Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

And some pretty little somethings at the side of the road yesterday. They looked to be diddy snapdragons but I don’t know. Nice though, and attractive wall too - 

I think I’m getting beyond wanting all your flowers and benches (not yours 2p, I’d have your stool in a New York minute!) What I want now is everyone’s streams, and that cottage, and money to do it up. What’s that saying about dreams expanding with knowledge…? 

Those are Cowslips, Bluey, and the wall's made with gabions, which might take taff's particular fancy, if I remember correctly.  All highly dangerous stuff on the slippery road to yearnings for a rural idyll..... Take it from one who knows; if you're not careful, you and Himself will soon be knee-deep in wallpaper stripper and ragwort!

YoungBlueEyes

My ignorance knows no bounds... I thought cowslips were the tall white plate shaped things with hollow stems that earwigs live in...   

Farway

YoungBlueEyes said:

My ignorance knows no bounds... I thought cowslips were the tall white plate shaped things with hollow stems that earwigs live in...   

That's cow parsley m'dear

PS, not to be used as peas shooters, I can vouch as a fact that the sap is not good for young boys lips, makes 'em sore

YoungBlueEyes

Oh aye, cow parsley 🙄

I don’t mind ragwort for I’ve no coos, I like their caterpillars and moths, and himself actually enjoys wallpaper stripping! 

Anyway I came on to say - here you go Arb, #Shawshank in action. 

Don’t care that those ones are growing. I don’t want to and you can’t make me 

pink_poppy

I think the black icecream cousin raves about is blackcurrant and liquorice, YBE. I could eat a whole bag of liquorice in one sitting (and then suffer the consequences) and I used to like blackcurrant and liquorice boiled sweets, so that flavour icecream sounds absolutely yum to me.

I'm currently hiding in the bedroom away from my psycho cat - I've obviously done something to upset him (no idea what) because he's being aggressive towards me for no apparent reason   

YoungBlueEyes

That icecream sounds nicer than what himself got for sure! 

What’s up with cat? Have you got something that’d distracted him so you can get out…? 

Dustyevsky

Gah! It's back to blimmin' rain again! A particularly nasty blob is heading here in the next half-hour, but on the positive side, it may be merely spitting for taff over at Beaulieu. 

Instead of a nice, leisurely paddle in the stream, planting offerings to the denizens that devour stuff in the night, I've been forced inside to dig a channel down the middle of the polytunnel for the water supply pipe. I know, it has to be done, but this is a holiday!

If you thought I was done with the picture of the spooky house, I still have the garden to show. There was plenty of it, but only one theme, so a single photo will do.....

pink_poppy

Wow, words fail me, Dusty... Cannons??...

Pussycat is sleeping on DD's bed, but with his back to the door, which means he's still in a mood. I don't trust him (and his teeth and claws) so am treading carefully. DH will be home soon and has said he will have words with him   

I've found the old Geum pot and label - it's Geum coccineum Koi. The pot has got a weed attached to it, but there are green leaves inside the pot that, fingers crossed, might be the Geum trying to grow - I'll tidy it up tomorrow.

Farway

Another liquorice lover here, I now will have to buy some all sorts next time I see them. I expect they're £15 for 2ozs now. There is an Olde Fashioned Sweet Shoppe in town, handily near the bank should I need more funding.

Dustyevsky said:

Gah! It's back to blimmin' rain again! A particularly nasty blob is heading here in the next half-hour, but on the positive side, it may be merely spitting for taff over at Beaulieu. 

Instead of a nice, leisurely paddle in the stream, planting offerings to the denizens that devour stuff in the night, I've been forced inside to dig a channel down the middle of the polytunnel for the water supply pipe. I know, it has to be done, but this is a holiday!

If you thought I was done with the picture of the spooky house, I still have the garden to show. There was plenty of it, but only one theme, so a single photo will do.....

It was spitting here so I guess same for Taff, brightened up now but never managed to weed my pots, maybe tomorrow.

Nice bit of compositing there Dusty, missing a Loch Ness monster, or is it hiding?

Of course, being a damp afternoon with idle fingers, Dusty's pic & Photoshop produced this glimpse into the future, a baby crumble

pink_poppy

The weed is attached to the plastic pot, not the pottery pot...