And finally...........

I would have won the scrap for that clematis if I'd only been there.....you should see my biceps! :D And I can run fast! lol ;)

i used to be able to run fast but not any more and i definitely wouldnt be able to run faster than stevie!!

Such fun, such a lovely blog......meeting was a success then!

oh definitely pam!!

What a super Blog, wish I'd been there you all sound to have had a wonderful time. Great pictures!

the best time Waddy ~ thank you!!! if you lived nearer...

sorry i should have put this in earlier

you need to see this from 2 other points of view:

http://www.growsonyou.com/stevietheterrible/blog/20123-olivers-story-toilet-stop

http://www.growsonyou.com/lulu33/blog/20106-clematis-and-oyster-wars

An excellent blog as always St

I can walk fast but not run :)

I may have forgotten to say yes how fabbo the garlic bread was as i finished it off.
It was a woodpecker wasn't it ; )

not even sure i can walk fast any more scotkat!!

oh so thats where the garlic bread went!!! :-)

it was a woodpecker but you put cuckoo in your blog!!!

You three have become such good friends. That's wonderful.

thank you GoY I say Hywel ~ lovely to make good friends isnt it.

Lier ; ) no I didn't, go take a look ; )

STEVIE, im sure it said cuckoo before ~ thats why i remembered it, but NOW you are right it says woodpecker!!

is my memory even worse than i already thought it was? or did something else happen???

thanks snoopdog!

heheh oh ok your right, it was cuckoo but you know I meant woodpecker anyway!! lol

you make me giggle stevie!!!! next you will be doing a blog, we read it and then you test us on how much we remember!!! ???

actually i liked the cuckoo version best ~ yes i did know what you meant but i thought it was deliberate!!!

should have just wedged in a pic of a cuckoo, maybe chuck an emu in as well for good measure

oh do that!!! brilliant and there ought to be a roof shot too!!

or me ON the roof ; )

Oh, for a walled-in garden ! Lovely blog. Thanks to all.

i half wondered if you were on the roof for that shot of the clems and then it must have been a near thing when you put fred's box up!!! so the next challenge is..........

how to take pictures with or without the help of elf and safety??!!!

Lulu's garden is a delight diane you are right, wish i had a walled garden too

thank you!

It is absolutely smashing to see you all become such great friends after meeting....what ....twice now? Wonderful and makes me happy!

Sticki, you are really good with the camera. Honestly, I'd drive down from Yorkshire (and go home the same day) for a lunch like that. looks great fun. Jxxxxxxxxxxx

oh thank you Karen what a lovely thing to say! it makes me VERY happy!

Jane ~ put the petrol in the car and be ready for the next meeting!!!! that lunch is very definitely worth it!!! and the company is really very good too!!! and then there is the garden!!!

Wonderful pics Sticki - loving the goldfinch !!! and the shiny beetle :D the cute little dog and lovely garden borders and of course the heron - we love our little heron

:o) :o) :o)

thanks paul, lulu has a better photo of the goldfinch ~ it was a while back if i remember!

✰❀☺✿✰ hope that has worked jane ~ it should be a star, flower, smiley, flower and star!!!

Another great blog, Sticki. You really do get some superb shots. I like the way you opened with the food - good starter and it does look delicious. I, too, would like a walled garden and I want that little dog - too cute for words!! Agree with everyone else; it all looks like so much fun.

its easy to get lovely shots when its such a lovely place ~ but thanks tuesday! it was extremely delicious!!! and yes a lot of fun!

Your computer skills are awesome Sticki. I will be playing for hours, to find those buttons. Cute aren't they? Jx

i think stevie put one on one day then someone else told me where to find them ~ search for 'character map' ~ all the symbols come up ~ its fun!!

☎☃♕☂✏☀

What a fab blog ST! brillint photos! and the food looks amazing..you three certainly have a good time together..its lovely..shame i am so far away :(

It is a shame pixi, Scotland and you should be nearer!

yes! :)

I'm always delighted with your blog Sticki very wonderful place and fabulous friendship , I love all the happenings very happy:-))))))))

Lovely blog of a lovely day!

It was, another lovely day.you forgot to mention your hand in the lunch Sticki...the best 27 spring onion tart EVER! It didn't last long (as well as Sluggy having a hand in nicking the pastry!)
The woodpecker put in a superb appearance after everyone left but still too shy to have it's photo taken!
The little pup is called Trigger and my aunt is waiting for 'an accident' with Sluggy and him, then she wants a puppy which she would call a 'Sligger!' Actually Sluggy was quite well behaved and was nice, this time around, to Stevie!
Yes, Karen, we were keeping the clem war's a secret from you, as you have about 687 of them!!!!

Enjoyed your blog and its great to have made such good friends, as i have too.

thanks junna, making fabulous friendships is great isnt it!

thanks Nariz!! lovely day indeed

oh hello lulu, i wondered where you were!!! glad you are back now.

thank you Rose, when is it you go to see Libet?

Your enjoyment of the day has come thru brilliantly Sticki, what a wonderful natural garden Lulu has.

beautiful isnt it stroller, i think it would make a lovely picture on the wall or a jigsaw???

it was a lovely day.

hold up 23 likes!!!!

http://www.growsonyou.com/stevietheterrible/blog/20123-olivers-story-toilet-stop

; )

ooooooops!!!!

probably cos its raining and theres nothing else to do!!!

In August Stickie, and I hope it doesn't rain there as I've seen enough of it lately! It will be great seeing her, so it doesn't really matter about the weather.

i dont know exactly where libet lives but i think ireland has had its fair share of rain so far, perhaps its all used up now!!

She's in the north , Stickie, near Belfast and yes , they are still having rain and cold weather too. An odd day here and there good, a bit like us really.

Lovely entertaining blog Sticki...and I'm not jealous...no...not in the least:-( Pouring down here again and windy...could do with a tank top....:-))

Really enjoyed your blog Sticki looks like you had a wonderful time:)

im sure when you two get together rose the sun will shine!!

its still windy here Ba but the rain has stopped [for the moment]. i thought BA Fashions made tank tops???

we did, thanks nana!

so glad you 3 have become such good friends and your getting together and enjoying the garden and food, happy birthday stevie though im late, garden and horses, and doggies look fab, nice blog sticki ;o))

thanks sanbaz, im very glad too!!!

Thank you Sanbaz : )

Sticki, we make nice warm tankinis, not tank tops:-)

Welcome back Sticki. Glad you had a good day with Goy friends. Cant pretend to fully understand all your comments. I think you three speak in your own code! (I only see a goldfinch!) but nice to see how well you all get along and have fun. Nice to see Lulus garden too. It seems to have matured alot since last year.

Oh sorry BA, oh well something for you to develop?

Thanks poppylover, sorry I probably get carried away and forget I haven't explained everything. We had a lot of fun, you are right there is only a gold finch there but a woodpecker did tantalisingly fly very briefly into the tree above, we all tried to get photos of it but only stevie succeeded then he called it a cuckoo (originally!!) in his blog.

LoL, Woodpecker putting in fine appearances just now!
You are so right PL, the garden has come on, much bigger than last year. Even your nicotiana are growing...slowly! Just potted up a few.
And your Morning Glory Sticki, is beginning to twirl up it's frame :)

oh im pleased lulu, mine got eaten by slugs while i was away!!

lovely to see woodpecker !!

Slugs also got the poppy 'patty's plum' I had grown for a friend! Not mine, only hers which I planted last week!!

Sluggy ate the poppy??? did it make her sleepy?

I wish! No a real, slimy slug!

yukky!! they are nasty!