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

• 06/07/2012 09:38 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  We've missed out on the worst of the rain thanks Richard, it was wet here this morning but it soon dried up when the sun came out this afternoon.  Yes, those pea flowers are a lovely colour, We've got two different colours on them - there's dark blue and pale blue, and purple and light pink on the others and both those are on the same plant, perhaps the colours change as the flowers get older?  sue1002

• 06/07/2012 10:23 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact  Yes Sue the Dove is still BOGOF, I bought some more this morning. I only use the unfragranced one too. I went outside a little while ago and stood on a slug, went a**e over t*t.  Right off to bed, night night if anyone is still around

• 06/07/2012 11:43 PM	In reply to
  richardpeeej Location: Leicestershire Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 3,498	Reply | Contact  I couldn't quite remember the colours of the flowers on the blue pea plants Sue but I remember them being unusual. Hope you didn't hurt yourself when you fell over lillyrose. There will be plenty of slugs and snails around in this damp weather for sure.. nite nite lillyrose and Sue and  anyone else who is still around -Richard

• 07/07/2012 09:54 AM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact  Morning all, very cloudy here and it has just started spitting with rain. Think it is a day indoors today. I noticed first thing that my white lily on the patio is almost ready to open and the black lily that I bought begining of the year is very close behind. No I didn't hurt myself Richard, only my pride .  Hope you have a good shop Sue

• 07/07/2012 10:04 AM	In reply to
  miranda Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 4,072	Reply | Contact Glad you got back from Wales okay, Richard. There's been a lot of flooding about. After a lovely sunny Thursday afternoon, it's barely stopped raining since - yesterday afternoon was torrential and now it's just started again. The roses don't like it, but the cabbages are certainly appreciative.

• 07/07/2012 10:30 AM

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

  Reply | Contact  Morning all, it's nice and sunny here with the rain supposed to hit us later on this afternoon.  It would be lovely if the grass could dry out properly so I can cut it before we do get another deluge. I did have a good shop thanks lillyrose, I got some more of the Dove while it's still on offer, and they had the one that my son is using still on offer too.  I also saw the Tresemme range of styling products 3 for £10 so I got some of those too.  When I'd paid for my shopping and looked at the vouchers I was given, one of them was "Save 5p a litre on fuel when you spend £15 or more on toiletries" now why couldn't they have given me that one last week so I could have used it today... Hope your rain clears up for you soon Miranda, I think your waterproofs will be getting quite a bit of use over the next few days sue1002

• 07/07/2012 11:31 AM

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

  Reply | Contact  Well our rain didn't come to anything and now the sun is out so looks like I will be out in the garden after all. Snap Sue, I bought the Tresemme thermal protection yesterday and I got a voucher for petrol too. There was too many cars queueing at the petrol station so I didn't bother filling up so can use my voucher tomorrow as I need to pop to B&Q and Sainsburys is next door. Hope you manage to get your grass cut. Sounds like you have got another grotty weekend on the cards Miranda, I read in the paper this morning that we have got another month of this rain, really hope they have got that wrong.  Oh well, cuppa is drunk so had better get up and do something. Think I might do some baking later

• 07/07/2012 02:04 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Hope you manage to get done what you want to in the garden today lillyrose.  I cut the grass after I got OH to change the blade on the mower and got a much neater cut today  I've also done a bit of deadheading and some weeding and now come indoors for a cuppa. The month of rain sounds about right, I heard on the tv news last night that they said it would be about another month before we see any 'proper dry and warm weather'. sue1002

• 07/07/2012 02:47 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  Hi all well the sun has actually come out here now Miranda but I think it has only found a small gap in the clouds. It has been raining most of the morning, though I did do some dead heading of some roses and brought some sweet peas indoors to put in a little vase. Glad you got your shopping done Sue and managed to get your grass cut too. That cuppa must have hit the right spot. So pleased you didn't hurt yourself when you fell over lillyrose  -  it is slippery outside here today too. Not looking forward to more rain. The brook in the middle of the village spilled over the other day.  I will take a pic on my way out to evensong later to see if the water level is still the same. -Richard

• 07/07/2012 03:28 PM

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

  Reply | Contact Did someone mention sun? What the hell is that? - its been that long since we've seen any up here! Glad you enjoyed your few days away Richard. Yes my leeks are for a competition at the leek club I joined, I posted some pics a few pages back, but I think you missed them. You should be the leek expert with your heritage Glad most of you seem to have escaped the worst of the rains, its been horrid up here. Yukks Lillyrose, slugs are bad enough, but that adds insult to injury slipping over on one! You did really well Sue, in managing to get your grass cut - we've got a new pond here - its the middle of the lawn As you can imagine, the hall carpet is yet again covered in muddy paw prints - Percy is SO sneaky at opening doors and getting to where he shouldn't be! Our new guests should arrive soon, I just hope the weather will cheer up a bit for them, for us too for that matter! I'm doing a chinese stir fry tonight.

• 07/07/2012 08:05 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  It's nice to hear you got some sun in the end today Richard, hope it doesn't get too wet for you when you go out for a couple of jars. Oh dear Susiq, it does sound like you've had rather a lot of the wet stuff up your way, we've been very lucky over this side of the country compared to what everyone else has been receiving.  It's still dry here but it is now beginning to cloud over and has gone very cool so our turn is coming methinks.  Hope it doesn't take too long for your new pond to disappear sue1002

• 07/07/2012 08:33 PM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact   Been baking

• 07/07/2012 11:48 PM

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

  Reply | Contact  You have been a busy girl lillyrose!!  -your cakes they are looking so nice...I am on my way to try some samples of them  Well I managed to go out and back to "church" tonight Sue without getting rained on it was warm and sunny here tonight for a welcome change I missed your leek pics Susiq but have now gone back through the posts and had a look..they certainly look like prizewinners to me  nite nite all...sweet dreams   x   -Richard

• 08/07/2012 08:46 AM

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

  Reply | Contact  Morning all, we had loads of rain overnight and both the water butts are now full again.  It was actually quite bright when I went out with Sasha this morning but that soon changed half way round the park and we both came back drowned... Those cakes look good lillyrose, I think I'll be doing some of that today as I won't be able to get into the garden to do anything. Glad you didn't get wet on the way to "church" and back Richard, I bet that will change today though sue1002

• 08/07/2012 09:22 AM	In reply to
  lillyrose Location: kent Joined on: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,973	Reply | Contact Morning all, very wet here but it has stopped raining now. We had lots over night too Sue and my water butt is full to the top this morning. I will save you some cake Richard. Glad you didn't get wet going to 'church'  Roast lamb today