tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post8412305450068151216..comments2024-01-19T10:38:38.041+00:00Comments on The Gardening Shoe: Sarah Shoesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-43808154816454324562012-06-22T12:45:00.305+01:002012-06-22T12:45:00.305+01:00In worst weather and situations, looking for silve...In worst weather and situations, looking for silver linings will warm hearts.....Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-40479722614155434512012-05-17T22:27:05.948+01:002012-05-17T22:27:05.948+01:00Hi gardeningforlawyers - thank you for taking the ...Hi gardeningforlawyers - thank you for taking the time to visit and comment. <br /><br />You might not melt, but I suspect my feet are dissolving. Having said that, I haven't compained about the weather at all today - then again, it hasn't rained.... there is hope!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-27739061744134933342012-05-17T22:17:43.244+01:002012-05-17T22:17:43.244+01:00What great photos and how refreshing to find someo...What great photos and how refreshing to find someone who can still find a silver lining in this horrendous weather! I made a decision today to stop complaining about the rain and just get on with gardening. It's only water, I won't melt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-80173986475790369662012-05-17T21:04:21.008+01:002012-05-17T21:04:21.008+01:00Hi Gra - welcome - thank you for visiting and comm...Hi Gra - welcome - thank you for visiting and commenting on my blog.<br /><br />You're right, the countryside is so fresh and green and we do need the rain, although you clearly need the rain more in Malta. <br /><br />Here's hoping that you get some unseasonal rainfall before the holidaymakers searching for the sun arrive on your beautiful island.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-21031943366288225802012-05-17T20:29:20.727+01:002012-05-17T20:29:20.727+01:00Hi there, look at it this way, if you didn't h...Hi there, look at it this way, if you didn't have all the rain, you wouldn't have such amazing countryside :) Here in Malta, the little countryside that we have is already drying up, and we are only in May when all the plants are supposed to flourish!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954701354128893426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-52292170921976288862012-05-16T12:08:29.154+01:002012-05-16T12:08:29.154+01:00I'm pleased you've been taking your chocol...I'm pleased you've been taking your chocolate-eating training seriously, Sage Butterfly! <br /><br />Yes - the Olympics will be lots of fun - the garden will be over-run with weeds by the time the Games are over!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-29149866949967701972012-05-16T12:04:25.146+01:002012-05-16T12:04:25.146+01:00Thank you, Pam.
I am very excited about the Olym...Thank you, Pam. <br /><br />I am very excited about the Olympics! It's a wonderful privilege to be involved and besides which, I am having such a lovely time!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-18730605686377671692012-05-16T02:19:52.075+01:002012-05-16T02:19:52.075+01:00I think I would do well in a chocolate eating comp...I think I would do well in a chocolate eating competition as well :) I am looking forward to watching some of the events of the Summer Olympics. It will be fun.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-52896728678196360092012-05-15T21:48:06.019+01:002012-05-15T21:48:06.019+01:00Beautiful posting... love your blog! How exciting ...Beautiful posting... love your blog! How exciting to be part of the Olympics. P.Pam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-9653600222451092142012-05-14T09:50:10.848+01:002012-05-14T09:50:10.848+01:00My pleasure Crystal - your blog's great!
The ...My pleasure Crystal - your blog's great!<br /><br />The children want me to get Indian Runner Ducks... the webbed-footed hybrid chicken-duck might be a happy compromise!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-43764275359244347032012-05-13T22:49:41.530+01:002012-05-13T22:49:41.530+01:00If your hens develop webbed feet, doesn't that...If your hens develop webbed feet, doesn't that make them ducks ?<br />Thank for faving me on Blotanical by the way. Much appreciated.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725991262021867082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-36983064487834200012012-05-13T08:41:48.364+01:002012-05-13T08:41:48.364+01:00I will have a look at that now, Carolyn. I am stil...I will have a look at that now, Carolyn. I am still finding my feet in the blogosphere and truly appreciate all the help I can get.<br /><br />Thank you for your advice!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-75435513651098852162012-05-13T08:35:09.078+01:002012-05-13T08:35:09.078+01:00I am deeply impressed that you confront your indoo...I am deeply impressed that you confront your indoor chores when it rains - you are a true silver-lining seeker! <br /><br />Some of us just wander around taking photos and leave the cupboards in chaos!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-23048812664574359152012-05-13T08:25:25.079+01:002012-05-13T08:25:25.079+01:00Thank you Cheryl.
I am having a lovely sunny wee...Thank you Cheryl. <br /><br />I am having a lovely sunny weekend, although it is one of those lovely sunny weekends filled with plans and very little time to garden.<br /><br />Let's hope the sun returns next weekend!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-17383138251491276912012-05-12T12:54:28.837+01:002012-05-12T12:54:28.837+01:00Alchemilla with raindrops is one of my favorite th...Alchemilla with raindrops is one of my favorite things. We had a drought in March and April so I can't complain about all the rain we are getting now. How fun to be involved with the Olympics. you might get more comments if you removed that awful word verification that commenters have to go through. Many bloggers have done this with no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-84189924493408338682012-05-12T03:44:32.673+01:002012-05-12T03:44:32.673+01:00The Alchemilla mollis photo is wonderful! I am alw...The Alchemilla mollis photo is wonderful! I am always grateful for the rain, as a couple of droughts are still in my memory. At least when it rains, I might get some indoor chores done, which otherwise are often neglected!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-73836657041520708882012-05-11T16:13:47.711+01:002012-05-11T16:13:47.711+01:00I don't think there is any other plant that ho...I don't think there is any other plant that holds rain drops so beautifully as ladies mantle. <br /><br />Glad your hedge is enjoying the rain.......and hope it gives it a good start.<br />Love those cowslips in the grass, it was worth not mowing the grass just to see those little beauties.<br /><br />Have a lovely sunny weekend :0Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-20811503720584387472012-05-11T15:07:39.709+01:002012-05-11T15:07:39.709+01:00Yes it would, Jo. We were delighted to find them -...Yes it would, Jo. We were delighted to find them -now we know we have them, we will be able to allow them to colonise.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-85483799963029724802012-05-11T13:45:01.122+01:002012-05-11T13:45:01.122+01:00There are the up sides to all the rain we've h...There are the up sides to all the rain we've had, we just need to look for them. I love cowslips, it would have been a shame to mow them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-71015953762255561462012-05-11T09:15:43.021+01:002012-05-11T09:15:43.021+01:00They do, Elaine - and given an hour or two of suns...They do, Elaine - and given an hour or two of sunshine, we will be thriving too!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-79411310037109068062012-05-11T08:26:48.371+01:002012-05-11T08:26:48.371+01:00Most plants seem to be thriving in these wet condi...Most plants seem to be thriving in these wet conditions more than I can say for us humans.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-88901662761841250722012-05-11T07:37:23.336+01:002012-05-11T07:37:23.336+01:00Good morning Peter, you're right - the weather...Good morning Peter, you're right - the weather is back to its fickle ways! After being kept awake by a stormy night, I have woken to the sunniest day I've seen in weeks!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-75403799934242865372012-05-11T07:32:51.495+01:002012-05-11T07:32:51.495+01:00Hi Spurge - the bluebell wood is delightful - it w...Hi Spurge - the bluebell wood is delightful - it was a treat to find it - obviously I didn't walk through it, but it was lovely to look in and enjoy!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-27589297292439404142012-05-11T07:29:57.242+01:002012-05-11T07:29:57.242+01:00Cow slips, how wonderful! And the forecast is impr...Cow slips, how wonderful! And the forecast is improving too.Peter Mulryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783935050587664945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-75195169730260387592012-05-11T01:30:26.854+01:002012-05-11T01:30:26.854+01:00That bluebell wood looks enchanting! What a wonder...That bluebell wood looks enchanting! What a wonderful photo of lady's mantle too. Some garden plants are just fun :-)spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.com