Take A Break.

This weekend me and Tommy are taking a break. We are going to Keswick in the morning to pick up Vicki who has been away at the Christian convention for the past week. We then intend to spend the weekend sight seeing. We will spend tomorrow night at Appleby and then take a long road home on Sunday. I will try and keep you up to date on my mobile blog at Coconuts From A Palm Treo

A Wet Morning.

I've just had to endure my first wet morning in a long time. I managed to get some soft fruit picked before the worst of the weather set in.

Better news from the dowager house, although still in hospital the gentleman is said to be feeling improved from what is though to be some kind of an infection.

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Taken To Hospital.

It seems that while I was away at the weekend the dowager gentleman has been taken to hospital. I don't know if they kept him there or for what reason he went but I sure hope he's okay. It just goes to prove the health is better than wealth.

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From Yesterday's Walk.

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Dogs Come Out To Play.

Tommy refusing to look at the camera.

Because he wants to play ball instead!

Scampi spotted something over there.

Tippy has sniffed out something down here.

GRRR!

Well I am SO angry at this intrusion in to MY life that it's best I if I don't say another word until I feel better. If the boss wasn't around I wouldn't even bother to stay until clocking off time because I just can't be bothered anymore.

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Oh Lord Please Give Me Patience.

This is one of the questions I just got asked, 'have you had any training on how to lift weights'. I could see Dick Dastardly grinning and I couldn't keep a straight face. I mean for goodness sake I've done manual labour from even before I left school if I don't know how to lift things by now I should just give up. She then asked what weights do I lift, I was dumb struck by this point and all I could think of was the weight of the shopping that Vicki brought home last night so I said, 'about 5 or 6 Asda carrier bags full of shopping'. Everyone laughted, even Danger Nanny. She then went on to explain the 25kg is the recomemded weight for one person to lift.

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Rat Lungworm.

An Australian man has been left in a critical condition after eating a slug for a dare. If you would like to know more please click [HERE]

News Of A Visit.

I've just been informed that on Friday we are to get a visit from Danger Nanny so no doubt that will be my weekend in ruins. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against health and safety just against people who waste my time for no good reason. I mean after surviving forty years on various farms and gardens what do they thing is going to befall me in the next ten? Im hardly like to suffer death by hoe.

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Work Book 11th May (Week 19).

See to the sheep
08:00-08:15
Misc
(Field)
Checked and counted the sheep.

See to the greenhouses
08:15-08:45
Glasshouses
1) Water round.
2) Put out the trolley

Taking cuttings
08:45-09:15
Indoors
(Potting Shed)
Took cuttings of Border Princess Dahlia.

Potting on
09:15-10:00
Indoors
(Potting Shed)
Potted on
1) Begonia's grown from seed.
2) A couple of strawberry plants.
Also sowed some sunflower seed and Actaea Alba own seed.


Top dress plants
10:00-10:10
Walled Garden
(East Wall)
Top dressed the roses with Growmore and the fruit with blood fish and bone.

Top dress raspberries
10:10-10:20
Walled Garden
(Veg Garden)
Top dressed with blood fish and bone.

Top dress the gooseberries
10:20-10:30
Walled Garden
(Veg Garden)
Top dressed with blood fish and bone.

Break for tea
10:30-10:50
(Home)

Dig out the artichoke.
10:50-12:45
Walled Garden
(Veg Garden)
Dug out two Artichoke plants as there were to many and erected the supporting wires.

Break for lunch
12:45-13:30
(Home)

Hoe the rose beds
13:30-15:00
Walled Garden
(Memorial Gardens)
Also top dress with bone meal.

Tiding up.
15:00-17:00
Walled Garden
(Lily Pond)
Weeded and forked over the rose borders and generally tidied round.

Cleaned and put away the tools
17:00-17:20
Indoors
(Potting Shed)

See to the greenhouses
17:20-17:30
Glasshouses
Moved some plants from the greenhouse to the conservatory.

Notes
1) fireweedmeadow asked me if I ever found out what was the cause of all the smoke yesterday. Apparently it was some tyres that were burning which would explain the black smoke. That’s all I know really but I think one can assume that they weren't meant to be as such things are not allowed so either someone must have done it deliberately or they caught on fire accidentally somehow.

2) Carol asked me who I originally intended to feature as my Sunday song, well I think the best thing to do is tune back in on Sunday and I will feature that version for you this week.

3) Pam asked how hardy are Wallflowers? Well they are regarded as being very hardy, if you want to know more about them click HERE