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What a start to the year
Happy new year folks,
What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. |
What a start to the year
"David Hill" wrote in message ... Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. And to you - David. Surfs up nicely - up- North, in your country (:-) http://www.wirralcam.com/csource/fslarge.jpg Pete |
What a start to the year
On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said:
Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
What a start to the year
On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote:
On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
What a start to the year
On 01/01/2014 20:34, Spider wrote:
On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. I'm sure a day or so late wont matter that much. |
What a start to the year
On 2014-01-01 21:11:29 +0000, David Hill said:
On 01/01/2014 20:34, Spider wrote: On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. I'm sure a day or so late wont matter that much. I hope Spider's emergency really was minor and while I won't be able to do ours tomorrow, thanks to family commitments, I'll hope to do it on Friday, weather permitting. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
What a start to the year
On 01/01/2014 21:11, David Hill wrote:
On 01/01/2014 20:34, Spider wrote: On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. I'm sure a day or so late wont matter that much. Right then. I'll have to have a go tomorrow. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
What a start to the year
On 01/01/2014 22:34, Sacha wrote:
On 2014-01-01 21:11:29 +0000, David Hill said: On 01/01/2014 20:34, Spider wrote: On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. I'm sure a day or so late wont matter that much. I hope Spider's emergency really was minor and while I won't be able to do ours tomorrow, thanks to family commitments, I'll hope to do it on Friday, weather permitting. Bless you, Sacha! It was nothing to harm either of us, thankfully, but a terrified elderly neighbour in the realms of Alzheimers with Lewy Bodies who turned up on our doorstep. Not for the first time, poor lady. She was in a dreadful state due to a totally imaginary but nightmarish scenario. I spent some time with her, and eventually her daughter came to rescue her. Daughter and I both stayed with her until she came to her true mind and was fit enough to go home. We are grateful that she always remembers to come here. We don't mind, although it is very sad to see an old friend so affected. It is good to be the port in a friend's often bizarre storm. We just hope she has some calm days now. Thank you for your kind thoughts, though :~). -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
What a start to the year
On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote:
t takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! -- Indeed, weather does not cheer anyone up at the moment. Will finish off my free seed lists from RHS, HPS and Cottage Garden Society, then Plant world catalogue. (Where do they get their seeds from? In their garden there were very few that are listed in the catalogue) -- Janet Tweedy South Buckinghamshire --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
What a start to the year
On 2014-01-01 23:08:58 +0000, Spider said:
On 01/01/2014 22:34, Sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 21:11:29 +0000, David Hill said: On 01/01/2014 20:34, Spider wrote: On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. I'm sure a day or so late wont matter that much. I hope Spider's emergency really was minor and while I won't be able to do ours tomorrow, thanks to family commitments, I'll hope to do it on Friday, weather permitting. Bless you, Sacha! It was nothing to harm either of us, thankfully, but a terrified elderly neighbour in the realms of Alzheimers with Lewy Bodies who turned up on our doorstep. Not for the first time, poor lady. She was in a dreadful state due to a totally imaginary but nightmarish scenario. I spent some time with her, and eventually her daughter came to rescue her. Daughter and I both stayed with her until she came to her true mind and was fit enough to go home. We are grateful that she always remembers to come here. We don't mind, although it is very sad to see an old friend so affected. It is good to be the port in a friend's often bizarre storm. We just hope she has some calm days now. Thank you for your kind thoughts, though :~). Poor old lady, it must be terrifying to be in the grip of something imaginary but so very real to the sufferer. My grandmother started to slip back into the past when she was in her 80s but nothing terrible like that and at 95, my mother is now extremely forgetful, even of members of her family but again, is living quite happily and peacefully at home with carers and without any 'terrors'. Your neighbour is so lucky to have you and as you say, to remember to come to you when she has one of these episodes. One old lady we had as a neighbour and for whom we were her first responders and an almost daily port of call for a chat, or an evening glass of something, became completely disorientated and almost wild with fear when her family moved her into sheltered housing. It was totally unsuitable for her real needs and led rapidly to a secure unit because she deteriorated so quickly. Unfortunately, we were in NZ when it all happened and came back to find it all done and dusted and nothing we could do. She died two years later, having had a hellish time. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
What a start to the year
On 2014-01-02 01:08:47 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:
On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: t takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! -- Indeed, weather does not cheer anyone up at the moment. Will finish off my free seed lists from RHS, HPS and Cottage Garden Society, then Plant world catalogue. (Where do they get their seeds from? In their garden there were very few that are listed in the catalogue) I think Ray Brown gets some from abroad, as well as growing as many as he can himself. I may be wrong but I'm under the impression that he goes on some plant and seed collecting expeditions himself. I sent off a nice big order to Jelitto the other day and it does rather make the mouth water! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
What a start to the year
On 02/01/2014 10:42, Sacha wrote:
On 2014-01-01 23:08:58 +0000, Spider said: On 01/01/2014 22:34, Sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 21:11:29 +0000, David Hill said: On 01/01/2014 20:34, Spider wrote: On 01/01/2014 16:46, sacha wrote: On 2014-01-01 11:12:40 +0000, David Hill said: Happy new year folks, What a start, already with last nights rain/hail we have had 1.2 inches and water is running everywhere, pouring off the fields above and just rushing down the track like a river. It's a good job we are high up and on sloping ground so no chance of major flooding. Hope no one gets washed away over the next few days. David @ a very wet side of Swansea Bay. Foul and disgusting weather here, even dripping through onto the stone flags where a porch joins an outside door! It takes some rain and wind power to achieve that! We had to forego the New Year's Day flower count! Foul weather here, too. Ugh!. It wasn't until it was dark that I remembered the NYD Flower count. First time I've missed it. Mind you, I did have a minor emergency earlier in the day which completely distracted me. We'll all have to wait for next NYD now. I'm sure a day or so late wont matter that much. I hope Spider's emergency really was minor and while I won't be able to do ours tomorrow, thanks to family commitments, I'll hope to do it on Friday, weather permitting. Bless you, Sacha! It was nothing to harm either of us, thankfully, but a terrified elderly neighbour in the realms of Alzheimers with Lewy Bodies who turned up on our doorstep. Not for the first time, poor lady. She was in a dreadful state due to a totally imaginary but nightmarish scenario. I spent some time with her, and eventually her daughter came to rescue her. Daughter and I both stayed with her until she came to her true mind and was fit enough to go home. We are grateful that she always remembers to come here. We don't mind, although it is very sad to see an old friend so affected. It is good to be the port in a friend's often bizarre storm. We just hope she has some calm days now. Thank you for your kind thoughts, though :~). Poor old lady, it must be terrifying to be in the grip of something imaginary but so very real to the sufferer. My grandmother started to slip back into the past when she was in her 80s but nothing terrible like that and at 95, my mother is now extremely forgetful, even of members of her family but again, is living quite happily and peacefully at home with carers and without any 'terrors'. Your neighbour is so lucky to have you and as you say, to remember to come to you when she has one of these episodes. One old lady we had as a neighbour and for whom we were her first responders and an almost daily port of call for a chat, or an evening glass of something, became completely disorientated and almost wild with fear when her family moved her into sheltered housing. It was totally unsuitable for her real needs and led rapidly to a secure unit because she deteriorated so quickly. Unfortunately, we were in NZ when it all happened and came back to find it all done and dusted and nothing we could do. She died two years later, having had a hellish time. How awful! I hope that doesn't happen to our friend/neighbour. She really couldn't cope with it, and they can't medicate her for it now without inducing a stroke:~(. Her family are really good with her, but both have to work, which makes it difficult. Thankfully, they trust us and have made us keyholders, so we can deal with most emergencies. I just hope she doesn't have an episode when we are out. I don't know what she would do. Anyway, panic over for now. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
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What a start to the year
On 02/01/2014 10:45, Sacha wrote:
I think Ray Brown gets some from abroad, as well as growing as many as he can himself. I may be wrong but I'm under the impression that he goes on some plant and seed collecting expeditions himself. I sent off a nice big order to Jelitto the other day and it does rather make the mouth water! Oh now haven't had their catalogue for ages. Must look them up. -- Janet Tweedy South Buckinghamshire --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
What a start to the year
On 2014-01-03 03:11:00 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:
On 02/01/2014 10:45, Sacha wrote: I think Ray Brown gets some from abroad, as well as growing as many as he can himself. I may be wrong but I'm under the impression that he goes on some plant and seed collecting expeditions himself. I sent off a nice big order to Jelitto the other day and it does rather make the mouth water! Oh now haven't had their catalogue for ages. Must look them up. They have a web site, Janet and you pick your language! I *think* you have to open an account but as the Nursery has had one for years before I came on the scene, I'm not sure about that! Their 'Gold Nugget' seeds are a bit more expensive but infallible, according to Ray. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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