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Doris_Pinks

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Perfect Day
« on: September 20, 2003, 21:27:29 »
i had one of those today! Went up the lottie, spent a few hours perspiring in the sunshine digging over beds and whatnot, kids were off doing there own thing, other half happy putting a bike shed together. Got back, pootled around in the garden doing things I have been meaning to do for ages, cleaned out the greenhouse, de-waterlilyed my pond. Watched the frogs, and dragonflies.........now about to climb into a lovely bath with a glass of chardonnay..oh and I don't even have to cook dinner as we are ordering out! Ahhh perfect!
Hope you all had as good a day as I, and are feeling as self rightous!  Dotty P.
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2003, 11:58:44 »
sounds perfect indeed! i'm hoping for one of those today but i have a hangover which is making me a bit slow at starting it at the moment  :D
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2003, 17:45:30 »
A ginger ale and a lie down works for me!! Mind you the thought of digging with a hangover...yeach! :P Hopefully you can salvage some of the day ..enjoy! :)
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2003, 21:38:53 »
well it was great once i got moving, still mildly hungover but i have planted some onions, some green manure, cleared some weeds and leant on a spade a lot  :D its actually looking like an allotment now!
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2003, 23:02:03 »
You need the hair of the dog! :)
So nice when it all starts to look like something.....I will have to post a photo of my new patch at the back of my lottie that I have found out is mine...brambles taller than me! I keep just looking at it! Hoping to tackle it over the winter.
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2003, 23:30:44 »
we've decided to take the glasshouse down before it falls down so that's our project over the winter, hopefully we can use the beds that are inside it as cold frames while we save up for a new one..

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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2003, 23:34:06 »
legless, not that elegant glassed extension to your pavillion??!!  
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2003, 01:03:56 »
yes that one. i applied to restoration but we lost the vote i'm afraid. the pavilion will be gaining a fine stained glass feature window though ;D
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2003, 18:02:13 »
having another perfect day today - it actually looks like an allotment!! :o

have onions in and some cabbages have appeared over the fence (must find the source to thank them). the area near the shed has been tidied a bit, fruit pruned, artichokes uncovered from under some brambles. its great!!!

now the weather is watering it all in nicely for me (i  managed to get home in time to get the washing in before it started)

have picked 7lb of tomatoes and been given a pumpkin - not a bad days work!!

now i have a pint of ale to accompany the reading of the sunday papers! bliss!
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2003, 23:27:13 »
All in all, it's been a rather good weekend.  Yesterday we went to Crews Hill, the well known garden centre ghetto near Enfield.  The annual French Market was taking place, so I treated myself to some lovely, extremely anti-social cheese.

Today we planted the first shallot and onion sets for next year, picked enoug green tomatoes to make chutney and watched the fox up to no good on old Maria's plot.

Came home to a centrally heated house, and with bog all on telly tonight, I can check out the forums!

Add to that my boss quit on Friday - I may just cope with Monday ;D
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Re: Perfect Day
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2003, 23:34:58 »
good news about the boss then, can you send some of those vibes my way and maybe mine will leave too  ;D

hubby made green tomato chutney last weeek, yum. next job will be tons of pasta sauce base to freeze out of the red tomatoes...
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