CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

Just now, Marty said:

And I thought it was all Welshmen...

Question: Did you hear about the Welshman who had to appear before the judge?

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Answer: Because he kept mountain sheep.

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You might have to speak that out loud...

 

Warning: It's a rude joke.

And people disparage Scots shepherds.

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, clochette said:

 Marty!

I did warn you, sweetie...

 

[dughlas]

38 minutes ago, clochette said:

Heya Pagey  I'm great. Worked in the garden on the rise bed with dad this morning until 2pm then we went to the diy store.

I hope you enjoy your new garden space Clo. I've had success with small space gardening in raised beds.

[Marty]

47 minutes ago, clochette said:

Worked in the garden on the rise bed with dad this morning until 2pm then we went to the diy store.

I might have to consider growing in raised beds eventually. As much as I don't like to admit it, my body is no longer quite as supple as it used to be...

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

I've spent the last hour or so lifting the remainder of the first of the two rows of early (determinate) potatoes I planted. There were only about ten plants left to dig out which would have normally only taken around half an hour, but it's (for me) a warm, sunny, muggy sort of day, so I wasn't rushing. And the soil is still fairly wet and heavy after the wettest June and July for years, so another reason for not rushing was I wanted to make sure I didn't miss any tubers in the sticky soil. I'm leaving them on the top of the soil to dry for an hour or so, before lifting and putting them in a wooden crate to store in the shed.

I must tell you I envy you your garden Marty. I thoroughly enjoy "playing" in the dirt and making things grow. Something I get from my maternal grandmother I suspect though my dad's dad always had a large garden. Reading about the things you've planted reminds me of the pleasure had when I was able garden. Though I am intrigued to hear you mention harvesting your peas and potatoes. Here we would plant those in March and harvest in June as summer is too hot to grow them.

[dughlas]

11 minutes ago, Marty said:

I might have to consider growing in raised beds eventually. As much as I don't like to admit it, my body is no longer quite as supple as it used to be...

The things I like best are because you never walk in the planting bed the ground is easier to turn by hand and since the growing space is raised you needn't bend so far. I've only ever raised my beds 6 inches though I've known some folks to use beds raised 8-12 inches. The deeper beds are nice for root veggies. Raised beds are also nice if your soil tends towards being wet. The beds drain better, of course in hot weather they dry out more quickly and require watering more frequently.

Actually, I rarely turned the soil. Most often I use a fork to lift and loosen it. That method doesn't disturb the soil layers as much but still allows adding amendments and better root developement.

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[Marty]

12 minutes ago, dughlas said:

 I am intrigued to hear you mention harvesting your peas and potatoes. Here we would plant those in March and harvest in June as summer is too hot to grow them.

I suppose that's one of the benefits I have from living in a temperate climate... 

Although my first plantings of potatoes and peas would normally have been done a lot earlier, as that way I would have been able to extend the harvesting season. This year was delayed because, having only purchased the place at the end of last year, I had to first clear all the brambles, etc., and then actually prepare the ground before I could start sowing and planting.

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[clochette]

26 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I hope you enjoy your new garden space Clo. I've had success with small space gardening in raised beds.

I enjoy making it for sure and I've no doubt I'll enjoy "playing in the dirt" as you say.

About half of the strawberries plants will be move in there, in the lower part. In the rest, next year I'll  probably plant some potatoes and carrots, maybe one plant of cucumber. Peas might not be the easiest to grow being in a rise bed?

For this winter, I'm not sure yet. Is it too late for leeks? I'll plant some spinach. We don't use enough onions/shallot/garlic for it to bother to grow some. 

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[Marty]

16 minutes ago, clochette said:

Is it too late for leeks?

It would be in Ireland.

Not sure if you are fond of kale. You could still sow winter varieties  of that. I actually sowed a row at the beginning of the week, and the seedlings are already through (and will probably need thinning in less than another week).

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[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Now enjoying a beef eye with baked potatoes and a Reblochon cheese. How are you and Morgan and snickers?

Morgan and I are doing well, thanks. For dinner tonight, we're having hot dogs, potato salad, and campfire macaroni and cheese. Sneakers is currently playing with a little rubber ball I got for him. He's batting it back-and-forth like a cat.    

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all. It's been a cooler mostly overcast day. Tonight's dinner will be a warm pit beef sandwich, potato slad and fresh steamed corn on the cob with fresh peach tart for after.

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.      *scratches Thistle on his belly* Dinner sounds tasty.

[Page Scrawler]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

Probably an Ozzie term for sheep farmers.

There's a term of endearment for New Zealanders that makes use of the word 'sheep'. I can't recall it now, but maybe re-reading Circumnavigation will jog my memory.    

[Marty]

11 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

There's a term of endearment for New Zealanders that makes use of the word 'sheep'. I can't recall it now, but maybe re-reading Circumnavigation will jog my memory.    

"Dag" possibly?

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Dag is an Australian and New Zealand slang term, also daggy (adjective) and dagging (verb, to behave in a daggy way). In Australia, it is often used as an affectionate insult for someone who is, or is perceived to be, unfashionable, lacking self-consciousness about their appearance and/or with poor social skills yet affable and amusing.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_(slang)

Dag is originally a word meaning the dried faeces left dangling from the wool on a sheep's rear end.  

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[Page Scrawler]

6 minutes ago, Marty said:

"Dag" possibly?

Nope. I believe the term was "sheep shaggers".    

[Marty]

5 minutes ago, Marty said:

"Dag" possibly?

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_(slang)

Dag is originally a word meaning the dried faeces left dangling from the wool on a sheep's rear end.  

Or perhaps it's the phrase "the whole sheep's arse" ....

[Albert1434]

Tonight were having 

Herbes de Provence Chicken

with brown sugar-glazed carrots and pecans

[Marty]

Just now, Page Scrawler said:

Nope. I believe the term was "sheep shaggers".    

That's not really confined to New Zealand, though.

True story follows:

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I remember back in the late 1970's, when I was teaching second level science, bringing a bunch of older pupils to an open day that the Science Faculty of Liverpool University were hosting. Computer Science was in its infancy at that time, but they had a computer terminal, where one of the games was a version of "What's My Line?" - a game where the computer had to guess someone's supposed profession using less than ten questions that could only be answered with Yes or No. If the computer didn't manage to guess correctly after the ten questions, it would ask you to type in what you profession was, and then ask you to type in a question related to that job that would have the answer Yes. The idea was, that as the day went on, the computer should learn because of the human input each time someone won.

One of the lads in my group managed to stump the computer, and then said he was a sheep shagger when asked what his job was, and that the question to ask would be: "Do you need to wear wellington boots?"

You can imagine the hilarity when a while later some kid from another school, who had apparently decided that he would use the job of fisherman to play the game, answered Yes to the question "Do you need to wear wellington boots?" so the computer asked: "Are you a sheep shagger?"

 

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

Uhm, renovations? Last evening? Is "renovations" Canadian slang for something naughty? Just what have you been up to bro?

Um... floor and ceiling trim...  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

 Marty!

Oh... come on, Tink!... no one is buying that you were shocked.  

[Marty]

Just now, Headstall said:

Um... floor and ceiling trim...  

You trimmed the floor and the ceiling?

How much did you trim off each of them?

I hope you can still walk upright in the room.

[Albert1434]

48 minutes ago, Marty said:

You trimmed the floor and the ceiling?

How much did you trim off each of them?

I hope you can still walk upright in the room.

Here is the scary part most likely he did the ceiling with a kitchen chair

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

Oh... come on, Tink!... no one is buying that you were shocked.  

Damm  and here I thought I had a chance at an acting career *sigh*

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, clochette said:

Damm  and here I thought I had a chance at an acting career *sigh*

Just don't give up the day job too soon...

[Bucket1]

6 hours ago, clochette said:

Well @Bucket1 I don't know about aussies sheep grazers but I quite enjoy aussie rugbymen and their underpants  Did you watch Brisbane vs. Melbourne?

He was wearing speedos, quite a common practice amongst rugby players I have discovered. Not sure why...

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Here is the scary part most likely he did the ceiling with a kitchen chair