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well what a lovely garden, looks like you escaped all the rain San, glad to hear Joe has been off and giving you a hand, everything looks beautiful

Hi Yorkshire, thanx for your nice comments, joe is great, he really is and yes we have had lots of rain but not like you, not heavy enough to flood us out thankfully, been lovely and sunny over weekend and in Liverpool yesterday we were in summer clothing, very exciting haha :o))hope things are calming down for you to xx

still pouring down here,

yes so i see, iv just been answering on your pics :o(((

Your garden looks lovely San, nice to have a willing helper...

I,ll go and have a look Yorki,

thankyou Pam, its great, Baz just home and power washing the from block paving, has done the patio out back and drive so should finish today, it looks great not clear of weeds and clean again :o))

Ooh, it's looking lovely San.....and great to have your boy helping, I wish I could have mine popping in and helping now and again.....bit of a long wY from Sydney though....:(((

thanx janey i feel very lucky having joe staying over the holidays, glad he doesnt live far, but may do one day so im making the most of it,
bet you miss your son alot, something a mum never gets use to x

ohh what a lovely blog - thank you for sharing. Your garden is very pretty. I love the last paragraph about "Children are like plants" - thats so lovely and SO true!

:D x

I need my boy to come back so I can get some paving slabs lifted San!! Could you lend me Joe? lol! It all looks great ..amazing what a couple of hours and some sun can do for us and our gardens. I've been out all day ...no rain and even some bursts of sunshine. I'll suffer for it later (back, like yours) but hey-ho my spirits are much lifted! :D

Everything looks really good Sandra and your grass is so GREEN! Am green with envy.

thanx pits glad you enjoyed the blog and the words ;o))
thanx karen if we lived closer joe would be there i tell you, he loves working and especially in the garden,
hope callum is well and comes to see you soon with tools ready haha
glad your feeling good to :o))
our backs hey! :o(

lol Lil well you will have summer without us hahah

You lucky mum, it must be grand to have a helper, he`s made a good job of it as well.
Its very cloudy here but at least its not raining, we have had some sunshine and even got some washing outside today, I have also been pottering around outside, making the most of it, lol...

lol sue and dont blame you, its still sunny here and just sat outside for 5 mins to see if it was real haha
will tell joe what you said he will be pleased :o))

Isn`t it lovely to have a helper especially an extra special one, the garden is now looking grand and I love the little white bench in the first picture.
Like you my son gave me a hand to experiment with a go at topary (only a ball shape) he`s just back from hospital had keyhole surgery so couldn`t do anything heavy but it was lovely just having him there.

thanx stroller and nice your son helps to,
do hope he recovers soon :o)

Your garden is looking really healthy, makes a change us not getting as much rain as everyone else does'nt it, pleased Joe is at home with you for a while, catch you soon.

All looking so good....great to have your son help you. I gave up asking ages ago!!!

Hi carol and thanx, it does make a change your right, nice having joe hom, cheers me up ;o))
aww scottish wish i could send joe to help, making me feel guilty haha :o))

Don't feel guilty San....if I shout loud enough - he does as he is asked! I use a bit of emotional blackmail......
I tell him that I'll remember his help next time he wants to tap me for some money :))))

lol scottish, a woman after my own heart, brill :o)

nothing wrong with that...boys can be a tad selfish...they need a wee reminder sometimes!

Lovely blog - everything's looking so fresh - must be all the rain!!

Think boys are more likely to have what I call 'Nut and bolt' brains. The other side of their brain is developed, they are good at mechanical things. Horticulture is not an attractive subject to some of them. Mention Football and they soon switch on. When I asked my son if he would like to see my garden, he said " Why?"
It hurts.

your garden looks great Sandra. i'm sure you enjoyed having Joe to help out and spend precious time with. and your pond has settled in soooo well ..x

You've got a lovely garden Sandra. You've shown some views of it that I haven't seen before ...
Joe is a good son, and that must be a great comfort to you :o)

All looking lovely Sandra, love your pond area and your lovely Acer its so nice to be able to get out in the garden, I spent yesterday doing the same in mine, lots of staking needed and cutting back from the steps and paths, but worth the achey knees and back;0))

Great blog San, brilliant way to show all the garden. Its nice to know the layout of someones garden, it helps you understand it more :-)

Beautiful garden Sanbaz.

It all looks lovely - so neat and well cared for with pretty things all around.

I wrote a poem some years ago about our younger son. It was called ' What is this thing called a duster?'.......He would not have been quite as useful in your garden today!!! He's lovely though!

what a fantastic garden you have it looks great :))))

Your garden looks so tidy San, it makes mine look like a tip! I wish I could go part time now. I love your pond and the cream bench (want one!) x

karen think your right in most cases though i have one of each, both boys but so different lol
thankyou sheila yes not to bad with rain but enough so i dont have to water anything haha
lol Diane my eldest use to be like that and still selfish haha, and lets be honest men are on a totally different wave length to us women most of them anyway, got to say that as menon here haha
thankyou so much sandra and Hywel, i love my pond how its settled and joe is the best son anyone could have :o))
cheers carole glad im not the only one who got a bad back catching up with tasks lol, your garden always looks so perfect :o)
thankyou willinilli yes thought i would photo iot from start to finish to show layout more :o))
cheers Denise yours is to :o))
lol wildrose,maybe you should post the poem, sounds great lol , we always love them no matter what :o))
aww thankyou so much mark, you do a fine job of yours to :o))especially the woodwork.
thanx Anne im sure yours is tidier than mine and always looks pristine, but i try ;o)) x

Lovely blog as usual, kids, don't get me started lol good to have Joe around he obviously cares very much, a good lad.
Love your bench is that new?

Hi Dotty, i could say the same as you reguard my eldest which things are not good at all, very black really,,,, anyway haha
joe does care Dotty, a good lad, he has my side in him haha
Bench i got last year at local garden centre in sale, it folds away which is great to, i need a nice cushion for it to ;o))

Lucky you that it folds up....

yes helps to stop rust, though with our summers lol, cant keep putting it away haha

Your garden looks lovely, Sandra and I especially like the pond area. Lucky you to have your son helping willingly. Mine would/will, if asked but I know they take no pleasure in it so I don't usually ask, unless I'm really struggling. Anyway, only the youngest at home now so others and daughter all have their own places to look after. Am afraid the really heavy work falls to OH, but he doesn't mind too much.

thankyou tuesdaybear, my helper has gone back to wales now working and with his girlfriend untill they both go back to Lampeter to uni, so its back to me doing my own gardening and maybe OH if i can twist his arm a little lol :o))

I'm trying to catch up on here Sandra ...fat chance! ...your garden's looking lovely and so tidy. I especially like the area where your bird bath is and around your pond, hasn't it come on. It's so satisfying isn't it to get it looking good again, even the aches and pains don't feel so bad when there is such a good reason for them:-)

lol BA, know the feeling, not been around in the last few weeks and its so over welming, i just cant do it, so at the moment just having a peek till i have less going on around me.
its over grown again and i must get out there, i will when i can and then it will be aches and pains lol
and i agree at least its with satifaction haha

Very inspirational word from a parent , that was so meaningful Sanbaz , and you are very true in your words your opinions makes me a delighted mother , Thanks for that:-))))))