Mundane News

[Reynard]

About to tuck into the bread I baked last night, with my home made butter, cave-aged cheddar and my own tomato chutney. And a pot of tea, of course.

 

[Speicher]

I nearly lost my secateurs in the gardening recycling bin this morning.
I was hacking out some Rose of Sharon and accidentally scooped them into the bin with all the foliage.

Luckily, I realised before they were lost forever

I can imagine the people tilling/turning the garden refuse will have a acquired a good collection of garden tools, and implements. Locally, the removal of foreign objects is done manually.

I have been removing lots of rose of Sharon from my garden recently. The trick I find is to wait until the ground is soft but fairly dry, and then I can grab the bigger shoots and pull them out of the ground as far as possible, then chop them. The area that they are in is undergoing an overhaul currently. Some very over-grown shurbs (? ) are being hard pruned and some removed.

The over-grown ones were stopping anything growing underneath. It is the part of the garden nearest the patio, so I decided to do the digging and pruning now, with a view to planting some "new" plants early next spring. I say "new" plants but they will be plants moved from other parts of the garden, and some of my plants from cuttings.

I am awaiting a very nice man who is going to give me a nestimate of how much a new kitchen sink will cost. The current one will be twenty years old next year.

 

[classic33]

Hot chamomile tea with a large slice of lemon, a generous dollop of honey and a sploosh of summat stronger will help xxx

Nah, ice cream is better.

 

[potsy]

The new London Grammar album is rather good.

Never heard of 'em.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I like parsnips, but won't go ga-ga over them. But I happened to pick up this bag of them for 5p on YS... They are particularly good, however, turned into curried parsnip soup.

That’s the spirit!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Never heard of 'em.

Them.

 

[petek]

MrsP's home made Minestrone broth with lardon 'croutons' accompanied by hunks of well-buttered artisanal bread for dipping.
Roll on teatime.

 

[potsy]

Them.

Sorry, my Yorkshire upbringing comes out sometimes.

I will endeavour to speak proper English like the rest of you from now on

 

[Fab Foodie]

Sorry, my Yorkshire upbringing comes out sometimes.

I will endeavour to speak proper English like the rest of you from now on

Awewhite ven....

 

[TVC]

I am making plans with the aid of a very nice lady at a travel agency

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I am making plans with the aid of a very nice lady at a travel agency

Any chance you can go away first thing tomorrow? The weather forecast is awful and I wanted to get my imperial ride for November done tomorrow.

 

[TVC]

Making plans for Nigel?

We only want what's best for him.

 

[TVC]

Any chance you can go away first thing tomorrow? The weather forecast is awful and I wanted to get my imperial ride for November done tomorrow.

It's only rain, wimp.

 

[TVC]

At last - you're going to lob those bloody awful trousers into a volcano....

No, finding many more opportunities to wear them.

 

[Illaveago]

I am making plans with the aid of a very nice lady at a travel agency

You can get atlases quite cheap these days, there's no need to make your own.