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UG

I'm still feeling about it

Oh!

It's the way you tell them! I'm sorry your day was spoilt because I know you enjoy your writers circle, but if you don't want me to laugh then don't give me such a funny description of events!!

Fancy a slice of lasagne?

BIG UG

only if it is home grown

Soon! Soon!

Bed time for me now. I am not on nights this week, but I am starting at 0500 instead. They want me to sort out the Annual Leave for the whole office for 2005/2006!! We haven't even left 2004 yet!

Night-night, God Bless

UG

night Darlin

Hello Kif, you about?

Still enjoying the Christmas period? I am not at work this week (my rest week), so have come on line at home, but it is a bit slow.

All grandchildren hyper - as you can imagine - including the unborn one! Poor daughter cannot get comfortable and is walking around like John Wayne!! Any day now.............

I hope you and the the Boss are in fine fettle! Will speak to you before 2005 strikes!!

UG

Hi U.G.,
sorry I missed you last night. I have been trying to put a game on this thing and it has taken ages and still it doesn't work all it has done is slow this thing down.,.
The Boss and I are both well thanks. She gets better by the day It crossed my mind that if we were both on hootooo at the same time we could chat but how can I tell if you are around?
I shall be on and off here most of the evening so maybe we will meet

Kif

Hi Kif,

Have e-mailed you, but will put it here as well, as you seem to have "eyes" that I AM A GRANNY AGAIN!!!!

Youngest spent most of today producing a granddaughter for me!!

Yippeeeeeeee!! Two of each!!!!!!!

Name and details on e-mail

Happy, Happy New Year, Kif.........for both of us, I hope

UG

Hello Kif!

You're ahead of me with the lasagne garden, because I became a bit stuck on one fundamental - what have you used as a "wall"? Or have you just built a mound and planted on that?

The book I have got suggests just a mound, or railway sleepers. But my beds have to be long and narrow, and railway sleepers just take up too much room - and besides, I'm not sure of the muscle power I have to lift them into place!

Most of my beds will have to be against a wooden fence, so I need to protect that from the earth or it will just rot.......... what are you using?

Oooh goody, a daily journal again is a possibility Sorry you won't be appearing in Dads Army, although I appreciate the reasons, because I was looking forward to hearing about the rehearsals and final production.

Hope you and the Boss are well, sounds like it......... and Spring is on the way!! Can't be bad

Take care, will speak elsewhere soon,

UG

Hello,U.G.
my piece of garden that I have put the roses in has wall behind it so no problem. However I may have a solution. As I did not want to be arsed trying to find sleepers I built the front border up with local stone behind which I put black polythene. Then I just put in the layers. I put the plastic down behind the stones and left a little , about eight inches spread on the ground so that it would stay. You could do the reverse. Put the plastic against your fence to the height your garden will reach with enough on the ground to hold it. You can get the stuff on a roll from garden centres, it is normally used to keep down weeds before laying gravel in the garden.
I did not actually do the work, I stood around waving my arms and giving orders while the lad who helps in the garden did all the work
When he comes again I will get him to demonstrate how he laid the plastic and I will send you pictures by e mail, cos much as I love you I aint gonna dig up the bit we've done just to show you how.
We are having bad weather today so it is an indoor day for us just chillin'
s from
Kif

Thank you, Kif

I wait with bated breath!! Seriously, don't go to too much trouble, I think I see what you mean. The plastic to protect the fence is a good idea, and your use of local stone gives me an idea for a little pile of old housebricks that are lurking at the back of the shed s an' all

Have been actively "grannying" today and am now shattered for the night shift. Took eldest grandson to his second swimming lesson, then collected eldest granddaughter from school and deposited them both back home. Then down the road and in to see youngest grandson for rumbustuous play, and when he fell asleep I assumed my favourite position, comfortably hooked into the corner of a large armchair, with a very young baby asleep on my shoulder, and I can't deny that I had a bit of shut-eye at the same time.

Take care UG

Oh Kif, of course you are my number one male - it goes without saying. We have a mud-wrestling date, don't we!!??

I got your e-mail and will try and make my computer hold up long enough to reply to you.

Take care UG