Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

Lovely cheerful pansies Farway, I'd leave those in too
Has the crow wised up yet Dusty? Or is it still attacking your neighbours' car? Mind both of those are a win eh  

I'd leave the pansies, too. Ours never get anywhere near as good as those.

I've no idea what the crow's been doing this morning. The cat was sick twice in the night, and as I'm 'sick remover,' (Mrs Dusty does poo! ) I'm not functioning normally yet.   It looks too blustery and wet for any self-respecting crow to stand in a dignified manner on something as slippery as a car, though.

I didn't say it was the close neighbours' car. They're disabled and don't have a car, or a dog, or do anything annoying, but they have lots of health visitors. Not everyone here is an aggressive !!!!!!!  (I put the !!! in to save MSE the bother  )  It being 2 weeks since my email, yesterday I rang the council planning dept in another attempt to find out what the complaint is that's been raised against us. However, the very nice lady there could find nothing corresponding to the reference number I'd been given, so perhaps that's also a load of guff. The 'real' enforcer woman has been on holiday for 2 weeks, which explains a lot. Apparently, she has 300 live cases. In her shoes, I don't think I'd bother coming back! 

Did someone mention aphids?

Dustyevsky

twopenny said:

Lovely stuff Bluey. I'll have the cows please

I think you asked when I got around to the housework? Well the bonus of living alone is that it can be left if something better is in the offing. Nobody calls when its looking pristine either.

I think the others have gone to the grown up thread

I admire what they do but taking my efforts seriously is something I left behind with my youth.

Bluey's tastes seemed to suddenly get expensive halfway through that posting!

I'd call, but Mrs Dusty says one girlfriend's enough at my age!

Err..  This is the grown-up thread. Like many of us, it's survived the test of time. My major mistake in life was carrying the baggage of perfectionism into middle age. That can seriously damage one's health.

Enough of this seriousness. The world is full of fun, mystery, and illusion. To prove it, here's a photo I took last weekend.

Farway

Mirror mirror on the wall

Still wet & blustery, so only gardening is looking at it through the windows.

Overdosing on The Walking Dead 'cos my YTube is buffering, probably blocked up with aphids

-taff

I've been breaking in a new computer and it is Linux based so a total learning curve, trying to transfer nearly a terrabyte of data, whilst installing all favourites and finding workarounds for windows based things.

I did discover I could install avirtual machine no problem so also been playing with that,.The weather has been pants so I have been reading along but not commenting ....yet!! so i will bbl in computer lingo parlance, I am venturing out momentarily because its just windy and not raining now...

YoungBlueEyes

Ooh taff that reminds me of my old chat room days. /@BlueEyes afk brb <—- be interesting to see what it turns that into when I press Post… 

Isn’t your window mirror thing quirky Dusty, I really like that  

Aye those last 2 pics were kinda dear It is an actually Gallery if you please They were lovely in real life - it was the name of the pub in the first one that made me giggle, to save yous going back and enlarging it it’s called The Puff Inn  

I think this place is a good mix of proper stuff and irreverence, and I’ll be adding to the latter soon. Ish. Just waiting for something to get a bit further along before I take a pic… My gardening’s all a bit hey day go day, I couldn’t work it to a timetable or plan. It gets done when the weather cooperates, or I’m copying something yous are doing (like getting seeds in) or if I lift another plant/bush/tree because it’s cheapo etc etc. You’d think I’d go a bundle on that other thread cos I’m inherently organised in every other aspect *shrug*

We went out looking for a blackout blind today (if I get up any earlier I may as well not bother going to bed) but our windows are queer sizes. Apparently. So we did Lidl + Aldi instead and got a manual mower (ooh giggidy!) and 2 metal garden ornaments cos they were reduced. One is a duck wearing a bow tie and holding an umbrella, the other is a male hen holding a sunflower, and the wiggle and wobble when you tap them  They don’t make up for my Galileo bobbin but they’re good fun  

Raining here but it’ll stop soon. They say. No wind and it’s warmish so it’ll do. 

Dustyevsky

I'm just in, having filled a dumpy bag with weeds. It's now thrashing down out there, and my back's had enough anyway. So much for the predicted dry end to the day.   I'm pleased, because our most pernicious weed, American willow herb, hasn't managed to set seed before being hoicked out. Every year's the same, with the garden going full steam ahead in May & June, while we're distracted elsewhere. It looks OK at a distance, but suddenly, there's about a thousand willow herb, masquerading as perennials. If they're not removed by the end of this month, they'll be even worse next year.

Linux interests me, taff. Anything that avoids the evil hand of Gill Bates must be worth the effort to learn, but I'll see how you get on before taking the plunge! Hows that for commitment? Not exactly, 'Vive la révolution!' is it? I'm guessing a virtual machine is some sort of simulation of the Windows environment, not the imaginary up-to-date 4×4 I have parked outside on the drive.

YoungBlueEyes said:
Isn’t your window mirror thing quirky Dusty, I really like that  

I found it such a simple and clever idea, it had to be shown here. On the whole, I'm reluctant to upload people's very personal choices in garden decoration, as it feels invasive in gardens not normally intended to be seen by the public. The owners are very brave.

goldfinches

Very cold and windy here and it poured with rain overnight so I haven't had the nerve to pedal up the hill in the teeth of the gale to see how my plot is doing. I'll go tomorrow if it is at all dry and that'll have to do. I did spot these floor tiles in a skip behind a local church and promptly helped myself to two of each of the colours. I was planning to buy some of those plastic instant path bits from the big river site but thought these would do very well instead.



Sorry to hear about your catastrophe with the Galileo tube thingy this morning Ybe, I always fancied one of those back in the 90s when my daughters were small but decided not to because they would have been sure to break it. 
2p I couldn't agree more with your philosophy of housework, I shouldn't think anyone lies there in the hospice wishing they'd dusted more frequently. 
Dusty I think the mirror is fascinating and agree it must take courage to open your garden. One of the ones I went to last weekend was hosting the teas and so they had people in the house as well which must be a huge undertaking. 

PS I meant to say well done to Ybe for getting yourself and the dog out of that nasty marriage, a former colleague lost a daughter who didn't leave in time so it's always good to hear about those who got away.

YoungBlueEyes

Thank you gf. I intended to come on here this morning and take that bit out of my post (I don't even know why I said it) but I'll leave it in for any lurkers to know that it is possible. It's !!!!!! and it's hard but it's not impossible. Also for the lurkers - don't do what I did and just walk out the door and cut all ties. Get your hands on his pension first! This is not medical advice etc.

Anyway. Me and Lovely Neighbour and Handsome are going out to play today. It's the Open Gardens here, so I'll take a pic of anything interesting we see. I think the bust of the lady with the rusty leaves for hair from last year will take some beating though but you never know.... 

Good luck with your squishy path tiles, they look just the thing. Hopefully they'll be hard wearing enough to be walked on a lot? Pics when they're down please  

Good thing you mentioned American willow herb Dusty, I've a few (!) strands of that in my garden, and I've left them cos I thought they were quite pretty. 

I tell you what's not pretty, the slug I snipped this morning. I swear he turned and looked at me when I was about to do the deed  
(Ignore the 'measuring stick', it was all I had on me at the time.)

In the interest of balance, here’s some pretties - 

Dustyevsky

That's a good, colourful haul, gf! What will you hold them in place with?

goldfinches said:

Dusty I think the mirror is fascinating and agree it must take courage to open your garden. One of the ones I went to last weekend was hosting the teas and so they had people in the house as well which must be a huge undertaking.

In a property we visited, the only access was through the house! At least it was dry, and the floor was slate, so easily swept afterwards. One enterprising couple were selling drinks of various kinds(!) and another lady had her art and craft work on sale in her garden room. The 'official' tea and cake was in the Town Hall. I kept away from the cake, but it looked good.

Willow herbs seem to number about 3 species in our garden, Bluey, but one dominates. If anyone's unsure what they are, there's a couple of varying height in that 'window' picture, the largest hiding a gnome.

Calmer here this morning, and dry with it, so perhaps more catch-up gardening today, and perhaps, some photography. Meanwhile, here's some alliums from the 'window' garden.

twopenny

Just a brief hello this morning.

Went round some gardens yesterday, friend for years but seldom been out. She never stops talking or walking and the weather was vile. £10, the lunches £10, cake £5 etc so we're taking a picnic today. Not sure I'll survive.

Not many people there, I think the prices of open gardens here are just too much now with the ecconomy and people investing in their gardens over the pandemic.

I have some photos, mostly of signs that made me chuckle.

One is a great idea for my side alley to brighten up. Another take on Dustys photo.

How will you manage the weather now your Gallie whatsit is no more Bluey. Shame about that but you;ll find something else I'm sure ;-)

Love the tiles Goldey. A garden should have some fun in it.

Poppy what's in the water up there with all your baby birds?

Farway I sprayed mine with the cheapo stuff that is available everywhere in a bright yellow spray gun. After 2yrs of trying to be alternative I got desperate to save the tree.

Right, washing going out because I'm relying on the weather being right today. Not hopefull and full winter gear on for touring the gardens in 'flaming June'