YES!!! The "I'm So Happy!" thread - 2011

[SueG]

As no one has posted here for a few days I thought I should add to the happiness quotient of the club by saying how happy I am with my new gadget - an ipad - with an orange cover (that may not be important, but it is jolly!) It is transforming how I surf the web at home, yipee!

[KentGardener]

A picture of my front room on Halloween.  There were a lot of very happy children when they knocked for sweets (and a few scared ones too!).  Some parents asked if they could take some photos of their kids with the giant spider. 

[Maggi Young]

Well, you might be happy, but I'd be very worried about the type of pest that you seem to be getting from those exotic plants you grow.... that spider is worse than any we've had from a bunch of bananas.......



Wish I'd thought to take pictures of the children who visited here.... I think that every year.... too little too late!  Now trying to decide whether or not to give the neighbouring little ones the left-over sweeties or scoff 'em ourselves!

[David Nicholson]

Scoff 'em Maggi, no decision necessary

[Lina Hesseling]

Sue, I know how you feel. My husband got one for his birthday, with a blue cover, and this made ME very happy. now I can surf in the livingroom every time I want and donn't need to ask permission for using the computer.
The time I spend at the forum is more and more.

Lina.

[Maggi Young]

Scoff 'em Maggi, no decision necessary

Ooh, err.... but isn't that stealing candy from babies? And thus a no-no?

[David Nicholson]

Scoff 'em Maggi, no decision necessary

Ooh, err.... but isn't that stealing candy from babies? And thus a no-no?

It's all right Maggi, they can't defend themselves, just scoff 'em

[alpines]

Bet you'd make a terrific Scrooge at The Christmas panto David.
imagine depriving poor little children of their Halloween goodies. Despicable !!!!
Sherba and I have loads of candy bars in the house at Halloween......imagine my horror when no one comes a knockin'. heheheheh!!!!!

[Maggi Young]

I wouldn't have a dilemma if it were decent candy... it's rather tasteless horribly bland (alright, I tried some!) gummy stuff that is guaranteed free from e-numbers, artificial additiives etc etc... nothing tasty in there at all... Ian bought it!  

[David Nicholson]

Bet you'd make a terrific Scrooge at The Christmas panto David.

I'd be fantastic

[Michael J Campbell]

It's all right Maggi, they can't defend themselves, just scoff 'em

David,did you ever try to take candy from a baby? not as easy as it sounds.

[Paddy Tobin]

It is a truly miserable day here today, a day which was overcast from start to finish with light rain in the morning and heavy rain from about 11a.m. onwards. How good then to receive a parcel with some wonderful books, all about beautiful gardens in Spain or Italy. It was a bit like receiving holiday brochures on a cold January day.

Close to Paradise, The Gardens of Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast by Robert I.C.Fisher
Great Gardens of Spain by Anneli Bojstad
Hidden Gardens of Spain by Eduardo Mencos
The Best Gardens of Italy by Kirsty McLeod

Paddy

[Lesley Cox]

... Ian bought it!  

A likely story.

I'm not very happy at present but all the same, was very pleased to be given a piece of Primula x Pubescens 'Rufus' after a meeting in Ashburton (meeting with talk from me Monday night, Primula next morning from my hostess) yesterday as this old red is one which seems to have slipped off the radar recently and some plants from a commercial source have collapsed for no obvious reason. This chunk looks wonderfully healthy so I'll take some of the offshoots and pot them separately.

[Lesley Cox]

John, in your room full of people you forgot to say which one was you.

[Maggi Young]

... Ian bought it!  

A likely story.

It's true.... I'd have bought gooey chocolate for them! Ian was going for the "healthy" option.... yuck!

I'm not very happy at present but all the same, was very pleased to be given a piece of Primula x Pubescens 'Rufus' after a meeting in Ashburton (meeting with talk from me Monday night, Primula next morning from my hostess) yesterday as this old red is one which seems to have slipped off the radar recently and some plants from a commercial source have collapsed for no obvious reason. This chunk looks wonderfully healthy so I'll take some of the offshoots and pot them separately.

I no longer have that variety either.... it got virus. I used to have a lot of  those old primula types but not any more.