Weary.
Staying in bed today!
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Didcott came to my room and asked if he could take Worthing to the allotment so they could count Syllabubs.
I said I didn't think Worthing is likely even to be faintly interested in Syllabubs!
Didcott said, "You never know.".
As it turned out, I didn't.
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Had a brief potter round the garden.
Found a bay-tree berry on the path - beside some fallen-over flower-pots.
Mice (or birds) had gnawed (or pecked) away the flesh; leaving a pale brown nut; smooth; tactile.
I looked around - and found more.
Planted them.
They were very light.; maybe they've dried out.
Perhaps they were ones a squirrel didn't want?
Maybe they won't grow.
Interesting though.
I'm calling them 'Bay-corns'.
Back to bed.
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Later:-
Didcott's just called up the stairs. There are nine shoots from seven tubers on the Jerusalem Artichokes at the allotment.
He's putting the kettle on.* * * * *
Later still:-
Didcott didn't bring tea.
Ming did.
A mug in each hand.
He wanted to know why Didcott wasn't at school.
I fainted.
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(No, I didn't. I don't faint. I wish I could have fainted though. It would have been so expressive!)
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9 comments:
ohh look your leaves are really unfurling now
Karen
Yes - on the Blackcurrant bush (on the left) too.
There's also a whitecurrant bush, low down, behind the box bushes. I thought it was dead but leaves are beginning to sprout - though - er - you can't see them because they are - er - behind the box bushes - er!
Esther
Oh my, I got tears in my eyes at Ming's return. I hope he's home to stay.
Esther, There's an award for you at my blog today. Since I'm giving the award, I get to make the rules, (I don't like rules anyway,) and there are no strings attached. The award is yours whether or not you choose to pass it along.
I like the idea of Baycorns, although I am not quite so found of squirrels. We have 5 that visit, sometimes all together, they cause mayhem with the bulbs and eat them faster than I can plant them sometimes. They seem to have a penchant for Fritillaries here.
Zoe -
There are a lot of badgers round here. They can't get into my garden because there is a high wall all round.
But I used to live nearby - where they had access to the garden.
I planted fritillaries by mistake (I'd muddled them with Granny's Bonnet (Auilegia Vulgaris) - which was what I was really wanting!
Badgers came in the night and dug up every single one.
It was weird - the ground wasn't turned over - but there were neat holes where the bulbs had been.
Esther
MING? I'm all mixed!!!
But I'm always mixed and don't always understand when I read English....since French is the language I speak... :)
I'm a Québécoise Mermaid...
Quebecoise Mermaid -
I've just put up the latest 'Post'.
That will (I think) make things (a bit)clearer.
Esther
(P.S. Sorry I don't know how to put accents on your name.)
Zoe - same problem with accents!
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