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lizwilliams ([personal profile] lizwilliams) wrote2006-01-11 07:18 pm
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Wednesday

Not much of note. The weather was fabulous and I have spent most of the afternoon in the garden, 'helped' by the cat. I am made to understand that my horticultural performance was satisfactory, but only just.

Meanwhile other local gardeners have not been so fortunate, with a recent massive police raid on a house behind the supermarket in Glastonbury that some enterprising soul had entirely converted to the cultivation of cannabis (the house, not the supermarket - that's a bit much even for this neck of the woods). Must have shown up on the police copter infra-red like the Hindenburg.

More nature notes, of a conventional, uh, nature: there is a flock of lapwings on the field, and the catkins are starting to come out on the birch trees. Slightly further north, my mother found a snowdrop (but before you all go 'aaaah', she also found a dead mutilated dove alongside it. We suspect cat, unless there are mutant killer snowdrops in Gloucestershire now).

Nearly 1 dead mouse a day has appeared in this household since I moved in. That's been just over 2 months now, so roughly 60 mice. Sobering.

I have also had rather too many (two) conversations today with people who have lost parents over Xmas. Tis the season, unfortunately, but as I have reason to know, it really puts a downer on the festive season. Good thoughts winging your way.

Compliment of the week from boyfriend: "You are the least simian person I know." Why, thank you, darling, I think. Although round here it might not be saying all that much.

[identity profile] lizziebelle.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'm just loving the imagery of mutant killer snowdrops! Sounds like it could be a fun story. ;)

[identity profile] shewhomust.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I had a rather unsettling image of that "nearly 1 dead mouse" - after which the 60 dead mice actually came as a relief!

compliments from boyfriends

[identity profile] prairie-kittin.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Compliment of the week from boyfriend: "You are the least simian person I know." Why, thank you, darling, I think. Although round here it might not be saying all that much."

My boyfriend's idea of a compliment is, "You're almost as pretty as my Harley!" Too which I replied, "Which one?" (I better be almost as pretty as Jewel, because if he meant Dyna....)

:-)
Kittin

Re: compliments from boyfriends

[identity profile] mevennen.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
>My boyfriend's idea of a compliment is, "You're almost as pretty as my Harley!"

LOL! That is a huge compliment from some guys, though...

[identity profile] acanthusleaf.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Who was judging your horticultural performance, that cat, or T? Given how much work seems to be needed around there, I think he should shut up and be happy for the help. I hope he was including himself in that 'simian' comparison. Hrmph.

[identity profile] mevennen.livejournal.com 2006-01-12 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
No, T was immensely pleased with the horticultural performance but the cat wasn't, because once I had served the purpose for which I went out there (clearly, to dig the cat a nice new lavatory), I then spent the following hour doing useless stuff like weeding, when I could have been paying attention to His Feline Majesty.