Garden plan of the day!

hehehe

You do know you wont be allowed to have the coffe and smoke in between jobs!! and that wont be the end of the jobs list either!!

x x x

OK Merfyn, that should take you up to lunchtime - what are you going to do for the rest of the day? How about giving Mrs J a lovely surprise and making the sauce and the chutney yourself instead of leaving it for her to do after her hard day at work!l lol
Hope you enjoy your day :o)

aaah see Lily2 has given you prime examples of how to make Mrs Jones a very happy lady!!
you could be earning yourself brownie points here
x x x

My dad always said that it would be a hard life being married...........you women are nothing but slave drivers! LOL! My dearest wife has had eight weeks holiday this year - I've had three weeks! Sob, sob, boo, hoo!

Anyway, cooking is far from being my forte, and it happens to be Mrs James' passion. So who am I to interfere with her hobby? My work is project/operations engineering, and my pastimes are gardening, music, and photography. It safer for all concerned if I stick with those!

Mookins - you're dead right about the list! Mrs James's lists are well renowned around these parts, both at work and at home. Every morning - without fail - there's a list of chores waiting for me on the kitchen worktop every day off (I work shifts at the moment).

And it's all YOUR fault anyway! It's because of great people like you two (and the rest of the gang) that I've slowly become addicted to this website, therefore being late starting anything! xx

hehehe
you cant shift the blame this way hun
hehe I have to do lists else nothing gets done by myself or hubby
very rewarding at the end of the day when each job has beencrossed off

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What are you doing still wasting time on her Merfyn, stop slacking and get on with all those chores! We women like to be bossy.....but actually I'M still on here too and must also get on and do things on my own list. :o(

Done my list for today, havent done one for hubby his son is in hospital and is going to theatre again this morning (in growing toenails been removed) but one has now got infection going into the bone!! poor lad
so chore free day for hubby

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You dont fool me Merfyn you love your life and are happy living it. Mrs James is a peach and you know that your a lucky man! Hark at me but Ive been married a long time and still love him even though he never took to gardening.

Just a suggestion Merf, if you put the green toms and the unripe chillies in a drawer with an unripe banana or two, the gases (non harmful!) from the banana will ripen the toms etc. How that for points scoring? Might save the old finger nails from being bitten?

That's the ideal arrangement denise, keep men out of the garden (unless there's pavings or compost to be moved or big holes to be dug of course!) then you can have it exactly how you like it!

Errr Ahem Lily, Keep me out of the garden? or do you not consider me manly wnough?

aaahh Ian, YOU would be welcome in my garden anytime as I know that you would treat my plants with respect and not tread all over them! My hubby does appreciate my efforts in the garden but as I've said before, he has no idea and does really need to be kept on a lead out there. lol.

But Lily I have to do the heavy work too.

PS I most certainly was not casting nasturtiums on your manliness!! :o))))

Thats all right then (with a puffed out chest and unnaturally deep voice! ! !) Lol ;~))

Mmmm...That's a bit tough then Denise, does he make himself useful indoors instead?
Lol Ian :o))))

In the time taken up on here you could have done three of the jobs but I applaud you for sharing the workload Merfyn.As I`m also here as well we`ll count this as coffee break ...LOL.enjoy........

More like breakfast running into coffee break, now in danger of running into lunch too for me (same as yesterday) but I'm off now, things to do!

Wheeeew! I went at it like a man possessed, and have done everything except for hosing and scrubbing out the containers. I'd like all you lovely peeps out there to have a look at a question that I've asked in the relevent section.

Ian old matey! I've heard about that somewhere before, so I'll have a go tonight when Mrs James gets home (after the formal inspection of course!).

Must get on........!!!

Just a quick thought! Denise, I'm sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news, but for some strange reason I always thought you were a bloke! My sincere and humble apologies ma'am! x

lol merfyn,, your as bad as baz, has to have a couple of cups tea and a smoke while pondering on plans , while im hovering and thinking whens he going to shape hiself hehehe

We men like to spend a little time thinking Sandra. There is a story about a young bull and an old bull standing on top of a hill looking down at the herd below them. The young bull wants to run down the hill and mate with one of them; the old bull wants to walk down the hill and mate with all of them! No point rushing and making mistakes - its better to ponder and get it right first time! How's that for an excuse for a cup of tea and a smoke! LOL.

I'll put the kettle on then....... Lol

Yes lily he does, he cooks the evening meal so I come into something nice. Merfyn I've been female since birth.

If my hubby would take over the cooking then I would forgive him anything (even treading on my plants), it's the one job I really hate. It's a good job he likes salad! lol

House trained as well Merfyn ??? tee hee hee ;-o )))

Ah...'my father was a man...I think I understand the sex' as Miss Pole says in 'Cranford'.
;-)

good story lol merfyn, just get the jobs done heeheh :o)

You're all completely mad! I've totally lost the plot now. I KNOW you've been a female since birth Denise - I just didn't realise it till now! And Sue - where did house-trained come from? My mind's spinning in confusion - what have you lot done to me!!!

Welcome to the asylum !!!!! LOL

ah well you're a man Merfyn (aren't you?) so of course you can't keep up! lol . Or is that a sexist comment which I'm not allowed to say?

Hang on - just a quick check - yep I'm a man! But we won't go into the realms of 'keeping up' on this site LOL x

errrm.....yes......I'm sure I don't know what you mean! lol

Moving swiftly on..............I'm struggling to answer comments faster than they're appearing in front of me, and I'm not too bad at typing! Are you lot ganging up on me or something?? LOL

Of course, you need some support from those men, where are they? All hiding from us I suppose lol

Lol :))
Sounds like you've had a busy day Merf...hope all the jobs were done to Mrs Merf's satisfaction? Now run along and wash the dishes before you get the ironing board out, make the packed lunches for tomorrow, and write a couple more blogs...
PS. And did I read somewhere that you're an FAW trainer...? Maybe do a couple of lesson plans before bedtime...lol ;)

Ah! The women amongst us are on the march, and harrassment of juveniles being their cause! Don't worry boys - it'll take more than a few members of the WI to scare me off! HEEEEEELLLLPPPPP! LOL

A few members of the W.I. ay ?????????
Methinks you might come to regret that remark young man !!!!
LOL :-))

ps: Juveniles ?????????????????????????

Watch out Merfyn, we're getting knitting needles and hat pins gathered at this very moment, just got to get my zimmer frame out and we'll be there......

Lily - "keep men out of the garden"? You didn't say that when you visited mine! I might have to ban you from visiting again

Well Andrew....grovel, grovel... Your garden is so beautiful that quite obviously an exception can be made for you. Now, please can I come again and maybe I should bring my husband and you can educate him in proper garden behaviour! lol

As long as you keep him on a lead :-)

Woo hoo - at last a man has joined the battle!

That was almost a begging note there Lily....dearest! hee hee hee

Sorry CrazyDi - didn't see you sneaking in your little comment there! But it's in the memory bank now - so behold the future! lol

Dont worry Andrew I to, it seems, am allowed to enter the realms of the garden. Lol.
Sorry Merf to have left you on your own with this lot of needle poking, hat pin jabbing, ganging up on men, lot of delinquents, I had a few things to deal with but I'M BACK GRRRRR

I wondered where you had got to Ian, you're usually to be found where the women are.......lol
Did you get my PM earlier?

I can't help being popular, Ahem...... ;~))
I've answered Lol

WHADA YA MEAN I'M NOT ALLOWED IN THE GARDEN!!!
If it was up to my missus it would ALL be lawn, as it was when we first met!!!!
Now its a beautiful easy to care for nature reserve and food factory... Its not the gender that determines gardening ability, its the SOUL, I call SWIWOL "my little eco terrorist" as she always wants to hack/prune stuff back and rip out naturally spreading plants to clear pathways (as if we walk them anyway!)

Mornin Indy, one question, What does SWIWOL mean?

She who is worthy of love , my dear friend!

Got it..... thanks :~))

Youre welcome HWIAGF!!

He Who Is A Good Friend maybe Indy.......? I'm just guessing - trying to find my way around that head of yours!

Exactly right MMM

Merf My Mate.....? Am I getting good at this now?

You seem to be gettin the hang of it fine YSAY

You're ALWAYS allowed Indy !!! Our kid !! :-))))

'SmarrawiMerf !!! lol

What Sue? lol

Brummy our kid !!! Say it as you see it !! lol

There's nothing the matter with me dearest - just trying to work out Indy's strange code words! lol

'Dearest' ??? Sue'll do !! Don't even try with Indy ... he's on Zog !! lol :-)))

Zog??? Why on earth ( ;-) !!! ) has he gone there?

HP of Zog

;-)))

You COULD say that !!!!! LMAO !!

I think thats the point BScott, he's not on earth he's on Zog! ! !

Did I just miss the point there?

Yep, Digs, 'fraid so.....Sue will explain if you ask nicely....I'm a tired little Zogger......

So am I Ian ....soz !! zzzz xxx