tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post1815043572450450524..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: Poppies and pinchingrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-7256816054418096402011-04-26T11:41:39.300+01:002011-04-26T11:41:39.300+01:00That sort of thing leaves a very nasty feeling in ...That sort of thing leaves a very nasty feeling in the pit of the stomach. So thoughtless, to vandalise something pretty that gives pleasure to passers-by.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-63236669626244905852011-04-24T18:43:54.099+01:002011-04-24T18:43:54.099+01:00Gawd, I was a flower thief when I was seven. I di...Gawd, I was a flower thief when I was seven. I didn't know until I was a gardener how really dismaying it was to lose my blossoms to thieves.<br /><br />An immaculate house? Someday I'd love that.bowstreetflowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555313918922500190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-30925477124031731902011-04-23T23:12:27.783+01:002011-04-23T23:12:27.783+01:00What total scumbags! You wait all year for your fl...What total scumbags! You wait all year for your flowers. I am with mountainear: dolls, pins, CCTV, vigilante groups. Just call me and I will be there with my stun gun. Well maybe not. You however are an angel of resigned patience, and with an immaculate house! The rest of us can only watch and learn. xElizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-9963940223104852732011-04-23T23:06:54.589+01:002011-04-23T23:06:54.589+01:00Oh, how horrible. Gah.
I hope your viewers buy yo...Oh, how horrible. Gah.<br /><br />I hope your viewers buy your house. That would be some consolation.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-10432524809382424932011-04-23T22:00:56.163+01:002011-04-23T22:00:56.163+01:00Is being patient and optimistic easier in an IMMAC...Is being patient and optimistic easier in an IMMACULATE home? I hope so!<br />xoShelaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085357295140544355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-61213831288612356792011-04-23T21:27:30.470+01:002011-04-23T21:27:30.470+01:00It's still theft, whether of a bag of gold or ...It's still theft, whether of a bag of gold or a single flower.<br />I admire your fortitude, girl!dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-2861554268439380522011-04-23T20:48:25.966+01:002011-04-23T20:48:25.966+01:00I have a horrible feeling that gardens are conside...I have a horrible feeling that gardens are considered fair game . Apparently there even people who comb neighbourhoods in vans , all the better to cart away big plant pots and the contents of garden sheds . <br />But I think we're safe .... The minute flower bed in front of our house has three lavender bushes and four dandelions at the moment . I should buy a couple of poppies .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-33062105537815022222011-04-23T19:43:04.805+01:002011-04-23T19:43:04.805+01:00Veg, you are both wrong and right: I was upset; I ...Veg, you are both wrong and right: I was upset; I was not surprised, and I was convinced yet again that I MUST get out of this place. I have these feelings about once a week. But patience is needed; patience and remaining optimistic.....rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-85125911485934065982011-04-23T19:16:06.198+01:002011-04-23T19:16:06.198+01:00Your commenters felt more outrage on your behalf t...Your commenters felt more outrage on your behalf than you seem to have felt yourself. Perhaps you are not that surprised, and that in itself is cause to move away! (And nobody has EVER described my house as immaculate, and I doubt they ever will!)the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-40000201493279341132011-04-23T18:51:49.388+01:002011-04-23T18:51:49.388+01:00My first thought was 'how very Newcastle' ...My first thought was 'how very Newcastle' but maybe that isn't entirely fair. Thankfully the plant itself isn't harmed and maybe still has time to throw up even more flowers with it's illicit *pruning*.Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-45132421534975287532011-04-23T17:31:22.056+01:002011-04-23T17:31:22.056+01:00You are taking this very philosophically. I felt l...You are taking this very philosophically. I felt like weeping. <br />Re young couple - they will remember your house as the haven of immaculate peace.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-25051973775082134452011-04-23T17:28:30.078+01:002011-04-23T17:28:30.078+01:00What a horrible thing to have happen. There are so...What a horrible thing to have happen. There are some really rotten toe-rags about aren't there? Would you like me to make a doll and stick pins in it?mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-62963444740865819372011-04-23T17:24:17.560+01:002011-04-23T17:24:17.560+01:00Still, it isn't a nice feeling to have the flo...Still, it isn't a nice feeling to have the flowers you've looked forward to all winter stolen away from you. That sucks. Why can't people just stay out of other people's stuff?Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-51174797025847979152011-04-23T17:16:17.455+01:002011-04-23T17:16:17.455+01:00That's outrageous!! Nicking flowers from your ...That's outrageous!! Nicking flowers from your garden! Grrrrr I thought the tulips were reserved for the cats!!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197039686417212109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-55674806419376564162011-04-23T16:54:03.447+01:002011-04-23T16:54:03.447+01:00Well, I think you are very lovely not to more miff...Well, I think you are very lovely not to more miffed. A very happy Easter to you.xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169459398749257493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-5593966363618456792011-04-23T16:53:02.576+01:002011-04-23T16:53:02.576+01:00I hope the thief is in the throes of a violent bou...I hope the thief is in the throes of a violent bout of hay fever - that would be a fitting punishment for the crime!! I once caught a woman with her arm through our fence, picking our daffodils - she didn't think she was doing anything wrong! Perhaps in an attic somewhere, there is a miniature house that is getting more and more untidy, while yours stays immaculate ........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-58222264377359894622011-04-23T16:15:15.356+01:002011-04-23T16:15:15.356+01:00That's outrageous. What's the point, anyw...That's outrageous. What's the point, anyway? Stupid mindset, some people have.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-61877209191337558452011-04-23T16:02:20.774+01:002011-04-23T16:02:20.774+01:00My heart was happy for you when I read about "...My heart was happy for you when I read about "immaculate"; then it fell when I learned about your stolen flowers. Who would do such a thing? I think it's absolutely heartless, and I hope it didn't bring your mood down too much. <br />Happy Easter to you, dear Rachel.judy in kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-81925682996536404102011-04-23T15:50:48.509+01:002011-04-23T15:50:48.509+01:00Oh, that shocked me to read of your flowers being ...Oh, that shocked me to read of your flowers being stolen! I hope your Poppy will put out more buds. Mine is being reticent this year but my pink one is putting out a fair few buds. Good luck with selling your immaculate house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com