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• 23/06/2012 03:18 PM	In reply to
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 3,125	Reply | Contact Oooh Sue, make the most of that sunshine while you can - I think we are probably all in for a really mixed bag, weather wise. Cor tell me about it, we really are lucky to have my mam's car handy - DON'T mention the floors Calves liver for us tonight Where is everyone?!

• 23/06/2012 03:26 PM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,466

  Reply | Contact  I have been enjoying the sunshine thanks Susiq, I've been out in the garden and did some weeding around the fruit trees as I'd forgotten those bits when I was out there weeding before  It doesn't look like we're going to get many apples at all this year - the tree was full of blossom in the spring but then along came some hard night frosts (so I'm blaming them), there can't be any more than about 20 apples in total on the tree It's steak pie for us tonight which I'll do with some mash and peas. Lillyrose is ok, she messaged me on FB yesterday, she's having trouble getting onto the RHS site. sue1002

• 23/06/2012 04:44 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Thanx for letting us know about LR, hope she gets it sorted soon! Good you managed to do around the fruit trees, apparently, they don't like competition round the base of the trunk!  I make you right about the frosts, our plum trees had loads of blossom, but sadly I can't see any signs of fruit forming this year Well my mam has developed a truly stinking cold, I just hope she is gonna keep it to herself

• 23/06/2012 05:31 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Shame about the apples, Sue! It's the same here, but we didn't get many late frosts and I'd put it down to the rain keeping pollinators away. Our new apple tree has just one fruit forming. Hope your mum's cold gets better quickly, Susiq. Summer colds are just last.  I've been sulking over another horsefly bite. No horrid infection, thankfully, but the wretched thing bit me on the cheek and half my face swelled up and I looked all lop-sided. Not keen on mirrors at the best of times, but this was going too far! Been potting up some dark purple Campanula glomerata that someone gave me. They said it will travel, but that's okay as long as it doesn't try to take over the world. It's really very pretty.

• 23/06/2012 06:20 PM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,466

  Reply | Contact  Hope your mum gets better soon Susiq and doesn't pass it on.  If I remember rightly, didn't she get one last year and both you and your OH went down with it as well? I think you must be spot on with the rain keeping the pollinators away Miranda, I hadn't thought about that one!  It sounds like all of us will be going without fruit off the trees this year but on a good point, the blueberries here are swelling up nicely and will hopefully soon start ripening up. Sorry to hear you've been bitten again Miranda but thankful that the bite isn't infected this time.  That Campanula looks lovely. sue1002

• 23/06/2012 09:18 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,540	Reply | Contact  Lillyrose, I hope you're recovering now.  Miranda, I love campanula glomerata. My Granny grew it. Although it spread a bit it didn't seem to take over.  I'm tempted to get myself a plant as it's such a pretty colour. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 24/06/2012 08:58 AM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,466	Reply | Contact  Morning all, it's a wet and windy one here but it does look like it's trying to brighten up.  A lazy day for me indoors methinks sue1002

• 24/06/2012 06:55 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Good day all..Wow Sue it has been quiet on here today...It has been sunshine and showers here all day Sue but I did manage to get in the graden and plant my 18 strawberry plants in the strawberry tower after changing the compost in there...I really need another six plants as there are 6 empty pods at the top x 3 lol.. I may pop in Aldi tomorrow to see if I can get some more. MmmmI love steak pie I hope you saved me some. Hope you saved me some liver too Susiq. Sorry to hear you mam is full up with a cold, please remember us to her and give her our love and best wishes for an early recovery. I did some roast beef for their dinners today. I hope Lillyrose gets back on here soon..we miss her chat and her news about Moo. Sorry to hear you have been bitten again Miranda..you have been very unlucky. They must take a liking to you...is there an insect repellant that you can maybe dab on your clothes when you are out in the garden that keeps them away? I will have a look on google and thriftyfun to see if I can find any ideas. Lovely colour on your campanula. Hi Phot's hope you had a good day today  -Richard

• 24/06/2012 08:01 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,540	Reply | Contact  I've been picking strawberries. Loads and loads of strawberries. Yummy. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 25/06/2012 08:46 AM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,466

  Reply | Contact  Morning all, it's lovely and sunny here today albeit a bit breezy and from the weather forecast, it looks like summer is making a return here this week. Are you going to be eating all your strawberries Phot's or have you got enough to be making some jam with them? Good luck going back to Aldis to see if they've got any more strawberry plants in Richard, you might find they've already gone sue1002

• 25/06/2012 10:01 AM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact  Whoop whooop, Lillyrose has FINALY managed to get onto the RHS website. Not read any posts I have missed yet and I don't know if it will let me log on again later but will keep trying. Hope you are all ok, missed you all. Happy Birthday Sasha xx. Hope your Mum bought you a nice big bone

• 25/06/2012 10:31 AM

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

  Reply | Contact Hoorah Lillyrose, you're back Oooh Happy Birthday to Sasha from me too I've just got back from the vet's they are keeping Portia in for more skin and blood tests, the poor little girl has not stopped scratching all weekend. At least once she's had the blood test, she can go back on the steroids and her skin will stop driving her mad with itchiness. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM yum yum were they your own strawberries Phot's? Well done getting all yours planted Richard, hope you find some more in the shop. Oh dear Miranda you poor thing, that cannot be at all pleasant with the bite being on your face Hope you are right Sue about the weather getting better, its dull here, but at least its not raining again (shouldn't tempt fate I guess)! OH is helping me do some weeding today, think we've got about a month's worth of work on that front

• 25/06/2012 10:56 AM

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  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 9,466

  Reply | Contact  Thanks ladies, Sasha says 'woof' to her birthday messages  Yes, she's got a big hide bone that I gave her when we got back from our walk this morning but it's a bit hot for her to be chewing into it just yet.  I expect she will leave it until later before she has good go at it. Glad you were able to get back onto the site lillyrose, has FF stopped mucking about for you or was it another problem? Poor Portia Susiq, it must be really uncomfortable for her when she itches, let's hope you get a result from the tests  Have fun with all that weeding sue1002

• 25/06/2012 04:04 PM

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  EvaInNL Location: Holland Joined on: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 1,758

  Reply | Contact Hello everyone and happy woofday to Sasha!    Gosh Miranda, can't believe those darn horseflies got you again, what rotten luck! I don't panic easily but as soon as I hear or see hroseflies I start running for the hills, nasty pests. Are there any effective repellants you've tried? I had some issues logging on IC too sis (*wave*) also using FF, the password wasn't recognised, changed it and that seemed to solve the issue.  Has the rain/flooding situation stabilised by now? I hope none of you were affected!  The water levels in the canals here have been really high as well, no unplanned flooding yet though. I guess we could all do with some sun and a couple of dry days! The weekend here was a mixed bag: nice on the saturday, was out on the lotty to do a bit of weed management and Sunday I had planned to do loads of indoor stuff as it was going to (and did)  all day. Ended up trying to learn to crochet and getting slightly obsessed with it all.  I've even signed up a 2 day tunisian crochet course.since I quite smoking last year (and 3 weeks) I really need to find something to keep my hands busy in the evenings. And no, doing the ironing is NOT an option.   Just heard that I am needed in London for a couple of  days, unfortunately in the middle of the Olympics chaos, but that will make a visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden even more enjoyable.  If anyone wants to meet up on July 28 or 29 let me know!  Right, back to work for me now, will read through more of your posts later tonight and have a rummage through all the new pics on PB...

• 25/06/2012 05:22 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Good day all It's great to see you back with us again lillyrose..hope all is well with you and your family and you are getting some sunshine there...  Happy Birthday to Sasha from me too Sue. . I managed to get and the six strawberry plants have been planting  them up and also bought a tray of dwarf antirrhinums which were reduced from £2.99 to 99p lol so they are planted up too... Poor Portia Susiq I can imagine how irritating it must be to be wanting to scratch all the time. I am out tonight with my pals for Monday evensong ..so getting my throat tuned up ready Hope the horsefly bite has eased now Miranda. -Richard