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Post by Weeterrier on Mar 24, 2008 9:53:56 GMT
I'm getting very envious Roan.  |
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Post by Plocket on Mar 24, 2008 10:26:15 GMT
I feel lovely and warm looking at your flowers Roan  (My M&D are in NZ at the moment and dad says it's gorgeous there - he's got slightly sunburnt feet at the moment!!) |
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Post by roan on Mar 24, 2008 17:24:16 GMT
I feel lovely and warm looking at your flowers Roan (My M&D are in NZ at the moment and dad says it's gorgeous there - he's got slightly sunburnt feet at the moment!!) Autumn can be a lovely time of the year, we often say that February and March are our best months of the year as we transition from one season to the other. of course you have good weather to look forward to as Spring blossoms and I shall look forward to seeing all those photos of flowers blooming and lambs skipping across open fields! |
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Post by Amo on Mar 25, 2008 8:00:23 GMT
Lovely photos Roan ;D We've already got the lambs skipping here. And the big sign up along the road 'Fresh Dorset Lamb From This Field'. I'm not sure if all the numbers on them are to identify their mums and siblings or you choose which one you want  I must admit, it's very, very good lamb and organic.  ;D |
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Post by roan on Mar 25, 2008 17:16:20 GMT
Lovely photos Roan ;D We've already got the lambs skipping here. And the big sign up along the road 'Fresh Dorset Lamb From This Field'. I'm not sure if all the numbers on them are to identify their mums and siblings or you choose which one you want I must admit, it's very, very good lamb and organic. ;D One of my customers at Tolaga Bay has an organic farm and gives us a leg of organic lamb every once in a while. Very tender and much tastier than regular lamb. He also gives us organic sweetcorn and polentta etc. he has his own organic flour mill here in Gisborne. |
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Post by Plocket on Mar 25, 2008 17:38:09 GMT
I'm feeling warm AND am drooling now!!! ;D
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Post by Amo on Mar 25, 2008 18:28:18 GMT
Your New Zealand lamb is good Roan, ~(UK has been swamped with it for years) but I'm sure it's even better to you than what we're sent here. I don't think it travels well and 'New' lamb is wonderful, especially when it's home grown! ;D ;D ;D Here's a tissue Plo!  I'm just going to see what I have in the freezer for tomorrow...... |
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Post by roan on Mar 25, 2008 19:52:55 GMT
Your New Zealand lamb is good Roan, ~(UK has been swamped with it for years) but I'm sure it's even better to you than what we're sent here. I don't think it travels well and 'New' lamb is wonderful, especially when it's home grown! ;D ;D ;D Here's a tissue Plo! I'm just going to see what I have in the freezer for tomorrow...... Actually, one of my customers puts my name on a Two Tooth every once in a while, it goes to the works, then the butcher and we end up with roasts and chops etc. They are good eating and more flavour than lamb. The same with hogget. Even mutton is nice if cooked slowly, certainly the best flavour anyway! |
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Post by Amo on Mar 25, 2008 20:43:34 GMT
Glad I took the leg out now. Very slow roasted on vegetables until it falls off the bone tomorrow me thinks. (It's from a friend who has a Hebridean flock up the road. ) Thank you Roan  |
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Post by roan on Mar 25, 2008 21:56:09 GMT
Glad I took the leg out now. Very slow roasted on vegetables until it falls off the bone tomorrow me thinks. (It's from a friend who has a Hebridean flock up the road. ) Thank you Roan We do all our roasts at 325F and they always turn out very tender and succulent. Oh, and we use a covered baking dish as well, so it is more like a camp oven. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! ;D |
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Post by roan on Mar 25, 2008 22:12:31 GMT
Wednesday 26th march 2008 Fine, sunny day, temperature 20C (A little cool today!) Taken while having my smoko.  These are very prolific at the moment  This is about as pure white as I can get with a Pelargonium  The Azaleas are starting to flower well  Our Liquid Amber is just starting to turn, so it must be Autumn!  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 26, 2008 7:35:16 GMT
Wednesday 26th march 2008 Fine, sunny day, temperature 20C (A little cool today!) This is about as pure white as I can get with a Pelargonium All beautiful as usual Roan, but this is an absolute beauty isn't it...pure white is a glorious "colour" for a garden I always think.  RF |
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Post by Amo on Mar 26, 2008 8:00:50 GMT
Wednesday 26th march 2008 Fine, sunny day, temperature 20C (A little cool today!) This is about as pure white as I can get with a Pelargonium All beautiful as usual Roan, but this is an absolute beauty isn't it...pure white is a glorious "colour" for a garden I always think. RF Ditto. Love those pink anthers!  |
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Post by roan on Mar 31, 2008 0:14:21 GMT
Monday 31st March 2008 Fine and sunny although windy. Temp: 26C Still plenty of flowers around, these are growing along the side of our driveway    |
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Post by Ruthie on Mar 31, 2008 21:32:11 GMT
 for the geranium!
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Post by roan on Apr 1, 2008 0:34:34 GMT
for the geranium! Thanks Suparuthie for the nomination, but  naughty, naughty, it's not a Geranium, it's an Ivy Leafed Pelargonium! ;D Modified: Actually I have always wanted to use that Spanking Smilie! ;D Oh, and thanks Rosefriend and Amo for your Nominations! |
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Post by Pip on Apr 1, 2008 16:47:54 GMT
Monday 31st March 2008 Fine and sunny although windy. Temp: 26C Still plenty of flowers around, these are growing along the side of our driveway What a wonderful yellow, more gold really. Roan, can you tell me the name please? It is very nice indeed. Pip |
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Post by Ruthie on Apr 1, 2008 19:03:08 GMT
for the geranium! Thanks Suparuthie for the nomination, but naughty, naughty, it's not a Geranium, it's an Ivy Leafed Pelargonium! ;D Modified: Actually I have always wanted to use that Spanking Smilie! ;D Oh, and thanks Rosefriend and Amo for your Nominations! Well Roan of course I know it's an ivy leaved Pelargonium!!  In the UK tho', if you call them Pelargoniums you have to explain yourself more often than not because a lot of people think of them as Geraniums and the only Pelargoniums, in their view, are the Regals.  It's a quirk of the Brits, largely the fault of the trade over many years. Many GCs STILL insist on calling them Geraniums!! Quite enjoyed the spanking tho'!!!  Here's something for you.  (I haven't used the smilies much, they're fun aren't they!) |
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Post by roan on Apr 1, 2008 20:13:27 GMT
Pip, It's a yellow flowering cassia or Cassia obtusifolia. It flowers in the autumn and winter and comes from America originally. It is just coming into flower now and soon the whole tree will be covered in flowers! ;D Suparuthie, Thanks for the slap in the face I probably deserved it! ;D |
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Post by roan on Apr 5, 2008 23:52:59 GMT
Sunday 6th April 2008 Fine and sunny, no wind, Temperature: 25C It's Autumn, and yellow seems to be to the fore at the moment   However, our Begonias are still flowering  And this specimen from inside our home:  |
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Post by Shrubrose on Apr 6, 2008 6:36:56 GMT
Lovely pic Roan. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 6, 2008 7:30:23 GMT
Lovely pic Roan. That is a beauty isn't it. Thanks Roan. RF |
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Post by Plocket on Apr 6, 2008 9:13:34 GMT
Lovely pic Roan. That is a beauty isn't it. Thanks Roan. RF Ooo that gets my vote too |
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Post by Pip on Apr 6, 2008 9:15:47 GMT
You have just beaten me to it Plocket.
A lovely photo Roan, thank you.
Pip
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 6, 2008 10:16:41 GMT
All are lovely, thank you Roan.
It must be strange for you to go into Autumn now when most of us are just getting into the swing again of Spring.
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Post by roan on Apr 6, 2008 18:21:03 GMT
Thank you Shrubrose, Rosefriend, Plocket and Pip for your nominations!
Dutchy, in everything we are approximately six months apart, so it is October here now, a walk in our Botanical gardens yesterday had us walking on a carpet of fallen leaves as Autumn showed its face. It is till quite warm though at the moment.
What is strange though, is to read that our English friends are having snow at a time of the year when we would be starting to head to the beach.
I think your April must be equivalent to our September so we get a longer summer than you do.
However, we will soon have colder days and nights and will have to start lighting our fires, while you will be enjoying warmer days and shorter nights and will be able to sit outside in the evening enjoying the fine weather.
As we go through our winter I shall enjoy joining in your summer on these pages which will be a reminder that our turn will soon come round again.
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Post by Ruthie on Apr 6, 2008 19:13:17 GMT
I love the Rose photo Roan. Looks almost like a painting with the "misty" background. Wish I could do backgrounds like that to my paintings!
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Post by roan on Apr 6, 2008 19:32:57 GMT
I love the Rose photo Roan. Looks almost like a painting with the "misty" background. Wish I could do backgrounds like that to my paintings! The rose is tiny, only about 1 inch in diameter and grows in a pot. The background is Laserlite sheeting which has a tint and makes a perfect backdrop. I am sure you can do backgrounds like that, your artwork is superb! |
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Post by Ruthie on Apr 6, 2008 20:27:34 GMT
Thanks Roan, but backgrounds are my downfall, particularly in any sort of paint!!
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Post by roan on Apr 6, 2008 20:43:14 GMT
Thanks Roan, but backgrounds are my downfall, particularly in any sort of paint!! I don't know much about painting, but couldn't you do a wash first to get your background, then paint over it, or am I just showing my ignorance? |
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I'm just going to see what I have in the freezer for tomorrow...... 
