Hallo all! Hope you all have a peaceful and pleasant Easter.
OG - Dai Dot, he is on Montys nest at the moment.
Nice sunny day here again. Watered all my cactus again for the first time, it took two hours! tortoises tucked into their first meal, masses of cucumber and green stuff as they are very de-hydrated at first. Annette, cannot hibernate them outside eg,garage because we have very hard frosts here and everything in the garage freezes., they are much safer in the fridge at a constant temp. The Tortoise Trust recommends the fridge method.
Rita R said: OG - Dai Dot, he is on Montys nest at the moment.
Sorry - I thought it must be Monty or Glesni at home - I see Dai Dot has now moved to his own 2014 nest, joined by Mrs Dai, so that's another pair joined up again.
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Sorry I haven't posted today. Visitors this morning and then Son and his wife returned from holiday and left late this evening with Penny.
Catch up tomorrow
Good Morning Everyone. OH has gone to have his hair cut and I am removing dog bed etc and vacuuming. The sun is shining but there are plenty of clouds.
Hello all
OH is at a Probus meeting and because weather has dulled down he is not fretting too much about missing gardening time! I've been delegated to wait at home as we are expecting a visit from a tree man. We have a very unspectacular rhodedendron which is to be removed and replaced by something more attractive and manageable.It was here when OH moved in and would appear to be one of the see them everywhere and spread like mad purple ones. It requires such hard pruning to keep it tidy and within it's allotted space that not surprisingly it hasn't flowered for a couple of years. So it is for the heave ho.
There's been a bit of a to do with Amy's insulin pump dosage, she is presently visiting her Dad. He has had to upload all the info from the pump and send it to Inverness diabetes nurse via cyberspace. Of course, middle daughter, Amy's mum,has been fretting because her ex doesn't know much about the pump. He will be learning fast,methinks!
Heather, sorry about Amy's problems with her insulin pump. I do hope she will be alright. I can understand her Mum being worried. As you say Amy's Dad, is going to have to learn how to cope with these situations.
Removing a well established rhododendron is really hard work. I guess it will leave a large gap in your garden.
Hi BRENDA
Yes, the tree man has just visited and he said that he couldn't give us a price because he doesn't know how much work will be involved.
Re Amy, the diabetes nurse has now given instructions on the phone to Amy's Dad regarding her insulin dosage. She had been having hypos every morning at the 6am check time, which weren't responding to glucose tablets. Her 3am dosage of insulin via pump has now been changed. We all thought that the pump would make things easier than regular injections-----
A very good system, Heather, that the nurse can instruct Amy's Dad what to do over the phone. I do hope that everything runs smoothly for Amy, now.
I thought you might have difficulty in getting an estimate. Rhodies throw out surface roots as well, from branches on the earth, which then become even more big roots, besides the oldest main roots. Natures way of propagating. I hope, when they do remove it , that it doesn't cause other nearby plants to be disturbed. Gardens can be rather expensive :-))
BRENDA - That is exactly what the man said :-(