Me and my wife have just had a holiday in and around Bath, She was at the university in the 70's, and we thought a nostalgia trip was in order. Anyway, we thought we would see a few nice gardens while we were there, and saw a garden in a guide book called Abbey House Gardens, that looked good, so off we went. When we arrived we saw a notice on the gate saying it was a "Clothes Optional Day", and naturists would be allowed free run of the gardens, Well we thought OK we don't mind, paid and went in. It took a bit of getting used to, but the gardens are great, so you could concentrate on that. It was a big experiment, as I believe it is the first event organised where none naturists were allowed to mix. We remained fully clothed, but many people took advantage of the warm weather and walked round naked.
Would you have gone in? Try it on the allotment, and gauge the reaction of fellow plot holders! It was a memorable experience, and we were not offended at all.
Brian
We went to those gardens a couple of years ago when we were visiting the Garden Festival at Westonbirt Arboretum (I have missed it & hope it will happen again soon tho' I gather in a different location). Anyway, not knowing about the owners of Abbey Gardens were a little surprised to see an extremely brown older man wandering round doing the gardening in skimpy silk boxer shorts. We would have been even more surprised if he had gone the whole hog! I have since seen articles about him & his wife. I'm afraid gardening in the nude would be far too dangerous. It's bad enough being clothed.
I saw a TV programme about these people.... :D slightly nuts methinks... or maybe its the rest of us who are crazy ::)
There was once a complaint about a guy sunbathing in the nude on his plot on my site. Whoever it was that complained must have gone to a great deal of trouble to peer through the hedge to spy on him!
I agree Wardy. I only wear shorts and little vests in the summer on the plot, and I always get stung, burnt and scratched...imagine if your most sensitive parts were free!
Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on August 23, 2005, 11:45:56
I agree Wardy. I only wear shorts and little vests in the summer on the plot, and I always get stung, burnt and scratched...imagine if your most sensitive parts were free!
Someone I used to know said that they were going somewhere in the car when she needed to erm, empty her bladder. Only after she had done that, she realised what plants were erm, in the area and she erm, got erm stung
Imagine clearing brambles... :-X
The gardens claim to have the largest selection of roses in the UK, so I guess they must be used to the odd prick now on then. I shouldn't mock, as they were all very pleasant towards us "Textiles" as they call the rest of the world who wear clothes.They have a website called; www.nakedgardeners.co.uk. and the gardens do too; www.abbeyhousegardens.co.uk. Have a peep, you may be tempted!
Red ants. Yeowch !
Multiveg,
Tell your erm, 'friend' that a pile of dock leaves in her knickers
might have provided relief from the stings...
(Hee Hee ) ;D ;D ;D
Debs ;)
Saw this in the paper and thought OUCH! They obviously don't have as many stinging nettles as me! ;D
Oh and dock leaves down your knickers don't work, trust me!! :-[ ;D
Funny you should mention nettles. I didn't see any, not one in all the gardens, but I bet they cleared them fully clothed, or got the other gardener to do it!
Brian
Quote from: BAGGY on August 23, 2005, 20:52:16
Red ants. Yeowch !
My experience of red ants is that they don't care whether you are dressed or not - in fact a good item of clothing is a bonus - the victim goes ouch and struggles pats at clothing, and rather than being brushed off the ant just ends up somewhere else and does it all over again. :'(
There is a big notice saying NO DOGS ALLOWED. I can imagine it would be quite a shock if a dog came up behind you and stuck it's wet nose where they usually do, very up close and personal.
Brian
;D Tee hee that tickled ;D :o No! not like that ::) I was just imagining the newbie naked lottie fellows going up to young lottie ladies and saying..."I'm very pleased to meat you" and her saying..."Yes I can see you are" :o Oops! delete wrong section ;D
Roy :o :o ;D
And I have been known to get nasty looks as I wander around Waitrose in me mud, boots n shorts after a days dig, not a pretty sight I have to say, but when it is your nearest supermarket, wots a gel to do???!!!
Oh and Baggy, I now carry anti itch cream in my car cos of the red ants, I dispise em! (but they seem to like me lots! ;D)
my gardens on a balcony on an estate.The net curtains would be falling of the wall if started watering the plants ou naturell.ha ha.
You could strategically place ...thehat.
Would that be under the new blocking of light legislation?
Sorry
Brian
Quote from: Doris_Pinks on August 24, 2005, 23:28:22
Roy :o :o ;D
And I have been known to get nasty looks as I wander around Waitrose in me mud, boots n shorts after a days dig, not a pretty sight I have to say, but when it is your nearest supermarket, wots a gel to do???!!!
Oh and Baggy, I now carry anti itch cream in my car cos of the red ants, I dispise em! (but they seem to like me lots! ;D)
OPur soil is particularly stubborn (presumably because of its high clay content) it clings to your skin and resists washing to ana mazing degree. I go everywhere muddy these days, and I simply don't care. They can keep their clean clothes and shiny floors.
As a hiker and a lottier I am never happier than when I have got mud somewhere. Supermarkets I personally do not give toss about and they can just put up with me whatever state I am in and pubs? well most of the decent ones don't mind a bit of mud either e.g. the Cheshire Cheese in Hope. Small privately owned corner shops do not tend to be too fussy either.
Sometimes on a hike, the desire for a beer overcomes the muddy bit. But most hiking pubs are used to it and accomodate it - boot scrapers, boot racks etc. Do sometimes pop into my local on the way back from the lottie but it is my local and the local of a few other lottiers so again we are accomodated - the landlady does get the bonus of glut veg. Normally when I go to the pub I am decent though - at least according to appearances:-
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QuoteMy OH went in his lotty muck to the co-op yesterday though to get food supplies and he said he felt embarrased as he could smell manure on himself when he was in the queue
maybe you'd frightened him wardy!
your postings make me lol!
they can conjure up quite bizarre images..
Quoteand my husband even refused his breakfast sausage this morning as he had to let his belt out another notch
;D ;D ;D
clanger-thats a charmingly sophisticated animation you got there!!!!! ;D
Well I would have been happy to have stripped off, if viewing was the only activity, and not actual gardening. My wife is more self conscious, so she would have declined, and I wouldn't be certain whether she would want to accompany me.
I am also well past my prime, but have not quite reached the prune stage, and feel I am actually better now than I used to be.
Derekthefox :D
Well, with Doris and Redclanger on this one!! I normally stop off at the supermarket after work, so am normally, very dirty, hair with various plants in it, and boots, not the cleanest, have to say....But I'm there to buy food, not on a fashion parade! Get the odd raised eyebrow, but will never see the peeps again, so not fussed! I'm polite and smiley, so the rest is window dressing... Lottie :)
Me Nude....you have to be joking!...not a pretty sight!
Whenever I garden I seem to attract every bit of mud possible and come home filthy...'all' my clothes go straight into the washer....
Now if I wasn't wearing any clothes how on earth (pun intended) do I get the dirt out of the wrinkly bits? :o
Derek
Well I didn't claim to be a pretty sight either Derek, I have my fair share of wrinkly bits too ! ;D ;D ;D
Derekthefox :D
LOL!! Do tell, Wardy...... :o And who'd want long pink nails!!! Nothing more attractive than split ones, calloussed hands, dirty nails and splinters.... ::) ::) ::) You'd love my world.......!! ;) Lottie ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D After a really miserable drizzley day, you have all cheered me up no end :DÂ I haven't laughed so much in a long time - thanks all ;D ;D
As for gardening in the nuddy, forget it, maybe 40 years ago ;);D ;D
I remember seeing that couple from the website on GW a while back. He was gardening in his underpants and very little else - not a pretty site :o
hahahahaha!what a loon! ;D
actually wardy....i'm married to that policeman..he'll be round in an hour to take a statement...say goodbye to family and lottie-its singsing for you my girl! ;D
Me??? I'm innocent I am!! Wardy.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D..shame about the CCTV....there's a film I'd love to see! ::) Lottie ;)
OK, I retract my last statement...please lock me up!!! Had a busier than usual day, last trip, taking eldest son to tennis. Got in car, he got in car, drove down to the tennis courts, drove round car park and back home......son didn't say a word the entire time!! Said "you're not supposed to be here are you....", wry and encouraging smile from son!! Back down to tennis courts, remembering to drop him off this time....OH gone to pick him up.... :-\ Lottie