tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post7872862958320623661..comments2024-01-19T10:38:38.041+00:00Comments on The Gardening Shoe: Christopher Columbus meets Walt Disney in the OrchardSarah Shoesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-21165980953237529462013-04-08T20:33:19.110+01:002013-04-08T20:33:19.110+01:00The first time you climb into a hammock, make very...The first time you climb into a hammock, make very sure that no one is watching. This is probably the most important piece of advice I can give you on the subject of getting in or out of hammocks. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-8241010286384815382013-04-08T20:27:16.335+01:002013-04-08T20:27:16.335+01:00I am in sunny South Norfolk!I am in sunny South Norfolk!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-559006521562011692013-04-08T20:25:20.925+01:002013-04-08T20:25:20.925+01:00Hello Carolyn, perhaps you should buy your honey a...Hello Carolyn, perhaps you should buy your honey a hammock, then you can enjoy your walks while your honey looks skywards and doesn't notice all those lists of gardening tasks you are making. This way you will both be happy.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-77746639947914155492013-04-08T20:20:05.379+01:002013-04-08T20:20:05.379+01:00Do you have one of those lamps you can attach to y...Do you have one of those lamps you can attach to your head? If not, it might be a worthwhile investment. The very idea of a slug epidemic in the dark is enough to keep most gardeners in their hammocks for good! You are a brave soul.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-71572846254331992422013-04-08T20:14:03.734+01:002013-04-08T20:14:03.734+01:00Haha! Myra is a wise lady! Haha! Myra is a wise lady! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-1684115203530331932013-04-08T20:12:36.657+01:002013-04-08T20:12:36.657+01:00Happy spring to you too! We are very fortunate to ...Happy spring to you too! We are very fortunate to share our garden with lovely creatures. Mrs Pheasant arrived this week - she spends a great deal of time tidying up under the seed feeders! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-83211937996831786552013-04-08T20:08:19.235+01:002013-04-08T20:08:19.235+01:00You have reminded me - someone bought me a gardeni...You have reminded me - someone bought me a gardening stool for my birthday a few years ago. It had pockets for gardening bric-a-brac which made excellent hiding places for my secret supplies of chocolate (no one else would think to look there). <br /><br />A sofa sounds wonderfully comfortable - here's hoping you get to put your feet up and enjoy sky-gazing.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-71617276430738274452013-04-08T19:56:51.915+01:002013-04-08T19:56:51.915+01:00That is a lovely image! There must be a technique,...That is a lovely image! There must be a technique, although it is probably a little gymnastical for a welly-shod gardener. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-72284386815107000362013-04-08T19:54:35.199+01:002013-04-08T19:54:35.199+01:00It will - although I will have to be patient. Spri...It will - although I will have to be patient. Spring is taking its time arriving and the buds on the trees are still tightly closed. Still I have my dreams...Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-35132807734456988852013-04-08T19:45:41.067+01:002013-04-08T19:45:41.067+01:00Hello Brenda, I hadn't thought of the kids! Th...Hello Brenda, I hadn't thought of the kids! They will definitely want to commandeer the hammock. I had better camouflage it with extra honeysuckle. What a generous sister-in-law you have! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-58635438224422106872013-04-08T19:37:00.040+01:002013-04-08T19:37:00.040+01:00Exactly! I am beginning to think that hammocks sho...Exactly! I am beginning to think that hammocks should be compulsory. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-65761336525117604572013-04-08T19:33:09.022+01:002013-04-08T19:33:09.022+01:00What an excellent idea for a meme. Count me in. What an excellent idea for a meme. Count me in. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-47916491819703316362013-04-05T20:47:15.811+01:002013-04-05T20:47:15.811+01:00What a wonderful vision of lying in a hammock surr...What a wonderful vision of lying in a hammock surrounded by the sweet smell of honeysuckle! I never know how to get in or out of a hammock, thus I don't have one, but you make a good point that we gardeners would then not be looking at the weeds mocking us! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-74596745437143603282013-04-05T10:35:57.172+01:002013-04-05T10:35:57.172+01:00That is a lovely image of you rotating in the cent...That is a lovely image of you rotating in the centre of your garden! Perhaps a bench facing a fence might be a more relaxing (and less dizzying) solution!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-13772605718132367022013-04-05T04:33:21.385+01:002013-04-05T04:33:21.385+01:00Back again Gardening Shoe and Sprout to invite you...Back again Gardening Shoe and Sprout to invite you to join in #Terrifying Tuesday next week - post a garden related pic that can take any shape or form that is vaguely disquieting. Catharine Howard's Garden Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288511994247422699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-4191281366095356892013-04-05T03:45:27.139+01:002013-04-05T03:45:27.139+01:00Well Gardening Shoe - never knew CC behind the ham...Well Gardening Shoe - never knew CC behind the hammock, so to speak. Where abouts in Norfolk are you? I too am in the east.Catharine Howard's Garden Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288511994247422699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-230573638869516952013-04-04T13:52:00.198+01:002013-04-04T13:52:00.198+01:00Sadly no, on both counts. Research by Swiss scient...Sadly no, on both counts. Research by Swiss scientists into the effect of hammocks on humans has, I believe, been published, although as far as I know, their research did not extend to gardeners and dogs. This is a shame because I would love to see Sprout relaxing in a hammock! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-71126966461230321092013-04-04T13:28:58.197+01:002013-04-04T13:28:58.197+01:00Oh I do hope the orchard will help. If not, at lea...Oh I do hope the orchard will help. If not, at least we will have plenty to eat. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-38486478846160492002013-04-04T13:25:23.717+01:002013-04-04T13:25:23.717+01:00Hello and thank you! It is too challenging isn'...Hello and thank you! It is too challenging isn't it? Perhaps we should include blinkers with the hammock. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-63602836750683995882013-04-04T13:20:12.071+01:002013-04-04T13:20:12.071+01:00Would your neighbour mind if you tested the hammoc...Would your neighbour mind if you tested the hammock which looks so comfortable? Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-6752480824970910082013-04-04T13:16:19.483+01:002013-04-04T13:16:19.483+01:00That would be great so long as you don't hit r...That would be great so long as you don't hit rough water. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-84673995598840921172013-04-04T13:06:13.223+01:002013-04-04T13:06:13.223+01:00Argh! Never admit to enjoying those gardening chor...Argh! Never admit to enjoying those gardening chores and always assume a miserable face when doing a particularly enjoyable gardening task, taking the time to comment wearily about how arduous it is to work when the weather is too hot/cold/windy etc. <br /><br />Is Brenda littering the garden with seats in the misguided hope that you might stop gardening long enough to sit in one? If so, make the effort to sit down soon, before the whole garden is furnished with seats and there is no space left for plants! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-81855507614411215072013-04-04T09:27:18.877+01:002013-04-04T09:27:18.877+01:00Thank you! How sad not to have seen a pheasant for...Thank you! How sad not to have seen a pheasant for so long. I couldn't imagine our landscape without pheasants as there are so many here. I love to see them pootling around the garden - they are hilarious creatures and always make us smile. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-68490192586046127482013-04-03T13:48:35.124+01:002013-04-03T13:48:35.124+01:00This is so true... and so well said. My honey does...This is so true... and so well said. My honey doesn't even like to walk in the gardens with me as my eyes see so much that still needs to be done. I'm afraid I'm well beyond any pleasure hammock therapy might provide... hopelessly addicted to perfection in gardening.Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-70861893989244797822013-04-03T10:57:52.503+01:002013-04-03T10:57:52.503+01:00Oh you absolutely mustn't hang up your wellies...Oh you absolutely mustn't hang up your wellies! The heated, massaging, drink-dispensing, chocolate-unwrapping hammock should allow you a reprieve from GRAS AND allow you to keep your wellies on (just in case the hammock doesn't fulfil its brief and you need to spring into gardening action).Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.com