2010 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread.

[ranunculus]

Well, you're certainly not going to be Snow White, young fellow m'lad!!!!

[Paddy Tobin]

Ha, Ha, Cliff is back!

[angie]

Paddy,  you come across as a happy person.. so I don't believe you when you say you are a naturally depressed person. Well done with opening your garden. I have friends that open there garden and I know home much hard work goes into this.. but I must say I love looking around other peoples gardens I come away with a joy and lots of ideas and a list of plants that l must try and get.

Robin , that looks like a really exciting place your brother has. I cant imagine how much hard work there must be in seven acres and getting a garden in tip top condition after the weather we have had is unthinkable...will you be there on Sunday.

Angie

[angie]

I am so happy  ... stopped raining, suns out, now I can get out and do some gardening
Angie .

[Tony Willis]

I just though I would mention my experience dealing with  Hayloft Plants. In the autumn I bought a collection of 10 penstemons from them and in spite of my superior gardening skills 8 died over the winter. Naturally they are well outside the guarantee period but I wrote them a polite email received a very nice reply and today a set of replacements arrived free of charge.

What excellent service.

[Paddy Tobin]

Kind comments, Angie.

Just shows - I had you fooled all the time.

Paddy

[TheOnionMan]

Mark, "Happy" is not my normal state of being. I am naturally a depressed person (Mary says "depressing"), black side of life, nothing will go well, disaster is just about to happen. BUT, I am very happy in my misery! I think there is something in the Irish psyche which is anti-happiness. I recall an Irish comedian, Dave Allen, whose style was one of social commentary, asking what an Irish person would say if they saw someone obviously happy, laughing etc. The answer: " What the f..k has that b.....d got to be happy about?" We genuinely begrudge happiness/success etc.

I must try hard to summon up some positive thoughts as I am going into hospital midweek to have my  prostate "zapped" by laser. Such fun!

Paddy

Hmmm, the Irish psyche, maybe that's why I'm sometimes filled with angst internally... the Irish part of me duking it out with the other ancestry   Good luck on the zapping, I too need this done, but as an eternal procrastinator, I'm putting it off as long as I can.

Feeling good today though, my chipmunk (and occasional vole) relocation plan is going well

[Ragged Robin]

Angie, thanks for your interest in Cloan garden, it is really beautiful and there is a panoramic view of the Grampian mountains from there plus lots of wonderful trees and shrubs and a double herbaceous border walk and wild garden.  My sister in law and brother manage nearly all of it with only some weeding help and general maintenance - a labour of love and especially so this year.  Unfortunately I can't be there except in spirit.

[angie]

Robin.., I thought I could go to Cloan but we have ended up babysitting this evening and I can imagine that Lola's parents wont surface early, so most of our day will be gone, I am not complaining I love babysitting and she is so good.
I hope the weather will be nice after all their effort. I thought if you were there we would get to see some nice pictures as it looks so lovely. My friends garden is open and there big day in next weekend I shall take some pictures to show everyone.

Paddy you are not fooling me,

Angie

[Lesley Cox]

Giving talks has the same effect on me Paddy. I say yes because the talk isn't until 10 or 12 months away but it gradually creeps closer and I come to dread it and get nerves and only when it is finally underway then finished, that I realise it wasn't so bad after all. Same with a 'flu injection. It's the expectation of pain that's the bad part. The actual jab isn't too bad at all.

[alpines]

Cliff and Sue, and Sherba and I , had the pleasure of meeting up in North Carolina at Ev Whittemore's place (What a delightful lady). for his excellent talk to the Southern Appalachian Chapter of NARGS.
He won't tell you himself, but he had a very successful tour....so Congratulations Buddy....you did us all proud.
Welcome back to the cold and drizzle of old Whitworth.

[ranunculus]

Aw Shucks!  Thank you both kindly ... it was an enormous pleasure to spend some time with you both (and dear Ev) and your presence at the lecture resulted in a projector that worked correctly, an introduction of the nicest kind (Alan was asked to introduce me) and some additional and heartfelt applause at the end (what a load of clap)!
Thanks for everything and enjoy your summer.

 

[chasw]

Well something for us to be happy about today,we have always had blue tits in one of our nesting boxes for over 10 years now,but today was the first time that we had ever seen the young ones leave.....................it was fantastic,must get one of these new fangled ones that come with a camera built in

[angie]

Hi Chas l bought my mum a nest box with a camera last year and she had so much fun with it, we watched the day the eggs were laid four in total and my mum watched all four leave there home happily. They are back again this year but sadly my mum isn't here to watch them .
It was a great time and my mum watched more of them than her television . We laughed as after all our excitement was over I said to my mum whats that shadow on your TV and we were left with the shape of the inside of the nest box on the TV screen, well it was worth the fun we had everday.
Hope all your baby blue tits fly there nest.

Angie

[angie]

Robin, thanks for the link to your brothers home...Cloan house. We managed to get there and thoroughly enjoyed the garden and the views from the garden were so lovely, so was the tea and cakes   The weather kept dry so we had a nice walk through the woodland. I cant imagine how they manage to keep the garden and all the surrounding land so tidy. Here are some pictures of the house and garden.
Angie