tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post8005394931039195914..comments2023-10-29T10:58:50.227+00:00Comments on Nutty Gnome: So ........what was I doing?!Nutty Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-47469405610671927252010-03-22T17:26:02.401+00:002010-03-22T17:26:02.401+00:00Hi Kylee - I could lend you calamity and OJ, they&...Hi Kylee - I could lend you calamity and OJ, they're good at grunt work! <br /><br />I have to say that I've learnt my lesson ...there is NO way I'm going to let that holly get so overgrown again. It was a horrible job in high summer!!! A nap sounds good - is that something to do with 'free time'?! LOL!<br /><br />Hi Jo - nice to meet a fellow Yorkie! I know Leeds quite well as my sister used to live there (in Chapletown!) and we've got friends in Adel. Yeah, I know -dead posh!<br /><br />That border was a nightmare! I was holly prickled in places I didn't know I'd got - and the dead birds nests, dust, crud and spiders that fell on me were vile ... makes me shudder to even think about it!<br /><br />Hope to see you again soon :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-4693140393432731432010-03-22T14:08:21.321+00:002010-03-22T14:08:21.321+00:00I've recently discovered your blog and have th...I've recently discovered your blog and have thoroughly enjoyed looking back at all your posts (especially the one explaining the Yorkshire dialect, I'm born and bred in Leeds). Your tea house project is fascinating, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. It seems that your energy knows no bounds, especially with the border you have cleared, I think I would have given up after a weekend. I look forward to following your continuing progress.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-85083089631728286912010-03-22T13:35:49.203+00:002010-03-22T13:35:49.203+00:00Liz...geez Louise! I can't even imagine going ...Liz...geez Louise! I can't even imagine going through all that!! And I whine about trying to get out a honeysuckle bush (that refuses to budge - we need dynamite). I bow in adoration of your energy and persistence. It all looks GREAT! Now go take a nap. You've earned it. LOL.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-17774348962245741342010-03-19T17:34:11.020+00:002010-03-19T17:34:11.020+00:00Thank you - I hope you like what we are doing. :)Thank you - I hope you like what we are doing. :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-72402686568570585632010-03-15T15:47:50.863+00:002010-03-15T15:47:50.863+00:00Hi Kirigalpoththa. I'm glad you like it, thank...Hi Kirigalpoththa. I'm glad you like it, thank you - lots of things are begining to shoot up now, so spring will be here properly soon :)<br /><br />Hi Rob ...ha ha, the Lost Gardens of Helligan?! If only!!! We went there a few years ago and I'd love to go back to see how it's come on.<br /><br />You are so right about where insects go in winter - except in this case, they all went down my neck!Makes me shudder to think about where they all got stuck! <br /><br />Hi Andrea. You are SO right about the massage! I had one today and got told off for too much gardening again this weekend! (mind you, she ALWAYS tells me off for that!) ;)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-41915099136768407532010-03-10T03:32:48.810+00:002010-03-10T03:32:48.810+00:00Congratulations for a job well done! I am sure you...Congratulations for a job well done! I am sure you needed a good massage after all those works.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-63118247481555711072010-03-09T20:26:38.737+00:002010-03-09T20:26:38.737+00:00Hi Liz
Somehow I managed to miss this post, and i...Hi Liz<br /><br />Somehow I managed to miss this post, and it's only the one where you discover 'the Lost Gardens of Heligan'!<br /><br />That's a (((lot))) of work, but the end result looks terrific,<br /><br />I too had a 'tumbling' old birdnests experience clearing Ivy off the side of one of the houses down the road. It's doing jobs like these that answer lifelong questions such as 'where do insects go during winter?'<br /><br />All good fun!<br /><br />RobRob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-82449680902306169462010-03-09T12:11:32.506+00:002010-03-09T12:11:32.506+00:00Very interesting! Hope to see your ga in full bloo...Very interesting! Hope to see your ga in full bloom soon!!Kirigalpoththahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173002776907882231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-57366309642415494622010-03-09T09:04:46.980+00:002010-03-09T09:04:46.980+00:00Hi Shirley. Thank you, just thank you! :)Hi Shirley. Thank you, just thank you! :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-41465911555051775972010-03-08T17:04:36.084+00:002010-03-08T17:04:36.084+00:00WOW. just WOW.WOW. just WOW.Shirley Landis VanScoykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100591522703458586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-72942167649771689602010-03-07T17:19:37.471+00:002010-03-07T17:19:37.471+00:00Shady - don't change your mind now....get back...Shady - don't change your mind now....get back on that plane!!!<br /><br />Glad you like it - my plans for that area are slowly coming together :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-19538253662856752672010-03-06T23:06:41.729+00:002010-03-06T23:06:41.729+00:00Liz, I was about to board an airplane with my weed...Liz, I was about to board an airplane with my weed whacking equipment, padded clothing and work shoes! No... Sir Lancelot I am not. Ms Galliant I may think I am, but I'm only 5' 4" as it is.<br /><br />I'm so glad it took you all these weekends. I was beginning to feel quite intimidated by your energy! ;-)<br /><br />It looks Wonderful, by the way!! Yea!Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-88008588955372068722010-03-06T18:24:59.444+00:002010-03-06T18:24:59.444+00:00Hi Dorothy. Thank you for popping in and commentin...Hi Dorothy. Thank you for popping in and commenting - it's always nice to know who's been to see me!<br /><br />Thank you too for your kind comments .... but I'm not sure it's patience so much as bloody mindedness sometimes! :)<br /><br />I'll be popping over to have a look at your blog very soon - see you there!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-1464636689472645422010-03-06T00:16:56.127+00:002010-03-06T00:16:56.127+00:00Hello and wow, that you have such great patience a...Hello and wow, that you have such great patience and drive to accomplish such an endeavor.<br /><br />It was great to view via photos..thank you.<br /><br />Dorothy from grammology<br />grammology.comDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-42159159274364174732010-03-05T11:26:10.732+00:002010-03-05T11:26:10.732+00:00Hi Joey - what a lovely description of me, thank y...Hi Joey - what a lovely description of me, thank you so much! I have to confess that whilst the energy didn't actually run out, it had dipped a bit by the time I got to the end of the holly hedge!<br />I'm dead chuffed that the toads have been using the toad house :)<br /><br />Hi Pondside. Thank you for following me - wait until you see what's still to come!!!<br /><br />Ha ha - I don't nurture holly plants ...they just grow like weeds in this garden! Keep yours trimmed and under control, it's the only way :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-24945052192731696972010-03-04T15:23:54.542+00:002010-03-04T15:23:54.542+00:00Good heavens - what a lot of work!! I'm going ...Good heavens - what a lot of work!! I'm going to have to follow you because I miss out on your posts, and when I'm not looking you get into chores like this!<br />I am nurturing along three holly plants - I wonder if they'll ever grow to be as big as yours?Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-75403268227393950522010-03-04T13:58:09.688+00:002010-03-04T13:58:09.688+00:00By your side on this adventure, I feel as though I...By your side on this adventure, I feel as though I need a nap after reading this. You are a never ending bundle of creative energy, Liz! Not only will you have your tea house but have a toad house too! Happy March :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-53412060224106938342010-03-03T17:40:38.632+00:002010-03-03T17:40:38.632+00:00Hi Di. If you need me, just call - but give me a c...Hi Di. If you need me, just call - but give me a chance to buy some new loppers to replace the ones that didn't quite make it to the end of the job!!<br />I'm having a great week thanks - and the sun is finally shining too :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-348209935550522022010-03-03T17:38:28.731+00:002010-03-03T17:38:28.731+00:00Hi Nilla - I didn't have much stamina left at ...Hi Nilla - I didn't have much stamina left at the end..... I was shattered! I'm not adverse to hard work but the very ongoing physicality of this job wore me out. It was sheer bloody-mindedness about finishing the job that got me to the end! :)<br /><br />Hi Jen. I was VERY glad when the boys turned up - I had definately run out of steam by that pointand would have struggled to demolish the 'compost bins'!<br /><br />Ey up Woody - ta mate!It was a slog - but I'll make sure it never gets that bad again! I did get a bit anglo-saxon at times when stuff fell on me or crawled on me, but I also resorted to French cusses when the neighbour's young children were in their garden - very therapeutic swearing in a foreign tongue!<br /><br />Hi HealingMagicHands and thanks for that, I'll give it a go ....but I've warned the carrots that if they don't grow this year that's me and them done! I've also bought a net polytunnel thing to try and keep insects off them - I'll let you know hopw I get on!<br /><br />Hi TIG. I was kna....well tired at the end (no, about half way through really!)but having started it, I had to complete it. Waking up on yet another Saturday knowing I'd have to do some more was tough too - and the Sundays were worse!!!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-57844415934438147712010-03-03T16:24:33.157+00:002010-03-03T16:24:33.157+00:00Liz, I am worn out after all of that for I have be...Liz, I am worn out after all of that for I have been there, clearing and chopping and determined. ;) What a task and remarkable do-over, but you knew you could do it. Good job and now I know who to call should I need some assistance. Hope you are having a wonderful week.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160202493785166930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-65010879895315330052010-03-03T10:24:01.408+00:002010-03-03T10:24:01.408+00:00That can only be described as a Herculean task. It...That can only be described as a Herculean task. It makes my own efforts to rid myself of Hill 49 to seem quite slow and, frankly, tinged with a does of laziness.<br /><br />Well done!The Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345021580985320660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-14975600523289771942010-03-02T21:29:26.569+00:002010-03-02T21:29:26.569+00:00Wow. I now feel more sanguine about our honeysuc...Wow. I now feel more sanguine about our honeysuckle problem. Don't you just love it when a big project is done? It looks absolutely beautiful.<br /><br />As far as growing carrots is concerned, I have found that my carrots germinate a lot better if they are sown very thickly, which means you have to do a lot of thinning when they come up. But the little seeds seem to like company. Also, I plant them around the time my peas are blossoming, they don't germinate when the soil is too hot. It is important to keep the seed bed evenly moist while waiting for germination. They like soil where they don't have to compete with rocks and clay too much, so I have been working sand into my soil for several years now, which has improved my carrot growing success considerably. Maybe this will help.healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-64037377242656995542010-03-02T21:29:01.222+00:002010-03-02T21:29:01.222+00:00Crikey, matey. Big respect. That's a massive...Crikey, matey. Big respect. That's a massive amount of work, even with your trusty assistants. And it's really made such a difference; mind you, it always does when you let some light in.<br /><br />I once fell off a stepladder into a holly bush. Not a bundle of fun; air blue!!Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796375484099193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-80434453808178168372010-03-02T17:29:59.622+00:002010-03-02T17:29:59.622+00:00A huge amount of work for you. But with such grea...A huge amount of work for you. But with such great results. Amazing what determination and a few hands can do.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-18747135480220528812010-03-02T11:37:52.531+00:002010-03-02T11:37:52.531+00:00Here's a whole load of applause from Sussex. 8...Here's a whole load of applause from Sussex. 8 weeks, you are the star of estamina! And you remind me I have a whole holy tree, with its carpet of little ones that I want to get rid of...perhaps next year.nilla|utanpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451815536296784337noreply@blogger.com