Taexalia
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This Week I Twittered About…
Today more removal of chuckies in an attempt to make our garden a barefoot paradise... # Slight delay to creation of veg patch phase two... # Found three megaliths and suspect the salad veg roots widnae cope http://yfrog.com/4rljnj # OK... So I started to create a veg patch... Which became standing stones... And I am now deconstructing steps and paths and stuff... er... # Isn't there something intrinsically wrong when a statue of Buddha bears a sticker stating "Made In ... read more
This Week I Twittered About…
Calman Report: if Scottish residents are so expensive, why does Westminster want to keep us so badly? #doesn'taddup # Been to London with a dead phone battery but had fun. Could not sleep on sleeper so spent yesterday sleeping in bed. Sort of like jet lag. # @Biddy just sending you bosies... You have my shoulders/ears if you need them {{{{{{Biddy}}}}}} in reply to Biddy # In 1984 which side were you on? # 1984 Police beating protesters with truncheons... Times have not changed, eh? ... read more
Hen Pecked in The Thames
SoulCollage Card ~ Navigating Sharks
I had the pleasure of spending a day in London earlier this week, a fleeting meeting with friends who live far away. We did some of the tourist things including a boat trip on the Thames. I mention the boat trip because it was the location of a stunning example of Odd Behaviour ~ that is behaviour that leaves those who are the target of the behaviour and those who are surrounding witnesses ... read more
A Snail’s Pace
I am not going to post a photo of a snail. You all know what snails looks like, especially if you own a garden and you care for it. Also - there are so many contenders for the position of snail model that I just cannot choose. Things I have learned about snails... They are actually quite fast. They will not, ever, eat the plants and debris that you really wouldn't mind them eating. Instead of chomping merrily through the weed seedlings or attacking the ornamental pine things, they ... read more
This Week I Twittered About…
It is a sad day for those of us who took the time to vote. # Isn't it ironic that a group of people displaying racism and xenophobia are happy to have gained representation in a Europe-wide parliament? # Will we see the BNP MEPs campaigning to make sure they are only seated next to white people? # @NewTattoo is this something I need to know about? in reply to NewTattoo # I don't have a greenhouse but I know where it is going. Composter just arrived and I haven't a clue where ... read more
My New Look
I have to thank the lovely Sue (Blog Mum) for my gorgeous makeover. I'm happy to fiddle about with html and hack existing code, but I could never have made my blog look the way it looks today :) Of course almost as soon as Sue installed my new custom theme, life took over and has managed to divert me from scrabbling together even a single post - and I now have the added pressure of producing a new image for each post or else end up with a front page of Fly Agaric... *wink* I am busy ... read more
This Week I Twittered About…
RT @wildfreckle Red Kite chicks hatch in Aberdeenshire :) http://bit.ly/s21KR # Having post mountain immobility syndrome but for around 2 minutes nobody in Britain was higher than Mum and I with their feet on the ground # Early indications suggest Ben Nevis equals 2lbs fat burned. For the dolphins http://justgiving.com/taexalia # GemmaDog update - seems to be healing well, enjoying medication via sausage. Still angry these Akita dogs are not muzzled. # @foilplay thank you :) xx in reply ... read more
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