CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Caz Pedroso]

33 minutes ago, Marty said:

So what have you missed in here, Caz...?

Erm...

Gary had a sore neck, but it seems to be better now...

Clo and Val have the occasional biatch fight, usually over pics of guys that Gary posts...
(dughlas often runs off with the guy whilst clo and Val are busy squabbling)

I'm boring everyone with tales of my gardening, and weekly black and white photographs...

Sage and Onion, oops! I mean Page and Albert are impressing us all with tales (and occasional pictures) of what they are eating, and various recipes....

Bucket is somehow managing to survive living upside-down in down-underland...

There was a huge discussion about the humble spud a few days ago....

Wee Drew seems to be mellowing in his old age...

Now.... I'm sure I've missed a few people, or some important news, but I've not had my second coffee yet.  

 

 

[dughlas]

14 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

We're having Dr. Pepper Carne Asada tacos for dinner. Cilantro-lime rice on the side, and caramel flan for dessert.   

Aren't you a day early to be celebrating Cinco de Mayo?

[dughlas]

13 hours ago, Marty said:

I finally got my seed potatoes planted today.

Two rows of Desiree (long oval tubers, red skinned, pale yellow flesh) and two rows of Royal (oval tubers, yellow skinned, pale yellow flesh). Fifteen tubers in each row.

Desiree is classed as maincrop, but I have grown it in the past and it yields so well that some plants can be lifted early and still give a good yield. It tastes great, and makes excellent chips (fries across the pond).

I've never grown Royal before. It is classed as an early maincrop. These two varieties were the only ones I managed to buy before the garden centres closed.

Here's a photograph I took of the first 3 furrows before I made the fourth one (and before I planted the seed potatoes themselves):

 

I envy you a bit. No space to really garden her at mum's.  I did plant some onions along with Royal Oak leaf and a variety of minature red romaine lettuces. It hasn't been very successful. The soil here is very sandy mixed with clay so the onions haven't done much more than grow into very slender six inch shoots. The lettuces were coming along nicely until the guy came to wash the house. Wherever the solution he used splattered onto the oak leaf it caused the leaves to brown and die off. The centers are growing out again but the weather has become hot so I think it will "bolt" before I get much from them. The romaine heads were just beginning to form compact heads when the heat arrived causing the plants to begin to bolt. That is until two nights ago when the deer came through and nipped the tips out of them. Damned creatures also ate the buds off two-thirds of the daylilies. Came back the next night to get the rest. Despite this stunning lack of success I'll try again next year. I plan however to plant in a container garden where I can control the soil quailty and moisture. The neighbors on both sides use them for tomatoes and peppers and collect a nice season long harvest.

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Caz Pedroso said:

Hi All

There are too many pages to catch up on, so I hope everyone is well and staying safe. 

I just started a new job in my local pharmacy four afternoons a week so i am at least getting out and socialising (sort of) a bit now. 

Hi Miss Caz. Congrats on escaping the house and family ... er, uhm, I mean gaining meaningful employment.

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

I notice Gary has listed his new story as Complete! 

Must make time to read it, now!  

Most definitely you should.

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Morning all!

And, with the start of this new day, I am now officially allowed, as a septuagenarian in covid-19 Ireland, to leave my house and garden, and exercise within a five kilometre radius of home.  

Best leave a trail of crumbs or some such so you can find your way home again.

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

I envy you a bit. No space to really garden her at mum's.  I did plant some onions along with Royal Oak leaf and a variety of minature red romaine lettuces. It hasn't been very successful. The soil here is very sandy mixed with clay so the onions haven't done much more than grow into very slender six inch shoots. The lettuces were coming along nicely until the guy came to wash the house. Wherever the solution he used splattered onto the oak leaf it caused the leaves to brown and die off. The centers are growing out again but the weather has become hot so I think it will "bolt" before I get much from them. The romaine heads were just beginning to form compact heads when the heat arrived causing the plants to begin to bolt. That is until two nights ago when the deer came through and nipped the tips out of them. Damned creatures also ate the buds off two-thirds of the daylilies. Came back the next night to get the rest. Despite this stunning lack of success I'll try again next year. I plan however to plant in a container garden where I can control the soil quailty and moisture. The neighbors on both sides use them for tomatoes and peppers and collect a nice season long harvest.

Perseverance, my friend!  

If at first you don't succeed, learn from the experience and try, try, try again.  

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Headstall]

18 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

I made me a nice cup of Ginger Peach tea and started chapter 3

  Hey, Albert! Thanks... and I've had a crazy busy morning.   I have peach tea too, and I'm going to put the kettle on.  

[Headstall]

18 hours ago, Marty said:

You almost got me with that one, dughlas.

IKR? I had to read it twice, cause I knew there had to be a catch.   

[Headstall]

18 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Funny I thought it would be a dark shade of BLACK

Well, penguins are mostly black... and a little  bit of white.  

[Headstall]

17 hours ago, Marty said:

I finally got my seed potatoes planted today.

Two rows of Desiree (long oval tubers, red skinned, pale yellow flesh) and two rows of Royal (oval tubers, yellow skinned, pale yellow flesh). Fifteen tubers in each row.

Desiree is classed as maincrop, but I have grown it in the past and it yields so well that some plants can be lifted early and still give a good yield. It tastes great, and makes excellent chips (fries across the pond).

I've never grown Royal before. It is classed as an early maincrop. These two varieties were the only ones I managed to buy before the garden centres closed.

Here's a photograph I took of the first 3 furrows before I made the fourth one (and before I planted the seed potatoes themselves):

 

Hey, Marty! I managed to get my lawn tractor started, and running well... and got all the lawns mowed. It was a damn cold wind, but it felt good to get it done. I can't take the blades off to sharpen them because of my neck, but it cut okay.   Garden centers are opening here, but only for curbside pickup. No actual shopping, so I'll get my daughter to pick me up a couple of tomato plants and be satisfied with that. 

[Headstall]

16 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

As I read CoTT I remember and miss HOHO I just hope he is ok!

Oh, me too. He's a great guy!  

[Headstall]

11 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Poor Marty, now you need to be patient and wait for your chips to grow

A watched spud never grows. 😛 

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

I notice Gary has listed his new story as Complete! 

Must make time to read it, now!  

Lol. I must say, the reaction to Endings had been amazing.   I'm kind of sad to let it go. Oh well....

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Caz Pedroso said:

Hi All

There are too many pages to catch up on, so I hope everyone is well and staying safe. 

I just started a new job in my local pharmacy four afternoons a week so i am at least getting out and socialising (sort of) a bit now. 

Hi, Caz! Stay safe when you're out there.    

[Bucket1]

46 minutes ago, Headstall said:

A watched spud never grows. 😛 

You are so wise... 

[Headstall]

Just now, Bucket1 said:

You are so wise... 

I know... smart I am.  

[Bucket1]

Bluefish windy here, although it has calmed down a lot.

i should be sleeping but had to catch up on GA before I did  

[Bucket1]

Just now, Headstall said:

I know... smart I am.  

Yes Yoda

[Headstall]

Just now, Bucket1 said:

Bluefish windy here, although it has calmed down a lot.

i should be sleeping but had to catch up on GA before I did  

Sunny but chilly here. I turned my furnace up to 69.   Sweet dreams, brother.  

[Page Scrawler]

4 hours ago, dughlas said:

Aren't you a day early to be celebrating Cinco de Mayo?

Morgan really had a craving for tacos, so I made the recipes that would've been for today. Oh, well. We have plenty of food leftover.   

[clochette]

19 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

As I read CoTT I remember and miss HOHO I just hope he is ok!

He's okay. He comments on some of Sasha's tweets sometimes. Still likes to scream his head off

Edited May 5, 2020 by clochette

[Page Scrawler]

6 hours ago, Marty said:

Morning all!

Hey, Marty.   

 

5 hours ago, Caz Pedroso said:

Hi All

Hey, Caz.   

 

5 hours ago, Marty said:

Wee Drew seems to be mellowing in his old age...

 

5 hours ago, Marty said:

Sage and Onion, oops! I mean Page and Albert are impressing us all with tales (and occasional pictures) of what they are eating, and various recipes....

[Headstall]

3 minutes ago, clochette said:

He's okay. He comments on some of Sasha's tweets sometimes. Still like to scream his head off

I'd expect nothing less from Hoho.   Hey, Tink.  

[clochette]

2 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I'd expect nothing less from Hoho.   Hey, Tink.  

Hey back at you Sexy Lumberjack