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Last post 19-06-2013 6:14 PM by sue1002. 6973 replies.

• 08/07/2011 05:26 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Glad today went ok Susiq, what is a 'humanist service'. I grew Bacopa for the first time last year after seeing Sue's baskets and must admit it is now a must have in the garden. I have just counted 26 buds on my Dahlia Gabriella, it has grown into a huge plant. How is your one doing Susiq, I don't think the flower colour is a good match to the picture on the packet but it is still a stunner and the flowers are huge. LOL, I think I Moo and I will both be having white fingers tomorrow Richard, or fingers and paws. I am itching to get started but have to keep telling myself to wait till the morning. Yes Susiq I am still walking to town and I don't miss my car one bit, I love the slower pace of the local shops and most shops here deliver free of charge if you spend over £20 (easy for me to do).Doing jacket spuds for dinner tonight with cheese and beans, then it's slob on the sofa with all my soaps

• 08/07/2011 05:36 PM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505

  Reply | Contact  Lovely pics lillyrose, your Bacopa is doing really well and so is that Hydrangea I can see in the second photo, I'm still waiting for my Hydrangea to come into flower. Glad the service went ok today Susiq.  Yes, I had known for a little while that my eyesight had changed but it's one of those things that I thought could wait, my next checkup appointment wasn't actually due until the end of this year.  It's odd though that one eye is more short sighted than it was last time (which is to be expected anyway) but the other is less short sighted than before. I'm certainly keeping an eye on those lily beetles Richard, I squashed two today, they were caught on one of the plants where it looks like the first flowers could open up either tomorrow or the next day. sue1002

• 08/07/2011 05:39 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505	Reply | Contact  We crossed lillyrose  A humanist service is a non-religious one. Your Gabriella Dahlia will look absolutely stunning if all those buds open up together. sue1002

• 09/07/2011 11:27 AM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505	Reply | Contact  Morning all, I was up late this morning and have only just got back from shopping.  It's a lovely sunny day and hope everyone else has the same too. Have fun with your painting today lillyrose and hope Moo doesn't get in the way too much Hope your foot is healing nicely now Eva and that your back is ok too. sue1002

• 09/07/2011 05:07 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Hi everyone, wish we had your sunshine Sue, we've had some monsoon-like showers off and on all day! I just  went out inbetween showers to check Lillyrose, one of the dahlia's you sent has 8 buds and the other has 6 so far, but I think mine are well behind yours, so hope more will appear - they are getting quite tall and bushy though Crikey, don't mention paint on paws That's the last thing you need all over the floors! Well done for sticking to your guns re the walking Sue was right about the humanist service, the accent is on a 'celebration' of someones life, talking about happy memories (usually supplied by the immediate family) of the person, they include a few minutes silence for people if they want to pray to whatever they believe in. I don't blame Cheryl about the sighing whilst ironing Richard, it's the one chore I absolutely hate, thankfully my mam actually enjoys it! New guests safely ensconced in the lodge, so am off to rustle up some dinner. I've got cauliflowers coming out of my ears, (no pun intended!) I've decided to blanch and freeze them in florettes, to use up as and when.  Sounds mean, but I am loathe to just give them away Hope you are OK too Eva We miss your darkly, sparkly humour

• 09/07/2011 05:34 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505	Reply | Contact  I don't blame you for not wanting to give away any of your caulis Susiq, the freezer sounds the perfect place for the surplus ones.  I dug up some potatoes today and we'll take some of those to SS & DILs tomorrow, along with some of the blueberries. It was sunny for most of the day here and the showers started here just over an hour ago. sue1002

• 09/07/2011 06:01 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  All finished, I now have a clean, fresh looking de cluttered kitchen and a paint free Moo, don't ask me how because she had her nose into everything while I was painting. We had torrential rain during the night here but apart from a small shower this morning it has been lovely and sunny all day. I wouldn't want to give any caulis away either Susiq, much better to freeze them and enjoy them later after all your hard work getting them to grow. I am glad your Dahlias are ok, trust me they will be stunning when they flower. SS and DIL will enjoy the pots an blueberries tomorrow Sue. Thanks sue and Susiq for explaining what a humanist service is, it sounds lovely. I am doing lamb chops for dinner tonight, then I am putting my PJ's on and not moving off that sofa, think I've more than earned it today. Now, about decorating the dining room........

• 09/07/2011 07:01 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505	Reply | Contact  Well done lillyrose and well done to Moo too for not getting covered, I don't blame you for settling down for the rest of the evening either.  I'm about to do that with a pot of Hagen Daas ice cream (on offer in Sainsbury) and I'm not sharing it, I've got the pralines and cream, OH has the strawberry cheesecake one and my son has the cookies and cream. sue1002

• 10/07/2011 08:42 AM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact  Morning all, lovely and sunny here. Sue, Hagen Daas is my all time favorite, I don't share either. A gentle potter in the garden for me today, and plenty of sitting enjoying it too. Have a good day everyone, enjoy SS and DIL's Sue. x

• 10/07/2011 09:23 AM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505

  Reply | Contact  Morning all, the sun is trying to get through the clouds here and it was quite a muggy night. The Hagan Daas is my all time favourite too lillyrose OH managed half of his pot, son did three quarters and old greedy guts me polished off the whole lot in one go I've got a pile of ironing to get through and then we're off to SS & DIL's so will catch up again later on, have a good day everyone. sue1002

• 10/07/2011 05:44 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Sue, you have definately got 'hollow legs' I just don't know how you get away with it - ALL that ice-cream and sweet stuff, and there you are so, so slim - er not that I'm jealous of course - er much Well done Lillyrose with the decorating, even better that Moo didn't get into any scrapes I'm going to 'do a you' now - pics PLEAAASE! Been sunny/muggy for the most part, has now gone black, so expect another storm on the way! Well my roast beef and yorkshires are almost ready, so am off to dish up

• 10/07/2011 07:40 PM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505

  Reply | Contact  Yes Susiq, definitely got hollow legs me  I'll be over shortly for some of your roast beef and yorkshires Yes please lillyrose, pics of the decorating please We had a lovely day out, SS and DIL were really pleased with the knitted items and they are now hanging up in the little one's wardrobe along with the other ones I'd done plus some other bits that they've picked up.  There was a gorgeous little white snow suit hanging up which had a rabbit face on the feet and ears on the ankles of it, it was so cute. sue1002

• 10/07/2011 08:37 PM	In reply to
  anthonyD Location: manchester Joined on: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 68	Reply | Contact hello everyone sorry been away for so long, been a busy bee, been away and in hospital. luckly my veg didnt die off. hope everyone is ok love life, live life

• 11/07/2011 08:39 AM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,505	Reply | Contact  Morning all, it's nice and sunny here with a gentle breeze after a wet night, the water butt is full again It's good to hear your veg did well while you were away anthonyD, all the rain we've had recently has done them a world of good. I'm going to have a gentle potter about today, what's everyone else up to? sue1002

• 11/07/2011 08:50 AM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact Morning all, cloudy but warm here. My OH is off to hospital this morning to have two wisdom teeth out. I am nipping into town shortly then will have a day in the garden. I will take some pics of the kitchen later Sue and Susiq, though I must warn you it is a very small and very boring room. x