tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post2710829782536043118..comments2024-01-19T10:38:38.041+00:00Comments on The Gardening Shoe: A New Breed of SupergardenerSarah Shoesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-55841686964188590192015-03-19T10:41:18.792+00:002015-03-19T10:41:18.792+00:00I am envious too. Aren't they lucky?I am envious too. Aren't they lucky? Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-13019637903080292162015-03-09T14:37:05.196+00:002015-03-09T14:37:05.196+00:00Oh, for an ache-free back! And stronger wrists fo...Oh, for an ache-free back! And stronger wrists for all that digging! I do happen to have some extra-evolved (mutant?) people in my family, though. My husband has perpetually warm hands and feet, and my mother-in-law can take things right out of the oven with her bare hands. I'm not sure either of those things are normal, but I am rather envious!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-54438532930148940352015-03-09T12:25:03.984+00:002015-03-09T12:25:03.984+00:00While pruning the neighbours hedge, you'll be ...While pruning the neighbours hedge, you'll be able to check out what's growing well in their garden and get a few ideas. I now have a vision of a row of gardens with supergardeners hovering over them and enjoying a bit of garden banter. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-67365420473070857072015-03-09T12:20:42.542+00:002015-03-09T12:20:42.542+00:00Now you're talking. Hot chocolate. Lovely. Per...Now you're talking. Hot chocolate. Lovely. Perhaps I need more hot chocolate and fewer bars of chocolate; or perhaps a happy combination of the two. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-85155756190941175872015-03-09T12:17:56.902+00:002015-03-09T12:17:56.902+00:00Thank you! Thank you! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-70636999225864232582015-03-09T12:17:26.982+00:002015-03-09T12:17:26.982+00:00I shall have to keep an eye out for those secateur...I shall have to keep an eye out for those secateurs. Self-tidying secateurs? What will they think of next? Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-23790478105534006142015-03-09T12:16:06.095+00:002015-03-09T12:16:06.095+00:00Battery heated gloves? They sound brilliant.
You ...Battery heated gloves? They sound brilliant. <br />You have had a tough winter. I hope that the snow is thawing now and you can get outside to garden very soon.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-88800584140654050502015-03-09T12:14:21.275+00:002015-03-09T12:14:21.275+00:00I hope things warm up for us all very soon! I hope things warm up for us all very soon! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-16223822649448478672015-03-09T12:14:02.282+00:002015-03-09T12:14:02.282+00:00I need to get my hands on some of those socks that...I need to get my hands on some of those socks that don't wear out. If they are socks which never lose their pair, all the better! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-2726309792151736672015-03-07T21:26:24.911+00:002015-03-07T21:26:24.911+00:00Hello Sarah, I find that I pile of the layers just...Hello Sarah, I find that I pile of the layers just before stepping out, but as I get stuck into digging, carting around bags of compost and general heavy-work, off come the layers until I can be down to a t-shirt. However, I only need to stop for a moment and then I begin to freeze. If I'm disciplined, then I'll get on with the work and warm up again, otherwise it's can on with the layers and add a lovely mug of steaming hot chocolate to boot.Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-16273463616625364892015-03-07T02:24:23.907+00:002015-03-07T02:24:23.907+00:00Yes yes yes!! I wear everything at once, too, and ...Yes yes yes!! I wear everything at once, too, and could care less what I look like. I just don't want to be cold. I really need to be able to hover. That would make life so much easier. Excellent list. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-82045341705796514102015-03-04T06:58:40.747+00:002015-03-04T06:58:40.747+00:00Woah - moving faster with age would be BRILLIANT! ...Woah - moving faster with age would be BRILLIANT! We could design new greetings cards - "wishing you a speedy retirement". <br /><br />Like many gardeners, I spend summer chasing shade, slapping on lakeloads of sun cream and moving way too slowly, so sun-proof/sweat-proof skin would be an excellent and popular adaptation. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-81119434110357851952015-03-04T06:49:28.267+00:002015-03-04T06:49:28.267+00:00Imagine how much more fabulous our gardens would b...Imagine how much more fabulous our gardens would be if we never stopped working!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-63099693562215213042015-03-04T06:47:14.449+00:002015-03-04T06:47:14.449+00:00I hope you like them. I hope you like them. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-88949547000666849492015-03-04T06:46:56.101+00:002015-03-04T06:46:56.101+00:00Haha! I reckon we would need a whole new clothing ...Haha! I reckon we would need a whole new clothing range to cover the adaptations - better start designing! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-1522213860997697412015-03-04T06:38:58.726+00:002015-03-04T06:38:58.726+00:00Oh absolutely - with an automatic cutting mechanis...Oh absolutely - with an automatic cutting mechanism. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-5939126682746900002015-03-04T06:38:23.255+00:002015-03-04T06:38:23.255+00:00I wouldn't survive, Joy. I am pathetic in cold...I wouldn't survive, Joy. I am pathetic in cold weather. Poor you with your allergies. I have never thought to wear a mask. I get a bit of hay fever on some years. I used to work with another gardener who had hay fever too (much worse than me) - on bad days we were a symphony of sneezes and misery. Very professional! We should have worn masks. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-88275446381542376792015-03-04T06:28:55.355+00:002015-03-04T06:28:55.355+00:00A gardener without calluses would be unthinkable! ...A gardener without calluses would be unthinkable! And let us not forget that big sun-tanned smile around the lower back.... or is it just me who needs longer tops? Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-4449920720793007462015-03-04T06:25:04.361+00:002015-03-04T06:25:04.361+00:00You must be getting desperate to get outside to ga...You must be getting desperate to get outside to garden. Here's hoping the snow is starting to melt and that you will soon be outside enjoying warmer, sunnier days. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-85124490237927499132015-03-01T19:53:37.895+00:002015-03-01T19:53:37.895+00:00Yes please, I take them all. With widespread arthr...Yes please, I take them all. With widespread arthritis and a not so well working hip replacement I struggle in the cold too, but it doesn’t stop me from emptying my wardrobe and getting outside either. I use fingerless gloves all the time, as I can’t stand using garden gloves, they are surprisingly good at keeping my hands warm and go in the washing machine when too dirty. I have read about the new type of cut-and-hold secateurs where what you cut off stays on and don’t fall off. That’s on my wish-list! Will save my back a lot of pain I think.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-2913212147520579822015-03-01T14:31:08.575+00:002015-03-01T14:31:08.575+00:00I can't stop laughing at the hilarious posting...I can't stop laughing at the hilarious posting, Sarah! I can add to my list of winter clothing a pair of battery heated gloves my daughter gave me for my birthday. They are brilliant, keeping my fingers really toasty. Of course, I can't garden right now as I live in the Northeast of USA -- close to the record for snow and cold. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-35122859568099063042015-02-28T22:02:27.153+00:002015-02-28T22:02:27.153+00:00Fun list and fun thoughts for a very cold gardenin...Fun list and fun thoughts for a very cold gardening week!Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-26702247254582245652015-02-28T16:02:59.268+00:002015-02-28T16:02:59.268+00:00Oh this is perfect! Especially the achy back part....Oh this is perfect! Especially the achy back part...I would love the ability to garden for hours on end. And not to regret it the next day, to be so fit that it's nothing to move large plants, and heavy rocks, build new beds...sigh, yes a super gardener that's what I need to be. <br /><br />Loved your comment, we are more alike then I realized.....and I too have a wonderful collection of thermals...and have brand new socks that cost a arm and a leg, but they promise that they will never wear out!! You have no idea how happy that makes me.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-47124941074716366722015-02-26T12:17:10.033+00:002015-02-26T12:17:10.033+00:00Sarah, You are so funny! You've got me thinkin...Sarah, You are so funny! You've got me thinking I would love to be able to garden in the full sun without sweating or burning my skin! Also, how about moving faster with age? Happy Gardening!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914703548887252991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-50392436730609944072015-02-26T11:29:40.668+00:002015-02-26T11:29:40.668+00:00It must be almost spring if you managed a whole 5 ...It must be almost spring if you managed a whole 5 minutes! Rockery hovering has got me thinking of how much better the soil structure in our borders might be if we were able to hover.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.com