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• 07/07/2011 10:15 PM

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  JG Location: Scotland Joined on: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 67

  Reply | Contact fab cauli's susieq, and your garden looks fab from the shots I saw. I bet it won't be long until the kitchen is done as well. As you say once you've done a room then one next to it quite often looks in need of tlc too. Will look great once finished. I keep meaning to touch up the hallway wall where the kids kick their shoes and school bags against it all the time   It is the David Austin rose catalogue Lillyrose. I used to use it at work a lot, but I thought I'd request one. Been a long time since I looked though one, but suddenly remembered my PIL had a copy, so asked for one throught the website the other day. I have got it mainly to update my rose name knowledge, as I need to know plant names for my course. Of course I know a lot from work, even though that was scarily nearly 9 years ago...eeek. Can't believe it was that long ago already, but I am a little rustier on my plant knowledge and recall these days, so to coina  well known phrase...every little helps. Talking of which just remembered I've not compiled a shopping list yet for the usual friday shop JG

• 08/07/2011 10:50 AM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,472

  Reply | Contact  Morning all, I made it back from town just in time as the heavens have opened here  Let's hope it clears up in time for me to go back again early this afternoon. I found I forgot quite a bit of what I used to do at work too JG, I had almost 14 years off before returning to the same sort of job last year but it didn't take too long coming back to me, the main thing that had changed was that everything is computerised these days where it was all done manually before and sometimes it feels like I never left the job in the first place. sue1002

• 08/07/2011 12:10 PM

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  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973

  Reply | Contact Afternoon all. Snap Sue, I had been indoors half an hour and the heavens opened here too. I much prefere going down town first thing, alot easier and quicker. I really should go to the optitions myself and get my eyes checked, I always buy the cheap reading glasses in the town. Guess what I bought this morning, the paint to do the kitchen. I just can't leave it any longer. My local DIY shop are delivering this aft so I will make a start first thing in the morning.

• 08/07/2011 12:10 PM	In reply to
  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498	Reply | Contact  Good Morning all, glad you managed to dodge the rain showers Sue. We just had a very heavy storm here but it has cleared up now. Good luck at the opticians this afternoon..I can always see so much more than I can have. Hope you survive your Friday shooping expedition JG we usually go on a Tuesday morning. -Richard

• 08/07/2011 12:13 PM	In reply to
  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498	Reply | Contact  haha Hi lillyrose just crossed. Sounds like you have a bit more painting to do now my girl. Do you fancy coming here and doing some for me as you sound so very useful.. Hope you are OK  Eva  -Richard

• 08/07/2011 12:18 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact  We posted at exactly the same time Richard. If N keeps me in cup cakes I will do your decorating

• 08/07/2011 12:30 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact   Brilliant sunshine here now

• 08/07/2011 02:20 PM

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  JG Location: Scotland Joined on: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 67

  Reply | Contact i go shopping monday and friday morning before the rush. I like to be in and out and shop in relative peace and non crowded aisles. Didn't think it'd take you long to get the paint for the kitchen, Lillyrose. lol  Been a busy morning wih picking up kids drop offs at tennis clubs, shopping and cuttign my neighbours lawn. Glad I did it this mornign before headign out to meet someone at lunchtime as it's now starting to rain, and have just heard a rumble of thunder. A nice surprise when I got back the postman had been with some lovely lupin seeds from Susieq..ty so much. Can't wait to start them off.....will ahve to get my mini greenhouse now Right must get on and do, had best do the ironing I meant to do last night ooops, but 1st of all am going to check out my photos I took whilet meetign my friend   JG

• 08/07/2011 02:43 PM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,472

  Reply | Contact  Haha Richard, I think we can all see more than we can have  I've managed to do it again and got back just in time again  I've now got new contact lenses on order as my eyesight has changed (I knew that already though as with my current ones, I can't read the number plate of the car in front of me) so once those come in, I should be able to see perfectly again Good luck with decorating the kitchen lillyrose, are you clearing everything out of the way today ready to start painting tomorrow?  Hope Moo doesn't pinch anything that you might leave laying around You can do my ironing if you like JG, that is one job I literally loathe. sue1002

• 08/07/2011 03:06 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact Rosa 'Maid of Kent' with the small Bacopa cage. It is still sunny here Sue and the garden has dried up nicely after the earlier down pour. I have already cleared most of the kitchen ready to paint. Once I get back from walking Khan and Moo in the morning I will make a start. You can do mine too JG as I loathe it as much as Sue

• 08/07/2011 03:13 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact The large Bacopa cage

• 08/07/2011 03:19 PM	In reply to
  JG Location: Scotland Joined on: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 67	Reply | Contact good job I checked back in...forgot about the ironing..thanks for the reminder. lol JG

• 08/07/2011 04:26 PM

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  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 3,125

  Reply | Contact Those cages look gorgeous Lillyrose I'm going to give Bacopa a go next season, now that I've seen how lovely yours and Sue's are. Ha ha you didn't waste a nano second in getting the stuff to do the kitchen then Are you still going to town on foot? I meant to say to you Richard about the Living Roof, the thyme plants you and C bought me are spreading out lovely Sounds like you needed your new lens Sue, more than you probably realised Glad you got the seeds OK JG, hope the postie hadn't squished them! Well am back home got away just before the main rush hour out of Newcastle started. It was a lovely service - a humanist one, it's the 2nd one of those type of services I've been to, much more uplifting I think.

• 08/07/2011 05:00 PM

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  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498

  Reply | Contact  Your bacopa and roses look lovely lillyrose you certainly have green fingers. Possibly white ones tomorrow after all the painting you will be doing tomorrow Glad you have your contact lenses on order Sue, you will be able to keep a closer watch on on those lily beetles then. Hope you managed to get your ironing done JG. Cheryl was ironing here this afternoon in the next room and I could hear plenty of puffing and blowing and the odd sigh!..glad in the knowledge that I don't have to do it -Richard

• 08/07/2011 05:03 PM	In reply to
  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498	Reply | Contact  Just crossed Susiq, I had forgetten about the thyme plants we gave you and so glad they are doing so well on your living roof.  -Richard