tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post532620517418378070..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Catching UpGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61127300747613129642021-03-30T08:49:27.418+01:002021-03-30T08:49:27.418+01:00The flowers and backdrop are beautiful. Glad you h...The flowers and backdrop are beautiful. Glad you had a good run. Hope the scans are okay. Take care and enjoy spring.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7799731077536658422021-03-26T09:16:12.540+00:002021-03-26T09:16:12.540+00:00Marcheline, you can just omit the 'job' an...Marcheline, you can just omit the 'job' and make it really easy.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61906365157389718522021-03-26T09:12:33.046+00:002021-03-26T09:12:33.046+00:00Thank you, Marcheline. I arrived home, safe and so...Thank you, Marcheline. I arrived home, safe and sound, last night. Sorting out and, as we say in Scotland, surveying the policies today (ie going to have a good look at the garden.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-3282644026523904122021-03-24T19:45:25.742+00:002021-03-24T19:45:25.742+00:00What lovely poppies! Best of everything to you on...What lovely poppies! Best of everything to you on your trip, hope all goes well and that you are soon home and gardening again!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54442729158321349452021-03-24T19:44:13.958+00:002021-03-24T19:44:13.958+00:00Much easier to hire ODD "job men". 8-)Much easier to hire ODD "job men". 8-)Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19729545282931278202021-03-24T17:33:47.796+00:002021-03-24T17:33:47.796+00:00Thanks, Amy. It's all over now for this time b...Thanks, Amy. It's all over now for this time bar the results of today's scans which I'll know next week. As it happens I've been given some cuttings and small plants today. It's one thing about gardeners - they are always willing to share bits and pieces.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50718267746177927472021-03-24T05:01:33.321+00:002021-03-24T05:01:33.321+00:00I hope your scans and drug trials go well. A rocke...I hope your scans and drug trials go well. A rockery would do really well in your corner of the world, in fact if you see plants you like try taking a small cutting to put in your garden. That's what I do and it's cheap way of growing things.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55597416273319274172021-03-23T18:16:29.881+00:002021-03-23T18:16:29.881+00:00Thank you Meike. Just one more day with bone scan ...Thank you Meike. Just one more day with bone scan and review. All the staff will be the same and it's usually very enjoyable and good craic with staff and other participants I just see once every 16 weeks. The sadness is the occasional absence. As far as bursting is concerned, I just drank very little 😂.<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-958155218592523252021-03-23T11:48:17.760+00:002021-03-23T11:48:17.760+00:00All the best for your scans etc., Graham!
The pho...All the best for your scans etc., Graham! <br />The photo of your flowers in the garden is beautiful!<br />No comfort stops for 4 1/2 hours would have me burst!<br />I have never been good at lifting heavy weights and admire anyone who has enough strength for such work.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54830845788628830692021-03-23T09:39:48.141+00:002021-03-23T09:39:48.141+00:00Thank you, Jayne. Just before I left Lewis I notic...Thank you, Jayne. Just before I left Lewis I noticed that the first lot of frogspawn had arrived in the pond. It will probably be full when I get back home.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60444786686197578752021-03-23T09:37:15.285+00:002021-03-23T09:37:15.285+00:00Lee, it's always a matter of putting things in...Lee, it's always a matter of putting things into perspective. Those suffering from flooding having previously suffered from fire are so unfortunate. All I have to worry about is the possibility of a gale cancelling my ferry home.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15852565332374334022021-03-23T09:31:10.260+00:002021-03-23T09:31:10.260+00:00Pauline, I will ensure that there is some meadowsw...Pauline, I will ensure that there is some meadowsweet in the garden. I'm glad that you have happy memories of our Scottish safari. I certainly have. Indeed all our safaris are etched in my memory banks. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37605497903429936162021-03-23T09:28:01.370+00:002021-03-23T09:28:01.370+00:00Margeret, it is said that old age doesn't come...Margeret, it is said that old age doesn't come alone and it's true. However not all the things it comes with are bad. For a start we generally have a lot more time to enjoy our gardens than we did in middle age. When I finish these comments I'm off for another scan: a moment's rest when lying down!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73844094006236837332021-03-23T09:22:39.519+00:002021-03-23T09:22:39.519+00:00Thank you, YP. The harbour has seen a few wilder m...Thank you, YP. The harbour has seen a few wilder moments this winter!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63384827905756344652021-03-23T09:21:40.498+00:002021-03-23T09:21:40.498+00:00Thanks, Beatrice. Poppies are such happy flowers.Thanks, Beatrice. Poppies are such happy flowers.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47585667733570492972021-03-23T09:21:12.476+00:002021-03-23T09:21:12.476+00:00Thank you, Maywyn. Flowers and plants give me, alo...Thank you, Maywyn. Flowers and plants give me, along, of course, with millions of others, great joy.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74860630164445942482021-03-23T09:20:05.404+00:002021-03-23T09:20:05.404+00:00Thank you so much Regina M. At least we have the b...Thank you so much Regina M. At least we have the blessing of still being able to work in and enjoy our gardens. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34063967964195641242021-03-23T09:17:54.404+00:002021-03-23T09:17:54.404+00:00Thank you for your compliment and good wishes, Bob...Thank you for your compliment and good wishes, Bob. The medics have found new ways of keeping me alive since my first cancer op in 1998 and for that and for them I am extremely grateful.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-3900570179810270762021-03-23T09:15:53.017+00:002021-03-23T09:15:53.017+00:00Thank you, David. Many of my garden plants are des...Thank you, David. Many of my garden plants are designed to provide wild bees in particular with food right through the spring, summer and autumn. I occasionally enjoy city visits but am always happy to get back home.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31835314607494680412021-03-23T08:08:08.560+00:002021-03-23T08:08:08.560+00:00Hope all goes well in Glasgow.
Well done on all t...Hope all goes well in Glasgow.<br /><br />Well done on all the gardening, you are ahead of me both in organisation and what you can pick up and put in a wheelbarrow 😉Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34667212614084666272021-03-23T04:08:32.668+00:002021-03-23T04:08:32.668+00:00For the past few days we, and other areas througho...For the past few days we, and other areas throughout Qld and NSW have been receiving non-stop, torrential rain. Many areas are now underwater....suffering from massive flooding. Just over a year ago many of those areas were ravaged by bush fires...now they have to contend with massive flooding. One's heart goes out to those poor folk who have and are losing everything.<br /><br />I wish you well with your forthcoming scans etc., Graham. Take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69398331225709034282021-03-23T03:33:01.787+00:002021-03-23T03:33:01.787+00:00Good luck in Glasgow and safe travels on your retu...Good luck in Glasgow and safe travels on your return journey. Please can you throw some meadowsweet seeds into your wild garden. I remember how lovely they looked in the field beside a little cafe we stopped at for a cuppa. And the lovely lady who went out of her way to find out what they were called. I have such happy, happy memories of your part of the world.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90925144995136358112021-03-23T03:22:24.324+00:002021-03-23T03:22:24.324+00:00Getting older is so much fun!! I don't lift a...Getting older is so much fun!! I don't lift anything heavy anymore, I don't dig in the earth anymore, I don't run anywhere either - but I know how to appreciate each day more and take pleasure in little things that I never had time to notice before.<br />Hope your hospital visit goes well, and you have an uneventful trip home again :) xxAt Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73213834813457271432021-03-23T00:38:43.025+00:002021-03-23T00:38:43.025+00:00The accompanying photo is lovely. If only your vie...The accompanying photo is lovely. If only your view to the little harbour always looked like that! I hope that all goes well in Glasgow. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35378475166938687862021-03-22T23:57:18.080+00:002021-03-22T23:57:18.080+00:00Hope that all goes well with the scans and testing...Hope that all goes well with the scans and testing, Graham. The poppies are a lovely sight.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.com