“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
I’ve never seen this channel before. It just turned up. Yay! Anyway. The timing couldn’t’ve been better because I went on a seed hunt this morning in town. Got three packets. Everlasting Sweet Peas (a sight and scent which I can live and die for…so to speak.) Pumpkins (Shrug. I’ve grown butternut squash but never […]
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Keep up, peeps? I’m moving on to Terry Scott/Penfold. Just y’all wait till I RE-visit June Whitfield and ABFab. I am NOT feeling happy. NahAh? Or……. Terry & June – To Catch a THIEF ;o) Cheers, Sweetie!
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I was bamboozled for a while but…I chose Chrissie. The English Roses. Why? Well. I love this band. D’uh And – apart from the roses that came with the garden here, every single rose that I have planted has been from …….. David Austin Roses Thank YOU, Chrissie, babe :o)
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I know a little bit about this French poet. Veee – yon! And despite what may or may not be true about him/his life/his history – I’ve always connected with the verses attributed to him. 1431 ? Correct me if I’m wrong but – didn’t Jehanne d’Arc get burned to death in 1431? ? ?
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STAYPUNK or ClintFAFPUNK? P.S. Clint has a very BIG TOOL?
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For well over a year, I’ve had the Brahms & Liszt taken outta me for MY love of Abba. TROLLS outta the wazoooooooo. Yadadadadada! Boring! Here’s Frida’s voice on ….
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I’ve just had a wonderful telephone conversation with m-i-l. I have to be VERY careful what I say. Both she and f-i-l have undergone MAJOR operations in the last year or two. Open Heart Surgery. Partial Mastectomy. More Heart Surgery. etc. They are in ISOLATION. And I agree. Totally. But…I have to bite my tongue […]
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One day I WILL visit Sissinghurst Castle. Even though it’s now owned by the National Trust!!! Years ago the BBC filmed a lovely series with Sarah Raven and her husband. BBC : Sissinghurst I devoured every episode. Even knowing (and Sarah admitted this in the show) that their family were “allowed” to live in this […]
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Sarah Raven I’ve bought plants from Sarah for several years now. They cost slightly more than seed packets or seedlings from the local garden centre but they’re always the highest quality. She is married to the grandson of Vita Sackville West so her gardening-insider-knowledge pedigree is impeccable if somewhat posh :o) Always plant flowers with […]
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aka MY mate, Kate :o) P.S. Rewind …Why is KB all over TGSNT? Answer (and I misquote) WTF U talking about, crazy woman?
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Not a single day passes when I don’t witness YET ANOTHER Heinous Crime against Humanity. SO… …I’m Calling BD :o(
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A lesson my Aunt Maureen (Mum’s sis. The nurse) taught me many MANY years ago when I complained about the common and garden mint that was taking over my garden! Get an Old bucket. Take the bottom out. Push it (bucket) into the soil. Fill it with earth. Plant/tame your mint. Thanks. Never forgotten fam […]
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