Busy-Lizzie

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Back from the cinema opera live. It was great, the screen was huge and they showed the real stage just as it was happening, including the prop changes in the intervals. Flo would have liked that!. It was a little known opera, Francesca da Rimini, by the New York Met. Francesca has to marry one of three brothers. She and Paolo fell in love, but the brother the parents made her marry wasn't him, it was the one with the gammy leg. Anyway, it all ended in tragedy and death, as usual. They will be doing a great programme from next autumn, with Tosca, La Boheme, Prince Igor and others.

Then we went for a pizza at OH's favourite pizza place in a very old building with exposed stone walls, beams and a proper pizza oven.

It's pouring with rain now. It was nice this morning and we gardened, but it started to rain when we went out.

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Been doing more rose pruning and hacking away at ivy which has got far too vigourous. Going to cinema when I've showered to see an opera from New York met. filmed live.

Gardeners World new season

I liked it last night, this is what I just wrote in another thread.  -  Did anyone see Gardener's World? Good one, I thought. I thought Monty was looking better, he was on form -  full of enthusiasm. Joe was at home with his contemporary design, Carol was her usual bubbly self, bit more eye make-up than usual! But her subject was mahonias which are one of my least favourite shrubs, boring and prickly for most of the year.

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Morning all. Fun party last night.

I hope the retail therapy and breakfast out cheer you up Goldie.

Did anyone see Gardener's World? Good one, I thought. I thought Monty was looking better, he was on form -  full of enthusiasm. Joe was at home with his contemporary design, Carol was her usual bubbly self, bit more eye make-up than usual! But here subject was mahonias which are one of my least favourite shrubs, boring and prickly for most of the year.

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Tired, going to bed. Thanks for the party Sue. Sleep well.

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Goldi, I expect it's a case of mistaken identity, or someone is jealous because you are younger than them. Neighbours can be weird sometimes, so I hear. I'm lucky, I don't have neighbours.

pictures

What a lovely garden and house. I saw these photos first on the garden gallery thread and wondered where they came from.

Sambucus Nigra - "Eva" or "Gerda"

Sambucus Nigra Black Beauty or "Gerda" has bigger leaves. I have Black Lace or "Eva" which has finely cut leaves.

strawberry hanging basket

I've never grown them in hanging baskets, only in the ground, but I know you can. Hvae a look at this: http://www.gardenfresco.co.uk/growing-fruit/strawberries/growing-strawberries-hanging-baskets

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Is Bunny still standing? I feel quite tired after all that bubbly and dancing. And I've got to find the horse and ride home in the dark.

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Cleaning greenhouses

Rose pruning and frost

reviews

Why did you all start gardening?

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