snowmash's cybergarden - spring edition

[madmouse]

hello

Time I said Goodnight, and hope we all sleep well.
Does anyone else have to log-in every time they post, or is it just part of my laptop problems?
Am too tired to log in again, so 'night all.

Fingers crossed for your techie no 3, shodatin. Poor you, what a saga. I do hope things start working properly soon.

How lovely that your relationship with your sister has grown so much in recent years. Agree with hob about how generous you sound towards your DB and Dsis. Nothing wrong with lavender as a crop! Although it doesn't compare to your amazing efforts, of course. I do hope you get good results from your bargain seeds.

And ha, compared to me you're a pro horticulturalist. (I may have killed my poor, dry tomato plant. Here's hoping it pulls through...)

hob yes, things in Zim too awful even to talk about. These days we chat about immediate practical stuff, because no one can say anything about the future. And yet people carry on falling in love, having rows with neighbours, playing with their children, being daft stroppy teenagers (I could cheerfully strangle one of my nieces - but there's a queue and her mother may do it first!)

Which I suppose answers part of your Q: for me cross-cultural/national experiences help one separate what's common to human beings from what's just one's local culture. And yes, I do find a lot of British culture quite, um, odd after seeing so much else. That dissertation I proof-read was by a Zim friend (now a refugee here): part of his thesis was that individualistic, positivistic approaches to encouraging people to access healthcare simply don't work, as people act according to their personal & social identities, not a rational, statistics-based judgement. Recognising social identity is a very ubuntu approach - which is what prompted me to post here about ubuntu .

How about yourself? You come from pineapple lands! Do you sometimes find yourself taking an outside perspective of the UK? (Don't feel you have to answer, esp if it affects your anonymity.)

Meanwhile,

And that was my slowest post ever.

No, I don't have to log in every time, shodatin. How annoying for you.

snowmash I hope you're feeling safe now you're at home, and are getting some reasonable quality sleep.

Time for that here too! Wishing everyone a peaceful and a good day tomorrow.

Morning TIANC - I could hardly bear to watch the video, but glad it ended well.
Hope things improve in Africa too, especially in Zimbabwe, but it's hard to know what to do while living here.
Have to say, having lived abroad, that some British customs are very odd to me too, the latest being the shock-horror of local fishermen when East Europeans were actually catching fish to eat!
I doubt DS grows herbs in the garden, so there is probably a huge market locally from the less practical housewives. Hope your tomato does well, it's always satisfying to have a crop. My success this year has been with the bees, have never seen so many, so obviously have some of the right flowers, even before the Limnanthes open.

Too tired to stay up much later, although have just realised I'm usually first off to bed. Hope everyone had a good day and can relax tomorrow, particularly snowmash who must be finding life at home takes a lot of energy after the ward routine. Night all.

Goodnight shodatin and thank you and TIANC for your fascinating and moving posts about family and culture . Incredible video , TIANC - who knew could happen , and what intense determination on the part of both bovines and big pussycats .

Afraid my brain needs a break but will try to post properly later tonight. Thank you for your fabulous reply TIANC - the themes you mention are ones of total fascination to me and your friend's research will be very useful .

Thinking of you snowmash , and hoping madmouse and kizzie are having some pleasant times this weekend . Wonder if kizzie's abundant roses are still flourishing

Sorry, yes, should have put a warning on that video. The calf survives, if anyone else wants to watch.

That's hilarious about your local fishermen, shodatin. Yes, because sticking hooks in creatures for fun is obviously so much more normal.

So pleased you're having such a good bee year, especially now the wasps have gone. Do you have a good time-spread of flowers, so there's always something on the menu? Failing a bit on that front here, must plant more cleverly next year.

Sleepy but good day here, with cherry crumble.

Hope every one has had as a good a day as possible. Sleep well, all.

Hi TIANC, and thanks for reminder about year-round gardening - no, I'm afraid this plot is still a bit basic, as only recently got help to turn it into a proper garden. Have kept some ivy (for out-of-season flowers) and have winter pansies for same reason, but only really hellebores and bulbs until now, when the reminder means I could get a sedum and pot of small asters for this year. Someone's given the buddleia such a hard prune there's just one spray of leaves this season, (I've two helpers who can easily get carried away with the shears and secateurs, and sometimes I consider hiding them) but it is really in the wrong place. Am really delighted to have a second sowing of Limnanthes, which I know will last until the frost.

Excellent to hear of cherry crumble , TIANC , and your garden plans are giving me further ideas , shodatin.

Bit busier than expected today but will post properly later, argh ...lemon balm all round and hope we've all had a pleasant day

Ooexch , crossposted with TIANC and added excess to hers
< relaxes at scent of jasmine and glow of candles >

[hblush] That word was meant to be "ooh "

I like "ooexch"! Definitely what I want to say sometimes.

Hope you're getting enough rest amidst your busy bustling, hob.

shodatin oh I so know what you mean about "helpful" people, and hiding the secateurs. You're sounding very calm and charitable in the circumstances...

Glad there's so much lemon balm tea available, as I never remember to make it after dark. Am still having to log in for every post (and becoming less calm and charitable by the minute), plus Skype problems continue so have been sewing rather than chatting today.
Will say Goodnight now and hope Techie Three gets back to me soon - sorry I'm not good company at all and hope everyone had a better day than me.

Oh no, sorry you've been having a rotten day.

Sleep well, and I hope tomorrow is a much better one for you.

I bet Biggles has progressed, tho, if you've been sewing. Or is he finished and you've moved onto something else exciting?

Hi everyone - so sorry for my absence.
Ive had to do some extra shifts at work so time has been a bit tight. Hope you are all ok. shodatin sorry about your computer probs - what a pain!

x

Hi kizzie and TIANC, I've just returned to laptop since about 4p.m. and am surprised that my last post has not arrived (shouldn't type and talk however briefly.)
You're right TIANC, have started another sewing project as Biggles is complete;
some fabric I bought about 25 years ago matches a garment I bought in the spring so have got going on it now it's fashionable again. Cheers!

Hope you've not been over-doing it with extra work kizzie. Do you take time off in lieu, or just expected to stay if required? Hope twins and kitty are behaving well and your plants are thriving.

Oh what shame we missed out on your post.

Love the quarter-century old fabric being back in fashion! So will you get a complementing outfit from the old and new?

< slurps very gratefullY > Thank you , TIANC and hope you've had a good day .

Good to see you , extra - hardworking kizzie, and hope you have a more balanced week this week . Are your lovely roses still abundant ?

Brilliant you're back shodatin but sympathies for your post having gone astray . Ooooooooh at your dressmaking - what colour / s is the fabric ?

Am days behind with things I want to mention from others' previous posts , really sorry but slightly overwhelmed . ( Oh yes TIANC , you mentioned my "bustling" - just what dh calls my inefficient but determined trotting about )

Hope snowmash is able to get outdoors a little more now .

Is the cybersky clear enough for a spot of stargazing tonight ?

Stargazing, lovely idea!

Saw gorgeous bright moon during weekend (perk of brief insomnia). Hope cybersky is clear enough to see it tonight.

Determined trotting about sounds good.

But please don't feel you have to answer stuff, hob. I know exactly what you mean by being overwhelmed trying to catch up sometimes.

And yes, snowmash hope you're getting out and about a little bit. I wonder if it's actually harder work going outside now you're back in the wild? Thinking of you, wherever you are.

Hope busy kizzie is getting enough rest, and butterpie is now back on a level.

madmouse, hope things have eased for you a bit at work, and that mouseling's physio is still going great guns.

And shodatin I have my fingers crossed that your computer gremlins have been firmly expelled.

Sleep well, everyone, and here's to a good day tomorrow.