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Awful weather - typical Brits talk
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Farway said:Likewise, no gardening, but may catch up on last week's GW, if Family History work [at home] starts to frustrateOT, but with AI I'm now updating Wikitree entries with some photos and more details,.Lots of distracting rabbit holes to go down of course, one of mine was a 16 years old Kitchen Maid, working in a house on Onlsow Square.I have her story from Good Housekeeping 1936,1/- at all good bookstalls
. Very Upstairs, Downstairs, complete with "Your servant" waiting behind your chair at dinner. Perhaps on special occasions at Rottery Acres we could have this?That house is still thereI lived in Onslow Gardens when I first went to London in the late 60s. The house wasn't for wealthy folk; it was a hostel for young government employees like me, up from the sticks. It was maybe a little like being at a boarding school, or an open prison, but I've no experience of those. I just know they starved us, and made life generally restricted and uncomfortable to ensure a good turnover.
Two acquaintances were expelled evicted, which was good news, because I could then move into their room in the upper part of the house. The servants' quarters, with their low ceilings, were the best, because they were warmest.Two guys in that room turned out to be reliable, so we planned and executed an escape, but it wasn't easy. Even in those days, a grotty lower flat in Kilburn attracted about 6 or 7 groups of hopefuls at the appointed hour, but we got there first.
The Onslow houses are certainly still there, but I doubt if any are hostels. One or two would buy a very decent Rottery Acres!OT: Sun's out. and the amount of rainfall seems to have been unexceptional here."The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. The axe was clever and convinced the trees that since his handle was made of wood, he was one of them."
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2p - I buy towels from the CS for 50p as dog towels.
I'm looking at the dying apple tree and trying to decide what to grow up it. Rose? Clematis? Both?4 -
greenbee said:I'm looking at the dying apple tree and trying to decide what to grow up it. Rose? Clematis? Both?Thornless blackberry & a clematisGet the right [Merton] blackberry and have great spring blossom, then all the berriesClematis, cos they are lovely, try and avoid the Norwegian variety I keep buying from Morries
When an eel bites your bum, that's a Moray6 -
Farway said:greenbee said:I'm looking at the dying apple tree and trying to decide what to grow up it. Rose? Clematis? Both?Clematis, cos they are lovely, try and avoid the Norwegian variety I keep buying from MorriesHow about Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie?' Not prone to mildew, or curling-up at the first sign of drought. If you can give it some shade at the root, and hack it back in February, it should be fine.
"The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. The axe was clever and convinced the trees that since his handle was made of wood, he was one of them."
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Not a fan of yellow, but do like the shape.Dustyevsky said:Farway said:greenbee said:I'm looking at the dying apple tree and trying to decide what to grow up it. Rose? Clematis? Both?Clematis, cos they are lovely, try and avoid the Norwegian variety I keep buying from MorriesHow about Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie?' Not prone to mildew, or curling-up at the first sign of drought. If you can give it some shade at the root, and hack it back in February, it should be fine.
@Farway - I already have a merton thornless blackberry on the fence based on your recommendation, next to the brown turkey fig.5 -
greenbee said:
Not a fan of yellow, but do like the shape.Dustyevsky said:Farway said:greenbee said:I'm looking at the dying apple tree and trying to decide what to grow up it. Rose? Clematis? Both?Clematis, cos they are lovely, try and avoid the Norwegian variety I keep buying from MorriesHow about Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie?' Not prone to mildew, or curling-up at the first sign of drought. If you can give it some shade at the root, and hack it back in February, it should be fine.
@Farway - I already have a merton thornless blackberry on the fence based on your recommendation, next to the brown turkey fig.Take a cutting and have two ! Or another variety, maybe earlier or later fruiting, or some other hybrid berry?What about Passion Flower, maybe too blowsy but I think the fruits can also be usedKiwi? I think there are smaller ones around these days that don't need a pollinatorWhen an eel bites your bum, that's a Moray4 -
Good old Montana that is also slightly scented. Spreads and doesn't give a fight about the weather.
That will have Farway clutching his pearls again 😁 wonder where he wears them?
Or could you try grafting a different sort of apple? If the tree is only a maybe it's a good one to practice on.
Wet and windy, had people laughing at the supermarket trying to get trolleys back to the car.
Didn't amount to a storm here though. The seagulls were back on the beach and doing aerobatics on the winds. I think they were enjoying it. All quiet now. Sunshine was back over Wales.
I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!
viral kindness .....kindness is contageous pass it on
The only normal people you know are the ones you don’t know very well
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Just a quick post from me because I’m attempting to type this on my phone with a sore index finger… can you get RSI in your finger joint, or am I just getting old?!
Disgusting fox 🦊 behaviour, Dusty 🤢
I must have been wearing handcream in that pic, twopenny 😂
greenbee, I’m going to try again with the energy site, but create an account this time. It was the underfloor insulation that I noticed was very expensive vs. the savings, but I suppose it’s not just about the cost.
YBE, I was confused about Mrs P-B, but I get who you mean now. Haven’t seen the story though.
Farway, I think I might have inherited a Salvia hot lips 💋 I’ve tried unsuccessfully to ID this plant before, but today I noticed it had flowers on and it was identifying as a Salvia. White flowers with red ‘lips’ 😳 could it be??… it’s a terrible photo because it was raining…
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You don't have to do ALL the energy saving things PP. Get the heating decision made and get it installed - and then get the energy-saving stuff done, with the easy stuff first!8
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If it helps, I can ID that as Salvia 'Hot Lips,' pp....though with the proximity to your phone, it also looks quite like Audrey11 out of the Little Shop of Horrors!'Hot Lips' is a tough cultivar, like 'Nachtvlinder,' but much easier to spell, or say!
You should be able to keep it in an average winter.Underfloor insulation is difficult, especially with solid floors. We only have it where we built from scratch.
"The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. The axe was clever and convinced the trees that since his handle was made of wood, he was one of them."
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