my old house have painted the front door? It's still bothering me.

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lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

Fantastic colour there lir! I don't think it is gaudy at all.
I'll be doing a lot of thinking across this year about what flowers/colours I can get into the garden. I think I'll have a lot of tubs/pots & would like some cascading type plants.

Maybe it looks less gaudy close up?
Its in the far corner of my garden in a pot ATm. Generally I think quite carefully about colour, and how bright colours pull things forward and make things seem smaller and so on, but I think this might go in there anyway because its like a pink shard of Lightening on a grey day. Really shockingly aggressive. On a grim day I think its not the wort think in the work to have ones eyes drawn to something so harshly joyous. I am just thinking a bit longer before committing it to the ground.

Generali

lemonjelly wrote: »

Good to hear the recovery is well under way though!
At least the nerves/nerve ending appear to be working!:o


Right up there with therapist finder.com which shouldn't but always makes me laugh.

Victor Lewis Smith, TV reviewer in the Standard, used to like that play on words. He also had the great idea for a children's book: "The Magical Faraway Land Inside the Abandoned Fridge".

Yeah, I'm tired but getting there.

I'm trying really hard not to be grumpy and doing ok. I am recognising my limits though and simply saying "No".

I spent today's economics strategy meeting sitting on the floor. I can't stand for an hour from 8 am and then work effectively all day so I sat in the corner. If someone has a problem I'd be happy to discuss. Happier than them by the end of the conversation I would guess.

lemonjelly

Generali wrote: »

Yeah, I'm tired but getting there.

I'm trying really hard not to be grumpy and doing ok. I am recognising my limits though and simply saying "No".

I spent today's economics strategy meeting sitting on the floor. I can't stand for an hour from 8 am and then work effectively all day so I sat in the corner. If someone has a problem I'd be happy to discuss. Happier than them by the end of the conversation I would guess.

I think (& I'm not comparing our circs) but I appear to be quite ratty/irritable. Probably stress/panic etc. I'm aware that I'm being quite short with some people, & I really need to stop it. Perhaps another reason for a quick sale?

You've good reason mate. Far better reason than I. Don't dwell on it. Focus on getting better & having fun with the generalissimo's!:)

michaels

Generali wrote: »

..... I can't stand for an hour from 8 am and then work effectively all day....

Lucky you don't have to commute in London then. Sitting on the floor with ones mind elsewhere is probably the level of consideration an economics meeting warrants.....

lostinrates

Hedge sparrows now joined by first fledged and flying squab of the year I have noticed. Seen fair few eggs about though.

PasturesNew

Just tried to provide money evidence.... failure to log into one account, new passcode being sent. Totted it all up and know how much I have now. It's nice when you log in and it's all still there.