CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

Use with care 

[Drew Espinosa]

Howdy y'all!  

[Page Scrawler]

Just now, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hey, Drewberry Pi!    How's you?

[Albert1434]

Aloha Lord Drew 

[clochette]

23 minutes ago, Marty said:

And that doesn't include Cookie...  

She's the feet warmer

[clochette]

32 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Hey, Tink.   It's stalled where it has been for a while... probably about 70% of normal.

That's not so bad

[Marty]

14 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hi, Drew! 

Hope you're keeping well.

[clochette]

20 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hey little bro  you got into any mischief lately?

 

[Page Scrawler]

3 minutes ago, clochette said:

Hey little bro  you got into any mischief lately?

 

Plenty of time to watch drilling documentaries, I bet!   

[Headstall]

31 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hey, Drewbear.  

[Marty]

Here's the fourth of my weekly challenge to take a new black and white photograph every week for 52 weeks. It's a different view of the old cottage from week 1.

[Page Scrawler]

17 minutes ago, Marty said:

It's a different view of the old cottage from week 1.

It's lovely, Marty.   It has great rustic charm.   

[Marty]

Here's a really heartwarming story of genuine human kindness amidst the current covid-19 crisis:

 

[Headstall]

29 minutes ago, Marty said:

Here's the fourth of my weekly challenge to take a new black and white photograph every week for 52 weeks. It's a different view of the old cottage from week 1.

I absolutely adore this building. I can picture a lot of (red) flowers... potted geraniums maybe... along the front and in the planter on the side.   I hope you are leaving that ivy on the corner. 

[Marty]

47 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I absolutely adore this building. I can picture a lot of (red) flowers... potted geraniums maybe... along the front and in the planter on the side.   I hope you are leaving that ivy on the corner. 

I adore it too, Gary.

Most of the plant pots have lupins and pansies in them. They were originally outside the back door of the place I am currently renting. I really must give up the lease on that place shortly, as there is really not much sense in keeping on paying rent now I have somewhere else to live.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have already cut that ivy at the base. If you look carefully, you will see that the upper row of roof slates have lifted slightly. My builder thinks the slates will all need to be taken off, new timbers installed, and then the slates put back. He suspects the main ridge timber may need replacing (hence the lifting of the top row of slates). So the ivy needed to go; but I will probably let it regrow later. There's also a couple of missing and damaged slates on the far side of the roof, which is letting water in on the upper timber floor. I have rescued some slates from a couple of tumbledown sheds in the lower garden which should be able to be used to replace the missing and broken ones. We haven't discussed a costing for re-roofing the cottage yet. It's not the most urgent priority; obviously the main dwelling house takes precedence.

The planters, as you call them - raised beds as I would call them - at the gable of the cottage have two hydrangea plants in them. They look a bit tatty, but I'll see how they do this year before making a decision as to whether I shall keep them or not. I have sown four rows of beetroot seeds in them this evening, one at each end, and one each side of the division you may be able to see in the middle of the beds. I will probably sow some calendula seeds in them in the next few days, as well.

Edited April 24, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh, Mum, and Thistle.     *scratches Thistle behind the ears*

Hi Page.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Howdy Texy.

[Albert1434]

Bougainvillea would be nice

 

 

Edited April 24, 2020 by Albert1434

[Headstall]

3 minutes ago, Marty said:

I adore it too, Gary.

Most of the plant pots have lupins and pansies in them. They were originally outside the back door of the place I am currently renting. I really must give up the lease on that place shortly, as there is really not much sense in keeping on paying rent now I have somewhere else to live.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have already cut that ivy at the base. If you look carefully, you will see that the upper row of roof slates have lifted slightly. My builder thinks the slates will all need to be taken off, new timbers installed, and then the slates put back. He suspects the main ridge timber may need replacing (hence the lifting of the top row of slates). So the ivy needed to go; but I will probably let it regrow later. There's also a couple of missing and damaged slates on the far side of the roof, which is letting water in on the upper timber floor. I have rescued some slates from a couple of tumbledown sheds in the lower garden which should be able to be used to replace the missing and broken ones. We haven't discussed a costing for re-roofing the cottage yet. It's not the most urgent priority; obviously the main dwelling house takes precedence.

The planters, as you call them - raised beds as I would call them - at the gable of the cottage have two hydrangea plants in them. They look a bit tatty, but I'll see how they do this year before making a decision as to whether I shall keep them or not. I have sown four rows of beetroot seeds in them this evening, one at each end, and two each side of the division you may see in the middle of the beds. I will probably sow some calendula seeds in the in the next few days, as well.

Sounds good to me... and I'm glad you're looking to rescue the building from further decay in due time. You're very lucky to have found such a beautiful home and garden.   

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Bougainvillea would be nice

 

 

Just Googled that, Albert. It looks really nice, but it seems it isn't really hardy enough for the Irish climate.

Here's what I read on the website of an Irish garden centre:

"Bougainvilleas are best grown in a greenhouse or conservatory in a spot that gets at least 5-6 hours of bright indirect light."

Later it says:

"Bougainvilleas can survive winter temperatures of down to 2°C (35°F), although they will drop their leaves once the temperature falls below 10°C (50°F)."

So it certainly wouldn't survive a typical Irish winter.  

[Drew Espinosa]

2 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Drewberry Pi!    How's you?

Hey, Pagey!  Just watching a show on Viki (it's a streaming website that hosts Asian dramas). 

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Lord Drew 

Look @Valkyrie! I have my own lickspittle.  

Aloha Gorgeous!  

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Hi, Drew! 

Hope you're keeping well.

Hi Marty!  I am, and the same goes for you all.  

2 hours ago, clochette said:

Hey little bro  you got into any mischief lately?

 

Mischief? From your angelic brother?  

2 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Plenty of time to watch drilling documentaries, I bet!   

I don't know what you're talking about.  

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hey, Drewbear.  

Hey, Handsome!  

17 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Howdy Texy.

Howdy Sexy!  

 

Edited April 24, 2020 by Drew Espinosa

[Marty]

I'm away to my bed, gang.

I'm tired. I started breaking new ground in the upper garden today for my planned vegetable plot. I found it hard going, turning over what is effectively virgin ground. I'm not as young as I was the last time I did that (about 33 years ago), and wasn't even sure I would be able for it at my age. But I'm managing, just not as quickly as I once would have done. I think having a really good, stainless steel spade helped. I bought it about 25 years back. It was expensive, but well worth the money. I reckon it will take me maybe another three or four days digging before I can start planting my potatoes, peas, beans, and other vegetables. But I'll be happy to be be growing some of my own food again.

Chat yous all again on the morrow!  

[Albert1434]

25 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Hey, Pagey!  Just watching a show on Viki (it's a streaming website that hosts Asian dramas). 

Look @Valkyrie! I have my own lickspittle.  

Aloha Gorgeous!  

Hi Marty!  I am, and the same goes for you all.  

Mischief? From your angelic brother?  

I don't know what you're talking about.  

Hey, Handsome!  

Howdy Sexy!  

 

I am no one Lickspittle and I revoke and change it to Aloha Drew 

[Drew Espinosa]

6 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I am no one Lickspittle and I revoke and change it to Aloha Drew 

I don't believe in take-backsies.  

[Albert1434]

LOL Believe what you will