tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post4408930880267307220..comments2024-03-29T09:48:23.716+00:00Comments on Diary of a (retired) teacher: SaturdayJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-87791223935539873582021-03-28T09:55:08.667+01:002021-03-28T09:55:08.667+01:00Loads . . . it's very encouraging. Spring is ...Loads . . . it's very encouraging. Spring is a lovely time of the year, isn't it? xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-12580655930819406792021-03-28T09:41:28.522+01:002021-03-28T09:41:28.522+01:00How lovely to see everything coming up in the gard...How lovely to see everything coming up in the garden and such a promise of warm weather on the way will bring things on even more. Definitely lots to look forward to.The Love Of Nostalgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070391861450946548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-16125321491823291222021-03-28T08:57:52.517+01:002021-03-28T08:57:52.517+01:00Despite all the restrictions, it's been a big ...Despite all the restrictions, it's been a big year for you, hasn't it? Wishing you all the very best for this year and that those longed for vaccines happen quickly.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-82408362247217421402021-03-28T08:56:39.428+01:002021-03-28T08:56:39.428+01:00I think it's going to be a good garden year th...I think it's going to be a good garden year this year. I'm so looking forward to harvesting the produce. xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-79880817351814793172021-03-27T23:44:52.386+00:002021-03-27T23:44:52.386+00:00This time last year my granddaughter was doing her...This time last year my granddaughter was doing her semester in England. Sent home in March...none of us dreamed what it would be like or had ever heard of COVID. I used two tanks of gas last year...I truly isolated...u til I got my vaccine this year...I have moved 1000 miles from Indy to Florida...near one family to near another...my son bought a condo for me to enjoy...still we mask and distance until others are vaccinated....I never think of the weather wherever I live now...just praying for vaccines for family and others.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045973181179400022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-34191019863054086082021-03-27T23:02:21.798+00:002021-03-27T23:02:21.798+00:00Oh, wow! You have done so much in your garden. I...Oh, wow! You have done so much in your garden. I need to start some vegetables, too. I usually wait until Easter to plant, in case we have a frost. Don't know about those fruit trees, sorry.TheAwakenedSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636961399581011120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-58857262088008954802021-03-27T18:17:00.916+00:002021-03-27T18:17:00.916+00:00It really is, I agree. Next week looks pretty goo...It really is, I agree. Next week looks pretty good. xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-23532832446061304072021-03-27T16:20:58.935+00:002021-03-27T16:20:58.935+00:00The forecast looks very promising. It's about ...The forecast looks very promising. It's about time we got to enjoy some warm spring weather. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-28105181678794249762021-03-27T14:55:53.726+00:002021-03-27T14:55:53.726+00:00I was very sad for the rosemary but . . . there yo...I was very sad for the rosemary but . . . there you go. The jumper is progressing well - nice, mindless knitting for most of the time.<br />As for the nativity - we will see. I have plenty of time. I do like to have a knitting/crochet project on the go.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-27990137957399688432021-03-27T14:54:12.211+00:002021-03-27T14:54:12.211+00:00Thanks, Sue. When I first shared my ideas for the...Thanks, Sue. When I first shared my ideas for the garden with Bryan (including the half wall around the outside, the beds and the paving, he rather rudely said it would look like a car park (we were friends so I was OK with it) but a few years later he agreed that he was totally wrong.<br />The beds are sort of kidney bean shape and I have never regretted having them done like that.<br />I've had a good deal of both visual and gastronomic pleasure from the rosemary and it's only in the past couple of years that it has turmnd into what you rightly describe as a 'woody mess'. My garden just isn't big enough to absorb that.<br />Fingers crossed for the cuttings but, if they don't take, it will be easy to find something to buy.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-38876836383480336802021-03-27T11:20:57.566+00:002021-03-27T11:20:57.566+00:00Everything is looking so good and promising for so...Everything is looking so good and promising for some good harvests in the coming months. I love the shape of your brick beds. <br /><br />Rosemary is a fickle plant, it can do really well for years and then just suddenly turn into a woody mess no matter what you have done to it, and cuttings are just as hit and miss, sometimes they root within a week and other times they sit looking pretty and then suddenly dry up on you still completely rootless.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-33268201851245280162021-03-27T10:54:36.115+00:002021-03-27T10:54:36.115+00:00I feel great this morning, thanks, Eileen. A slig...I feel great this morning, thanks, Eileen. A slight snuffle, a slightly dry throat, but apart from that, back to my usual, positive self, thank goodness.<br />Thanks for the info - I'm really seriously considering a few columnar fruit trees for my garden. Definitely a cherry and it says have two apples because of pollination. I like the idea of a couple of apples but we already have two trees down the allotment.<br />I will ponder . . . <br />Thanks again.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-49134291051295338922021-03-27T10:33:59.541+00:002021-03-27T10:33:59.541+00:00The columnar trees are very easy to look after whi...The columnar trees are very easy to look after which is why I was going to have them! No pruning needed unless you are really tight for space and then you can prune back any side shoots to keep the narrow profile.<br /><br />You sound much happier today. The promise of haircuts and sunshine is just the medicine you needed! xxEileen Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340398156618870705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-1798707327977983092021-03-27T09:55:43.878+00:002021-03-27T09:55:43.878+00:00That sounds good. I was wondering about getting a...That sounds good. I was wondering about getting a couple of cherries and maybe a plum. We have apples at the allotment, and pears, but I'm pondering. <br />Do you harvest the fruit or do the birds get there first?<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648310406783744033.post-40488455419302791482021-03-27T09:13:25.220+00:002021-03-27T09:13:25.220+00:00I have a columnar ornamental cherry and it does no...I have a columnar ornamental cherry and it does not need any pruning to keep it's shape. Obviously, as it gets taller it also gets a bit wider but I haven touched it since I planted it about 5 years ago.Diane Eppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227325305615990424noreply@blogger.com