Chatback#10

[Jay22]

Good morning all, back from a sunny but very chilly Cheltenham. Had a lovely long weekend with our daughter and son-in-law but back to the grind today.

Hope you are all well. Going to take some time to catch up on the vine...hope you all have a lovely day!

[JanieB]

Good morning. Cold and wet, although not as cold as it has been. More painting and I'm waiting for delivery of my new boiler. They haven't given me a time except after 9 am.

[Nicos]

Please be less descriptive about the draining of abscesses though Nicos!!! It does put me off my wee breakfast just a bit!

All part of the Pre Xmas Diet Service Marie!

( you'll thank me later!!!! )

[bearded bloke]

Just weighed the artichokes I dug up yesterday and they came to 1.76Kg.

Well done gal How tall were the flowers ?

[Lisasbolt]

Good afternoon.
Well what a little shopping spree i have had. I do not dare share how many plug plants i bought as i am a little shamed as it is. We went to icelands so had to nip into the garden centre on the way past came away with a raspberry plant and 2 blueberry bushes, i am really hoping these will take this time. There was also a lovely kiwi but i thought maybe next time plus i couldn't carry anything else.
I did have good self restraint, i really fancy a mince pie but they only had packs of 6 or 24, well i do not want to end up eating all of those so i didn't get any at all. If its not in the house you can't eat it!!

Time for a cuppa and take my shoes off

[bramble]

Decided I had better free up some space in the freezer in the shed before buying in goodies for Christmas.
Took out the frozen gooseberries but when i emptied them out there didnt seem that many, so took out the blackcurrants as well.
Spent the afternoon making gooseberry and blackcurrant jam.Tastes lovely and has a nice tangy flavour.

[noviceveggrower]

Well done gal How tall were the flowers ?

They were in a large tub and I think they were about 6ft. So might grow them in tubs again.

[rary]

Good evening Folks, a cold, dull damp day here today, had to go to the new hospital in Glasgow today virtualy impossible to get a parking space, so had to drop off the patient and move away, not good, OH wanted to go shopping so let her take me into the garden center for coffee, but after that dragged round the shops and then home just in time to pick up the grandchildren from school. Again some work being planned for me, but I need to clear the garden first
Well I wish you all a good night, and remember if your OH is planning work for you, consider it then point out the disadvantages doing it at the time asked, its too cold, too warm, too close to Christmas, to holidays, just give it some thought and you are sure to come up with an excuse to put it off for a number of months....... Goodnight

[Jay22]

Parking is awful there rary! They are concerned about the fumes around the hospital...hardly surprising when a few days of visiting had me driving around for 45 mins for a space. The problem is they have closed several hospitals in Glasgow and merged them into one but haven't considered the amount of people who would undoubtedly visit. Staff and departments, from what I've heard are under immense pressure. Gartnavel is just as bad.

[Hazel at the Hill]

I've not been able to be on here recently so much, but I must just say how much I am enjoying:

• BM's art - I'd love to have a flaming running shoe as my avatar BUT, I'm a bit daftly superstitious in that Domino cat has been my mark since I joined the vine nearly a decade ago - and he is as forthright as ever at 16 1/2yrs old- and I'd hate to jinx that.
• Hibou cat being on the mend - I've been in Worry City on the pet front, and however much Nicos loves her OH, I can only imagine the delight on finding .... a cat between them!
• Rary!
  
  Thanks, folks.

[veggiechicken]

Its been quiet without you Hazel - especially on a Friday night
Hope all is well.
Maybe BM could do a running shoe that you could put in your signature? Then Domino could keep his exalted place.
I'm off to gwely now, so Nos da to you and anyone else who may be lurking here.

[Small pumpkin]

Morning all
Very dark & quite windy here this morning. Don't know about temperature not been out there yet.
Have a good day everyone,

[Nicos]

Mornin SP n Flo'nall ! ( she'll be here soon now doubt! )

I was just thinking it's not long before the days start getting longer. By Xmas it can still be dark at 9am!
Very hard to get going!

[Nicos]

Lovely to hear from you Hazel!
Hope you are still managing to find time for your running?
Give Domino a hug from me...our puddn tats are precious little things!

[Scarlet]

Morning all! I'm feeling shattered before I start this morning but as soon as those boys are out the door I'm going to sit down and make some decorations for a friends birthday cake in a couple of weeks.
Have a good day all!