tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post5854520434137369806..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: More Pot PourriGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61284584861028602742021-04-18T12:14:52.347+01:002021-04-18T12:14:52.347+01:00Yes, I know... I do that all the time myself... ;)...Yes, I know... I do that all the time myself... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30718176169378828372021-04-14T18:33:21.557+01:002021-04-14T18:33:21.557+01:00Marcheline, daffodils do not really stand up easil...Marcheline, daffodils do not really stand up easily to gale force icy winds. The good old 'common daffodil' might survive but the fancy ones are too heavy and once fallen may never raise their heads again. PS Tulips don't generally return after the first year as I discovered to my embarrassment last year.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63246943073821656572021-04-14T12:40:56.907+01:002021-04-14T12:40:56.907+01:00PS: I've got loads of different daffodils in m...PS: I've got loads of different daffodils in my garden, thanks to my local nursery who gave them all away to my mom and I years ago, because they couldn't sell them once the flowers had gone. People don't realize bulbs bloom every year, I guess... but anyway, I love all my daffies, but I will admit to running around propping them up with "Y" shaped twigs after a hard rainfall - they do love to face plant in the mud, aye?Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87895356633077321232021-04-14T12:38:57.929+01:002021-04-14T12:38:57.929+01:00Nice spuds! I've got a pseudo-greenhouse goin...Nice spuds! I've got a pseudo-greenhouse going, made out of clear plastic egg crates - starting my morning glory seeds in there - and they're sprouting!!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83233362009944292002021-04-10T15:25:17.545+01:002021-04-10T15:25:17.545+01:00I haven't mastered the cryptic crosswords eith...I haven't mastered the cryptic crosswords either, but do the New York Times crosswords each morning with my coffee. I think it wakes up my brain to face the day. The jigsaw puzzles are more relaxing for me and usually I have one in work on one of my kitchen counter tops. <br />I agree with Graham that change may be in the making for the monarchy.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76355099896582221352021-04-10T11:27:13.027+01:002021-04-10T11:27:13.027+01:00YP, I haven't fished on a pond since I was abo...YP, I haven't fished on a pond since I was about 13. We used to cycle to Jackson's Pond and go newting etc. We built a raft. I wasn't there but one of my compatriots drowned. The pond is now under suburbia.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73751256332901320432021-04-10T11:24:42.838+01:002021-04-10T11:24:42.838+01:00Lee, I do general knowledge crosswords. I've n...Lee, I do general knowledge crosswords. I've never mastered cryptic ones. Prince Philip's death will, I think, be the start of significant change.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44394769146267482342021-04-10T11:23:01.541+01:002021-04-10T11:23:01.541+01:00Beatrice, I used to do jigsaws when I was studying...Beatrice, I used to do jigsaws when I was studying for my school and Uni exams but have rarely done them since. Lockdown re-kindled my interest during last summer. For some things I have infinite patience. For others less so!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91887974883409180352021-04-10T10:42:31.219+01:002021-04-10T10:42:31.219+01:00Looking at the thatched cottage, I expected a cert...Looking at the thatched cottage, I expected a certain Mr G. Edwards to emerge from the front door before climbing into the rowing boat for a morning's fishing on the pond. Those potatoes look lovely - unblemished like eggs.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64635256711436162652021-04-10T06:46:29.518+01:002021-04-10T06:46:29.518+01:00A good-looking lot of potatoes there! And I love ...A good-looking lot of potatoes there! And I love the jigsaw puzzle. It's a long time since I've done a jigsaw. I enjoy doing cryptic and "easy" crossword puzzles...and spent part of my morning doing same!<br /><br />Take good care, Graham. Very sad news about Prince Philip. It wasn't unexpected, but still very sad nonetheless.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51313134718553782582021-04-09T23:48:42.676+01:002021-04-09T23:48:42.676+01:00Those are some really nice looking taters, graham,...Those are some really nice looking taters, graham, and should go well with a few meals. Congrats on the jigsaw puzzle completion for which I have not got any patience.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9546165463005623132021-04-08T19:41:29.978+01:002021-04-08T19:41:29.978+01:00Margaret, I have always loved gardening but since ...Margaret, I have always loved gardening but since the first 6-month lockdown last year I have become almost obsessed with my garden and love being out there and seeing what is happening as well as making changes. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29143419936545327722021-04-08T19:34:58.687+01:002021-04-08T19:34:58.687+01:00I've not done a jigsaw puzzle for years, but l...I've not done a jigsaw puzzle for years, but looking at your one is giving me an urge to find one to do. I think it is the subject, I just love the picture of your puzzle.<br />And don't you just love a garden full of surprises? There is always something new to see/find in a garden :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78901522251182214812021-04-08T17:16:17.245+01:002021-04-08T17:16:17.245+01:00Thanks Graham. That is why I couldn't find it ...Thanks Graham. That is why I couldn't find it before.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87932981184355432722021-04-08T16:53:43.615+01:002021-04-08T16:53:43.615+01:00Monica, I think that at some stage when I was draf...Monica, I think that at some stage when I was drafting the post and trying to sort the spacing, I pressed publish instead of preview but hastily reversed it. Some programs pick that up as a post anyway unfortunately.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22525632113550434302021-04-08T16:51:07.799+01:002021-04-08T16:51:07.799+01:00Jules, sometimes one just gets lucky!Jules, sometimes one just gets lucky!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68786194196760988102021-04-08T16:50:30.147+01:002021-04-08T16:50:30.147+01:00Tigger, that makes me shiver at the very thought.Tigger, that makes me shiver at the very thought.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88290388362138654172021-04-08T16:49:11.169+01:002021-04-08T16:49:11.169+01:00Jill, I like the Ravensburger too. This one is a K...Jill, I like the Ravensburger too. This one is a KING from their Cottage Collection and called "Riverside Home in Bloom". Their website is www.kinginternational.com. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56160552304441575682021-04-08T15:55:23.436+01:002021-04-08T15:55:23.436+01:00I first read this post in some app or email where ...I first read this post in some app or email where the layout came out a bit different, and just for a moment that had me wondering it was a "1st april" post - the text "The results have been astounding" appeared right above the puzzle picture (and I did not see at first that it was a puzzle)... (Just took me a second to get my impressions straight, but made me laugh...) Hope you can pick the broken daffodils and enjoy them for a while in a vase indoors instead, perhaps. While I don't have a greenhouse I can still relate to the "too hot or too cold" problem (and also "too windy"), as my balcony is very much exposed to the weather and can get very hot in the afternoon sun even i spring, but still frosty at night - and open to the winds from south/west as well (which is where the wind usually comes from here). So I haven't got anything out there yet except a box of strawberry plants that survived the winter under a bench.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-3964925209691186852021-04-08T14:09:11.671+01:002021-04-08T14:09:11.671+01:00Not sure myself why I deleted it! I wanted to say...Not sure myself why I deleted it! I wanted to say more about puzzles and my love for them, but didn't get to it. The Ravensburger Puzzles are my favorites and I think yours may be one of these. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25353049378058378252021-04-08T13:29:16.204+01:002021-04-08T13:29:16.204+01:00The potatoes were a fortunate discovery. Home grow...The potatoes were a fortunate discovery. Home grown taste delicious.<br />It's a pity your daffodils got damaged in the wind. They are beautiful but, like you, I much prefer the 'ordinary' ones. Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37358619395839501952021-04-08T10:04:27.428+01:002021-04-08T10:04:27.428+01:00Now that we live in Greece we don't use heatin...Now that we live in Greece we don't use heating at all, but even in UK (in winter) we only heated the living room. F must have an internal furnace, everyone else in the house just had to get used to wearing extra clothes in winter. She even puts a blanket with every chair for people who can't handle 15 degrees!Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24633712523106620252021-04-08T09:08:52.870+01:002021-04-08T09:08:52.870+01:00Thank you, Meike. I had some as mash and when frie...Thank you, Meike. I had some as mash and when friends (I am in a bubble but even so it's the first time I've had anyone for dinner since last September) came for dinner on Tuesday I did salmon and smoked trout with roasted vegetables and the potatoes just boiled. I shall make leek and potato soup today. I shall bake the big ones.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87428214111246664562021-04-08T09:05:50.252+01:002021-04-08T09:05:50.252+01:00Pauline, the thing about the bathroom floor is tha...Pauline, the thing about the bathroom floor is that it is at the perfect temperature for germinating seeds.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40219692552887672962021-04-08T09:04:54.826+01:002021-04-08T09:04:54.826+01:00Yes, Cro, that's all one can do.Yes, Cro, that's all one can do.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com