I think I might just yogi, then I could plant fresh bulbs in the autumn

*pokes nose in*....... Hi Buddies Yogi, does that geranium come back year after year please?

Hi yogi baz summer

 

baz - yes it does - we have quite a bit of it

Thanks Ros

Yes Baz it does - mine is over 20 years old.

 

Hi Ros.

Good idea. I'm going to plant some iris bulbs later this year.

Ooh I like those yogi, they remind me of orchids Love the colors

That sounds perfect Yogi.... although 20 years would be pushing it in my case

They are pretty, I'm definitely going to plant some.

What are you like?!

ooooooooooo iris's -  my mum grew those - they are nice

I love the colours, Ros - and they don't grow too tall.

I hope they taste foul to bunnies too I'll put irises on my list

I hope so, too.

I'm going to turn in now yogi Sweet dreams and hope you have a lovely Sunday

I'm about to toddle off to bed, too. Goodnight Summer, sleep well.

Goodnight Baz and Ros.

night yogi

Good morning everyone

 

Another dry mild day ahead here, sunny at present but likely to cloud over.

 

Cheltenham lost again yesterday, they have dropped to 4th. Looking at their fixture list for the rest of the month, every match is against other teams at the top part of the table, so their promotion hopes are looking much poorer than they were. It does look as if the defeat in the FA cup against Spurs has destroyed their confidence.

 

Morning xx

Just popping in to say hello, getting ready and will be out for the day.
Have a good one  

I hope you have a good day out, Skylark

Good morning everyone, it was misty but it's clearing now to what looks like a lovely morning.

 

I love all the old fashioned flowers.  You hardly ever see delphiniums any more in a garden, or sweet william and the smell of stock is just gorgeous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your footie team does seem to have their work cut out this season EL, hope they do better than expected.  Have a good day Skylark.

Good morning everyone. Weather isn't too bad atm.

Skylark, hope you have a good day.

El, shame about Cheltenham, they had been doing so well, too.

Going out with youngest son today. Since he is unlikely to get out of bed before noon, I'm guessing it will be an afternoon outing.

Good morning, Squiggle. Those flower pics are beautiful.

I planted some stocks last year but I'm not sure they have survived the winter, they are looking a bit dead, atm. (Not quite sure how they can be a bit dead).

Good morning it's a glorious day here! I was going to colour my hair but it can wait, i can't resist a walk! Squiggle those flowers are beautiful El I hope cheltenhan's spirits pick up soon, sounds like a challenging few weeks ahead Skylark hope you have a good day Yogi hope you have a good afternoon out See you all in a bit

Enjoy your walk, Summer.

I know it may seem a bit odd but in a way I wouldn't be sorry if Cheltenham don't get promotion. They are a good division 2 side but don't attract a large fan base and they could have difficulty in attracting players who can make for a succesful division 1 side given that they couldn't expect a bigger revenue stream from having more fans coming to matches. They were promoted some years ago, stayed in Division 1 for I think 3 years but always struggled to survive in that division and it couldn't have been a happy time for them.

 

I know just what you mean EL.  My hubby was a lifelong of Leyton Orient and he always said it's so difficult if they gain promotion and then are outclassed and plunge straight back down the following season.  That can lead to demoralising the team and plunging them down the league they were in originally.

Son and I have returned from our trip. Son is now walking about the house, drill in hand, asking if I'm sure I don't need anything drilled!

At the garden centre, I got some phlox, sweet pea and cosmos seeds; iris plants; campanula and phlox plants and some california hyacynth bulbs - all courtesy of son (in advance of Mother's Day because I will be away from home on the actual day). He also bought me a cauldron filled with beautiful plants. He said the cauldron was very appropriate.

You may have heard on the news in the last few days that a copy of what may be the earliest film based on a Dickens character has been discovered. The film is called The Death of Poor Joe made in 1901. It is believed by the BFI (British Film Institute) to be based on the character of Joe, a road sweeper in Bleak House. In Bleak House he is looked after by Esther Summerson, the heroine, and dies from pheumonia following smallpox which Esther also catches and almost dies from. This film is extremely short and just has a policeman and Joe in it.

 

The BFI has put the film on Youtube, so here it is. It's only 65 seconds long and the acting is not good.

 

 

 

I agree with you about the acting, El - and Joe's costume was pretty rubbish, too.

I hope he's never seen that video nasty Driller Killer

 

What has your son been watching - Macbeth -

brief extract from the famous 3 witches scene:

Second Witch
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

ALL
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

 

The scene is somewhat longer but that's the best known part.

I think the only good things you can say about the film is that the quality of the celluloid is surprisingly good for its age and that it is as short as it is. 

Excellent summary of the film's good points.

Oooh, that takes me back to O level English.

 

I don't think son has seen Driller Killer - at least, I hope not.

The dog didn't like the drill. She kept barking at it, then running away to the other end of the room.

That bit of Macbeth must be one of the misquoted phrases of all time as people tend to say "hubble bubble toil and trouble" instead of "double, double toil and trouble" Don't worry that I've said Macbeth instead of "The Scottish Play" as for the superstitious, it only brings bad luck if said in a theatre.

 

So we are safe then?

I believe a lot of actors are very superstitious about it.

I suppose that's what they used to call a melodrama EL?  Clasps hand to forehead and staggers out of thread

Give that woman an Oscar.

 

 (did you know that the word melodrama is a hybrid of melody and drama and originally meant a play with musical interludes)