General Chat

We have seen some beautiful garden displays on our trips to the UK. We went to Stratford on Avon on one trip and the park near the river was just lovely. The Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmonds are also beautiful. When we were in Goathland we saw a number of gardens in full bloom and I took photos to show a friend who is a keen gardener.

Tec - a neighbour had a shrub in a pot stolen from their front step. It had to be 2 people and a car because it was so big.

S x

I have a plethora of pots just inside the fence of my verandah area. I have to get them up off the ground for the wet season and have a place to put them. But until the doctor has worked out what's going on with these hernias under a couple of surgery scars I'm not allowed to lift anything heavier than a chair, she told me.

I have a girlfriend coming up next weekend to clean my car out for me (I'll pay her because she's very poor) so I'll get her to put them up for me. I'm thinking with all the rain we've already had they have had wet feet for too long anyway.

P.

Hello Pam again,

I don't think you're long winded at all, and everything you write is so interesting, so please carry on, I love the descriptions of your area, and I'm so envious of what you can grow - well maybe not that giant grass you spoke of lol.

Tec.

Hey Tec. I'll send that giant grass over to you with pleasure. I'm now contemplating getting a goat, that's if a goat will eat it. I could tether it to the posts of the water tank stand so that it can't eat any of my good plants. You know goats, they'll eat anything so maybe they'll eat that grass, too. I"ll have to find out.

Pl

When we first moved in here, the hedge at the front of the house was tiny, we planted lots of nice heather plants just inside our garden. When we came out the next morning every single one had gone. We bought some more and replaced them the following week and they were taken again After that, OH took some cuttings from the ground cover plants in the car park at work, they obviously didn't want those and left them alone. The hedge is now very tall,so we can have nicer plants

Linda - The azaleas are confused because they're all out in flower now, and look wonderful, but they are Spring things, and have only ever flowered in the Spring before. A lot of people have commented on them when passing - how strange!

Tec.

I like reading your posts as well Pam,it is interesting to hear about your exotic location

Where is dine, she wasn't here yesterday either

I think it is because we had an Indian summer Tec, We have about half a dozen daffodils flowering now, which is totally wrong of course.

Thank you Tec and Linda for your kind words. I know I live in a very different part of the world to others - even others in Australia. It is beautiful but the snakes, goannas and paralysis ticks thing so too. That could be a drawback to having a goat.

Already lost a 2 dogs to paralysis ticks and 1 to a snake, so no more dogs. I get too attached to them.

P

You must be feeding them with some 'magic' food to get them flowering in Autumn Tec. I wonder if they'll bloom again in Spring.

Pam - I love reading your posts. Not long-winded at all.

I always take a couple of special ornaments from my front verandah at night. We have sensor lights and a dog that will bark but you never know and the ones I bring in have been gifts.

In regards to other threads - there are some that I'm happy to add to but I can't be bothered with people who take offence so easily and where you have to be careful about what you say. I'm like that in my day to day life too - as they say life's too short to worry about silly people.

S x

Sue, I agree with you whole heartedly. So many people take what you say in a negative frame rather than positive and, in effect, turn it round to mean something that you didn't mean at all. It's so destructive. (I have an ex husband who did that constantly and it's what broke up our marriage in the end because he was believing things that just weren't true).

So many people have such a negative slant on life and prefer to believe the worst of people rather than the best. I always reckon that you trust everyone until they prove they can't be trusted. You get hurt, sure; but I've found that I've gained some wonderful friends that way.

Pam.

I try to see the best in people and will always give people the benefit of the doubt. I also know when to see that in some cases it's too much hard work and I often seem to be doing the work. I find that some people can be quick to say what they think with no regard for good manners but can't take it. As I get older I seem to have less patience with some people.

S x

Hello again everyone .
Good mining to you Pam , I like hearing about your exotic location as well : ))

Tec , I think a lot of plants get confused in the Autumn , the hours of daylight are the same as in the Spring and I suppose if it is a warm Autumn they just go fo it again ...lol

Linda , I must admit I have never heard of Daffs out at this time of the year though , that is most peculiar

So true, Sue.

My best friend up here I met when she was nursing her daughter with cancer. Her daughter subsequently died. That was 4 years ago next week and I think she wants to come up here to be with me for that anniversary. She knows that from my experience I fully understand what's she's going through. Her husband has no patience for her and her surviving daughter has little patience for her as well.

I really don't think people fully comprehend what it's like to lose a child, especially to such a dreadful disease as cancer, until it's happened to them. And pray God that not all of us have to learn that way.

Pam.

I know it says Aussies only but I just wanted to ~~~~wave~~~~ to everyone
Rachx

I can only imagine what you are going through Pam - but I think to lose a child no matter what age they are must be the most dreadful thing. How sad that your friend's family are so impatient with her. No wonder she wants to spend the time with you.

S x

Rach - half the people on here are Poms. You come and visit anytime you like:-))

S x

That's OK Rach. In fact, they're aren't many Aussies in here. More Brits than anything and we mustn't forget the Welsh, as well.

You're welcome. Lovely to see you.

~~~~~~~~~right back.

Pam.

We are not all Aussies on here Rach, so you are most welcome..

How do you do that wave thing?

Pam ...I hope your friend can find some comfort in your company , it must be an awful burden for her to bear , I wish her well .

Hello Lady Rach ~~~~~ back , a lot of us on here arn't Aussies at all ...lol