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Post by jellibeans on Aug 12, 2020 6:46:51 GMT
Oh my gosh SueA !!! I agree with the earlier post ' stay indoors '!! You're a danger unto yourself!! You definitely would be a good candidate for 'You've Been Framed' . Take care and keep safe today....if that's possible!!
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Post by SueA on Aug 12, 2020 7:41:29 GMT
I could try doing it again if one of you wants to film me & we'll split the £250 from 'You've Been Framed'? I'm just glad I didn't land on my wrist & break that again but my toe is throbbing & I'm worried the nail may come off eventually but never mind it could be worse. I did limp out into the garden & plant out 5 chrysanth plants, couple of felicias, sempervivums, a sedum & a couple of strawberry plants one of which I tucked into the hanging basket with herbs in, too hot to do anything though. Watered the hanging baskets & in the greenhouse & looked at all the jobs which need doing.
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Post by jellibeans on Aug 12, 2020 18:03:21 GMT
We're your friends SueA....we couldn't be that cruel.....could we??
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Post by Eli on Aug 12, 2020 20:52:11 GMT
Did nothing - it was too hot
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Post by grindle on Aug 13, 2020 3:53:53 GMT
did a couple of hours at my new garden, weeded out a border and cut the grass, it was far too hot, came home and sat in my garden for the rest of the day
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Post by SueA on Aug 13, 2020 7:25:17 GMT
All I managed was to harvest more cucumbers, an onion & some Charlotte potatoes to make potato salad for tea & the usual watering, way too hot!
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Post by libralady on Aug 13, 2020 13:07:27 GMT
What about being attacked by a rambling rose? There I was, happily weeding my borders edging my way along to the garden shed adorned with a beautiful rambling rose names 'Peasant.' I lifted my head to reach further back in the border and somehow became entwined with some of the long branches from the rambler - ouch, yes it did hurt as it pricked my scalp and I couldn't escape as it was entangled in my hair. My partner had heard me shout 'ouch' and came out to see what I was doing - lucky for me that he did because I could have been in that predicament for a while but he managed to untangle me. Well, that definitely was not the end of the story. The following morning I woke up with a really stiff neck and thought I'd been sleeping in a funny position. I put up with it for four days thinking it would right itself and all would be ok, and by then it was weekend. By Monday morning, it was worse than ever. I contacted 'Ask my GP' online which we now have to do, entered details of the problem and quickly got a call back to go into the surgery for a face to face appointment. Told the doc I thought I'd slept funny and my neck, head and behind my ear were tender and sore. She examined me properly and diagnosed Mastoiditis and said my ears were ok but mentioning that the mastoid bone is a soft bone. She prescribed antibiotics 3 times daily for a week and asked me to see her again between 48-72 hours later. I couldn't understand how I could even have had mastoiditis without an ear infection. It was only when I had finished the antibiotics and reported back to her that I still had symptoms but with added intense 'pins and needles' all over the right side of my head which was very sore and tender even to finger tip touch that I remembered about the rose attack. She said the rose thorns pricking my scalp had probably caused the infection. It is 2 weeks today since it started and I am still troubled with it, taking 6-8 paracetamol daily. She said it will take several weeks to improve because of the nerves being inflamed. A warning to you all, gardening can be hazardous - but I still love that rose.
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Post by Eli on Aug 13, 2020 19:32:41 GMT
That's terrible libralady I hope it won't be too long before you're back to full health. I agree it's good to take great care in the garden, it can be a very dangerous place !
I did nothing today, I was feeling very tired.
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Post by SueA on Aug 14, 2020 8:32:46 GMT
That must have been really worrying as well as painful libralady, you hear of people getting infections from rose thorns & I always slap on antiseptic cream if I get caught by one, glad you're getting over it. I ventured down the garden covered from head to (still painful! ) toe to have a look at the 'wild' end & blimey it's gone wild in the 4 weeks since I went down there. The pond was completely empty when I managed to part the plants to see in it, apart from the weather being so dry the plants in it have shot up & absorbed what water there was, I have bulrushes in it that are about 8ft tall & marginals which would rival a tropical rainforest to get through. I decided I'd have to use the hosepipe to put some water in it as the water butts are almost empty & stood there filling it for about 20 mins., I heard a frog start to croak part way through as though he was celebrating with a swim & calling his mates in! Couple of pics. of the 'wild end' with the 8ft tall bulrushes sticking out of the then empty pond to the left of centre!
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Post by libralady on Aug 14, 2020 9:43:50 GMT
Thanks Eli for your kind wishes and 'War of the Roses' has taken on a new meaning for me lol. SueA, your garden looks very enticing, through the gates - almost a secret garden. Draws you in. Looks lovely.
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Post by grindle on Aug 15, 2020 3:15:44 GMT
you're garden looks lovely SueA things really are growing at a pace this year, bet the frogs were over the moon with the water haven't done anything much in the garden the last couple of days, as it's been quite wet I decided to clean carpets and get things tidy as I've got family arriving tomorrow, although I'm sure the grands will make short work of the tidyness
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Post by SueA on Aug 15, 2020 7:37:45 GMT
I think I'd have waited until after they'd (grandkids) been to clean the carpets grindle! I did nothing again other than water the baskets & in the greenhouse & feeding the visiting wildlife. I did cut some flowers the other day though:-
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Post by lesley on Aug 15, 2020 7:59:46 GMT
That's beautiful sue i wish i had as many flowers as you, lots of them have gone over due to the heat this year it was lovely first of all, what cucumber seeds did you sow Your garden looks lovely well done you
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Post by lesley on Aug 15, 2020 8:01:03 GMT
That's beautiful sue i wish i had as many flowers as you, lots of them have gone over due to the heat this year it was lovely first of all, what cucumber seeds did you sow Your garden looks lovely well done you Whats the white spiky flower
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Post by Eli on Aug 15, 2020 15:53:34 GMT
I love those gates into your wild area SueA ! and a lovely bunch of flowers. I always used to cut some for Beryl when she wasn't able to go down the garden any more but I haven't done it this year.
I've done nothing in the garden for a long time, it was too hot and now it's too wet
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