YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread. 2009

[Carol Shaw]

Thanks Lesley - they are especially welcome at present when the wind and rain are battering the garden to pieces... David was in our village car park yesterday and said it looked as if a wedding had taken place with all the 'confetti' from the cherry and almond trees. Our flowering weeping cherry hasn't got a petal left on it, ditto the Mec. punicea which had been looking very good - typical we've got friends coming on Sunday to look at the garden!

[Ragged Robin]

Carol, I keep thinking about the paintings and love the print you have of the harebells as they remind me of happy days walking in Scotland.  Did they have other prints/original of this available?  I am going to try and find one of her books when I'm in UK - her paintings dance in my mind 

[Maggi Young]

Carol, I keep thinking about the paintings and love the print you have of the harebells as they remind me of happy days walking in Scotland.  Did they have other prints/original of this available?  I am going to try and find one of her books when I'm in UK - her paintings dance in my mind 

Robin, this link I gave is to Mary McMurtrie's daughter's website... you will see they have prints for sale, and some books too, I reckon. I know Elspeth Haston well, so I could take delivery if you like 

[Ragged Robin]

Thanks Maggi, will be in touch - I'm coming to Scotland in Mid June for a few days and will see if I can sort something out then...meanwhile will revisit the site your posted 

[Paul T]

I finally think I am over the worst of this darn flu (which I moaned about in the suitable topic last week. ).  Hopefully it stays away too, but at least feeling a little more my normal self.

Yeah!!  I am SO happy about it.

Happy about the new Star Trek movie too, as I got to see it yesterday and it is VERY well done.  Another Yeah!! (I've been a trek fan for years, even been to a couple of conventions and everything!  )

[David Nicholson]

You 'Trecki' you.

[Casalima]

Thank you Carol and Maggi for the introduction to Mary McMurtrie - Scotland, Portugal and plants is an excellent combination 
I would love to buy the publications about Portuguese plants!!

Chloë
(slowly emerging from rain, sun, plant fair, plant-friend-meetings, and way too much work)

[Carol Shaw]

Carol, I keep thinking about the paintings and love the print you have of the harebells as they remind me of happy days walking in Scotland.  Did they have other prints/original of this available?  I am going to try and find one of her books when I'm in UK - her paintings dance in my mind 

Yes they had more copies of the print of harebells - I can let you have a phone number if it will help...

[Ragged Robin]

Carol, I keep thinking about the paintings and love the print you have of the harebells as they remind me of happy days walking in Scotland.  Did they have other prints/original of this available?  I am going to try and find one of her books when I'm in UK - her paintings dance in my mind 

Yes they had more copies of the print of harebells - I can let you have a phone number if it will help...

Thanks Carol, that would be great....so glad you showed us Mary's paintings 

[Carol Shaw]

Robin... you now have the phone number for the gardens and this http://www.kildrummy-castle-gardens.co.uk/indext.html is the website with some nice photos - just ignore the eclectic spelling and grammar! 

[Paul T]

It's Trekkie, David. 

 

[Ragged Robin]

Whey hey! Here I am, in spite of the pipes and trenches......happy as a pig in a truffle forest! 

[Maggi Young]

Oh, bless "you", Ragged Robin  Terrific to see you keeping so bright in the chaos  .... I take it this is as a result of your building works? Is it a whole new house or extension to an exisiting one?
With my experience of builders on both sides of our house, I personally would rather pull my nails out with rusty pliers than have the builders in here... I have great admiration for anyone who can cope  with the mess and disruption..... especially since you are looking so fresh and pretty in spite of everything!! 

[Ragged Robin]

Maggi, it's hard to be up beat but things like the sudden appearance of my namesake right in the midst of the chaos makes everything OK AND the builder stepped around it once he knew he would be treading on my toes!!!!!!  This is the 4th time we have had to dig out to the footings because of water leaking in to our chalet extension - we hope this is the last time.  Bad workmanship transpired the first time round.  All earth has to be dug out by hand to 3 meters deep and very very narrow and dangerous for those working. Each time I have rebuilt my rock garden although a lot did survive I hope to really develop it with all the inspiration and ideas from the forum Members. 

[David Shaw]

Our little village garden club held its plant sale and coffee morning yesterday (Saturday) and, after deducting all expenses, turned a profit of just short of a thousand pounds! As its treasurer I am very pleased for the garden club but also wish that the HRGC could do as well with its own fund raiser.