GRAVEL GARDENS ... latest news from Gromit ... :o)

Very good Terra, can't wait to see them back. :o)))

brilliant Terra, so cheered me up with lovely pics and wonderfull commentary, you should put all your stories into a book, kids would love it as well as us so called grown ups lol,great blog as always , ps.conker and truffle stole the show ;o))) x

You are completely "barking" but laughed my head off great stuff TT x

I love this blog Terratoonie your garden look's really nice so tidy ,and I like seeing pictures of Conker and Truffle, they were being so helpful.I will watch out for Gromit in the spring. :0)))

I agree with Dido Terra, absolutely off your trolley you are! Lol

Brill blog though and your garden is far to tidy. I think you should leave it for a week or two (you could quite easily get up here, work your magic on my mess of a garden and then return in that time! Lol)

its cold and pouring rain here and looking at the antics in your garden has really put a smile on my face you and 'the boys' are--- simply the best--- ( isn't your Crocus jealous of Budgies action stunts or just pleased he hasn't got to hang upsidedown!)

Brilliant!!! well done Conker and Truffle and of course enjoy your travels Wallace and Gromit!!!

~lovely blog but I am not ready to even think about Christmas even though the cards and the gift brochures are starting to appear!
Help! can we have October and then jump straight through to March?~ missing out all the cold bits? what's all this about it being another hard winter?

Comic genius.......love it.

wonderful blog and great pictures Tt, thank you.

oh Arlene plez dont say that, i couldnt bare it another bad one ;o((

Conker and Truffle say thank you to Littlelegs, Sandra, Dido, and Mavis ...

Ian... "off my trolley" ??? ... this comment from the member who invented the "garden trommel" ??? Okay, maybe "off my trommel" LOL. x

Thanks, Pam, Skilla, Arlene, Dotty and Yorks ... :o)

a lovely blog & wonderful photos too...such cute dogs bless them!

I always said men never grow up!!!.........thank goodness

Oh TT.....I laughed and laughed....and I don't even like Wallace and Grommit. Definately off your trolley/trommel whatever....but talented with it....lol....:-))))))

Brilliant Blog TT..........love it..... : O ))

Still chuckling Terra, smashing blog, the stars should be in Goy`s hall of fame along with the writer,director and anyone else involved. LOL.

Love it TT !!!!! :-)))))))

hahahas lol really made me laf lol brillient .....loved it t.t ;o)))

Your blog was a real treat, TT. You've got such a great way of creating a story. As I was reading it I was thinking of our grandchildren....I'm sure they'd be fascinated by it....I shall have to remember to show it to them. :)

Thank you Elsie, Tetrarch, Alice, Holly, Lincslass, Annella, Cristina ...
... and Whistonlass ... good idea, I've nominated the blog for GoYpedia Ideas for Children... I hope your grandchildren enjoy seeing it. :o)

thats a good idea Tt--- anything to take them away from the pc and in the fresh air ( just thought--maybe I spend a lot of time.......

I've sent the link to my daughter to show the children tomorrow....don't trust my memory and I won't see them before the weekend (we have a grandson turning 10 on Sunday so he'll want to visit....pressies....lol....and a promise of a pancake brunch!).

Good idea to put on GoYpedia too, TT.

Thats another briliantly funny blog, love Wallace and Gromit and loved the send off Conker and Truffle gave them;0)))

Definitely off your trommel Terra but unfortunately I wasn't the one to "invent" the trommel (I just pinched the idea from a video on YouTube! Lol)

A great story TT, I enjoyed it, - and in a wonderful seting :o)
I'm so glad they all won awards. I hope you have a nice cabinet to display them :o)
As usual your gardens look well cared for as do your dogs ...

Good idea to send the link, Whistonlass ... pancake brunch sounds tasty :o)

Thanks Pansypotter ...
Ian.... you RE-invented the Trommel .... ;o)

Hello Hywel.. pleased you like the blog ...
... nice to have stories with happy endings.....Lol.... :o)

That is an absolute classic!! Going to my faves for the next time I'm down in the dumps! NPML!! :))))) I just love your blogs TT!!

Thank you, Karensusan....
Glad to know it made you smile :o)

It was Conker with the towel......lol!!

Had so much fun reading and viewing your blog TT, you're a wonderful storyteller! PS - Garden looking good too.

Cracking story chuck ….good read with a nice cup of tea and a piece of Wensleydale.
Great to see Conker and Truffle looking so good. :0)

What a fantastic production, you`ve got a team to be proud of, its definately cheered up a very rainy evening.

Super dooper blog TT it hit the chuckle nerve as usual, your lovely boys as such stars, see you in the spring W & G enjoy your hols up town :o)

Mad as a bag of frogs Tt (daughters expression) Please don't change;-)) Much enjoyed and marvelled at. Do you get them as presents? I have a friend who loves Mr Blobby and Sponge Bob SP, his house is full of them, he even had a Blobby outfit! We quiz with him, and he is, in other respects, quite normal...well sort of:-) How do you keep your garden looking sooo good? Lovely as always to see the boys, both so well and happy:-)))) I have so many things in my 'News', as I haven't been on that much, that I didn't notice this 'til now!

TT how come the font is different in the comments on you blog? I like it...easier on the eye :-))

Terra has ways.....;-)

Brill story TT and like they all say your garden looks lovely and Conker and Truffles look really well xxx.

Thanks Bellflower, Sue, Stroller, and Neellan.

Annella / Bornagain... ;o)

Hi Clarice ...
Conker and Truffle send xxx to Jack and Tilly. :o)

Hi TT, Jack and Tilly send them back to Conker, Truffles & Crocus with lots of hugs xxx:o))

Clarice ..

Crocus says he forgot to be in the last message but sends an extra hug..Lol. xxx :o)

Great blog TT, certainly made us laugh after a very cold day. Now I know what happened to my green string, I was wondering where it had gone. LOL. I shall be looking out for the oscars next year they must all be in there somewhere.

Thanks for the green string, Bob ...
... it might win an Oscar ..,
... best prop.. ;o) Lol.

Really enjoyed that, TT, looks like you've all been enjoying your garden. Conker looks so healthy and Truffle has grown into a very handsome fellow too. Millie was rather concerned that Conker has taken her blue towel but checked in the airing cupboard and all was well - she is not very good at sharing - what's hers is hers and what belongs to everyone else is hers too :)

Hi Gee and Millie ...
Conker and Truffle promise they didn't borrow your blue towel... Lol..
xxx

Brilliant storyline, Tt - ideal for the kids to read, and well-illustrated, too!!!! :-)))

Will definitely be on the look-out for those stamps. many Thanks for the alert! :-)))

Hilarious & professional, completely absorbed & thoroughly entertained. What a surprise from what I expected to see re gravel gardens !! Applause !!!!!

Thanks, David and Bampy...
I'm pleased you like the blog :o)))

Only one word for it Brillant

Hi Jiffy... many thanks :o)

Great blog TT. Worth an Oscar!!

great fun TT, would make a very entertaining garden to walk round ~ you know when they open them for charity? i love that Conker ~ couldnt he be on the Christmas stamps?

Thank you, Gilli ...

Conker has his acceptance speech prepared ..lol.

Thanks Stickitoffee ...

Conker, being a Shetland Sheepdog, could perhaps be on a special Shetland Islands stamp? ;o)

Realy love your blog, and your garden looks lovely, waiting for the next part now, roll on the spring.

Thanks, Terry11 ...
Gromit and his friends have gone now from the Gravel Gardens ...
... but the primroses will brighten the area over the winter ...

and Gromit will be back in time for the April showers :o)))

oh :( i was hoping there would be a christmas version?

I sometimes wonder if members get tired of seeing my garden, dogs etc ...

... but I'll have a think about something festive ... thanks :o)

Don't think so Tt!!
looking foreard to the 'christmas show' ;-))))

:o)))

TT....they could be watching for Santa in the sky...."The Night Before Christmas".....just a thought! :) but don't post a Christmas one too early; wait til we're nearer the big C, please....

Hi Whistonlass...
... definitely not in Oct or November !!!

Relieved to hear that TT....whew!

Can't wait to see the stamps Terra... lol...
Your boys are looking happy as always!

your photos are always so incredibly clear on the blogs ~ how do you do it TT?

Why are all the comments in italics?

perhaps we are all leaning towards something????!

Another great use of your Gromit & Wallace figures, TT! Conker looks lovely, as always! Even Truffles looks full of "get up & go"!

In fact everything on the page is italics... down the bottom anyway...

Curious, when I opened this page it was in italics but when I posted my reply it had gone back to the standard font. I've opened this page today using Apple's Safari browser & the font is in italics!

Terra, what about a Christmas pantomime??? If you have time, I'm sure we'd all enjoy that:-))

oh no we wouldn't---- oh yes we would !!! Tt?

Look out, she's behind you:-)

Can't wait for the panto... might BAT myself over for the occasion :o)))))

This made me laugh sooooo much and I love conker, I had a collie years ago ....years and years ago ....and gromit always makes me laugh.

wonder if Goy could have a webcam Pip--- easier on the batwings!!!!

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I see there will be a new Gromit & Wallace show on TV from nest week: "Gromit & Wallace Home Inventions" or something like that it will be called.

Hi Balcony, Daisyco, Pamg, Bornagain, Stickitoffee and Whistonless...

Conker and Truffle have received an email from Gromit....

... the Cracking Inventions are going well..
... and the photo-shoots are complete ...

... so, the Wallace and Gromit Christmas Postage stamps are all ready to be on sale this coming Tuesday 2nd November :o)

Exciting 'Top Secret' communication from the W& G Operation Centre --- New Invention --

The Pick & Stick Mail Warmer-- special features -- four fast hands for sticking---

'Cracking Christmas Stamps Gromit'

( courtesy of the Royal Mail)

Cracking Christmas inventions coming through thick and fast...

Wensleydale-cheese-flavoured postage stamps...

... and Swiss-cheese-flavoured postage stamps ...
... those are the ones with extra perforations ... ;o)

as long as its not gorgonzola !!:0))

Terra, you are a master storyteller...This was wonderful...Sorry that it has taken me so long to post!!! Loved it, loved it, loved it! \0/xxx

Thanks Flori....
The Walllace and Gromit postage stamps are on sale today ! :o) xxx

I think I have a few cracking inventions for W&G...can't wait, I'm sure to win:-)))

Can't wait to hear about your cracking inventions ...

I'm working on a contraption which explains to my dogs that the clocks have gone back an hour... so all meals will be served an hour late ... ;o)

Yes, pets and young children....they can't work it out can they? You'll have to begin with an appetizer and work up to the main course, TT...lol You can kill time that way...well, maybe....maybe not! :)

You're right Whistonlass...
even the adults take time to adjust ...
get sleepy in the evenings !

and hungry.... I was out this morning and felt peckish, looking at the clock in the car it was lunchtime until I realise that I hadn't altered it!

Ah, Pamg...
... seems like you should have tucked into some of those gorgonzola flavoured postage stamps ...

... a quick calorie fix for sure ... ;o)

that would have gone well with the fresh crusty cobs that were making me hungry......

... now you're making me hungry ...
Gromit ... where's the Wensleydale ? ...

its the dark nights-- It must be 'semi hibernation'!

Photo just added to this blog of Conker getting ready to write his Christmas cards, with the Wallace and Gromit stamps. :o)

I have to agree with Dido, TT, yes you are barking & off your trolley, but brillaint LOL. ha ha ha. xx

Lol. :o))) xxx

Conkers such a Good dog-- my old setter would have eaten them by now! )( )( )( -- a round of applause.....

Lol. Pamg ...
... but please notice Truffle isn't in that pic ;o)

Lovely pictures and poetry and is Conker licking the stamps for you Terra? I've just posted my stamps. We haven't had any post for a few days. It will all come through the door in one go. We dug the snow off the drive yesterday and Gerry drove the car out for a short journey this morning. The main roads aren't too bad it's the side ones you have to watch still at the moment. THe pavements in town are lethal to walk on very icy.

Hi Linda...
Conker is very good at helping. Lol.
I hope you have safe journeys. :o)

I did tt!! :o))

Gave me another giggle, but still think you're 'potty':-)))

Pam...
Conker carries those little Christmas trees as part of his Christmas tricks routine... won 1st prize last week :o)

Bornagain...
careful... Feathers McGraw is watching you..:o((( Lol.

do you have a photo of that Tt--where does he perform he's a little treasure

Hi Pam...
at the moment I only have the blog on GoY called "Conker at Charity Dog Shows" 15th Jan. 2010. .. which I think you saw at the time...

There aren't yet many photos of his Christmas tricks...
... probably because he does those indoors... ;o)

I did Tt-bless him-

Eeeeek ...not Feathers McGraw....I didn't mean it Terra, you are every bit as sane as I am:-)))

Great photo of Conker with the stamps. TT! :-))

Bornagain ...
♪♪♪ Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree ♪♪♪ Lol..

Balcony... Thanks ...
... Conker has spent all day writing his Christmas cards. ;o)

You're just showing off 'cos you're the only one who can do musical notes...tra la...:-)

♪♪♪ Wot ??? ♪♪♪ music ??? ♪♪♪

Its a very clever family Ba!!

Truffle has just interrupted his advanced calculus studies to blush and say thank you for the compliment :o)

I believe anything of Truffle:-)

I noticed today that one of the stamps my wife had put on a Christmas card for a brother of mine was of Wallace and Gromit singing Christmas carols!

Yes.... look closely...
... they're singing
"Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly..
... fa la la la la.. la la la la ... :o)

♪ It's not just Terra who likes musical notes, Ba!!! ♪

♪ la la la la la.... la la .. la la ♪♪

What size magnifying glass have you got, TT to be able to know what they are singing? Are you just making up the name of the carol they are singing?

♪♪ "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly..
... fa la la la la.. la la la la ... " ♪♪

Hi Balcony...
... there are postcards available of each Wallace and Gromit stamp ... and I'm lucky enough to own a set of the cards ... ... and on those, you can read the small-print ...
"Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly..
... fa la la la la.. la la la la ... :o)

Everyone can do it 'cept me:-(( I don't care, I don't want to do it...so there 8~P

♪♪Congrats Terra on another well-earned Bornagain's Flowerpot award, by the way! LOL.♪♪

Congratulations from me too Terra tra la....I do think tra la more authentic, not flash and show offy like this bling generation :-)))

Thank you so much for the Flowerpot....
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I'm with you Ba... all this showing off... the best I can do is a row of dots and a wave hello \0/\0/\0/.....

Hi Pam :o)))
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Think you should all be in the funny farm with me!!!
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/o\ /o\---- bet you can't stand on your head.....

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swimming and singing at the same time :o)))

Ohh Terra )( )( )( )( )( ---round of applause!!-- I think you've been practising

Thanks... I'm trying to stay afloat....

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that'll teach me to swim and sing at the same time.. ;o)

oooooo drowning or waving .......
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ooh crikey where did the legs go!

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singing as I submerge below the water ;o)

I'mm forever blowing bubbles.o.o.o.o.o.o.

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Canoeing

Ooooohh... good one, Grandmage...

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tall ships...

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Cruise ships

How can I possibly compete with you lot?

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I can't stay afloat!!

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Second attempt at Tall Ships ...
my previous try seems to have capsized overnight !

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"Swim for it, boys!"

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Looks like Australia has won yet another swimming Gold medal ;o)

Erm, in case you couldn't tell, that was a tall ship with a hole in the bottom with water gushing in!!

Excellent ... there was never a doubt ...

but I bet the Australians reach shore first...
and win all the medals ......lol..

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Will we win the Ashes??

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A Croc?