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Snap Arthur We too are hiding from the sun - my goodness it's hot out there
I think we will wait until evening.

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Todays task done and dusted, tomorrow clean out round the back of the shed, ready for a shed overhaul, which will mean a complete empty, and dismantle repair and replace.
That won't be a days task but a month or two.

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Damn the tasks, I did achieve everything I promised myself, but I had a fall.
Who said stupid idiot, "I did" tripped over a piece of wood, and went arse over t..t, badly grazed my arm and bruised my hip, now my nurse is going to dress my wounds.
If I play my cards right, I might get tomorrow resting and being pampered.

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Oh dear Arthur , a fall can really make us feel shaken as we get older. I hope the bruising won't be too painful tomorrow .

Play it for all its worth and enjoy the pampering

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Oh dear, poor you Wrinkly, hope not too much damage has been done and you're feeling a bit better soon.

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Cleared away all my sweet peas today, they were passed their best and beginning to look a bit of an eyesore. My lovely Agapanthus are beginning to fade now too. Roses are making a last attempt to re-bloom before autumn and the tomatoes all coming ripe at once! I suppose it's nearly time to be thinking about planting the bulbs for next spring's display. . . .

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I'm fine folks thank you! a bit sore but one of the joys of getting old.
Love the sweet peas Jean, they have a wonderful smell.
Damn you have given me another task, to prepare a bed and trellis for them for next year.
I am going for lavender, sedum, and some marigolds theme for next year.
Just ordered a new variety of wall flowers ready to plant now.
I get them from Jersey Direct, always have good plants at a reasonable price.

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Glad you're on the mend Arthur.
I like the wallflowers too and although I, too, have bought from Jersey before, for the last couple of years I have grown my own from seed. I grew 220 this year because I like to have a few extra to give to friends as 'thankyou's'.
The Agapanthus were beautiful this year, I love the rich, royal blue ones. Time to start sorting through the daffodils etc saved from last year now, that's the next job, plus experimenting with Azalea cuttings. I also love to have some Amaryllis flowering for Christmas if poss. Never ending isn't it.

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We used to do all our own plants at one time Jean, but they do take up a lot of our time to nurture them, and it is a bit colder up here at times so we would need heat in the greenhouse.
So we buy plugs, they still take up a lot of time, but no heat and less failures.
We can't believe the Amber begonias this year, they have been fantastic, with flowers 4 to 5 inches across, they look like roses.
When I have sorted my posting and transferring of images from one system to this system, I shall start putting some on.

Today we are taking out the old pansies and flox, and preparing the bed for the wallflowers, not a big task but it needs doing.

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The Australian way to get slugs and snails is to cut the bottom off a 2 litre bottle,about 2 inches and bury it so its level with the soil,and fill it with beer! I'm fair dinkum and it works well,the beer just attracts them like flies to meat,seriously?

Billy