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Much as I love the horse, Hurricane Fly is no ante-post betting proposition for me. Twice bitten, thrice shy, you might say. But he would have a major chance if he turned-up on the day.
I agree with previous posters regarding Peddlers Cross. Definitely the best value in the CH market at present, and a much under-rated animal, imo. If he was trained by Henderson or Nicholls he would be half the price.
Get Me Out Of Here will surely be sent novice chasing next season? Hard to see McManus wanting to run him in opposition to Binocular (though it’s not impossible I suppose).
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…Two of the three blossom’s have now given up the ghost, but the one with deep crimson flowers is still going strong, and our other ornamental tree (no idea what kind it is) has produced beautiful violet leaves (gathered together in a kind of upside-down ice-cream-cone shape), and a lilac scent
…I’m puzzled by that and wonder if it might be this:-
http://www.finegardening.com/CMS/uploadedImages/Images/Gardening/Plants/cotinuscoggygriaroyalpurple_sf_2_lg.jpg
You won’t starve with Nasturtiums as they are edible, both leaves and flowers.
….enjoy
oh dear, that link’s a bit long…
That ain’t the lilac ones, Margaret. The ones in the picture seem to be a plant, whereas our stuff is flowering on a tree. If I can figure out how to post a picture, I’ll do so.
Drone – yep, I think I may have my Defcon’s elbow under ronson.
We only had the one night of genuine frost here in May (and it was mild enough), however, Mrs Grass had the wherewithal to lob some fleece over the spuds, so we had little in the way of damage. Indeed, they are looking most majestic, if I say so myself, though I’ve no idea at what stage we’re supposed to harvest them.
The strawberry planter is now showing some fruit, so hopefully not too long before we see the plants in the bed do the same.
I can confirm that the cucumbers were most delicious and nutritious.
I have my gardening mojo at Defcon 5, and it’s staying there.
We’re starting to see the first bud of plums and cherries (cherry’s?) on the trees, though no apples as yet. Our redcurrant and blackcurrant plants are also now showing the first tentative buds.
Two of the three blossom’s have now given up the ghost, but the one with deep crimson flowers is still going strong, and our other ornamental tree (no idea what kind it is) has produced beautiful violet leaves (gathered together in a kind of upside-down ice-cream-cone shape), and a lilac scent.
The fruit and veg are looking very handy.
We’ve got lots of flowers on the 30 or so strawbs, and 9 of the 15 raspberry plants are now through, with some really thriving.
Veg-wise, we have sturdy carrot and beetroot shoots through, and our thirty onion plants all look in extremely good nick. The broad beans and mange-tout are starting to rocket skywards, though ironically, the rocket has barely bothered to move it’s ar*se.
We are getting plentiful lettuce and spinach, and five courgettes were planted at the weekend, after hardening-off for a couple of weeks.
The two varieties of tomato (cherry and…er…bigger)are now in planter beds in the greenhouse, and there are a couple of whopping cucumbers (ooh, Matron) just waiting to be snipped off the two plants, and lobbed into a salad.
The dill and coriander are looking good, as are the bell, cayenne and jalapeno pepper plants, though it looks like we are going to strike-out with the Latern peppers.
It’s just as well we are growing all this nosebag, because the frequency of Mrs Grass’s visits to Dobbies, will mean we have no cash left for actual food. Last week, she came home with a melon plant, a Japanese Acer, geraniums, nesturtiums (sp?), hosta’s and a somewhat sinister-sounding "spurge".
All-in-all, it’s so-far-so-good, though I myself have only sampled the lettuce as yet.
I can confirm, however, that the grass is a
complete
ba*stard to cut, so it’s not all positive.
We really wanna see those green fingers….
In 10 years time, we will still be paying for his wanton waste, in which case it will be too early to judge him objectively. Won’t stop me trying though.
A Presbyterian………..who chose profligacy over thrift.
A tax-and-spend socialist……………in the pocket of big business.
A man of apparent high moral principles, but with a poor moral compass – evidenced primarily by his bank-rolling of the war in Iraq.
A man who ran up huge public debt……….after selling the country’s gold at car-boot-sale prices.
A man who was ruthless in his quest to lead the country………..yet who was completely unable to communicate with the public he wished to serve.
Claimed to have banished ‘boom and bust’……….yet presided over the biggest financial meltdown in living memory
To say he was a contradiction, is putting it mildly.
When the rock is eventually turned over……………and we finally find out exactly how deep we will be forced to dig…….I believe very few will look back on him fondly.
The Iron Chancellor is destined to occupy the same place in people’s hearts as does the Iron Lady.
Pompete, the addition of elastic waist-banded trousers to your wardrobe, means you have crossed the Rubicon into middle-age.
I hopefully have a ways to go yet before I finally succumb myself, though a pal of mine has recently plumped for some
stretch
-couture, and swears his new strides are "comfy as fook". He does, however, have a history of splitting the ar*se out of his breeks (usually when lining-up a putt – you can imagine the hilarity), which renders his opinion invalid, imo.
Davros resurfaces – with a typically forthright pile of sh*ite.
What next? Stevedvg returns from the ether?
What’s the general consensus re: Hurricane Fly this evening?
Surely Mullins wouldn’t risk him if he didn’t the HF was back to his best – especially as he stepped Quevega up to 3 miles.
Ground has to be a bit of a concern, no?
Actually, that’s a better idea, clivex. Surely airlines are insured for such eventualities?
Them’s the rules, though.
Is that sufficient justification though, Pru?
I’m no defender of RyanAir, but the law is clearly an ass in this case, for the reasons outlined by Cav. Travel insurance should be compensating passengers, not the airlines, who have zero control over geological activity, or the decision of regulatory authorities to close airspace.
Lord Pearson (leader of UKIP) was interviewed on News 24’s daily election special last night.
It’s perhaps a measure of the ‘talent’ prevalent within that party, that such a bumbling, ill-prepared, half-wit could be elected their leader.
His performances was an embarrasing shambles, and John Sopel should be awarded a medal for
just
managing to avoid corpsing throughout Pearson’s entire speil.
Yep, Cav – Paul Ostermeyer marked my card about the refunds on Saturday.
Seems it was insight on Michael O’Leary’s part after all.
The garden is a fair old size, Drone, but would still be a little tight for a rangy brute like Georgie.
I took a wander down to the veg garden 30 mins ago, and we have some garlic and carrot shoots now showing (not too much, but enough), and six of the raspberry’s are now poking through the soil (though they are strictly a long-term gain).
Some 30 onoins in pots were sitting outside the greenhouse when I got home. I believe they are ‘hardening’, and have lobbed them back into the greenhouse, as it’s gettting a bit chilly/breezy. Mrs Grass’s reaction to such pro-active measures, will tell me if I did the right thing or not.
I can strongly recommend a visit to the Isle of Mull. The old man was telling me just the other day that a pair of sea eagles regularly patrol the area of Lochdon just outside his gaff, which must be a sight to behold.
The island’s real hidden jewel isn’t revealed until after dusk, imo. The same may be true of other remote areas of the UK, but the crystal-clear skies over Mull (when it isn’t horsing down stair-rods of rain, at any rate) are something which everyone brought-up in a light-polluted city should be allowed (perhaps even made?) to experience.
The Milky Way can easily be seen on a good night, I’ve even seen satellite’s (or the ISS) go by at a real rate of knots, and – despite the weather giving me the shoogles – I’ve had a good look at Venus through a relatively cheap telescope (surface appeared stone-grey and somewhat broiling, to my eye). None of which I had experienced, before I started going out there. I can’t recommend the place highly enough.
