Tag Archives: garden

White and Black

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Gary

Cilla Black died in Spain this morning where she’d been living in “disgraceful semi-retirement.” She was only 72. I heard about it on Twitter an hour after it was announced. (That’s how I get my up to the minute news, … Continue reading →

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Garden tour

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Gary

Well, the rain seems to have gone. Today we had a lot of sun distributed between the grey clouds and quite chilly wind. It felt good to be once more working in the garden with the sun to warm me … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Gary

There was an improvement in the weather today. Though it was a bit drizzly at times, it was mostly dry. This meant I could work in the garden AND take the girls for a walk. The day started earlier than … Continue reading →

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0% chance of rain

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Gary

It’s not often you come across Absolutes. The risk of being wrong is far too high a possibility that it’s rare to find a pin point prediction. Even psychics tend to fluff around the time of events and they can … Continue reading →

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Yet more flowers

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Gary

Yesterday we bought another load of plants. And today I planted them. Yesterday we bought two long lengths of timber and associated fixings. And today I turned them into a raised bed. Yesterday the weather was glorious. And today it … Continue reading →

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Uses for old pallets #2

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Gary

There was actually a bit of sun today. Most of the day was grey but then, after lunch, the sun came out and bathed everything in a volcanic glow. It wasn’t the best weather for building things. Over the last … Continue reading →

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Filling the gaps

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Gary

The weather is supposed to be quite grey all week and, in fact, it was vaguely raining first thing this morning when I walked Mirinda to the station. And it WAS first thing. She had an early meeting to get … Continue reading →

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Fantasy adventure time

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Gary

Sadly, I didn’t get to go to the fire engine display at Tilford today. And I won’t be going tomorrow either because Tom has a new movie he REALLY wants me to see. I guess I’ll have to wait till … Continue reading →

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Ball mouth

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Gary

Today, in the Park, Emma found a tennis ball. It wasn’t the newest looking tennis ball. In fact, it had teeth marks in it and was a colour that Dulux would undoubtedly describe as Dog Slobber Green. I have no … Continue reading →

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Marmalade torpedo

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Gary

How quickly things revert. One day you’re traipsing around the beautiful bits of France and the next you’re ankle deep in weeds making up for it. Two weeks neglect is a long time for a weed. Even without rain. Actually, … Continue reading →

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