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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

Yesterday was nice and dry and quite mild so I cut my back grass. It annoys the neighbours because they will now get nagged to get theirs cut. Great fun. Laughing

Has anyone else ventured into their garden yet.?
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Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 681 Location: Hampshire, UK

Yes, my wife has been planting seeds in the greenhouse and I've dragged the pond pump out for a service... grass needs cutting though. Very Happy

D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

keep putting it off in favour of more welding Wink

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22820 Location: UK

We've been doing a fair bit of internal decorating this last week or two, so it was a relief (kind of) to get out in the sun, and spend time cutting back some trees* and having a general tidy-up. Then it was back inside to re-fit curtain pole, cupboard, coat hooks etc etc Confused

RJ

* tree branches need to be kept in check, so that they can't scratch the truck whenever it ventures out of the garage Smile

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47Jag · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:19 pm Post subject:

I've been out there all week in spite of a bout of Shingles. Bl**dy painful. So far I have17 bags of rubbish for uplift on Thursday. The things we do for love/peaceful life.

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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

I must have annoyed my neighbour 2 doors down as he cut his grass today. Laughing

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JohnDale · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:36 pm Post subject:

I'm just going to move the sheep onto mine,cheers,JD.
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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

I've just spent an hour raking moss and dead grass out of the back lawn. I've only done half and my arms are really aching so it'll get finished tomorrow - or the day after. Then it's on to the front lawn...

roverdriver · Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:38 am Post subject:

At this end of the globe, we are preparing for oncoming coolth, so today I was out gathering some kindling wood.

This is actually cut from a recently fallen tree, so is too green for burning now. I try to harvest wood at least two, and preferably three years ahead of needs to give it plenty of time to dry out.
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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

I have never heard the expression coolth before. Sounds good though. With our weather now we have coolth all the year round. Laughing

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roverdriver · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:50 am Post subject:

'Coolth', is the opposite of 'warmth', but a term rarely used even in the antipodes.

Incidentally, I like to have a good wood supply in case of snow. We have fairly regular snowfalls in this part of Southern Victoria. Last one was August 2005, the one before that was August 1955, and there was one in about July 1905. I'm looking forward to the next one!
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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1751 Location: Derbyshire

Round these parts that's a toothpick...

Altogether now...

I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
I sleep all night and I work all day
I cut down trees,
I skip and jump
I like to press wild flowers
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars

Bitumen Boy · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:33 pm Post subject:

One of my favourite ads from a couple of years back Smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9qFnfjg0hY

clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

Snow every 50 years Shocked

The last time I saw a log that big was on the Log Flume at Blackpool Pleasure beach. Laughing

I started weeding today and gave up after about an hour because it was too cold.....brrrrrrrr.
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52classic · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 493 Location: Cardiff.

A very official envelope arrived for Mrs C. the other day... From the council.... telling her that she is at the top of their list..... and has been allocated.....AN ALLOTMENT!

So Sunday morning was taken up with a viewing of the said plot and whilst I see it as an opportunity to own another shed, her idea is that my time will be better spent digging the plot over. Just as well be both love runner beans!