My lottie is in Suffolk, by the banks of the River Deben? Have attempted to resize pics, so not too big. But be warned........wasn't wearing my helmet at time, so anything could happen!!! Anyone near? Lottie
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/undercarriage/lottie2.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/undercarriage/lo.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/undercarriage/pumpkinpatch.jpg)
Not a very sunny day unfortunatley!!
Hi Lottie
I'm not near as live up in Yorkshire but my dad's Suffolk born and bred, and lives in Needham Market. He was born in Brantham and lived a lot of his life around East Bergholt, Stutton, Dedham. He's travelled loads and lived abroad a lot (South Africa, Australia) but Suffolk always calls him home. So he's back there now, living in Needham, growing his own veg as always but in the back garden.
Only about 140 miles away lottie!
It looks absolutely fabulous, so peaceful. Everywhere here is roads, traffic, noise. My allotment is in a relatively quiet spot, but no where near as lovely as yours!
Dedham not far at all, Piglottie, lovely there. And yes, I'm very lucky, rarely see another person, and in small village so very quiet........unless OH is dive bombing with his planes, then ear muffs a good idea, or crash helmet!!! Lottie ;D
:) Looks great Lottie, you must work really hard to keep that up together. ;D Do you have 48hr days by any chance ;D ;D You seem to be such a busy person, now I understand your quotation about not having time to eat ;D ;D
Not very good at doing nothing Marley!!! Weeded by car lights yesterday!! Bare in mind I had fluffed it up for pic!!!But, yes, quite busy at min. Love it!! Hanging baskets at Pub being judged tomorrow am, so wish me luck!!! Woodbridge In Bloom comp, didn't even know entered!!! Honestly...! Lottie
Only a woman would fluff it up for a pic :P bet you went the full hog and had
your lippy and slap on too n you were not in the pics..................lol
;D That must be the best way to enter a hanging basket comp, not knowing. ???  ;D Put ear plugs in going to shout. ;D "GOOD LUCK"
Let us know the results. ;D
Got hot water yet???????????????????????????????????
LOL! Lippy at lottie?!?! Mud pack perhaps!! No Marley, no hot water, sorry didn't know what hw was, so thought if I ignored it you wouldn't notice!! How I live life, when you dont know what to do, do nothing!! Or pretend problem never existed in first place!! And Jaggy, how can I take pic of me in pic???? Don't want to scare peeps!!!! Lottie ;D
Very tidy lottie, Lottie. Can I safely assume that you don't have weeds in Suffolk or was that "a little fluffing up" a full day in the dirt leaving OH to the bathroom lol.
Must admit I took pictures before digging and weeding after the rain and then realised that I should have done it the other way round ::) ...doh!
I have just traipsed back through street clutching soap towel and dignity!! Bathroom still not mended, and left an article of clothing at couples' shower I just used!!!! As for the lottie, I hoovered, dusted, polished ..........The the kids cam in and left toys everywhere....!!!! ::) ::) ::) Lottie ;)
You'll find dignity better preserved if also clutching clothes....I hope :o :o
I fully agree with the kids thing though...
Yes, fully clothed, honestly...... But still can't spell!!! Lottie ;D
very nice lottie u have been busy what a lovely lottie see u are just not a clown u have 2 talents now weldone
;D Oh Lottie, I know exactly where you are coming from, when our bathroom was being done last year had to trail round to neighbours for showers too, & yes red faces several times :-[ :-[
Thank you , Dibber. 2 talents being being able to sing "Puff the Maigc Dragon" backwards ( very proud of that!!), and doing a mean cartwheel........!!! Marley, as to bathroom :'( :'( :'( :'( going to pack me little hankerchief and leave soon!!! Had enough!!!! Take care, nice chatting...... Lottie ;D ;)
Dont leave lottie what would we do with out you :'( :'(, sure the boiler man has not got far he will be back he is proberly hiding behind the JCB go check
Bless him!! Let him off with thorough finger waggling! And it's all fixed!!!! I will smell nolonger!! When I can ascertain you not axe murderer, Dibber, you more than welcome to come to Sunny suffolk and help me polish the brussells...and then sort alphabetically by name, then ...... Lottie ;D
no axe murderer just mad old dibberxxx i would love to sort the Brussels and polish them , but would rather go meet some of your clients on JCB especially the old lady with ribbons on her shoes and the old man cause i love yew lottie :-* :-* :-*
PS when i can be sure you are not the mad axe women that kills boiler man you also can have an invite to rainy grey Bristol to help me count all the grains of earth in my garden and line them up in symmetrical lines
oh and also Derek you are welcome too
Oooo I got tweezers!! Would love to come!!! Nothing lke a bit of grain sorting. Used to help dad sort grain on farm, probably why he looks at me sideways. And of course Derek is welcome :-*!! But how to ascertain we are all not axe murderers?( she says whilst trying to stuff boiller man into suitacse.....)Should have got smaller boiler man...... Lottie ;D
;D ;D So glad you have boiler working now. ;D ;D The boiler amongst other things nearly caused divorce & murder in this house last year. Got through 2 plumbers in the end & a chance remark in the local plumbers merchants one day was all it took in the end to get the boiler sorted >:( >:( >:( Nearly blue a gasket when we found out what the trouble was in the end :o :o ;D but there we are all in the past now. ;D We have to laugh about it now  ::) ::);D ;D ;D ;D Well I'll leave you to polish & dust the veg, ditch the suitecase & take a long relaxing bath ;D ;D ;D ;D
thats true lottie Derek might be mad guitar murderer he might strangle you with his strings and poke you in the eye with his plectrum
gosh getting invited all round, this is lovely!
Derek, you not armed with a plectrum. are you.......???? Cos I am armed and dangerous with gooey lettuce here...... Lottie ;D
No, just my charm, so you should be pretty safe ! ! ! :D
Mmmmm......! Just electrocuted niece!! Quite embarassing, she fine, just a bit surprised, must remember to take down boiler man booby traps...... Lottie ;)
are the boiler man bobby traps so he cant escape ,i hope you have not forgot to feed him lock up in that shed
No, he OK electrician keeping him company......... ;D Lottie
You're all mad, MAD, do you hear me, stark-staring-completely-bonkers-mad.........AAAARRRRRRGGgggghhhhhhhhhh
......but I luv ya all for it...lmao ;D
hi icyberjunkie i have just passed a dare to be in lotties and derek,s mad gang and i passed , go and have a look on shed under thread i found blue grass and see the dare they set me :o :o :o, perhaps you would like a dare and join the mad gang ;D ;D
LMAO very nice diggers! Very impressed....but did you have to be certified first :D
Not sure Derek would appreciate a large pair of boxers been thrown at him though........ :o
not sure who was first lottie did not actually say , :o :o but it was a good laugh, ask to ask Derek about the boxers i suppose its better then sprouts
Lottie, many years ago, I used to go to the old Felixstowe and for a long walk along the river Deben. There is a rotunda there (no idea what it is) and a lovely pub called the Victoria where I had many good meals. There is a lovely harbour there too with pretty boats and I took a boat to the other side. Good memories ! :D ;D ;D
Thanks for the consideration Icy, I think I prefer you with your boxers on ! ;)
origami boxers...... OK!!! I declared you the winner, Dibber, must have been in other post!!! Having few probs with origami sprout though, blessed electrician and boiler man very noisy......... Ican't concentrate. It's a lovely area, Marianne, anytime you in this neck of the woods, just let me know.. Lottie ;D
hope you are not trying to get out of it lottie , come on me and Derek showed ours lets see your sprout :o :o :o :o :o :o, how can electrain and boiler man be noisy when u have then locked in shed , or is there lots of noise coming from shed with them trying to break free
OK, I confess, haven't done it yet!!!! Sorry, so sorry, will try and make one over weekend. Will have to throw myself out of gang......Sniff...well was fun......thanks..... :'( :'( :'( Lottie ;)
Thanks for the invite Lottie ;D Will remember to bring helmet when I am up there, what with all that soggy lettuce et al ;) :D
OK lottie don't have to throw yourself out of gang ;D ;D ;D we don't have to many members as it is cant afford to lose any , just get on with the sprout , oh and thanks for letting me be winner
Thanks Dibber, effort in another post, can't remember where I put it now.......!!! Marianne, I will suspend hurling of soggy lettuce for your visit, promise. Helmet may still be a wise idea though.....!! Lottie ;D
found your sprout its brilliant ::) ::) ::)
Ok thanks Lottie ! ;D But just in case, will also bring safety goggles ... ::) ;D ;D
That's not a hint of sarcasm Dibber is it?? Lowest form of humour you know......Never indulge, myself!!!!! Chemical overalls may be wise too, Marianne!!!!!!!!! Lottie
Like any good brownie, I will come "prepared" and laden with a nice bottle of Shiraz ! ;D
anytime Hun, you welcome!! Reminisce about good ol biker days.....! Sigh Lottie 8) ;D
lottie sarasm who me really ::) ::) ::)i mean it very good sprout almost as good to eat
;D Can I also bring OH ?? ;D ;D ;D
Of course you can, Marianne. Anytime. And Dibber, jealousy is not a pretty emotion, if you that desperate I can send you my very intricate instructions, but took a long time to perfect that sprout......... Lottie ;)
would love the instructions just my sort of thing sprout maker ::) ::)
LOL!! Well, as luck should have it, I seem to have mislaid them....were here a minute ago!! Darn, what a shame!! ;D
Lottie
don't put yourself out looking for them :-X :-X no honestly its ok i will get over it, i will just take up bungee jumping without the bungee :'( :'(
It's OK!! calm down, just a bit possessive about them.. here it goes.. take one piece of A4 paper and...scrunch, scrunch, scrunch...then jump up and down, do head stand whilst clapping, hurl it against the wall, and decorate......glitter optional... ;D Lottie
wow thanks lottie thought i would never get it out of you , seems a bit complicated don't know if my mentality's is that advanced
I know, Dibber, takes it out of you, but what a result!! Worth all those lonely tortured hours in the loft....creating my master piece Lottie ;D
still think ebay is the way to go ::) ::) ::)
Don't talk to me about ebay, OH got rubbish plane engines for free, and sold them for real money on ebay!! I got 30p for an onion!!! ::) ::) ::) Lottie
30p you wont to get them sprouts on ebay would make you millons
I'd rather a million :-\ not sure what to do with millon? ??? Lottie ;D
don't you know what a millon is very special not to be rejected ;) ;) ;)
OK, you convinced me, the sprouts are yours for a millon ::) ::) ::) Lottie ;D
ok thanks lottie the millon is in the post as we talk , and you had better send those sprouts when you recieve it
Think it would be safer if I transported them via JCB, to avoid looters and such.. I mean, if word got out that there were origami sprouts in the postal system, people would go mad trying to get them.......:o Lottie
very true better to be safer then sorry , mind you those 3 little sprouts might look lost in the JCB bucket
Mmmmmm, you right...Got it!! Will bring boiler man and electrician for an outing ;D ;D ;D Lottie
keep them well chained you don't want them getting away :'( :'(
True, Dibber, true, perhaps better not risk it...... ;) Lottie
no better not take the chance dont wont them breaking free ::) ::) ::), you will have no one left to poke with sticks throw the shed ;D ;D
One way of getting rid of earwig problem in shed! :o :o :o Better take electrician and boiler man out before hand, I suppose...... :-\ Lottie
no leave them in there ,dont start being kind to them now they will think you have gone soft in them
Very true, Dibber, don't know what got into me..... ::) ::) ::) Lottie ;D
you must of had a think moment we all get them some more then others :o :o :o
Yes, but it's so rare, and to think I nearly missed it.... :o Lottie