Shrinking Violet

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Grey and cloudy but warmer.  Well, I exaggerate - what I mean is it's less cold

Looks gloomy for the weekend, but could be brighter on Monday - fingers crossed 'cos that's when the Olympic torch comes through our village.  We are bedecked in bunting, flags and finery - just soooo hope it doesn't rain on our parade!

B&Q M.Purpose Compost Issues.

Moonlit Hare - I thought it would be a good idea to ask B & Q, so I registered with them and posted a question.  It is now in pre-mod (where have I heard that before?) and will take up to 72 hours before it is posted.  I think it's now a case of "watch this space" (while you let their DIY paint dry.  72 Hours!  )

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Happy Birthday FloBear

(I hope this smiley is a party hat, and not someone poking their tongue out LOL.  Oh, the smilies on the Beeb board could sometimes be a bit more user-friendly).

Have a good one anyway!

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Sunny here in Somerset - but with that persistent chilly breeze!  At least I'm able to get out and about without getting wet. 

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Sunny and breezy here;  quite chilly but a lovely "drying" day, which we sorely need after the deluge.

I took a day off yesterday from the garden, having done so much at the weekend.  But this is a sort of "doing" day, so hope to clear a few more weeds and continue sorting out the plants that are being hardened off.  I'm not brave enough to put them out yet, even though it's unlikely that we'll have a frost as such, but the wind is too cold for my tender things.

And, Frank, perhaps Cicero's "Quod di omen avertant" (May the gods avert the omen) fits the bill?

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I ache all over - result of hard graft in the garden.  Those **** weeds!  It's the goosegrass that's the worst - I come up with painful red weals if my skin has contact with the leaves and getting them out with such fragile roots and such long leaves that cling to everything is a real pain.

But it's been a lovely day - wall to wall sunshine and even the cool breeze was fresh rather than chilling.  And more tomorrow!

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It's been lovely here - bright sunshine but with a stiff, cool breeze, which helped to get the washing dry and also to dry out the ground (a bit!).  Supposed to be like this all weekend - hooray, some real sun at last.

The weeds have threatened to take over the garden - they have grown unbelievably large.  At least I know what I'll be doing this weekend.

The wrong kind of birds

Hello Janet - yes, 'twas me that hopes to move Tiverton way.  Mind you, the housing market is just so dead atm I could still be here this time next year!

Being close to the coast, we, too get gulls - and I'm always surprised at just how big they are close up.  So I guess I'll feel right at home, what the the rooks and all.  But ducks - well, haven't had too many of those in the garden.  We do get a heron from time to time (at one time s/he nicked half of the fish from the pond).  Rooks eating leather jackets - useful (tho' I thought that was usually starlings.  Oh, well, Lunarz must have a superb lawn clear of leatherjackets ).

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sotongeoff:

very-green-with-envy-smiley-through-gritted-teeth  

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The sun shone yesterday
I hoped for more today
But it's raining. 

Fungus on peas

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The wrong kind of birds

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