tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post285564581556726496..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Z looks at the garden and worriesZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-9812125477374879842008-06-29T16:04:00.000+01:002008-06-29T16:04:00.000+01:00In control? Oh Gordie, whatever gave you that ide...In control? Oh Gordie, whatever gave you that idea?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-55532531868705211562008-06-29T00:05:00.000+01:002008-06-29T00:05:00.000+01:00You always seem so in control of your life, I must...You always seem so in control of your life, I must say this is a delicious diversion.Gordiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847827252511368862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-78692381593572923892008-06-28T11:01:00.000+01:002008-06-28T11:01:00.000+01:00We're still planning, LZM - this won't happen befo...We're still planning, LZM - this won't happen before September!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-25223431029576020402008-06-28T09:02:00.000+01:002008-06-28T09:02:00.000+01:00What delightful comments. Sorry I missed the party...What delightful comments. Sorry I missed the party!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70241914772957517782008-06-26T23:22:00.000+01:002008-06-26T23:22:00.000+01:00Hey! I wasn't being cheeky, I was merely asking ob...<I>Hey!</I> I wasn't being cheeky, I was merely asking obliquely who on earth "Cleaner BW" is, and cleaner than whom. Anyway, a person can only be cheeky to a person who is older than them, can't they?Id Entityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298877781671402333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-12751327460626675832008-06-26T20:40:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:40:00.000+01:00Nice one, Kelly, and welcome indeed with comments ...Nice one, Kelly, and welcome indeed with comments such as that. I believe that Dave is dropper of bricks and fisher of men.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-23576398174888692992008-06-26T20:00:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:00:00.000+01:00Hello z...Have you checked Dave's credentials,is h...Hello z...<BR/><BR/>Have you checked Dave's credentials,is he a bricklayer or a layer of bricks?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477789839469316802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-76745320870811018222008-06-26T17:54:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:54:00.000+01:00We'll talk about it. We're all far too buttoned-u...We'll talk about it. We're all far too buttoned-up and British to discuss money in public.<BR/><BR/>If I don't lean my considerable weight on the wall, whyever would it fall down?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-92033465048275809582008-06-26T17:50:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:50:00.000+01:00No, you're right. I did speak about jobbing-build...No, you're right. I did speak about jobbing-building, and of course have spoken in the past about surviving frugally on a half-pension.<BR/><BR/>I'd just be embarrassed myself to take money for something I do as a hobby, and may not do up to your standards.<BR/><BR/>And if the wall fell down a week later, you might expect me to come back and mend it if you'd paid me.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-22137387985882723022008-06-26T17:43:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:43:00.000+01:00Dave, now I'm embarrassed. I hope I haven't hurt ...Dave, now I'm embarrassed. I hope I haven't hurt your feelings.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-32647660749480098832008-06-26T17:35:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:35:00.000+01:00dave wasn't looking for payment. Some scones and ...dave wasn't looking for payment. Some scones and pleasant company will suit him fine.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-50716725426167796812008-06-26T17:25:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:25:00.000+01:00Oh, and I never throw down my tools. I find someo...Oh, and I never throw down my tools. I find someone to hug, if appropriate, and try again, and get all happy when it finally goes right.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-82045869309932013162008-06-26T17:24:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:24:00.000+01:00Id, don't be so cheeky. BW is being helpful. MIn...Id, don't be so cheeky. BW is being helpful. MInd you, she did point out how old Dave and I are, so she's being cheeky too.<BR/><BR/>Well done on the frog, I was testing you.<BR/><BR/>If this all goes ahead, those who have any idea what they are doing (or not, heck I don't) will be welcome to come and help (though I'm not offering to pay anyone but Dave). Lunch and scones will be provided of course, with or without meat/vegetables/gluten/nuts or any other dietary requirements. Boy and Blue Witch can come and judge the finished efforts, check out the kitchen garden with its new netting and see how the bees are getting on.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-15181493874268288282008-06-26T17:14:00.000+01:002008-06-26T17:14:00.000+01:00Hang on, hang on, I go to the Norfolk Show for ONE...Hang on, hang on, I go to the Norfolk Show for ONE day and I come home to find all this. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I know, BW - but if I'd wanted a wall magically to go up in a day, I'd have had that done at the same time as the footings were put in. We have some other work for the Polish chap, who works for a builder friend of ours, so how the Sage and I had left it was that we'd get that done and see how we get on with him and all that and then decide what to do; which was the point at which I wrote this post. <BR/><BR/>But it had always been meant to be a project for us, and I'd never minded the thought of it taking a while. However, in the last 4 years I've - er- got older and stuff and I appreciate that it's beyond us alone. But in my mind, it's still in the nature of a hobby thing, although I know perfectly well that I'm not being particularly sensible - but hey, have I ever struck you as sensible? <BR/><BR/>In short, you're right. And if I don't follow your advice, it won't be that I don't appreciate you having given it, and thank you for sounding cautious notes. I prefer the thought of the wicked fun and the hard manual work, because I love getting stuck in to things (that's not the same as stuck in things or stuck into things, BTW) - but the Sage and I will talk it over and decide; there's no great hurry.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-41161772440329852552008-06-26T16:40:00.000+01:002008-06-26T16:40:00.000+01:00I'm sorry z. I shouldn't have presumed to invite ...I'm sorry z. I shouldn't have presumed to invite someone else to your house without the Sage's permission. You'll end up with all your blog-pals wanting to spoil your fun now (apart from Blue Witch, obviously).<BR/><BR/>We'll keep this wall-building lark our little secret, shall we?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-73507908194281312672008-06-26T14:33:00.000+01:002008-06-26T14:33:00.000+01:00That's two spirit levels, each one yard long, not ...That's two spirit levels, each one yard long, not one very long one. that would just be silly.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and z's baking scones for our joint birthday celebrations (spread over a week) then too.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4353035133257869492008-06-26T14:29:00.000+01:002008-06-26T14:29:00.000+01:00Well, id, I'm sure z would be delighted to invite ...Well, id, I'm sure z would be delighted to invite you up to Norfolk (I realise nothing else would get you up here) in the autumn, and we can have a lovely wall-building gang.<BR/><BR/>You clearly know all the technical terms.<BR/><BR/>I've got two trowels, two yard-long spirit levels, lump hammer, bolsters, books etc. Perhaps you can supply the 100' of string.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-50912124490676241872008-06-26T14:10:00.000+01:002008-06-26T14:10:00.000+01:00Cleaner BW?? Does that mean you are Dirty BW, BW?...<I>Cleaner BW</I>?? Does that mean you are Dirty BW, BW?<BR/><BR/>Dave is right, building walls is <I>wicked</I> fun. <BR/><BR/>If something is done by choice, and for pleasure, I don't see how it can possibly be hard work, no matter how big the job, or how strenuous, or how long one spins it out. I'm not even sure that knowing what you're doing is entirely a requirement, though of course, if it's a finished product you're after, it probably helps. Isn't that what books and pieces of string are for?<BR/><BR/>Now then, isn't the frog the empty caved out part of some types of brick, which helps to make a stabler wall, on account of the cement being able to go up inside it?<BR/><BR/>And yes, I would LOVE to help do brick-laying.Id Entityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298877781671402333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-2384209161166283402008-06-26T13:26:00.000+01:002008-06-26T13:26:00.000+01:00Building walls is fun only if you know what you're...Building walls is fun only if you know what you're doing and don't get frustrated every five minutes and throw down your tools. Not that I'd know from experience however...<BR/><BR/>Definately worth netting the bunnies away, though we're currently having problems with squirrels getting into the soft fruit cage. Nearly the whole crop of currants has been plundered. I am considereing getting a gun.The Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052411992134880131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-78516902621153074342008-06-26T10:41:00.000+01:002008-06-26T10:41:00.000+01:00But building walls is fun.But building walls <B>is</B> fun.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-16992780257976322252008-06-26T10:05:00.000+01:002008-06-26T10:05:00.000+01:00That's a day's work for a Polish brickie! Two at ...That's a day's work for a Polish brickie! Two at the outside. It'd be money well spent and you could work with him, mixing cement and stuff. You'd then learn how to do it properly and would be able to do it next time (if you must).<BR/><BR/>Mr BW made a wonderful raised herb garden with incorporated seats when we first moved in. I think he laid about 20 bricks in the first hour. It took ages to do. It was good, but it didn't warrant hat amount of his time or effort.<BR/><BR/>When we wanted to make a 9' high curved wall for a Mediterranean garden, we had Cleaner BW's husband (a builder) do the brickwork, and Mr BW did the labouring. They started at 9am and had built the whole wall by 2pm.<BR/><BR/>We'll be building another wall soon. Or rather, Mr Cleaner BW will. There are more important things in life than building walls. And it is very, very, very hard work. Especially for people of your ages ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-90207177457493246532008-06-26T07:57:00.000+01:002008-06-26T07:57:00.000+01:00Neither of us would ever want to leave out id, Dav...Neither of us would ever want to leave out id, Dave.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-53607120881326737992008-06-26T07:19:00.000+01:002008-06-26T07:19:00.000+01:00Because that would be silly, id.I have the feeling...Because that would be silly, id.<BR/><BR/>I have the feeling, z, that id is itching to help us build your wall, but is too shy to say.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-26488283424229769422008-06-26T00:58:00.001+01:002008-06-26T00:58:00.001+01:00But why not a hoddie and a froggie?But why not a hoddie and a froggie?Id Entityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298877781671402333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-22557784661921294622008-06-26T00:58:00.000+01:002008-06-26T00:58:00.000+01:00Remarkable!Remarkable!Id Entityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298877781671402333noreply@blogger.com