Sir aka Lee re wanna be Percy Throwers , and what is wrong with that? here at short Meadows we are flat out at the moment enjoying the benefit of the open air.
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Well John, on this site you are known as both “Percy Thrower“ and his younger brother “Flame Thrower”, so I’d say you’ve got both bases covered!
Looks like the sheriff taking on a pile of smokeables. What a waste.
Ah your right Tim, have altered the post.Thank you
Sir aka Lee re wanna be Percy Throwers , and what is wrong with that? here at short Meadows we are flat out at the moment enjoying the benefit of the open air.
Mr Race, whatever floats your boat mate, my gardening skills extend to mowing the front lawn (old Percy would be spinning in his grave
), the back is small and a slab patio... that's my kind of garden! Swmbo is the horticulturist in our house (9 times out of 10, I can't tell if it's weed or flower?), and the sun worshipper!I just deal with unwanted insects and other bugs once my bit is done!
Lee
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Me, I'm just the mover and potterer...SWMBO just has to say "I'd like this here and that there" or " This needs repotting" and I go "Yes Mem Sahib". I stop at watering the plants but with the little I do I get to snip stuff for my dios as long as I don't kill the plant. SWMBO is a real killer with Millibugs and Aphids. Anything larger then I do the execution or relocation.Mr Race, whatever floats your boat mate, my gardening skills extend to mowing the front lawn (old Percy would be spinning in his grave
I just deal with unwanted insects and other bugs once my bit is done!
Lee
Cheers,
Richard
We went for a walk today, swmbo notice a bug attacking the heel of my trainer so she stood on it... it looked like it pixilated, all I heard was 'did you see that!' So now the immobile 8 legged arachnid carrier has released a massive break out of miniature arachnids! A few profanities followed from my beloveds lips, less to say we quickly moved on!
Lee
The gardening is a source of goodnatured conflict as SWMBO likes things "just so" while I like them more natural.
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Ooh...no...SWMBO needs symmetry, balance, composition and as you know plants grow so there is the never ending of shifting.
We have a concrete covered garden (saves on mowing the lawn) but the many think we don't looking in from the outside.Cheers,
Richard
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I ate deep-fried Tarantula in Vietnam once - tasted slightly of Diesel!
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I've only gone as far as deep fried Meal worms and Crickets... I've cooked the crickets (compliments from a friend who has a cricket farm) myself with seasoning, dried chilli and curry leaves...taste like roasted hazelnuts. I fry them until the legs are detached so they look like brown nuts.Cheers,
Richard
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That reminds me of the Jungle Warfare Course at Khota Tinghi (excuse the spelling) Richard, some of the stuff we had to eat was 'interesting' (to say the least!) - perhaps with seasoning, chilli and curry leaves they may have been more acceptable! Happy days!
Cheers,
Richard
Steve
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Kota Tingghi, that's where our Jungle Warfare Camp is. Been there once on a management training course for teamwork.
Many foreign armies send their troops to train there. When was your stint Steve?
Cheers,
Richard
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Back in the very late 60's - and again in '70-71 for the Instructors Course! Then later, again getting hot, sweaty and leech bitten in Belize - I am most definitely not a Jungly!
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I just found John's lawnmower, I would have thought it would have been 4B0 and a big red star on it.
I only know two things about plants, but I know this one:
A weed is a flower growing in the wrong place!
PS The other thing I know is that it's the green bit that sticks up above the ground when you plant them.
Does kinda look like a Stug.
Just what I thought Paul.