Things To Do that have Been Done

Just to show I have kept my promise and can now check off some of the jobs on the To Do list!

Rose in the corner de-headed and pruned back:


Cut back the climber round the front door:


Mint re-potted. Blue rescued it from the original weeding session and planted it. Since it was only 2" tall, we had to put a stake in the ground to mark it, lest we stomp it by mistake. The little fella has now grown considerably, and I have been advised that mint will grow and grow - so put it in a pot. Eventually, we'll move the pot out from the ground and into a terracotta pot somewhere else.


As for the rest of the garden, one of the mini-roses is budding again:


It has about five un-opened buds as well - more photos to follow.

Mini-rose and the other flower. Not sure what it is, but it looks like a child's drawing of what a flower should look like:



And the purple rose is still in bloom. The flowers come out much lighter and then darken over time.

Song of the day

Thanks to Em for putting me onto this song!


One Night Of Passion
The Poodles

My heart is screaming out your name

Night falls, my mind recalls the sound of your heart breathing
Thoughts of your thousand kisses burning on my skin

I feel your desire as the moonlight lingers in the sky
I'm walking trough fire, can't you hear me when I cry

Chorus:
One night of passion, one night of hunger
And my attraction is getting stronger
I need to feel you, I need to hold you
I can't deny 'cause my heart is screaming out your name

My heart is screaming out your name

Tonight I won't be alone, doesn't mean that I'm not lonely
One minute is like an hour until you calm my pain

I feel your desire as the moonlight lingers in the sky
I walking trough fire, can't you hear me when I cry

Chorus

My heart is screaming out your name

Every time you're not around
You're a thought within my mind
Hold me near, never fear
I'm right beside

Chorus

Chorus

More from the garden

The last of the lillies is now in flower, a very pretty white one with three flowers.

More from the garden

 

Adventuring Hero Missing, Presumed Dead!

News has been received that the great adventurer, Archibald Furrows, may be missing in action following a fight with a gian crocodile. Eyewitness accounts tell of a viscious fight between Archie and the croc, named "Irwin" by locals, after it was discovered that the Croc was stealing wine and plotting world domination.

These photos, from a tourist nearby, capture the aftermath.











A search of the pool is being conducted, and specialist divers have been called in.

More news as and when...

Sun sea and ... ?

Sand.

Just goes to show how smutty *you* are.

Anyways, I'm off to Monaco on Sunday, by way of my Dad's 60th birthday on Saturday. It's going to make the weekend hectic, but hey, it's a special birthday.

Given I was in Toulouse today, I'm not sure what state I'll be in by the time I get to the beach, mind you.

*waves*

See you on the flip side!

From the garden (2)

 

From the garden (1)

The roses in the corner are doing well now that the green fly have gone.

The brave warrior

With the gorgeous weather at the weekend, I needed a break from digging the garden so went for a walk down to the duck pond. It was the busiest I have seen it (well, it is half term).

There were no sign of the ducklings this week, but the swans were about. Unfortunately only two of the cygnets could be seen with them - I hope nothing has happened to the other two. Since my camera battery decided to give up on me, I still don't have any photos of them.

Anyway, I decided to walk a little farther on than I normally do, and met a couple with a Labrador walking toward me. The pup ran up to me with his tail wagging, but as soon as I crouched down to say hello, he turned tail and ran away. So much for the fearless guard dog.

Unwritten letters

Dear Sirs,

Whilst I have thoroughly enjoyed working my ass off to resolve your problem these last four weeks, I would like to explain why I left after my 35 hours this week and didn't stay later on Friday to complete the work.

(1) There is a reason that people in our group have job titles including words like "composite", "stress", "engineer" and/or "specialist". It's because people in our group ("Engineers") have "specialist" knowledge regarding "composite" materials and how they are "stressed". That means that we do, on occasion, know a little more about the subject than you do. If the situation were reversed, then our group would not be needed.

(2) If you had listened to me 2 years ago, we would not be in this situation and I would not have spent the last few weeks trying to pull your ass out of the hole you have dug for yourself.

(3) When I ask the question "Can you send me all the relevant data", and I receive a stack of data with the comment "That's all we have, honest", I do not then appreciate, six months later, being told whilst on a conference call to suppliers that you have additional data in a document in front of you.

(4) I really don't appreciate, whilst conducting analysis on this new data, your sending an email to the programme in question that drops me in the brown smelly stuff whilst covering your own backside.

(5) I agree with your premise that, since the material in question is made, by several suppliers, from the same constituents and using the same processes, that the end result should be the same. In an ideal world, it would. Please remove your rose-tinted spectacles and get back to reality.

I look forward to sorting out your mess on Monday. In the mean time, I'm off to enjoy my weekend.

Yours,

Indy