Author Topic: for all Geordies out there! (Read 21446 times)

MagpieDi · « **on:** October 07, 2003, 17:00:24 »

HI Cerig,Legless and busy lizzie

As my user name might suggest.....I am a Geordie with another passion other than gardening!! but promise not to mention that on this site! :-X ;D
I'm living high up in the Yorkshire Pennines, so the wind chill factor is similar to Nothumberland coastline!
My mum is in a nursing home near Whitley Bay , and I travel up once a month to visit, so I prob pass your allotments on my way. As you say ..small world.
btw ..isn't this a brill site......so entertaining as well as educational.
Best wishes
Diane

Ceri · « **Reply #1 on:** October 07, 2003, 20:49:55 »

It's a strange world - don't know about busy lizzie, but legless and I are not home grown Geordies I'm afraid, I'm a Welsh Brummie! but been here 10 years, so another 30 odd and I might be counted nearly a native. Just for Diane: apparently Wallsend metro station has been done up as part of the Segendunum roman site project and has inscriptions on the walls, specially translated into latin by a professor from Newcastle Uni. Can't give you the Latin I'm afraid, but they translate as 'The fog on the Tyne is all mine', 'Auf Weidershen Pet', and 'There's only one Bobby Robson' which tickled me no end. If you need post/pre-mum visit coffee just shout.

legless · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2003, 21:34:48 »

hiya Di!

as Cerig says i'm not a real geordie - don't know how you could tell Ceri! and another offer of pre/ post mum coffee here!

Jo

MagpieDi · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2003, 00:36:12 »

Hi Ceri and Jo
Thanks for your kind offer ......both.........would love a tour of the lottie and cuppa sometime.
I stayed down here after college, approx 30 years ago!!! Wonderful countryside but harsh winters. Lots of snow..... but has its advantages...lots of birds visit for goodies, but do get the occasional stray sheep...not so welcome!!
I'm not a lottie person, but grow lots of different plants and veggies.....( or try to! ) all jumbled up cottage garden style. Do you mix flowers and veg on your site?
Love experimenting, but not too successful!! Just blame the weather and try again next season!!
bfn
Di

Ceri · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2003, 20:15:00 »

at the moment I'm mainly growing thick black plastic! Only had the lottie a couple of months so have been hoeing merrily - planted some autumn onion sets and garlic cloves the other day (thanks to a kind donation from legless) so those along with (hopefully) my compost heap will be the main products until springtime. If you come off the A19 1 junction north of the coast road and go into whitley that way, wave as you go past the Grey Horse pub at Shiremoor - I'll be in the alloments behind it - or possibly (likely) in it! If you go past the icerink, wave at legless!

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #5 on:** October 08, 2003, 23:24:18 »

Hello another Geordie here. I was born in Corbridge but spent most of my life near the Tyne. We spent some time in Berkshire and Lancashire, but couldn't wait to get home when we came for a visit when the Tall Ships were last here.

We have been in Whitley Bay 15 years now - Poor shabby thing that it is - still love it though. My Mum/Mam is in a Nursing Home in Monkseaton.

We have had our allotment for about eight months, and it is one of the best things we have ever done. It just makes you feel good. Only half of it is cultivated as the last plot owner had laid the other half to lawn so his children could play on it while he worked. So we are hoping to extend our growing capabilities over the autumn, by digging it up - A big task. I would love to grow some companion flowers next year, and flowers to dry. Bob Flowerdews Companion Flower Book is on my Christmas list.

Was interested to see Legless's Allotment which looked good, and we are hoping to put our plot on the Gallery before too long. You can wave to me on my "lottie" if you pass Sainsburys and head for the sea. "Howay the Lasses"! Busy_lizzie

Ceri · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2003, 11:12:46 »

are you on the Leg of Mutton site then next to the car boot sale field, or the little one by the new houses by Sainsbury's - that's just at the end of my road - I live on Thorntree Drive, just opposite and down a bit from W Monkseaton metro. I know just what you mean about whitley - a sort of affection for its shabby, unloved air, especially the seafront bits where the old paddling pool is/was.

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2003, 15:14:35 »

Hi Cerig, Our site is on Alder Grove and our plot is right down at the bottom behind Whitley Bay High School playing fields, with Churchill Playing Fields to one side. I live just round the corner so it is very convenient for carrying bits of pallet or wood as we don't have a car. I am sure the neighbours think we are very eccentric as you can see us carrying all sorts of odd things up there, they must wonder what we are up to.

jethro · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2003, 16:23:17 »

Hi all, Cerig you should be a half geordie by now ;D
saying 'whey i man' a lot should help, also don't mention the macams as they tend to get a bit upset.

I live in a little town called Stanley ??? that's near Durham-Consett. As you know we get lovely weather up here :-/ mainly wind ,rain and if we are lucky no snow in July :o. so all i can grow is rice as the lottie is like a paddy field 9 months a year.

lol jethro

Ceri · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2003, 20:00:27 »

Who would believe the rivalry between towns only 10 miles apart - and the completely different accents and expressions - bizarre. My husband knows an old Geordie who will not go to the metro centre because it is 'across the water', and technically in Sunderland - would you believe it! When I first moved here I worked in Middlesborough, and, on my very first day just happened to wear a black and white striped top (I knew nothing about football as you can tell!) It happened to be a derby day between the 'boro and Newcastle - went down like a lead balloon as you can guess - and I didn't even know why until somebody kindly enlightened me at the end of the day!

legless · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2003, 20:28:36 »

you're so kind busy_lizzie!

i lived nearish stanley for a bit jethro, its proper allotment country out there!!

MagpieDi · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2003, 23:01:28 »

Hi All
It's great hearing about familiar places around the toon and coast!
Welcome Jethro to the geordie forum, think you qualify, as you live near the magpies training ground! :) ;)
I know exactly where your lotties are girls!!
My mum's nursing home is in Wallsend. Went down to the Swan & Hunter yard a while ago to take some photos, as mum has Alzheimers and thought it might trigger something, but no joy. Soul destroying visiting her these days, but she's happy enough in her own little world, just doesn't recognise her nearest and dearest anymore.
Back to gardening, has anyone visited the specialist herb nursery near Hexham? I'm particularly keen on growing herbs. So many different uses.
bfn
Diane

Ceri · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2003, 11:15:04 »

I'm so sorry about your mum - I suppose you have to hold on to the 'she's happy in herself' mantra.

I've never been to Hexham - isn't that sad - although I've lived here for 10 yrs, I worked in Stockon for the first years, then had baby and work from home, so have been very bad at getting out and about to see my surroundings! However, I do have a car (and fuel paid for) so if anyone in the NE wants to arrange a tour of fab nurseries I'll be happy to be the driver (not the navigator or we'll end up in Milton Keynes!)

legless · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2003, 13:24:59 »

sorry to hear about your mum Di, my mother in law is in a similar state.

i am very excited about the prospect of a specialist herb nursery, my little back yard is over flowing with herbs, i love them!

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2003, 17:06:03 »

Hi Di, We are in the same boat, as my mother has had Alzheimers for over ten years now, though it was so gradual we didn't notice for a long while. She is ninety three now, which is incredible when I think about it. It is an awful illness for relatives and friends to witness. Many years ago I took my Mam over to Jarrow, - as she spent a lot of her life over there, - thinking it might stir up some memories for her,but most of old Jarrow had been pulled down, so it was a bit of a wasted effort. Mam is not distressed in any way, but just seems to live in her own little world - it is worse for us as she can't communicate with us or understand anything we say. She now doesn't know who we are, but there is some recognition, I think, on some level when I visit, as her face always lights up. Phew!! that was a bit heavy.

Anyway, about the Hexham Herb Garden, I visited it a lot of years ago, as I used to volunteer at the Byker City Farm, looking after their Herb Garden then. Hexham Herb Garden was lovely, a really old fashioned walled garden and I think they held the countrys' largest collection of Thyme. I seem to remember it was well worth a visit. busy_lizzie

Beebusby · « **Reply #15 on:** October 12, 2003, 15:16:18 »

Hi all Geordies.
I'm an adopted Geordie - lived here for 20 years and now married to one.
Hexham Herbs is a great place - but not open during the winter and it's changed it's name to Chester's Herbs (I think) because they are next to Chesters Roman fort and not in Hexham at all.
My allotment is in North Shields - on a private site - which I share ................................................................
with my mother-in-law :o

MagpieDi · « **Reply #16 on:** October 12, 2003, 17:42:51 »

Welcome to the Geordie clan Bee :)
Just read your posting re ' why do members join? ' I sometimes felt that way when viewing the BBC boards, but find this one very friendly, and lovely to make new ' mad gardener ' contacts from my home town! ;D
Thanks for the info on Chesters Herbs. We'll all have to go in Ceri's taxi sometime!!
Busy-Lizzie...you have my sympathy..all those years of coping ...my mum is only 85! But just try not to dwell on it too much, I always feel down for a few days after a visit.
Anyway ...on a lighter note who's frightened away Jethro???? Are 6 female geordies just too much to cope with!! ;D ;D

jethro · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2003, 18:22:57 »

Ha, 6 geordie lasses all good looking ;D not too much for me( bring on the oxygen) sorry about the replies see 'wind turbine' thread ??? ??? and you'll know why. My mum is 66 and is still fighting fit (got the bruises to prove it) but my dad died when he was 54 due to a stroke, that was 16 year ago, it still hurts a bit to think of him, but what the hell life goes on ( does that sound hard to hear? it's not meant to be, sorry) Did any of you get the wind up on Saturday :o like it was in Stanley ??? boy did it blow :o.
So keep in touch as you are making an old man very happy or a happy man very old ;D :P ;D

MagpieDi · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2003, 18:42:14 »

Hi Jethro :)
Just been reading the wind turbine thread ::) ::) Typical blokes stuff ;D ::) ;D
Much rather read about scary rats and mice !!! speaking of which.......looked out of my son's bedroom window yesterday and there as bold as brass and in broad daylight...a huge RAT :o :o scoffing the leftover peanuts and seed off the birdtable!
Cheeky beggar!!
Figured if I gave him a pet name I'd feel less panicky ;D so dear Roland is in for a lovely tasty chemical laced supper tonight :'( ;D

MagpieDi · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2003, 20:22:02 »

Oops! better explain that the bait is safe inside bit of drainpipe, so cats, birds etc not able to enter!
Hey......Jethro...a great idea for your next brill invention...a foolproof rat trap! ;D ;D
Off to have a word with the farmer up the lane, ask him why he's chasing his rats down the fields to me!! He'll prob just lend me his shotgun!!! :o :o

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