tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post8012734447475513115..comments2024-03-15T22:09:38.879+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: No ifs, no buts - buttVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-25575089127491674302008-07-02T20:03:00.000+01:002008-07-02T20:03:00.000+01:00MG - You're on!MG - You're on!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-16639217362639745772008-06-24T05:31:00.000+01:002008-06-24T05:31:00.000+01:00Any time, VP. My store of crude Americanisms is yo...Any time, VP. My store of crude Americanisms is yours to command.<BR/>--Katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-37209431813888366842008-06-23T20:51:00.000+01:002008-06-23T20:51:00.000+01:00Kate - thanks for clearing that one up!Kate - thanks for clearing that one up!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-10539121184527118952008-06-03T22:43:00.000+01:002008-06-03T22:43:00.000+01:00VP, I suspect most dictionaries won't help with MM...VP, I suspect most dictionaries won't help with MMD's use of "rack"; you need a slang dictionary. But surely "Check out the rack on that babe" isn't exclusively American? <BR/>--katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-1198773003421634642008-06-03T12:10:00.000+01:002008-06-03T12:10:00.000+01:00TGF - I don't think it's short for anything. Unfor...TGF - I don't think it's short for anything. Unfortunately the shoes aren't mine - could be an idea for the cats though!<BR/><BR/>Rose - only too glad to help!<BR/><BR/>Zoe - checkout the butt at the bottom of my post! Your trip sounds fab - much jealousy here. I hope they closed the A30 before they started Morris dancing!<BR/><BR/>Esther - our site is usually very relaxing as it's usually only me there!<BR/><BR/>Kate - I like the idea of your JD butt. They sometimes sell whisky casks over here for the same purpose.<BR/><BR/>MMD - hmmm, must go and look up rack in my American dictionary...<BR/><BR/>Matron - I love your story!<BR/><BR/>HM - I've put a link for you back at your place...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9284143125305769912008-05-29T19:27:00.000+01:002008-05-29T19:27:00.000+01:00I think you'll find this is a water butt...http://...I think you'll find <B>this</B> is a water butt...<BR/>http://www.waterbutts.com/Butt/index.htmlHappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49329765867882138142008-05-29T07:57:00.000+01:002008-05-29T07:57:00.000+01:00My niece is American but she was born in England. ...My niece is American but she was born in England. Her school were doing a project on how to conserve resources so she told the class about our water butt - the teacher thought she was being rude and accused her of making it up. I had to take a photo and email it to her for the teacher to make an apology!!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-31204120662641319822008-05-28T20:30:00.000+01:002008-05-28T20:30:00.000+01:00My, my, this post is getting naughty with all this...My, my, this post is getting naughty with all this talk of "butts" and "racks." ;^) I'm so glad I don't have to deal with an "Allotment Warden." (Me & authority figures just don't mix.) Maybe you should offer the Warden chocolates & homemade bicuits at the next review.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-87941980007839639672008-05-28T19:26:00.000+01:002008-05-28T19:26:00.000+01:00I've got an inadvertant water butt under a downspo...I've got an inadvertant water butt under a downspout; it's one of the big Jack Daniels casks sold (in halves) at local gardening stores for (major) container gardening. Reading your post, though, makes me realize that I should set one up on the north, where the water just goes where it wants to (horrors!) and where it would be in the shade, & less vulnerable to evaporation. (I don't have covers. Hmm. Now there's a project. As if I didn't already have plenty. Thanks, VP.<BR/>--katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33267005370074632752008-05-28T10:46:00.000+01:002008-05-28T10:46:00.000+01:00'Allotment Warden'!Sounds like the chap in 'Dad's ...'Allotment Warden'!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like the chap in 'Dad's Army'!<BR/><BR/>If he gets too pernickety he'll take the fun out of it.<BR/><BR/>There are several allotment sites round here - and they each have a particular atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>I like the ones which are relaxed without being overgrown. I thoroughly dislike those which are so neat and regimented they have become a vegetarian version of factory farming.<BR/><BR/>There's more to growing vegetables than 'growing food'.<BR/><BR/>Esther Montgomery<BR/><A HREF="http://estherinthegarden.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">ESTHER IN THE GARDEN</A>Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9672033093291263982008-05-28T09:50:00.000+01:002008-05-28T09:50:00.000+01:00I keep meaning to connect a water butt or 2 to the...I keep meaning to connect a water butt or 2 to the cottage's down pipes, but I an struggling to find any that arent too utilitarian; they stand out like sore thumbs on the white render. I know too fussy by half.<BR/><BR/>You asked about how I was going to celebrate 50. The plan is to go to SA as it will then be their spring, and split our time between a jaunt around the Kruger National Park, and then onto Kirstenbosch and the Fynbos, which will hopefully be in full flower by then. All health permitting though, everything is on standby at the mo :( <BR/><BR/>I love that you still have traditional celebrations in Chippenham, so often our culture seems to be disappearing. Its one thing I love about being here too, all the old English customs are protected, Wassailing and Mummers plays are fun in the New Year, as are the barmy Morris Men who dance up and down the A30 much to the consternation of commuters at the Christmas Fair and Market!Zoƫhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838367166662822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-85989241409208514652008-05-28T04:04:00.000+01:002008-05-28T04:04:00.000+01:00VP, Thanks so much for explaining this for me! I ...VP, Thanks so much for explaining this for me! I didn't want to seem impolite in asking what a water butt was, but you can imagine the images that were going through my head when I first saw that term:)<BR/>I've always been interested in language and the different expressions used in English-speaking countries. I'm a big fan of Martha Grimes' mysteries, and it took me years to figure out what a digestive biscuit was or a jumper. Of course, that's still easier to catch on to compared to understanding teenagers' slang.<BR/><BR/>Your water butt looks like a very practical solution, but I hope you can get gutters on your shed. And bravo to NAH for agreeing to a new water tank. I have a long list for my husband, Mr. Procrastinator, but it may take awhile to get them done.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-5646977081704607912008-05-28T03:10:00.000+01:002008-05-28T03:10:00.000+01:00I like your water butt--is butt short for somethin...I like your water butt--is butt short for something? Also love your red bell shoes in the previous post. Do they keep you from sneaking up on mice and birds, then? ;-) <BR/>~ MonicaMonica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.com