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Do you remember when.. Sunday was a day of rest ?

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Hi all, on the allotment yesterday i decided to clear out some boxes Oh had built,as they were looking a bit worse for wear..

out comes what is left of some salad leaves ,flagging peppers & a cucumber plant half eaten by something
..

right you guys..its time to split you up..

i split 4 grasses & made 20 out of them 5 for each box..

came home & tied up some wild flowers, among them are ..Rose Mallow & Queen Annes lace (thank you Stickitoffee ) that are almost touching the garage roof

fed my tubs & pots..

this is a pumpkin..planted in the brown pot on the right..has about 6 pumpkins on it..i have a few more on allotment but like to keep one at home in case they get stolen as 3 did last year (i grow them for the grandchildren for halloween )

lots of round yellow cucumbers to come off these..gave them a feed..


had a visit from my daughter with her two children…this is my favourite little flower..granddaughter Ella who keeps taking plant pots off this & using it for a swing, when no one is watching .lol


Made some lunch.. then off we went to the Garden Centre..came home & made tea.. Happy days.

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it is looking very good, i like those raised boxes. and the little swing fairy!

15 Aug, 2011

 

What a busy bee you have been, looks great, and Ella is adorable.

15 Aug, 2011

 

Thank you ladies,lol at the swing fairy Stick & i was a busy bee Cinders..lol

15 Aug, 2011

 

Wow that pumpkin is trying to escape Joan, your pots all looking good as well, your grandaughter is really enjoying her swing, you know its hers lol, I guess its safe to say that you like your grasses.......

15 Aug, 2011

 

Busy, busy, busy well done to you,made me tired just reading it all lol

15 Aug, 2011

 

Lovely wild flowers, and well done with making so many plants out of your grasses.

15 Aug, 2011

 

I bet you loved every minute too! :)

15 Aug, 2011

 

Lincs,lol ..you are right about the pumpkin & Ella's swing just scared she will topple over on it..would get her a proper one if i had a bigger garden.yes i do like grasses..no maintainance with them lol.
Hi Dd, yes it was a busy day..i am retired & never have a minute to spare.
Lulu i love the wild flowers they have lasted for ages now..:o)

15 Aug, 2011

 

Sorry Pam , we crossed there..i did,it was a nice day really.:o)

15 Aug, 2011

 

Could you really just sit and rest,when you enjoy doing all that? :o) you are a gardener,you know! :o)..Everything is looking good,Joanella,,and your Granddaughter is a little smasher..glad you had a lovely Sunday..

15 Aug, 2011

 

Ha Ha Bloomer, & thanks ..it would be nice to have a " peaceful " Sunday now & then..but then i would get fed up & think " i could be at a garden centre..cant win :o) it makes you wonder how it was years ago when everything was shut on a Sunday.. i am too young to remember those days...not..lol

15 Aug, 2011

 

We are lucky now,aren't we ? If,like me,your Sundays were taken up with jobs you needed to do,after working most of the week..and the obligatory Sunday roast..going to a park,and freezing your socks off,while offspring played on the swings..!..visiting family,or them coming to you....wouldn't have wanted,or thought of doing anything else at the time..but oh,the freedom we have now...to do as we want..it's great ! I don't have any guilt trips..this is 'me time'...and your's! :o))))

16 Aug, 2011

 

Lovely blog and l gorgeous little Ella:)

16 Aug, 2011

 

Meant and a gorgeous little Ella!

16 Aug, 2011

 

Excellent blog... well done :o)))

16 Aug, 2011

 

Yes Sandra,my Sunday when my children were small..was washing with a twin tub a weeks washing..ironing..baking pies & cakes for the week taking the kids to Sunday school & picking them up,it was a packed day..when i was young i remember most Sundays were for visiting family or them coming to us as you say..dont think i would like to cook a Sunday roast for my family & relatives there are too many of them.. lol
Nana d,thank you & i knew what you meant..:o)
Hi Tt, thank you for your kind comment,:o))

16 Aug, 2011

 

Blimey, Joan, you really do have green fingers! ..... I love the way you've divided the grasses and planted them up ... and the Pumpkin's amazing ... and Ella looks a very happy little girl on your 'swing'! :o))

16 Aug, 2011

 

lol Shirley,the grasses were so hard to split i had to hack at them with a spade..i am surprised they have survived..:o) turning in for the night now as i am shattered..so its goodnight from me..:o)

16 Aug, 2011

 

A bizy day by the sound of things. :)

16 Aug, 2011

 

Its all looking very productive and pretty too. It made me laugh when you told DD you were retired, it makes you wonder how we found the time to go to work. Yes I can remember when all the shops were closed on Sunday - were did all those years go.

19 Aug, 2011

 

Hi Cmsue and thanks for your comment,most days are busy lately.:o)
Stroller,i remember when they closed too & lots closed half day Wed as well & Good Friday the only shops to open were fishmongers..i dont know where those years went either..:o)

20 Aug, 2011

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