At college, amongst other hortie stuff, I studied design. One of the things I remember was that, as well as constructing parterres and pottagers, it is important to find space for the bins and room for the washing line. When you live with a small garden it is a compromise that you can either likeContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Wash Day”
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Six on Saturday – Back in Lane
Everything is back to normal, everything is in their rightful place. The persistent rain returns, the water butts are overflowing and I am back on the early shift. Apparently we still need more rain, which is just as well as more is forecast. Faithful waterproofs prepare for the onslaught! Our leader Jim at Garden RuminationsContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Back in Lane”
Kindness and Misunderstandings
It has been a soggy week, work wise. Monday and Tuesday it mizzle/drizzle/ rained all day. My waterproofs had to be peeled off me like a banana and each night my boots were stuffed with newspaper in the hope they would dry overnight. If only I could remember what I had done with my spareContinue reading “Kindness and Misunderstandings”
Six on Saturday – Late Shift
Years ago, when we lived in Bristol and had a more hedonistic lifestyle, we would go to our local pub after work. There were others who did the same, it was a social and convivial diversion and we all went home for our pasty and chips after a couple of babychams. We were known asContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Late Shift”
Six on Saturday – Tip Toe
Another Saturday, another six, another week tip-toeing towards the end of the season. And what a bizarre season it has been. And what are my thoughts about it? It is as if I have a million opinions and none at all. I am bored with what I think about it. I am ready to moveContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Tip Toe”
Six on Saturday – Perky
All change. The rain has arrived and optimism is rife, it might even be classed as mild hysteria. In our house, anyway. We, and I am talking of the horti “we”, are not so naive as to believe it is enough. Or indeed that everything is ticketedyboo and balanced. We must take positives when theyContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Perky”
Six on Saturday – Wondering
I was wondering if I could write a Six on Saturday without mentioning the weather. I was wondering if in years to come it wouldn’t be a topic of conversation. I was wondering if this would become the norm. I was wondering if we would all just accept it as “the way it has toContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Wondering”
Six on Saturday – Rumours
There have been rumours that a smidgeon of the wet stuff might, and I emphasise, “might” be on its way. For this I will be grateful, although it will be a drop in an ocean of want. Things have progressed beyond wilting and irritating watering marathons into horror. This morning there is the scent ofContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Rumours”
Six on Saturday – Mickey
It rained and we celebrated. Tuesday, on the way to work, there was a proper downpour, the windscreen wipers were confused. When I reached my destination, I rang OH “Is it raining there?”, “I’m afraid not, just grey and threatening” was the answer. Disappointment. On the way home at the end of the day onceContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Mickey”
Six on Saturday – Tricky
It is almost as tricky as midwinter to find subjects for Six on Saturday at the moment. I am hopeful that the crisp and dry victims of this drought will spring Lazarus like from their parched graves. This might be foolish, we will see. It is all new ground for us temperature softies. All weContinue reading “Six on Saturday – Tricky”
