I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget
that the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind
to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley
full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget that
the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

:-))

Not tooooo bad here on the Isle of Wight. Cut the lawn :-)

Mike

--
.................................................. .........
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
www.nsrafa.com

Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind
to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley
full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget that
the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

:-))

Not tooooo bad here on the Isle of Wight. Cut the lawn :-)

Mike

Fog yesterday just grey murk today but much warmer

forest of dean.

"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind
to
blow it away.

Glorious sunny weekend here in N Yorkshire, been busy tidying up in the
garden, having a bonfire, servicing the grass cutters, and digging out some
of the best compost I have ever made.

Mike

On 18/2/07 15:46, in article ,
"Muddymike" wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind
to
blow it away.

Glorious sunny weekend here in N Yorkshire, been busy tidying up in the
garden, having a bonfire, servicing the grass cutters, and digging out some
of the best compost I have ever made.

Grrrrr. Give it back, it's ours!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

On 18/2/07 14:58, in article , "Broadback"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget
that the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

And don't we know it! I suppose it's what gives us 'this green and pleasant
land' but I'd like a dash of sunshine to go with it just for a bit more than
one day! Instead of gardening we've 'enjoyed' ourselves filling a couple of
wheeled 'trucks' with stuff from the boiler room which is to be painted
tomorrow. The accumulation of years of near junk!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind
to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley
full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget that
the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

It's been a grey day in Bristol.
No wind and a bit cold.

It's come to light some one has been trying to get into my shed via the roof
so now I have to fix that this week.

Isn't gardening fun? Well it would be if all the dole scum stealing chavs
would just die.

"Draven" wrote in message
o.uk...


It's come to light some one has been trying to get into my shed via the
roof so now I have to fix that this week.

Isn't gardening fun? Well it would be if all the dole scum stealing chavs
would just die.


Thank God for good neighbours who keep an eye on things for you. :-))

Mike


--
.................................................. .........
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
www.nsrafa.com

On 18/2/07 16:48, in article
, "Draven"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of wind
to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley
full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget that
the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

It's been a grey day in Bristol.
No wind and a bit cold.

It's come to light some one has been trying to get into my shed via the roof
so now I have to fix that this week.

That's bad luck and a horrible thing to discover, too. Having been burgled
a couple of times, I know how intrusive it is into your private life and how
angry it can make you, too. The only good thing about it is that you've
found out before they got in.

Isn't gardening fun? Well it would be if all the dole scum stealing chavs
would just die.

Could just as well be school children simply 'having fun' because they're
'bored'? I wasn't allowed to utter the word 'bored' when I was a teenager!
Not sure it had been invented then, either...... ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
On 18/2/07 14:58, in article ,
"Broadback"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of
wind to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley
full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a
brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there
somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget
that the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

And don't we know it! I suppose it's what gives us 'this green and
pleasant
land' but I'd like a dash of sunshine to go with it just for a bit more
than
one day! Instead of gardening we've 'enjoyed' ourselves filling a couple
of
wheeled 'trucks' with stuff from the boiler room which is to be painted
tomorrow. The accumulation of years of near junk!

How can you possibly describe this valuable material as 'near junk'?

There is no such thing as 'junk' which you have carefully collected over the
years!

Alan

"'Mike'" wrote in message
...
"Draven" wrote in message
o.uk...


It's come to light some one has been trying to get into my shed via the
roof so now I have to fix that this week.

Isn't gardening fun? Well it would be if all the dole scum stealing chavs
would just die.


Thank God for good neighbours who keep an eye on things for you. :-))

Mike


It was my next door neighbours son who actually alerted me to my side gate
being open, and banging in the wind.
He closed the gate and left a note on my front door.
He's only 10yrs.
Bless him.

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
On 18/2/07 16:48, in article
, "Draven"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
I don't know what everybody else is getting weatherwise but here we
have
a
'Dartmoor clag' sitting about 8" above our heads and not a breath of
wind
to
blow it away. It's v. depressing and doesn't make any of us feel like
gardening. ;-) The only note of real colour is a lovely big trolley
full
of massed primulas - gorgeous! Two or three days ago we had a
brilliantly
blue and sunny day and it's frustrating to think it's up there
somewhere!
It has been a lovely day here in Staffordshire. Peeps tend to forget
that
the West Country is one of the wettest areas of England, bless it.

It's been a grey day in Bristol.
No wind and a bit cold.

It's come to light some one has been trying to get into my shed via the
roof
so now I have to fix that this week.

That's bad luck and a horrible thing to discover, too. Having been
burgled
a couple of times, I know how intrusive it is into your private life and
how
angry it can make you, too. The only good thing about it is that you've
found out before they got in.

Isn't gardening fun? Well it would be if all the dole scum stealing chavs
would just die.

Could just as well be school children simply 'having fun' because they're
'bored'? I wasn't allowed to utter the word 'bored' when I was a
teenager!
Not sure it had been invented then, either...... ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

There have been a couple of sheds broken into in the area and the police
have been doing a door to door patrol.
If they were made to work they wouldn't have time to break in to sheds ;O)

On 18/2/07 18:56, in article ,
"Alan Holmes" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
snip Instead of gardening we've 'enjoyed' ourselves filling a couple
of
wheeled 'trucks' with stuff from the boiler room which is to be painted
tomorrow. The accumulation of years of near junk!

How can you possibly describe this valuable material as 'near junk'?

There is no such thing as 'junk' which you have carefully collected over the
years!


I'd love to attribute 'carefully collected' but shoved in until the door is
bursting open doesn't quite do it. ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

On 18/2/07 20:11, in article
, "Draven"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
On 18/2/07 16:48, in article
, "Draven"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Sacha wrote:
snip

Isn't gardening fun? Well it would be if all the dole scum stealing chavs
would just die.

Could just as well be school children simply 'having fun' because they're
'bored'? I wasn't allowed to utter the word 'bored' when I was a
teenager!
Not sure it had been invented then, either...... ;-))
--


There have been a couple of sheds broken into in the area and the police
have been doing a door to door patrol.
If they were made to work they wouldn't have time to break in to sheds ;O)

Children on half term?! ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)