David's Outbox

Many Thanks, Milky, Morgana and Holly!! :-)

Hi Hywel! I think that I might try this again, myself, next Spring. I always kept articles, etc., for garden DIY projects in a folder, too, and I still have it, although I'll never get round to actually doing most of them. :-)

Oh, don't go that far. I have the arch top and part of uprights. Gimmee time to look at what I've salvaged!!! But, if you want to, salvage any wood you can from the river, for other uses - LOL!! X

Going to bed now - Sweet dreams, All!! :-))

Awwww, Thanks!, Marie!!!!!! LOL! The arch is proving to be difficult, though, as Dad chucked some of it - aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggh! Poor Soul, he forgot!! His memory is very bad, since his 2 strokes, MI, back surgery, pending hernia op, and Court case next week!!!! I forgive him, too!! Am up to my "Prince Charles' ears" right now!!! But still ROFLing at the wonderful wisecracks here on GoY!!!!

You lot ROCK!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!! :-)) X

Well may you laugh, Hen!!!!!!!! :-))

Many Thanks, Morgana!!! :-))

Sorry, Marie, LOL!!!! Meal was so-so! :-(

Glad you can relate to it, Claire. Student stuff is a hoot to read back on, isn't it? :-D

I wonder, too, Orgratis. No, our gardens are not quiet and empty. In that particular year, the County survey cited the very wet and cold Spring - don't know how the poor wildlife has managed with the cold and wet summers here since then!!!! I still have bird feeders. etc., out, and see a wide variety of finches, etc.

This is not the same garden. We moved out of town to a village in January 2001, I did the Wiz of Oz garden with the children there, moved back into town September last year with plans for the "chocolate" garden. In January this year, my wife and I separated, and the "chocolate" garden has been created by the children and me in my present garden.Happy to keep you updated! :-)) X

The topiary globe was an idea from some magazine, and it worked well, I remember, Claire. :-)

Went back and read your caption in more detail, Tt! - Great!!!! :-))

But - what is meant by Blyton's Tourettes, and 1899?????? I'm in 1999 right now, and have checked all my spelling, and ticed all the boxes. :-)) Even Googled "Blyton's Tourettes", and an earlier comment from you, Marie, here on GOY, is right there at the top!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many Thanks, Seaburn and Alice - glad you liked this part, too! :-))

Many Thanks, Gee and Arlene!! - Hughie was a lovely dog. We rescued him, via my late uncle, from an owner who used to hit him with any "weapon" to hand. Took me several months to gain his trust, as he was just so scared of blokes. Sadly, he passed away on Boxing Day 2000 (another memorable Dec 26 for us). Just glad that we gave him longer than he probably would have got under previous ownership. By the way, he used to jump up, bark, and leap around to the theme music from "Ground Force" on TV!!!! :-D

hehe, Tt! I see what you mean now re the dog hair!!!!!!! :-))

Have been here all the time, Marie, lol! Doing a lot of "editing" for GOYpedia, whilst "nursing" James through his recent diagnosed bout of swine flu (mild, must add, compared to 2 poor kids in school who are still quite ill).

I'm neither well-preserved, nor pickled, Tt, Spritz, Mp!!! - Wish I were, though!!!

Stroller - have just been reading blogs about the gales down south. Am sorry to read about, and see, the damage being caused. Not a breath of wind here, not even the heating on. How can such a small country have such diverse weather? Hope it all blows over very soon for you all !

Seaburn and Gee - This was my only attempt to keep a diary - but glad that I did! Has been really good fun reading it again. Don't do diaries, really. this was when gardening for wildlife was "to the fore", and it did make me think!

Drc - It made me already wonder, too! When I read that I made, and bought, videos, telephoned seed orders, saw the lovely, clear 35mm photos as good as new, etc.- made me wonder, too! Where will we be 10 years from now????

PART 2 is uploaded now! Going out for dinner - back soon! :-)

This is sad, Louise :-(.

Hope that the Garrya can be firmed up again (my favourite shrub). Get the tenants to contact their landlord immediately, as he/she will be responsible for replacing the panels. I hope the winds die down very soon, and there is no further damage to your beautiful plants.

Am scanning more of it now, Alice. :-)

Can't remember what happened to those lovely pots, Arlene (this was one of a set of three) :-(

Beautiful bird! And, Thanks, Bb, for letting us know it's a Mrs! :-)

He's lovely! :-)

You can be a real "think tank" sometimes, Ian! :-)

They'd never make it to the freezer here, Pp :-))

If anyone has recipes they'd like to share, but especially ones using homegrown ingredients, I'd like to put them on the new "Recipes from the Garden" page on GOYpedia. :-)

Of course, Tt! Glad that the sound of the bongos reached darkest Lancashire. Might have been forced to add some deafening piped music! :-))

So glad I didn't read this "live". Would never have got 2 work!

Very well done, Tt!!!!! And Bob, too, of course!!!! :-D

Welcome back, Bob!!!!!!!

The genealogy site sounds very interesting. Once thought of doing so myself, but just produced a properly-bound book in the end. Good Luck with it, and keep us posted if it develops. :-)

It's gr8!!!! :-)

Well.....HELLO! Lol!

YiiiiiiiPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a fantastic, mindless, weekend of fun! Best news of the day here!

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Lovely cheerful collage! :-))

Lovely! Hope you didn't get fleeced at the GC, Gee!

Reminds me of Robin Hood's Bay. :-))

I have just "filtered" the above comments to a place where they belong, LOL!
Tt, just came on to say we are all here wagging and swishing like mad for you all for tomorrow. Goodnight, sweet dreams, and our love to you all there. XXX

Yes, we've been unbelievably lucky here. Usually get first frosts as early as September. Actually, I've just been out with a torch and put the Coprosma in the shed for now, as the local weather forecast is for -3 tonight. Oh, that man? A bit too plump to be me, eh? Have got a couple of little gardening history projects on the go at the mo, so just kind of picked him out until I find something more suitable for our garden theme. He is Sir Robert Preston, who gave Humphry Repton, the landscape gardener, his only commission in Scotland, here in Fife (one of my projects).

Many Thanks for highlighting all this, Tt! :-)

In a neighbouring County, a farmer has created super allotments, with shower-rooms, meeting/coffee room, hot and cold water on tap, etc. Very exclusive, and available for renting at £375.00 pa. Think I'll just be staying on the Council waiting list, only 142 names ahead of me! Hope Wyevale doesn't overcharge for the rental - great idea, however.

Fantastic, Bb!!!! - as always! :-D

Oh, so they are, Sandra. Omit the shaggy, then.

Wonderful!