How is yours?

[gray_marian]

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[j.sabourn]

Cappy used to sing the other words to the same tune, an English Country garden, 1,2, Buckle my shoe, 3,4 Knock at the Door, 5,6, Chop sticks, 7,8. Lay them straight, 9,10. A big fat hen, 11, 12 Dig and Delve, 13, 14, Maids a courting, 15,16, maids in the kitchen, 17, 18, Maids awaiting, 19,20, my plates empty. Then he saw the light and went to sea and was put in charge of the stores. JS

[Frederick Lacey]

Lovely.....my gardens full of colour, yellow dandelions and white daisy's with the odd purple clover.

Fred

[Richard Cotton]

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I live in a 1st floor studio apartment, with a postage stamp below my window. Not a bit like that!

[cappy]

Cappy used to sing the other words to the same tune, an English Country garden, 1,2, Buckle my shoe, 3,4 Knock at the Door, 5,6, Chop sticks, 7,8. Lay them straight, 9,10. A big fat hen, 11, 12 Dig and Delve, 13, 14, Maids a courting, 15,16, maids in the kitchen, 17, 18, Maids awaiting, 19,20, my plates empty. Then he saw the light and went to sea and was put in charge of the stores. JS

well that takes me back a bit JS........but dont say stores in plural ...after all it was runcimans and the singular was more in keeping.....there was some thing not known.... but i think you oughta.... it was me who banged the captains daughter ....in the 4 to 8 i was always late .....that was the time for the daughter of the mate ....it was oh such fun on working by...i cannot tell another lie.......only this ....if you please it was me who sold 3 months of cheese ......in the galley i did lurkey it was me who sold the xmas turkey ....some said i was just a louse ....but from it all i bought a house...by 24 at this rate ....i found i had my 1st estate .....and now i linger with my wealth and drink a drink .....to the shipowners health .......ps can any money be made writing poems ....lol cappy

[j.sabourn]

Definetley Poet Laureate material there Sir Cappy. Must have been old Roberts daughter then, he said to me within his hearing, just look at him wouldn't last 5 minutes at sea. The poor bloke went all red. Don't know if he ever married the daughter, just think of all those little grandchildren following in Grandads steps and frightening poor sailormen. Cheers John S

[cappy]

Definetley Poet Laureate material there Sir Cappy. Must have been old Roberts daughter then, he said to me within his hearing, just look at him wouldn't last 5 minutes at sea. The poor bloke went all red. Don't know if he ever married the daughter, just think of all those little grandchildren following in Grandads steps and frightening poor sailormen. Cheers John S

the apples dont fall far from the tree john,,,,,,lol cappy

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Marion.
I have downloaded that hope it works. Makes me weep for some lovely English soil, we have decaying basalt and nothing of any good will grow, all our flowers in pots.
Cheers Des

[gray_marian]

#8, Mine isn't much better Des! Don't know if it's the soil or the gardener! Had a beautiful garden in Perthshire nothing to do with me, it was and old established one and all hubby had to do was cut the grass. My job was picking the fruit and the flowers Never had to buy any flowers for the home for ten years. This one at present is hit and miss apart from the roses which I spent a small fortune on, the scent is superb, but only last a few days once cut. Down to one row of lavender! Only the hardy perennials continue to pop up to remind me of the seasons. It's a Victorian garden so most fortunate to have Rhododendron bushes and assortment of old trees. My next door neighbours Magnolia tree borders the wall so we both get the benefit.

[John Gill]

#8, Mine isn't much better Des! Don't know if it's the soil or the gardener! Had a beautiful garden in Perthshire nothing to do with me, it was and old established one and all hubby had to do was cut the grass. My job was picking the fruit and the flowers Never had to buy any flowers for the home for ten years. This one at present is hit and miss apart from the roses which I spent a small fortune on, the scent is superb, but only last a few days once cut. Down to one row of lavender! Only the hardy perennials continue to pop up to remind me of the seasons. It's a Victorian garden so most fortunate to have Rhododendron bushes and assortment of old trees. My next door neighbours Magnolia tree borders the wall so we both get the benefit.

#9 Marian, your post could have been written in Serbo Croat or hieroglyphics for all the sense it made to me. My gardens are a no-go area for me, a blaze of colour wall to wall, immaculate lawns. All the preserve of my good lady wife(or, her outdoors as I call her). I'm not allowed near the gardens apart from being allowed occasional access to the mower or to serve Pimms in the summer. Horny handed son of the soil I am not. I can barely identify the odd buttercup or daisy that has the temerity to raise it's head above the greenery.

Gilly