Mundane News

[DCLane]

We're in the middle of a video call with our 85 year old MIL. Conversation is 'press the screen', 'swipe up', 'I can't see you', 'I can see your pictures'.

My mum's joined the weekly Zoom call with my son and I. Getting her to turn the camera on is similar.

 

[Reynard]

Personally I would be lopping it off 2 foot above the ground

That's what I did to a couple of mine last year.

Looks like one of miniature conifers that are, actually, anything but. They're full-sized trees alright, just slow-growing compared to some of the others. (The ones I cut down were gifts to my late father, so kind of obliged to plant the blasted things.)

 

[PeteXXX]

Personally I would be lopping it off 2 foot above the ground

If only I could...

 

[Reynard]

Made a lovely big cauldron of vegetable soup with barley and lentils.

Not so enamoured of the vegan blueberry muffin I have just consumed. Bought it on YS on Wednesday as I fancied something cake-y, but an hour later, and I'm still burping blueberry-flavoured burps...

I don't think I shall be repeating the experiment in future. (yup, choice of words deliberate...)

 

[Reynard]

If only I could...

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Drill a small hole about halfway up and pour a little bit of roundup in there regularly. Then it's "oops, it's dead, shall I cut it down?"

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

We just had a power cut. I sat there in the dark for a bit pondering the meaning of ''Elexit means Elexit,'' then I looked out of the window and surveyed the extent of our powerlessness. I congratulated myself on having eaten a spinach and anchovy arrabiata linguine earlier than usual. Before I got round to grabbing a few bike lights to brighten up the place, the power came back on.

 

[postman]

A mundane question, folks.

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If I lop a foot or two off the top of this thing, will it stop it growing taller, or just make it grow bushier?
It's presently about 15' high and 8' wide.

🤔

We had them around the back garden instead of a fence.One day we were invited for dinner. At a pals house,we decided to walk so we could have a drink.Well we walked past a house that had done the same but many years before.The results were hideous what a mess,some had gone Brown because they had been cut wrongly,others had bald thick trunks,awful looking hedge,a pulled all ours out very soon after,once you lose control you are lost.

 

[PeteXXX]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Drill a small hole about halfway up and pour a little bit of roundup in there regularly. Then it's "oops, it's dead, shall I cut it down?"

Tempting...

 

[Andy in Germany]

I'm eating chips.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm eating chips.

Euro chips or UK chips? 🤔

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Euro chips or UK chips? 🤔

The important thing is to use free-range potatoes.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'm eating chips.

As am I, with Polska Kielbasa

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

As am I, with Polska Kielbasa

I hope you're both socially distancing.

 

[Reynard]

After a few iterations, I think I have solved my tyre sidewall conundrum.

 

[biggs682]

Time for a brew if you ask me 🍵