[chairmanphil]

last year I made a big mistake of not reading lables or marking what I planted, I put what I  thought were lettice and they looked strange so never got eaten

Oh god!! - I so know that 

We bought an "Italian mix" a couple of years ago........ same result. I picked some and hubby said "this is a weed - and if it isn't then I'm not eating any more".

End of story!!! 

do that everyyear, oh look that's parsley etc lol!

[Sandy]

I swear we ate some flowers that hadn't flowerd last year and the extra tall flowers looked a bit silly in our hanging baskets...never did get to find where I put those mushrooms that I cannot spell begining with shi*!!.I realy  must keep the lables in what I grow!!

[MAK]

Come on suziequeue tell us why you are growing so many sweet peas - is the Pope getting married and needs flowers or are you selling them on e-bay?

You were impressed how I filled the "metal pit" up after searching for the Fosse. Easy - we have a small barn floor full of metal bits and old tools - the rear door to my 4x4 won't open so 3-4 skip runs will probably turn into 17 skip runs.

Oh - my Fosse was emptied today - what a stinker - but not the 30 something blond girl who lowered pipes into s--it in pink marigold gloves whilst laughing like a school girl.

[suziequeue]

Oh I just got carried away.

The varieties had such nice names and then it seemed a shame to deny one seed the chance of life whilst giving another seed a chance....... So they all had to go in. I remember I used to have the same problem at night with my toys when I was a kid......then they would all end up in my bed - a huge mound of stuffed toys, plastic dolls, wooden bricks etc

[MAK]

Ah that is so nice. I assume that you are a lady as us men would either save the seed for another year, drop the packet or sell the surplus on e-bay.
I don't remeber a single toy - never mind giving things names- don't even name the chickens or ducks.
Easy for us fellas

[Rich/Jan]

just heard a load of cranes flying overhead - this weekend will probably be the same as any other weekend - feeding all the animals, cutting fence posts ready to make another pig pen, cutting wood, etc etc etc = same old, same old. and on it goes - never ending as we have 23 hectares in all to fence plus making the divisions for the pens.  We have been in France for 7 years now but still not finished everything partly because of the expense and partly because of the time and energy.

[MAK]

Most times I read a Rich and Jan post I get tired thinking of the work you do.
I have a small plot but just as you say - lots to do every day. Digging in 30 degrees sun was nice today.

Cranes - Yep heading north still up the Limousin corridor. They say that it is 20km wide so rich and Jan must be near us as we are often right under the flight path. In recent weeks they have been passing over at 03:0 am ( probably the African mob). The Spanish ones pass over late afternoon - thousands of them so far. What a sight and noise.
   

[Lesley Silvester]

My friend put a video on You Tube of the cranes flying over her house.  It was amazing.

[chairmanphil]

no doing much today as i have smashed a hole in my leg with a stray high speed piece if beech fire wood i was splitting! thought i had got away with it yesterday but it is very painful today! 

[Sandy]

Celebrating St Patricks day with the dogs.....may well fish out ALL my irish music and play it all day!!!

[doganjo]

Off up north  to training day this afternoon, then have to finish off paperwork for tomorrow's gundog working tests south of Edinburgh, early rise tomorrow and long drive, then back north for second training session in the afternoon, then back home for kids and grand-kids coming here for Mothers day tea.

Have a happy one all you Mums.

[suziequeue]

On the train to London to take my Mum out to lunch and give her a nice birthday present.... For the first time in living memory (she's 71....... I'm not proud :-()

My brother has agreed to come too which is even more unusual.

Looking at plant websites on my iPad, fantasizing about the polytunnel and the willow and revising for my Health Protection assessment on Tuesday (vaguely)

DH is off on a pork pie making course in Derby!!

Tomorrow I'll be clearing all the gardening/pot detritus out of the polytunnel and into the new lean-to shed that DH put up yesterday and then digging the beds over in preparation for tomatoes etc, getting the watering system sorted out and making the whole thing look ship shape and ready for work.

[deepinthewoods]

creocote ing all the fences, plus a bit of shopping for some climbers to cover them up. all good fun.
then off to heligan tomorrow so my ex can get a day out and a bit of heligan sunday dinner.yum.

[Bionic]

My new chicken coop arrived yesterday so I am going to spend the weekend putting chicken friendly preservative on it before OH puts it together.
Sally

[manian]

DH is off on a pork pie making course in Derby!!

just down the road from me then;)

i'm moving chickens around and quarenteening those that are chesty
tomorrow going lambing 
Mx