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Placido wrote:I thought they were late ! Today I received two Christmas catalogues through my soon-to-be-nailed-up letterbox ......

I'd better get my card in the post then. Heard any Carol singers yet?
I'll be getting my snow boots out soon, The autumn equinox approaches

You're going to have to work late catching up with all the ordering, Placi - I hope they give you free p&p or a discount for the tremendous inconvenience this has caused

This I gotta share !!
Today The new Men came to mow the lawns. "New" because we had a lot of trouble with the previous firm (which was also sort of new) so we contracted with this firm for this year.
Aaaannyway, They turned up this morning - beautiful, sunny day - and began to mow (there's a song in there somewhere). After finishing my usual household chores: bracken bedding annual renewal, fresh herbs biennial strewing, daily HB brewing - I looked outside and was instantly astonished .
Little geographical explanation required here - my cave is right at the end and down the extreme western boundary is a strip of soil only about 6 - 8 ins wide next to the lawn which has never been dug or attended to in any way (the soil is too hard) and it's a long border reaching from the pavement right down to the rowan tree.
One of the team of two was busily wielding a garden fork to turn over and bash the divots of said border .
Some time ago in a rash, wishful moment I bought 4 packets of wild flower seeds which would have to have been cast onto undug ground but now I can sow all 4 pkts right along this border and enjoy the sight, hopefully.
And so can the bees and insects . Day made ........

Brilliant, Placi

Lawn mowing going on near here too - I thought it sounded great fun

Placido wrote:This I gotta share !!
Today The new Men came to mow the lawns. "New" because we had a lot of trouble with the previous firm (which was also sort of new) so we contracted with this firm for this year.
Aaaannyway, They turned up this morning - beautiful, sunny day - and began to mow (there's a song in there somewhere). After finishing my usual household chores: bracken bedding annual renewal, fresh herbs biennial strewing, daily HB brewing - I looked outside and was instantly astonished .
Little geographical explanation required here - my cave is right at the end and down the extreme western boundary is a strip of soil only about 6 - 8 ins wide next to the lawn which has never been dug or attended to in any way (the soil is too hard) and it's a long border reaching from the pavement right down to the rowan tree.
One of the team of two was busily wielding a garden fork to turn over and bash the divots of said border .
Some time ago in a rash, wishful moment I bought 4 packets of wild flower seeds which would have to have been cast onto undug ground but now I can sow all 4 pkts right along this border and enjoy the sight, hopefully.
And so can the bees and insects . Day made ........

Doubles of HB all round I think.

...and a rum chaser methinks! Great stuff placi!!

HAPPY LEAP YEAR DAY

YAAAAAAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My late Mother was a leap year baby. She would have been 23 today. I saved a fortune on Birthday Cards and presents while she was alive.

Oh, wow