Excerpts From A (recently discovered) Garden Diary (6)

Well David .. you in a dressing gown chilling out was not something expected to see . Bet you look back on this and think oh I wish.. is this the early stages before chocolate fever got a hold ?

You have made your garden beautiful what a great job you have done there love your kings head too. I see your relaxing looking around your plants, how you fit in 13 hrs shifts and also look after your children take them on their adventures and do all this on goy and do all this in your garden is beyond me, I take my hat off to you love the thistle its lovely. You should rest more.

~ I second that David~but not outside this weather!

I love these blogs David do you find your tastes have changed at all?

Back in 1900 those long coats were very fashionable...
Was that drinking chocolate in your mug ? ;o)

Another good 'un :))

I echo everything that Morgana has said , it's amazing , you make me feel lazy David .. well done .. I love the Kings head and shed too :o)

I like your white painted trellises. You've given me an idea :o)

Loved this blog as well, David! :-) How do you find the time to do so much??? You must be one of these "workaholics" we sometimes hear about! LOL! You really ought to take things a little easier!

Take things easy? Lol! I certainly do! I might do those 13hr work shifts Morgana (just finished one), but means I work only 3 days a week, so more days off to do all the other things (although, yes Arlene, mostly indoors at the mo).
:-)). Have been doing this for the past 8 years, and was my choice, it is not necessary. In fact, my leaving my former place of work is mentioned in this diary, because I got my greenhouse as a leaving pressy from my ex-colleagues (some of whom followed me at later dates).

Just not enough hours in the day! :-))

Not quite sure why I was wearing that gown, Bb, but just knew that you would have something to say about it, Tt :-D

What are you thinking about, Hywel? :-)

Hmm Drc, that's a tough question. I definitelty wouldn't have the blue and white colour scheme, nor that "purple" on the shed. I'd definitely not change the plants, and still prefer calmer colours like blue, mauve cream (and "chocolate" of course now) to hot shades to be among and look at for any length of time. :-))

~ are you thinking about those floor lengthy coats from the 70's TT? had a brown velvet one and another plum coloured very fitted one~ my photos of the 70's are of flares in airforce blue with silk shirt knotted at the waist~ thankfully I was slim enough to be able to get away with that! Wish I could turn the clock back~!Wasn't purple a 70's colour?I seem to remember a lot of amethyst?
David~ how is the weather now~ are you able to get out much on those days off?

Hi Arlene! Hoping to get into the garden in the morning. Yesterday was just awful, 83 mph winds recorded at one point in the day. Edinburgh Castle was closed for safety reasons (don't ever remember this happening b4). Glad I didn't have to go to work in that torrential rain. Had to drive the kids to and from school in morning, lunchtime and after school. It's only less than 10mins walk, but we just couldn't have made it on foot. Today was less windy, and mainly sunny, but began raining again on the way home. I really do think I can put the sunlounger away in the shed now!

Willy Wonka's jacket was described in the book as being a plum colour, if you remember! So, that makes it the 60s! :-D

~ my goodness that is very windy~ not as bad as that here but giving the woods a miss at the moment~ you should hear the creaking ! ~Also hoping to get out in the afternoon!
I think that sun lounger won't be needed for quite a while!

After me saying elsewhere - what wind? Should've known not to say a thing, lol! Just got a phonecall to say that I can have a "lie in" in the morning - until 8.00am! LOL!

Lol! Hope you enjoyed your lie-in!
I've finally caught you up!! Yay!
Arlene & Terra, I DO wear a floor-length velvet coat! Lol! I love it!