Tag: Gill
Six on Saturday: 17 March 2018
I took last week off (as announced in advance so I wouldn’t get deducted brownie points my our glorious leader Mr Propagator). I had intended to, horror of horrors, contribute to another meme on... Read More
Six on Saturday: 3 March 2018
Tempus fugits, (note that that was two six-letter words) as they say. I’m keeping to the six theme here. Without further ado … 1 Six Stalactites If you can’t remember the difference,... Read More
Six on Saturday: 13 January 2018
It’s the thirteenth, right? But it’s not a Friday so I hope I’m safe from untoward happenings as I embark on the production of another six wotsits to celebrate Saturday. In a week th... Read More
The End of the Intermission
Did the gin run out? Were the effects of the diet of nothing other than cheese and onion crisps such that, without adequate ventilation, the badger sett became uninhabitable? Did the badgers come home... Read More
The Mystery Creature: Revealed
I thought you’d get it. Some of you did. Unsurprisingly they were all fellas. I was asked what plant I’d found it on. Someone was interested in the blue slime trail – had it moved ac... Read More
Well I Never ….
I was planning to open a communications channel with someone around Christmas. Well it seems someone has been just as eager to get in touch with me. Hands up everyone who would NOT be worried (or have... Read More
An Unusual Diet
I was trolling through my nemesis’s blog the other day, looking for a bit of mischievous inspiration when I came across a rather weird fact. She eats words for lunch. I, like many, was under the... Read More
Inconsistency
Pay attention in class, please! I’m talking about inconsistence, not incontinence. The former isn’t a real word; the latter is what poor Gill Heavens may be suffering after a couple of wee... Read More
What is Who is Sylvia? Or Silvia?
There are several answers to this question. There’s the poem by Shakespeare, the play by Edward Albee, the song by Schubert and the TV sitcom starring Charlie Drake to name but a few (+1 for the... Read More
No Bougainvill ‘ere!
Sometimes I make mistakes. Quite often actually! This was one of them. I can’t remember what I intended to order but somehow I ended up with a Bougainvillea. I did check the order and I did orde... Read More
Pretty Flamingo
When Manfred Mann released Pretty Flamingo I was 12. I’m a bit older now but I still have a pretty flamingo. This is thanks to Gill Heavens, who sent her to live with me after I jokingly commen... Read More
Forward Planning
I have decided that enough is enough and that my “Plants I Want” list for next year is now complete. I will resist all attempts to increase this list by those who blog about Plants of the ... Read More
It Must Be Autumn
Or late autumn, to be exact. We have all planted hundreds of bulbs and borders are full. At this time of year you can tell by looking at lawns that neighbours have just had plants delivered. Because e... Read More
Preparation
Gill Heavens, curator of Off the Edge Gardening has gone AWOL. She did tell us but she asked no-one’s permission. I’m told I have to fill the gap. I will at least make a valiant effort. Es... Read More
