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6:10 pm
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Post edited 6:11 pm – 8th May 10 by Admin
It’s turned so cold here this weekend we’ve had to resort to covering up our newly planted strawberries
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6:39 pm
8th May 10
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doreen
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Talking about strawberries, I had a dish of strawberries and cream for Saturday supper
They were from Spain. That is something I don't usually do but I feel sorry for that country.
I have had many enjoyable holidays there and now they too are having Financial problems.
So when I see a food imported from Spain I buy it.
I read also that their King is in hospital having an operation on his lungs. He is very popular with his people.
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6:49 pm
8th May 10
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doreen
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Admin said:
Post edited 6:11 pm – 8th May 10 by Admin
It’s turned so cold here this weekend we’ve had to resort to covering up our newly planted strawberries
Admin you know that saying “Never cast a clout till May is out”.
We have here :-
Eisheilige. Häufiger Kälterückfall in der Zeit vom 12. bis 15. Mai (Pankratius, Servatius, Bonifatius und die “Kalte Sophie”)
That is about the 4 saints in May and they say, don't plant out untill after the 15th. May
Perhaps you don't have these Cold Saints in England.
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7:04 pm
8th May 10
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Mmm, perhaps I was being a little too ambitious. The weather was absolutely beautiful last weekend so we split some strawberry plants from last year and potted up over 40 new plants for this year. They were looking okay, but now today I've had to cover them with fleece because they were looking a little windswept
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7:50 pm
8th May 10
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doreen
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I too was ambitious Admin.
During that nice weather I too filled my Yard with flowers.
It all looked so colourful and pretty and I was Happy.
Then the rains came, day after day, all week.
Today was better, temperature 20°C but……….
Next week they say it will rain every day, all week.
My poor dear flowers.
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9:14 am
9th May 10
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Well here today the temperature is 9°C. I am sitting here in the office in a thick jacket and my winter woolly hat. We wanted to pot up some runner beans but I don't think it's going to happen today somehow
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10:48 am
9th May 10
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Well, I don't feel so bad then! It's 21 degrees in the house and 16 in the roof, ( you'll find I mention the roof temperature quite often! ) yesterday we had a frost and I dutifully covered up some last remaining courgettes as we bravely hope to harvest the last remaining .
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11:11 am
9th May 10
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Post edited 11:11 am – 9th May 10 by Admin
Well, approaching mid-May, well into our Spring, we're just back from our morning walk. I was wearing: Wellington boots, jeans, fleecy jacket, woollen gloves, scarf and a thermal hat. Eat your heart out New Zealand
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7:48 am
10th May 10
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doreen
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That is one thing I refuse to talk about “The Weather” because it is wet here, wetter than wet.
The bees are not flying, our bees are dying and that means no honey, no honey- no money.
I woke up late this morning, feeling cross, went outside sat on a chair, the chair was wet
and now my pants are wet, my bum is wet too
What a beginning to a wet Monday morning.
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9:42 am
10th May 10
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Doreen, it sounds as if you have an acute case of rising damp.
Please send all the rain you can spare, the area where I live (The Bay of Plenty) and where Michael lives (Hawkes Bay) are desperately in need of a good drenching. Strange as it may seem, at present much of New Zealand is in severe drought. Today's temperature was 20 degrees, lovely and warm with the sun wearing a nice smiley face.
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2:29 pm
10th May 10
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The sun was also wearing a smiley face here after a miserable weekend, so we decided to take the morning out and go for a drive. We have a bison farm not far from us – yes a bison farm in the middle of Wiltshire in the UK (http://bisonfarm.co.uk/) – so we decided to head there, have a wander around the farm for an hour or two, buy some bison steaks for dinner, and head on home. (For those who may not have tried it, bison is absolutely wonderful. It's low in fat, low in cholesterol, high in protein and is said to be better for you than just about any meat you can buy).
We enjoyed the drive, and stopped for a walk in a bluebell wood on the way, but anyone who has been to or lives in the UK will understand the next bit. The bison farm was shut. Having been there before, we decided to knock on the door of the farmhouse and all credit to them, the owner opened up the shop and we were able to buy some meat for dinner and some stock for the freezer. But – no wander around the farm because it remained closed for the day. Closed until Wednesday in fact!
So, we continued with our drive and headed for a nearby lake alongside which is a very pleasant old fashioned tea room. Anyone guess what's coming next? You guessed it, it was closed, despite the fact that all the signs by the side of the road claimed it to be open.
So, since the entire UK seemed to be closed on this glorious day, we decide to head on home because at least we know that is going to be open when we get there. It's approaching lunchtime by now, and as much as we don't like pubs, came across a country pub with a nice looking garden so decided to stop there for lunch. Anyone guess what's coming next? Wrong. It was open, but at 11.45am, too early to serve us a toasted sandwich or anything else that could not be served in either a cup or a glass.
It's been a beautiful day, we had a lovely drive, but it was even nicer to be home
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3:20 pm
10th May 10
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Maybe some sunny photos from Wiltshire will brighten everyones day. It was not meant to be this nice today and it's meant to rain later in the week so it's nice to get out and get some air. I love this time of year when everything is just coming out and so green.
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6:28 pm
10th May 10
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doreen
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Wiltshire is a part of the country which I didn't know very well.
I have visited both Winchester and Wells Cathedrals which must be somewhere in that area.
All my working life I was in London WC1.
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9:46 pm
10th May 10
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Ciderman
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doreen said:
All my working life I was in London WC1.
Were you a toilet attendant Doreen?
(I hope that translates!)
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10:36 pm
10th May 10
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doreen
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Ciderman said:
doreen said:
All my working life I was in London WC1.
Were you a toilet attendant Doreen?
(I hope that translates!)
The toilet attendant, is that the lady who collects the pennies and wipes the seat.
I gave the full service, I wiped their bottoms and powdered their bums.
Admin, I am not being vulgar, I realy did.
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11:20 pm
10th May 10
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I still like to think in old UK coinage, and Tricia and I were surprised that if we wished to spend a penny, the charge was four shillings. Now this charge really annoyed me at coach and railway stations, where at the end of a journey our toileting needs became somewhat more urgent.
Had they thrown in a powdered bottom, perhaps four shillings may have been more acceptable … Johnson's Baby Talc please.
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1:12 am
11th May 10
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You'd think a postal district called WC would have plenty of toilets wouldn't you?
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4:32 am
11th May 10
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There is a town in Cornwall called Loo. Now who in their right mind would name such a lovely place after a dunny.
http://www.far-eastern-heroes……r…/html/loo.htm
Mind you, seeing the cliffs on a Cornish headland, they are very familiar with long drops. 
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8:00 am
11th May 10
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doreen said:
Wiltshire is a part of the country which I didn't know very well.
I have visited both Winchester and Wells Cathedrals which must be somewhere in that area.
Certainly in the same area of the country (South), Doreen. Winchester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester), once the capital of England, is in Hampshire. Wells (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells) is in Somerset. Wiltshire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire) badges itself as the “Gateway to the West”, the gateway to the west of what I'm really not sure
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8:03 am
11th May 10
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Ciderman said:
You'd think a postal district called WC would have plenty of toilets wouldn't you?
I'm afraid WC is rapidly becoming one big toilet
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