Idle chat

Last post 22-05-2013 3:26 PM by sue1002. 6916 replies.

• 09/06/2012 12:55 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Good day all and I'm glad to say that the rain has now stopped Sue although it is a cold and cloudy day here. We have not got a lot on the cards today though I may pop out in the garden and see what needs doing out there but I don't think that I will be out there very long...It must be great to get your house back again... Hope all is well with you Phot's down there in the sunny south -Richard

• 09/06/2012 01:46 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,470	Reply | Contact  Hi all, it's another windy one here today but at least it's dry. Yes thanks Richard, it is lovely to have the house back to ourselves again  Did you manage to find anything to do in the garden today?   I've planted out the sprout plants and started to do some weeding but the weeds were blowing out of my bucket so I think I'll leave that until tomorrow. sue1002

• 09/06/2012 01:55 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Hi everyone, just taking a quick break from my Mrs Mop duties Oh dear Richard, I hope you managed to rescue most of your herbs that got blown about? You won't know yourself then Sue, being back to normal at last Yes Phot's its been particularly horrid hasn't it - according to today's paper we are in for at least another fortnight of the damn wet stuff, plus storms I still haven't even got half of my bedding plants out! Well, duty calls, catch you all laters.

• 09/06/2012 02:36 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Hi everyone, I'm back Yes Richard I was totaly lost without my internet, I re placed my dongle as I kept having problems and now everything seems to be ok. Don't think the old one was ever the same after GS 'fed' it to Moo. I have only had a quick look through the posts, will have a proper read later.  I am so glad it went ok at the vets with Portia Susiq, I was dreading reading that she needed an op, big hugs from me. I had to take my Mum to the vets this morning, well her and her dog lol. He kept shaking his head yesterday and putting his head in Mum's lap so we took him down first thing and he has got an ear infection. Five mins in with the vet and a bottle of drops = £45 bill . While we were in the town we had a quick look in the farmers market and I bought a yellow courgette plant and a winter spaghetti squash plant and a rose scented geranium plant. Glad you have got your house back Sue. Hi Sis, nice to see you posting again

• 09/06/2012 05:27 PM

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  Account deleted Location: Joined on: 08 Jun 2012 Posts: 14

  Reply | Contact Hello wonder if I could join in your posting?  Not sure how this site works, if you have any helpful hints I would be very grateful.  Sitting here with football in one ear (in our lounge) and lookingout at a damp/windy garden.  Basket fell off the wall with the wind, and the lettuces have gone beserk with the extra rain!  Have a fairly small garden with a bit of everything, pond, greenhouse, herb patch, borders, and our wooden patio with a hopefully sunny terrace - am training three clematis to cover the trellis, and they are ready to sprout.  Although here in Cheshire everything seems a bit behind the seasons, as I am sure everyone else is finding.  Am growing some plug plants received in the greenhouse, quite like the cottage garden look, and am growing strawberries, and tomatoes, although not very well at the moment! Anyway, enough of me.  Just wondered if you had any helpful hints on navigating round the site, and also how do you add a photo to your profile?  Kath Hi there, sorry to have intruded on your postings,on reading your posts I now realise you have all been posting for years.  All the best

• 09/06/2012 05:32 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Nice to see you back Lillyrose - how frustrating is it when we haven't got connectivity hard to remember what life was like pre-t'internet! Awhh, glad your mum got her pooch sorted, yes we weren't in the vets long either, and only got a bottle of shampoo - £41 bill! That rose scented geranium sounds nice. Well its turned into a beautiful sunny afternoon, so best make the most of this sunshine, as we might not see it for a while! OH has lost his wedding ring today, while we were doing the cleaning, he'd put it in his pocket, but now that I've checked the pockets, there's a hole in it He'd been into the village mid-clean, so it could be anywhere...............................

• 10/06/2012 08:54 AM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,470

  Reply | Contact  Morning all and what a lovely day it is, the wind has dropped completely, the sun is out and it's quite warm outside already, I'm definitely going to be getting outside today. Nice to see you back again lillyrose, let's hope GS doesn't feed Moo with the new dongle  Your mum's dog should soon get over the ear infection with the use of the drops.  Sam used to get the odd ear infection and didn't like the stuff going in his ears. We're behind the seasons too Kath with the veggie growing this year, I've never known a year being so slow for things getting going.  I think it's the lack of heat we had when we had all the rain in April/early May that has done it.  By now, my tomatoes (grown from seed) are usually about three foot high in the greenhouse and all bar one are less than a foot high. Oh dear Susiq, unless your OH has lost his ring in the house or lodge, it doesn't sound like there's much hope of finding it again. sue1002

• 10/06/2012 09:39 AM

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

  Reply | Contact  Morning all. To echo Sue, what a lovely day. No wind here either and the sun is out and already it is lovely and warm. I will be doing loads in the garden today too Sue, the weeds have gone mad in the veggie garden plus there is lots of bits and bobs to be done. Hello from me Kath and welcome, we use 'Idle chat' to do just that, we talk about anything from our gardens to what we are doing for dinner. If there is a particular gardening question you would like answering then you will find the main forum is better for that.  Oh dear Susiq, I do hope OH finds his ring somewhere in the house.

• 10/06/2012 11:12 AM

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

  Reply | Contact  Good Morning all and what a sunny one it is here today. Welcome from me too Kath feel free to join in and chat with us all here. As lillyrose said we talk about anything eg, food, any bargains we found, holidays, you name it! we sometimes even talk about gardening. Saying that I had a good buy I sent off yesterday for £100 worth of plants for £15 including postage - you will have to be quick just noticed you have to get them by midday today Sun  10th June, or until they all sell out...so I was just lucky:- Will catch up later as wanted to post this quickly before midday... Just off out in the garden now its sunny -Richard

• 10/06/2012 12:56 PM

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  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 4,072

  Reply | Contact Thanks for the heads up on that offer, Richard, but I was too late for it. Never mind, I've probably got enough plants to be going on with as most of my cuttings from last year are looking nice and fat. People keep saying 'Do take some cuttings if you'd like to' and I can't resist. Susiq, fingers crossed that your husband finds his wedding ring! Kath, our veg is also behind. Lots of strawberries, but they're all green and the tomatoes are only just thinking about flowering. Don't be shy about joining in here, everyone is welcome!  We are off out on a compost buying mission now. Lots more potting on to be done.

• 10/06/2012 01:25 PM

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  Account deleted Location: Joined on: 08 Jun 2012 Posts: 14

  Reply | Contact Thanks Miranda, have just been out to salvage any wreckage from the wet few days we have had - sun shining herein sunny Cheshire!  There are usually some good offers in Gardeners World (subscription gift from hubby, which has been much appreciated) -am growing plug plants to fill in gaps in our rather urban front garden - mainly parking space (on small cul de sac so definitely needed) but have a triangular plot at one corner which is shaping up nicely (only planted a couple of years ago).  Have a photinia robinia (sp) miniature, which takes centre stage.  Have also introduced grasses and box plants in containers for  more of an urban feel, just love the effect of different shapes/style of grasses near our window. Also visited our local garden centre for some ready-made herbs (lost most of mine in the hot spell we had) so No.1 son can have them ready to pick on his balcony overlooking Salford Quays, where he is now living!  Sun just out here and the sound of lawnmowers in the background, may even get a chance to sit out once our visitors have gone! :)

• 10/06/2012 05:39 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Hiya all Hello Kath - don't be shy, you are more than welcome Your garden sounds really enjoyed and well looked after. Well, yet another miserable day, weather wise here - so won't bang on about it too much, as some parts of the country are much worse off than us! OH's ring is still on the 'missing list' - but I've just got 'a feeling' that we will spot it here 'somewhere' at some point - fingers crossed! Our new guests have promised they will let us know if they see it somewhere in the lodge, and I'm sure they will. Saddle of lamb tonight - am just gonna google what sort of sauce to serve with it?!?!?

• 10/06/2012 07:02 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact . What time is dinner Susiq

• 10/06/2012 07:09 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact  By the way Kath, if you look on the green strip at the top of the page you will see 'edit profile' on the right hand side. Click on that then click on ' edit your avatar' that will enable you to add a pic to your profile

• 10/06/2012 07:56 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Well I have managed to get out in the garden today and do some tidying up. I hope you managed to get out in the garden today too lillyrose. Your dinner sounds so tasty Susiq ....hope your OH finds his wedding ring soon I just put this idea on thriftyfun,...I use this large jug (below) for collecting the water from the hot tap while I am waiting for it to get hot, instead of letting it go down the drain. I use it for watering the windowboxes and tubs then.. -Richard