Moan, Moan, Moan - 2012

[angie]

One of our neighbours has her Christmas tree up already. Hope its artificial as there isn't much chance of it lasting till Christmas day.

Angie 

[Anthony Darby]

Hallowe'en seems to by-pass most of the shops here.

[David Nicholson]

Possibly banned, and if you celebrate it you get your home raided

[Anthony Darby]

We got our home raided by van loads of 'guisers', but the not the welcome sort, last year. We're used to small children dressed up and willing to tell a joke, recite a poem or sing a song in exchange for a packet of Maltesers, peanuts, a tangerine etc. These adolescents just beamed down from the planet Zog, knocked on the door saying 'trick or treat' and then grabbed as much as they could with no offer of anything in exchange. Our door will be shut this year!

[Paul T]

Er Anthony.... isn't that the idea of halloween?  You give us something or we play a trick on you..... instilling in the younguns that blackmail is the best way to get things in this world?  Personally I just hate the idea of halloween for that reason.

[Anthony Darby]

Not in Scotland, where it has been a tradition long before it was hijacked by the Americans. I thought the tradition might have been brought here, like Guy Fawks night.

[ronm]

One of the very few rotten Yorkshiremen .... Guy Fawkes 

[David Nicholson]

I think he may have shared some of my views about politicians!

[Anthony Darby]

I think he may have shared some of my views about politicians!

I too can see t'reason.

[Paul T]

Anthony,

I think you've superceded Cliff as the resident comedian title holder.    If you're not careful we may have to take punitive measures.

[Anthony Darby]

I might take a measure or two myself, this evening?

[Paul T]

 

[mark smyth]

I wish I could shout and swear on here. The painter who is painting the wall around the house put a full bucket of paint on top of my 10 year old Daphne Blackthorn Triumph. This was a special wee plant bought because it was grafted on to a two inch 5cm stem making it a lovely weeping Daphne. It's now lying flat with many branches/twigs broken. "It will come back next year" he said.
He's already been warned because last week he was standing on orchid noses after being told DO NOT stand on this bed and had piled pots on top of my troughs. Luckily these troughs has mainly small herbaceous plants and Iris.

This is how it looked in 2010

[Uli Lessnow]

Bad luck with your trees Paddy. We saw your garden from the toll motorway this
summer on our way to Durrus, we spent 3 weeks. Next time I will stop there before
travelling on. Hope, it will not happen again.
Uli

[mark smyth]

A neighbout put up and turned on their Christmas lights on Friday. One day later than last year. If they keep up with one day late a year in 40 years they will get to a better time of year to turn them on.