Yes, I'm so Happy! 2012

[art600]

Should I be happy?

I have 5 fox cubs living under my garden shed.  I have only seen 3, but my neighbour assures me there are 5.

[Peter Maguire]

Should I be happy?

That depends upon whether you keep chickens. 

[Lesley Cox]

I've no doubt they're very cute Arthur but.....

I've emailed Betty Clark for more info re the Evans/Furse bulbs but have today had a "not able to be delivered" notice from my server, with the addition that the email address has been discontinued. I'm not sure what's happening there. Maybe Betty herself will read these notes and add something but failing that, if I haven't heard from her within perhaps a week, I'll write her a letter and see what I can find out.

[Maggi Young]

I've no doubt they're very cute Arthur but.....

I've emailed Betty Clark for more info re the Evans/Furse bulbs but have today had a "not able to be delivered" notice from my server, with the addition that the email address has been discontinued. I'm not sure what's happening there. Maybe Betty herself will read these notes and add something but failing that, if I haven't heard from her within perhaps a week, I'll write her a letter and see what I can find out.

I can help you there, Lesley.... Betty's email address has changed.... I'll pm you with it.
A note arrived from her when you were being carted off to hospital!

 M x

[Martinr]

I've just arrived home as a retired person (early I hasten to add!). 

[Maggi Young]

Hurrah! Martin R is a free man !
Congratulations, Martin.... you'll wonder how you ever had time to go to work, I'm sure.
We wish you a long and happy retirement new life. 

[Mick McLoughlin]

Happy retirement Roger You lucky .........

Regards
Mick (Still at work)

[Maggi Young]

Happy retirement Roger You lucky .........

Regards
Mick (Still at work)

 Commiserations, Mick... still, somebody's got to do it....

[ranunculus]

HAPPY RETIREMENT MR.R. ... you need to get away and enjoy yourself now!!!

Have a long and contented retirement, buddy ... I can thoroughly recommend it!!!

[Brian Ellis]

Someone once asked a friend of ours how long it took to get used to retirement, he looked thoughtful and then said "5 minutes"  Enjoy every minute of your retirement Martin.

In our retirement capacity, we visited East Lambrook Manor Gardens yesterday, there was a lovely shrub on the back of the malthouse so I asked a gardener what it was.  "Oh, that's Deutzia rosea" he said.  Oh no it's not I thought to myself but politely said "Gosh it's got much bigger flowers than mine"  Today we forced ourselves to visit Abbotsbury subtropical gardens (such a hardship),  imagine my delight on spying (and buying) the self same plant, not labelled Deutzia rosea, but Deutzia Contraste which I found to be Deutzia gracilis x hybrida 'Contraste'.

[Martinr]

you need to get away and enjoy yourself now!!!

That's the plan, I just hope the 'staff' on the holiday we've booked are up to scratch

[ranunculus]

Three quarters of them are anyway. LOL.

[David Nicholson]

I've just arrived home as a retired person (early I hasten to add!). 

Enjoy it Martin. As I always say the money's not as good but the hours are fantastic

[Maggi Young]

You back home, David? Good hols?

[David Nicholson]

Yes, back home now Maggi, and guess what, it's chucking it down. Lovely holiday thanks, I can thoroughly recommend Madeira, maybe a few pics when I can get round to some re-sizing.