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Old 01-05-2008, 07:26 PM
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Default Why aren't we all outside gardening?
I've just finished pottering and come inside to have something to eat and a quick log on to the Vine, and there are hundreds of us on here (including guests). Just a quick question, as it is still light (and fairly warm and dry down here in East Anglia) why are there so many of us on the Vine at this early hour of the evening?
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:32 PM
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It's freezin and rainin here in essex rustylady!
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:34 PM
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I have done some weeding, planted out some broad beans and moved some rather substantial heathers (dunno if it will work but they had to move). Now I am cooking dinner and too pooped to do any more gardening.
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:34 PM
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Hot and sunny here...but I'm packing for my hols now so that I can go to the lottie during the day tomorrow before we go.
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Old 01-05-2008, 07:51 PM
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because it's sunny but incredibly windy in my little corner of Sussex - and because have a nice long four day weekend to get stuck in- am just pacing myself rustylady!
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:03 PM
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Well there is thunder and lightenign and hailstones here...so I am inside of de house and not coming out.
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:06 PM
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I'm bone-tired and needing a holiday to recover from the holiday I just got back from. Today's about talking nicely to the plants in the house - tomorrow, once more unto the 'lottie!
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:14 PM
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Did mine this morning, left home 6.45 got a load of muck, planted shallot seedlings dug out a water butt to use at home fed my onions, talked to the site manager and came home, job done.
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:23 PM
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Because some people are only Virtual gardeners some are house bound some are retired and have done our jobs for the day .
I went shoping this morning then came back and put some netting on frames because my Alderman peas are sliding out of the spouting on saturday and i want to keep them jacob
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:43 PM
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wet cold and miserable - GCSEs looming [kes taught by me at home] played piano for funeral etc etc etc but will get out when sun comes out [hopefully soon!]
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...but I'm packing for my hols now ....
and there was me hoping to meet with you in Cheshire ...next time dear Nicos, next time
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Old 01-05-2008, 09:58 PM
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Beautiful day here and I'm stuck in revising.
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Old 01-05-2008, 10:11 PM
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The hailstones have been chucking it bigtime - on and off all day. So did the ironing and a big cook session.
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Old 02-05-2008, 11:14 AM
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Wasn't on here - wasn't gardening - was singing in choral society - one of my other vices!
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Old 02-05-2008, 12:04 PM
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Here, not there- sadly

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Old 02-05-2008, 12:13 PM
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Because I just got back from the Dr's, seeing about my horrible flaky, sore hands After 8 months of different creams & ointments, I finally got to see a specialist today, and I'm hopeful that the new prescription (Dermovate) will have some affect!
(Apparently it's a form of psoriasis, and not contact dermatitis which they previously thought)
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Old 02-05-2008, 12:22 PM
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Last night I was too pooped, having pushed TWO tricycles back up t'hill on way home from Hannahs dance class down in t'village - see even talking like a northern country bumpkin now!! (would have helped if Daniel hadnt kept steering in diff direction to his sister - I must have looked really funny with two trikes going in diff directions, arms outstretched!)

Today I am trying to ignore the lovely weather outside as I am meant to be on a whole work day (only day I dont have either of kids at home (inlc hubby - LOL)). I have got quite a bit done towards a commision I am doing which has to be done sometime in the next three weeks luckily else I would be panicking by now! I am awaiting a call back from a local news reporter about the craft marquee I am organising for Wellingboroughs carnival in July. Then I will be off to give some advice to some students on how to display their product on a stall - glass etched coasters I believe. Then it will be off to the library, then pick kids up, then to docs as both have coughs, then get dinner ready, then them to bed so that leaves only from about 8pm - lucky really GW isnt on else what would I do!!!
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Old 02-05-2008, 01:05 PM
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Tammy; you are wearing me out just reading that.
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Old 02-05-2008, 01:52 PM
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Phew Tammy!! I'm sitting here in the office gazing longingly out of the window and wondering what the weather will be doing in 3or 4 hours when I get of here. Will I have to zoom past the lottie in the thunder and pouring rain like yesterday or will I be able to stop a while ??
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Old 02-05-2008, 07:40 PM
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OK - ALL EXCUSES/REASONS ACCEPTED. I really was just being a bit provocative I suppose.
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Old 02-05-2008, 07:45 PM
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It worked eh Rustylady!!!
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Old 02-05-2008, 07:49 PM
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It worked eh Rustylady!!!
Oh yes, FD - good to get a bit of a reaction now and again, gets the debates going.
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