Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[roydo]

Mulch or collect Roydo?

The cuttings? In bags, down the recycle tip tomorrow.

 

[Toast]

The cuttings? In someone else’s bin late at night just before the bin lorry comes.

At least your honest.

 

[larbert toffee]

Sweet Rosie”, my Grandad used to sing a song about Sweet Rosie. Well done to you and Mrs J. bringing those dogs over from Romania, a really generous thing to do.?

Here's another Rosie song I remember from my childhood sung by Don Partridge who was very literally a one man band.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Our cottage was built on ancient farmland after WW2, to house blokes returning from war to get the farms going better. So the farmer built it on the farmland. Cows and sheep graze on the rest of the meadow/field over the back fence.
Front is just meadow grass, back is mainly an orchard, planted at the same time the place was built.

Nice, you are also going have to take a pic and show us your ancient meadows and your orchards sometime.

 

[roydo]

Nice, you are also going have to take a pic and show us your ancient meadows and your orchards sometime.

No photo phone me.

The valley we live in is pretty much at/below sea level, so the Romans built a system of rhynes, (small rivers) to drain it for farming. They are still here, and ultimately drain into the River Severn. Farming started then, and we, well I, live in a house just a few yards above the reclaimed farmland.

So pretty ancient. The local pub was the village prison in the 1600's. Glad its a pub now.

 

[jazzy]

The cuttings? In bags, down the recycle tip tomorrow.

I always use the mulching bar on my petrol mower and leave the fine cutting as a nutrient for the lawn and it saves a lot of time.

 

[Gwladysover]

Here's another Rosie song I remember from my childhood sung by Don Partridge who was very literally a one man band.

I remember that, it was in the charts the year I left school.

 

[roydo]

I always use the mulching bar on my petrol mower and leave the fine cutting as a nutrient for the lawn and it saves a lot of time.

Oh I am not precious about it. Plenty gets left on the ground after a cut, but empty what the mower catches into the green bags.

My front garden, even after a cut, aint winning any awards anytime soon!

 

[Bluerover]

Here's another Rosie song I remember from my childhood sung by Don Partridge who was very literally a one man band.

Whole lotta Rosie. I have seen this live twice, once in the RDS Dublin and in Wembley. Brilliant

 

[roydo]

Whole lotta Rosie. I have seen this live twice, once in the RDS Dublin and in Wembley. Brilliant

Try this one out!

 

[Sassy Colombian]

No photo phone me.

The valley we live in is pretty much at/below sea level, so the Romans built a system of rhynes, (small rivers) to drain it for farming. They are still here, and ultimately drain into the River Severn. Farming started then, and we, well I, live in a house just a few yards above the reclaimed farmland.

So pretty ancient. The local pub was the village prison in the 1600's. Glad its a pub now.

Sounds like you have lovely surroundings.

I wonder if there are ghost at that bar ?

 

[Bluerover]

Just watched them singing that at the River Plate. Awesome.

Kiss, Guns and Roses, AC/DC and Iron Maiden the best live gigs I have seen. I used to have long hair back then ?

 

[roydo]

Sounds like you have lovely surroundings.

I wonder if there are ghost at that bar ?

Its magic.

The pub does have a chair no one sits in, (if they know about it), charmingly called the Dead Mans Chair.

No idea about the origins, but the name is a bit of a give away.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

She will be about Tintins size. Fairly big.

There is a chronic problem with strays in Romania and Bulgaria and the rescue help and take some from a tiny littel sanctuary when they have room.

Last year we ( me and Mrs J ) paid to bring 3 over.

The journey over is by road and takes 3 days , usually about £400 per dog. It gives them a chance of a life they wouldn't have over there. She only arrived on Friday.

Already she is inquisitive but very calm.

That's so kind of you and Mrs J. That second pic really shows what a lovely face she has got.
A woman I work with is always fund raising for a similar enterprise in Turkey - run by two Brits who drive the dogs over when they find homes for them. I must have donated a fortune to Palamut Pooches! I did win a mug in her last raffle though ? ?

 

[Bluerover]

Try this one out!

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