tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post264583424267351674..comments2023-10-29T10:58:50.227+00:00Comments on Nutty Gnome: How to Build A Pond - Chapter 393!Nutty Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-76820629456085042272012-04-18T06:55:34.116+01:002012-04-18T06:55:34.116+01:00Hi Freda - it would have been such fun to meet up!...Hi Freda - it would have been such fun to meet up! Who knows, we could have actually walked past one another last week without even being aware of it! :(<br />I know we'll be going to Paris on a regular basis again now, so we'll have to try and meet up next time!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-27636688615821440972012-04-18T06:53:20.333+01:002012-04-18T06:53:20.333+01:00Hi Patsi. Yes, the tea house is indeed finished!!!...Hi Patsi. Yes, the tea house is indeed finished!!!<br />I've been using it as my treatment room for about 3 months now. I do reiki, reflexology and 1-1 tai chi sessions in there. The tea house has a very calm and serene feel to it and everyone really enjoys being in there - but then, it was built with love in every atom of it! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-17539383214522733372012-04-18T01:49:25.569+01:002012-04-18T01:49:25.569+01:00Wish we could have caught up with each other in Pa...Wish we could have caught up with each other in Paris! We go to France every spring.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-57575317700504391122012-04-18T01:16:36.812+01:002012-04-18T01:16:36.812+01:00Nive to see your pond coming along.
Looks like you...Nive to see your pond coming along.<br />Looks like your tea house is finished. Could it be true ?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-87278897358315007862012-04-17T21:10:25.278+01:002012-04-17T21:10:25.278+01:00What a coincidence - yes we were! We were down in ...What a coincidence - yes we were! We were down in La Mayenne (in Eastern France) from the 6th to the 9th with my French 'family', then in Paris from the 9th to the 11th ....a wonderful few days.<br />Antibes eh? Lucky you!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-71075991814677598412012-04-17T20:17:20.859+01:002012-04-17T20:17:20.859+01:00It looks divine! What an amazing transformation an...It looks divine! What an amazing transformation and now you have such an incredible pond garden. Love the structure, too.<br /><br />Were we in Paris at the same time? We were there April 4-11 (and in Antibes March 28-April 3).F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-11084679233599260402012-04-16T09:28:56.067+01:002012-04-16T09:28:56.067+01:00Thanks O.I.M. I'm really pleased with it too.....Thanks O.I.M. I'm really pleased with it too....and it turns out that the heron didn't get all the fish - there are at least 7 of them still in there! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-29458900987194441752012-04-16T09:27:51.146+01:002012-04-16T09:27:51.146+01:00Hi Casa - your comment really made me laugh, I lov...Hi Casa - your comment really made me laugh, I love it - thanks for that! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-4814078803650301532012-04-16T09:27:09.744+01:002012-04-16T09:27:09.744+01:00Hi Britta. Thank you for your lovely comment...gue...Hi Britta. Thank you for your lovely comment...guess what we did yesterday?! We started work on expanding the hitherto unfinished bottom pond! :PNutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-71145881420107303552012-04-16T09:25:43.446+01:002012-04-16T09:25:43.446+01:00Hi Diana and thank you :)
It is indeed a beautiful...Hi Diana and thank you :)<br />It is indeed a beautiful building and I love doing my reiki and reflexology sessions in there. My clients all love it too, fortunately!<br /><br />I'm just waiting for the cherry blossom on the tree next to it to fill out a bit for my 'spring' photo!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-35952398593632809252012-04-06T00:03:30.682+01:002012-04-06T00:03:30.682+01:00A wonderful result!A wonderful result!O.I.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187071254424223374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-23554534772128515482012-04-05T03:23:41.702+01:002012-04-05T03:23:41.702+01:00You always have the coolest projects going on! My ...You always have the coolest projects going on! My pond wants to be your pond when it grows up. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-65155412183122999352012-04-04T19:25:34.508+01:002012-04-04T19:25:34.508+01:00Dear Liz,
yesterday I wanted to write a comment -...Dear Liz, <br />yesterday I wanted to write a comment - and it didn't work. Maybe Blogland stared with awe at your impressive pond: it is worth the hard work and carrying the boulders around! Really, really beautiful - congratulation! BrittaBrittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-78732569386508555152012-04-04T16:14:14.383+01:002012-04-04T16:14:14.383+01:00Liz, lovely! simply lovely! (and several guffaws a...Liz, lovely! simply lovely! (and several guffaws along the way) I can see you and Himself relaxing and admiring this wonderful structure. Beautiful and well done indeed!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160202493785166930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-56282484888717361472012-04-04T09:08:50.455+01:002012-04-04T09:08:50.455+01:00Hi Pondside. Thank you, I'm so glad you like i...Hi Pondside. Thank you, I'm so glad you like it.It has been an immense amount of hard work (in hindsight), but worth every aching bone in my body!<br />I'm not very good at just sitting when I'm in the garden as I always spot something and think "I'll just do...." and before I know it an hour has passed! We have taken to having our dinnertime sandwich on the tea house veranda and also sitting up there with a glass of something pleasant after we've finished working but before we go get showered...it's a very nice way to end the day!<br />Must do it more often! :PNutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-21167553697193642622012-04-04T09:04:51.716+01:002012-04-04T09:04:51.716+01:00Hi Cara, nice to see you back safe and sound....a ...Hi Cara, nice to see you back safe and sound....a blog conscience eh?! Actually, I know exactly what you mean by that as I have one too - I just never called it that! :)<br /><br />Oh you must have a pond...at some point! Once your vegetable garden is done I'll happily lend you a hand in pond building...might even bring Himself with me if you're dead lucky! I'll then be able to pinch ideas from you about how I should have done it the proper way! :D<br />One never forgets a trip like Nepal...but this one often forgets she's told people about it!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-68642091876458004672012-04-04T08:59:25.004+01:002012-04-04T08:59:25.004+01:00Hi Rob, you're right about the quality of the ...Hi Rob, you're right about the quality of the work...Himself did a top job, as ever! Unfortunately 2 bad winters have caused the waterfall stone at the edge of the pond to crack along its striations and water now seeps through, so the pond water level is sitting about 2inches below where it should :(<br />Next job - once it stops snowing here (!) is to extricate said stone from its nice, secure place in between pond, stream and rockery and get a new rock of the same size, shape and flatness in there instead...easy job!!! :P<br /><br />Not sure the willow will be dead happy with the amount of snow that has hit us this morning!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-7826653011234143692012-04-04T06:57:23.913+01:002012-04-04T06:57:23.913+01:00What a lot of work, but you must surely feel it is...What a lot of work, but you must surely feel it is worth it as the pond is beautiful. Will you be able to relax at all this year? I hope so!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-23625959383730068482012-04-03T22:55:19.075+01:002012-04-03T22:55:19.075+01:00Hi Nutty - I'm so glad you popped over to mine...Hi Nutty - I'm so glad you popped over to mine today as you have been one of the many people on my blog conscience and you have galvanised me into action at last! <br />Great to see you've been writing so copiously and amusingly about ponds! I have been toying with the idea of creating a wildlife pond in our dingly dell area having been learning how to create them properly at college. I can just imagine you (and myself) spending hours moving rocks around until they are in just the right place :-)! However, my energies are currently engaged, among many other things, on creating a proper vegetable garden. All very exciting. Will write something about it in due course - when I've finally finished the wretched Big Adventure which, like you and ponds, feel I've been posting about forever! BTW, I remember you writing about your overland trip to Nepal. Sounded fantastic. As you say, something one never forgets....Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-61067120209450629682012-04-03T21:06:11.770+01:002012-04-03T21:06:11.770+01:00Hi Liz
I've no doubt the pond work is flawles...Hi Liz<br /><br />I've no doubt the pond work is flawless courtesy of the engineer.<br /><br />I reckon the willow will look good alongside. <br /><br />The spring into winter weather has arrived here as well today. No snow or frost as in Scotland, just much needed rain, though temperatures pick up from tomorrow.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-49715295191609144912012-04-03T17:33:26.859+01:002012-04-03T17:33:26.859+01:00Joey luv, I'll gather you up on my way back fr...Joey luv, I'll gather you up on my way back from Kylee's in Ohio when I've finished doing her pond and we can chill out together on the tea house veranda...Kylee could come too! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-9730115092511630732012-04-03T17:31:23.244+01:002012-04-03T17:31:23.244+01:00Kylee, I'm packing now!Working together on a p...Kylee, I'm packing now!Working together on a pond would be such fun wouldn't it!<br />One day Kylee, one day!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-11088067666031080942012-04-03T17:29:55.822+01:002012-04-03T17:29:55.822+01:00Thanks Woody - I'm well 'appy with it! You...Thanks Woody - I'm well 'appy with it! You're welcome to come back and check up on progress in the newly annexed bit of the garden (the bit that was the fruit cage!) whenever you fancy a day out to Chez Vegas!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-21803864495082193872012-04-03T15:20:53.120+01:002012-04-03T15:20:53.120+01:00So love your clever/enjoyable posts, dear Liz. You...So love your clever/enjoyable posts, dear Liz. You are amazing! I am coming to visit some day, yes I am! (Love the prom pic)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-52353698516637588232012-04-03T14:16:07.777+01:002012-04-03T14:16:07.777+01:00Oh LIZ! This is just GORGEOUS! I can't tell yo...Oh LIZ! This is just GORGEOUS! I can't tell you how impressed I am! I think you should promptly board a plane and get over here to Our Little Acre and design one for me. Yes, that's exactly what you should do. I wouldn't even make you lift a single rock, even though I'd hold you hostage until the thing was done correctly and to your exact specifications. You like to do things the way I like to do them, so I know we'd work well together. So, what are you waiting for? The guest room has your name on the door!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.com