♥♥ NEW BENCH ♥♥

oh very nice! just right for cucumber sandwiches and a lovely cup of tea!
its so elegant! well done for finding the right one

oh i love it Dd, ive been looking at the same bench, classy... it will look brill in your garden..

Thanks Sticki, does that mean we will have to serve cucumber sarnies when we open the garden now, Thanks YDD we both have the same taste obviously, although you could hardly call our garden classy lol

How lovely, Dotty . . . sounds as if it will become a favourite sitting-and-dreaming spot. It IS hard to find an attractive bench these days, so good for you! (now off to look up Griselinia . . )

love it love it dotty, im wanting a new bench to as mine has had it, not worth fixing this time, so like you im on the look out, i can just see this one in an arch, wonderfull :o))

do you open your garden DD?

oooooooooo i likie that ............... lovely , she does sticki !!!

oh thats good, so we can all come and see that lovely bench in situ ~ and all have cucumber sandwiches ~ with the crusts cut off!!

I love your bench..and the colour..a good buy,Dd,you will get lots of pleasure just chilling out....:o))

It's perfect Dotty, love it, lucky you.

Its lovely fetched one in wood not white for my x boyfriends mother a few years ago, exact shame shape and some one robbed it, its a lovely shape.

That's terrible, Sixpence. How CAN people get away with such things. :((

i love your new bench DD it looks sooo stylish..:o))

Love it Dd....I've looked at those for ages....one to keep forever....poor 6d though that's terrible and must have been difficult to pinch!

So posh Dotty, put my name down for cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.;0))

Very nice Dotty, I love it.

Oh, that is sooooo classy, makes me think of crinoline dresses and parasols. I love it Dd.......

Very nice. It will look good in your garden

yes lincslass ~ its very jane austin ~ have i got that right? can you see mr darcy on the seat? ~ will he be at your open garden DD?

Dream on Stickytoffee........I love Colin Firth too. Perhaps we could sit either side of him. LOL. Very attractive seat, very nice Christmas present. Let's hope that we get some decent weather later on in the year.

ayyyyyyyyy move over 4 me lol !!!!!!!!!! and save me a srney hehehe ...............

you're on linda!
it was certainly a very lovely christmas present

Well., as no one has said otherwise...I bags to sit on his knee...you are obviously not as forward as me...I am not bothered about a sarny....:o))))))))))

you made me laugh bloomer ~ wish i had thought of it! but if you sit on his knee you cant see his eyes ~ i like his eyes!

I think that your new bench is lovely - a very nice present, too. I'm glad you found what you wanted, Dd. :-)

Lovely bench Dd :o))

perhaps the bench should have one of those little plaques on it ~
This is Dotty Daisy's beautiful bench with a special space for Colin Firth/Mr Darcy.
?

Bloomer can get off, I'm having his knee and a sarnie 'cos I can multi task!

He`s mine girls as I had the mental picture first, lol......

Sticki..erm,I think you should change the subject..I am ahead of you :o)))
I have heard about your multi tasking Annella..firemen come to mind ????Wheeeeeeeee.
Lincslass...so its all in the mind then..????????

this blog has gone off at a firthtangent ~ better get back to gardening! ~ sorry DD
now what would be nice to plant next to the bench?

The Firthtangent made me smile Sticki...I think you are right..ah,well,it was nice while it lasted..so back to the garden..sigh...:o))

It costs nothing to dream Sandra!!.....remember the wet shirt?......well back on subject......that is a gorgeous seat DD....whose a lucky girl then?....Enjoy....:-))

How could I forget ???? ...do you dream much,Lou? .Lol.
well,Dd...we are talking nice seats...lovely...:o)))

a seat to dream on is a seat to dream of!! ?

very stylish and sturdy too. lovely present.

Acacia wood has a long history of use, one of which is the Ark of the Covenant. The fact that ancient Egyptians used to use it for coffins, is probably best forgotten. However, probably because of this, it does represent the purity of the soul and the eternal soul, so it looks like you're going to have a very long life. No doubt by then, your seat will be quite delapidated, but in it's final throes, you'll be able to set fire to it, and enjoy the most delicious fragrance.
An excellent buy - well done.

OK so who was it that carved their name on the back ~ i think i can see if i look carefully ~ oh yes there are a few names on there it says:

linda and colin wos ere
bloomer loves colin
lincslass + colin
annella loves colin

oh yes and then it say Colin loves Stickitoffee!

sorry DD ~ i wouldnt really write on your bench ~ its much too beautiful.

Lovely bench its beautiful.

So when did he tell you that Sticki..in your dreams ???.Lol

every night!

yeh,right...:o))

Sticki..this must be fate..my neighbour has just brought me the january edition of 'Saga' magazine..guess who is resplendant on the front cover,and smiling directly at ME ??.....eat your heart out..Lol.

well thats very strange cos my copy of Hello has just arrived and it has the exclusive photos of 'our' engagement in it! So I will very soon be Mrs Stickitoffee Darcy ~ you can all go out and buy your hats now ~ cos they are cheaper in the sales and i will invite you all!!! but DD can have the first invite cos i need that bench for the reception

Methinks you will be wearing a dress with arrows on,Sticki...and the only bench you will have access to,will be in the courtroom..Have you no shame ,Jezebel,for his wife and three sons??? Hope you didn't have a flower girl and pageboys,in mind for them..!!!.. ( I didn't know that,till I read the mag)..looks like your plans have been scuppered..and I so wanted a nice hat..

Oh Dotty, that is really lovely, perfect for Summer afternoon relaxation. :o)

speechless!

Have just signed in to find 40 comments......I think you have all got slightly sidetracked, as it is MY bench the only person sharing it with the said Mr Darcy will be Me, sorry the rest of you will have to dream on.........lol
Thanks everyone else for your very kind comments, I am so pleased you like it as much as I do. Jason if it is still going after OH and I have shuffled off we will hand it down to our daughter!!

Love the bench, that will look perfect in the garden.

Thanks GM will be pleased to move it out of the bedroom....

Lol Dd, it would be very useful to put clothes on and the clean linen, shoes, washing, books, magazines, camera, leads etc ..... ! Lol.

Gorgeous bench, looks as though its in the perfect place! :-D

Dotty found her bench of dreams
Which caused a ripple of mirth
Her friends all wanted part of it
Or was it Colin Firth
Folks, The bench is for the garden
Upon which to sit and ponder
The richness of the summertime
And of course the great blue yonder
So put your pens and knives away
Carvings not an option
And by the way, when Dotty goes
The bench isn't up for adoption...!!!

Regards
Tony

Very good Tony, a poet, eh!! :~)

GM thankfully it is not assembled otherwise it would have all you mentioned and more lying on it.
Tony I love it....well done clever you.

like the poem tony, very clever

Nice one Tony..we want to see a photo of you on your bench,Dd,when the weather is better...Its the least you can do,after all the interest it has generated..Lol..what do you think,Sticki ?

Well done Tony......

Maybe the cat as well Dd!!!!!!! Lol

photo of colin firth on the bench would be very nice ~ can you get someone to take a picture of you both DD??

Awesome Sticki..Lol...or a cardboard cut out stood behind her? :o))

id quite like to see a butler standing by too ~ with the silver tea pot? perhaps colin firth would be kind enough to do that?

and I bet you would be there with your mug..sorry,I meant china cup :o)))))))))))

hmm ~ its just possible i could be helping out a little? more tea bloomer?

only if there is a choccy biscuit with it,Sticki..!

there was!! but i got there first!
i wonder how big DD's bench is ~ would make a lovely photo to have everyone on this blog on it?!
now that would rival the calendar girls??!

You are all mad as hatters........the bench is not that big......GM what cat?....if Colin agrees to the photo shoot then I will of course post a photo !!!

excellent ~ thanks DD!

♥Your welcome Sticki♥

:-)

Hey Dd, just think, a nice pile of washing on a bench and there is bound to be a pussy cat asleep on top!!!! It was just my imagination, Lol.

Have you been to see 'The king's speech'? you will see colin firth in a totally different light ~ he is even better in this and now i can really see him on your regal bench DD

Lucky you Sticki, my OH wont go to the cinema !

try to get the video/dvd when it comes out ~ it is very well worth seeing ~ i would recommend it to anyone ~ even my mum!

I certainly will!

Its certainly on our viewing list.......

it was much better than i thought it would be, bits of it still keep coming back to me. some people clapped when the film was finished ~ i found that i really engaged with the characters ~ far more than usual

GM funny you should say that our cats always used to sleep on the clean washing!! I would like to see the film, might wait to rent the download from Virgin or itunes, so much cheaper than going to the cinema these days!! by the time we have paid to go in buy the pop corn and the chocolate etc lol.... Sticki it must have been good for people to clap?

thats what i thought DD ~ i hope colin firth gets an oscar or something for it ~ i know i like him but he makes the character of george VI so alive and you so want him to succeed.

i found a poster/picture in a garden centre that some of you may like ~ sorry its not a very good photo
its on my photos page ~ the last one i put on.

Will have a look now.......TTFN!!

omg thgis blog is getting a bit like floris lol ..............
lovely bench d.d , love the colour ................ did anyone try and pinch it on your open day ................ by any chance , sticki and bloomer cud have bin hideing in the bushes hahaha <3

Iwas hoping Mr Darcy might have made an appearance....

Cristina, it was booby trapped!! they would never have made it out of the garden lol.
Lincs never say never!!