Bob comes upstairs to tell Angus that the gardeners have arrived and have started to cut the hedge and prune the wisteria. When he get outside Angus finds two PONs sitting by a large pile of leaves that three morose lads are attempting to transfer into a large metal skip. The PONs look innocent but there are signs they've been 'leaf diving'.
The Old Farmer wanders across the lane to speak to one of the gardeners who is standing on top of step ladders with a extendable power saw. This would seem to breech every tenet of health and safety. The young gardener chats away to The Old Farmer while chopping precariously and unconcernedly away.
On the other side of the house two more gardeners are hard at work on the laurel hedge and the bay trees. Of all the things that grow in the garden nothing can match the growth spurts of the bay trees.
The PONs simply cannot believe that they are not the centre of all this activity. The gardeners are polite but I can't help but think their thoughts about the angelic duo may be less than positive. The PONs are encouraged indoors. They are extremely reluctant to do so.
Angus puts up net curtains in the dining room. We'd taken down the thick curtains and were going to make do with the shutters. In high summer this simple ( and historically correct ) solution left the room flooded with too much light. Angus thinks the net curtains make the room too dark. 'The Font' returns today so Angus may be taking everything down tomorrow. The PONs find the whole experience riveting.
The gardeners finally go. They trim in the morning and return after lunch to collect no less than three truck loads of leaves and branches. This will keep the garden ''manageable'' through the winter. For Bob and Sophie this has been a day of unparalleled excitement.
Would you pay this much for a pair of sneakers at Nordstroms ? : https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/maison-margiela-fusion-sneaker-men/4976593?origin=coordinating-4976593-0-4-PDP_1-recbot-also_viewed&recs_placement=PDP_1&recs_strategy=also_viewed&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product
Difficult to work out who's the more lunatic at the moment. The Brits have to win the gold medal with their peculiar act of economic and national self harm. The Australians with their determination to change Prime Ministers every six months take silver and our US cousins who seem almost as disunited as their cousins take bronze. This lady seemed very brave to me. Whatever the merits of the situation how many people would have the courage to come down on a train from Boston and speak out ? Something very 'We the people' about taking the train : https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1044961792210829312
Iced red currant and frozen ginger. No need to look any further for that 'must have' Christmas present:
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The women who have spoken out during this mess are incredibly brave. And it seems clear that the Republicans care as much about women's well-being as they do for roadkill. The level of disgust is high and rising.
I was particularly amused by the meme 'Australians against single use Prime Ministers'.
Your dining room is amazing - it must look lovely in the evening time. I think though, I like your hallway the best with all the doors and carpets.
Move the carpets aside and you have the perfect venue for PON touch rugby.
Brilliant !
The lady in the video is certainly very brave.
I think every woman has had an experience like Dr. Blasey Ford's, of being forced on by some friend or acquaintance, who afterwards acts as if nothing happened. The thing is, most guys aren't being nominated to the Supreme Court, where they can decide what women can do with their bodies. Not all men are cads; can't they find one of the decent ones?
Meanwhile, in France, the definition of rape is not lack of consent but requires that violence, threats or surprise be involved, even when the victims are minors.
When you live in Northern Scotland, its hard to imagine wanting to cut out the bright daylight - we see little enough of it. I love shutters, but net curtains would at enable more control of light levels I suppose. Or how about a blind made of a light material that lets light through? (More appealing to a Scandinavian then net curtains, I would imagine).
Cheers, Gail.
The 'Success' fragrance sounds as if it's one of those stun-the-senses efforts. "powerful presence through wear". A bit like Lynx then.
Hari Om
don't forget the brushing with hints of coriander... completes the salad. YAM xx
Surely President Trump won a gold medal yesterday for his performance at the UN, especially for the cringe-worthy news conference.
Did you see Amy Klobuchar in todays hearings ? Her questioning was subtle and sophisticated and warm . It won't change Senator Grassley's mind but Senator Collins will be in a difficult place.
I can't believe I will have to see that man's face on the Supreme Court for the rest of my life.
As far as the shoes go, that would be a categorical no. In fact, one would have to pay me to get them inside my closet. Who designs these things? I'm pretty sure that's today's sign that the end is near.
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