tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post1613452901137134048..comments2023-10-19T11:54:09.367+01:00Comments on Idle thoughts....: Scrumping... Letticehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-85784502377694707752018-07-13T15:46:32.147+01:002018-07-13T15:46:32.147+01:00I don’t know what I’m doing today, as once again I...I don’t know what I’m doing today, as once again I’ve fired my reply off without checking!?! ‘Couldn’t agree more!’ OBVIOUSLY!<br /><br />LXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-80355699907084717962018-07-13T15:44:20.045+01:002018-07-13T15:44:20.045+01:00Could agree more, especially now my orchids after ...Could agree more, especially now my orchids after what seems like forever slumbering are now beginning to flower. I did wonder whether the move might not suit them?<br /><br />LXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-25755989627041223992018-07-13T15:41:35.691+01:002018-07-13T15:41:35.691+01:00That should have read ‘some might say!’
lXThat should have read ‘some might say!’ <br />lXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-40357943896880479372018-07-13T15:39:51.372+01:002018-07-13T15:39:51.372+01:00Thanks for that Frances, I will definitely give it...Thanks for that Frances, I will definitely give it a go! The dizziness has gone, although I do feel a little light-headed and now wary of moving my head too fast! So might say for me to be more circumspect can only be a good thing?<br /><br />LXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-66690846473887135372018-07-13T08:26:39.140+01:002018-07-13T08:26:39.140+01:00I dry hydrangeas by putting the cut stems in a cou...I dry hydrangeas by putting the cut stems in a couple of inches of water and you let the water evaporate/be sucked up then you don't add any more water. It is supposed to do it more slowly to retain the colours . No idea if this would work for cow parsley. Sounds like your " dizziness" has abated? That's good! XFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-68560493462914760922018-07-13T08:21:21.793+01:002018-07-13T08:21:21.793+01:00I love its form when dried, perhaps it would have ...I love its form when dried, perhaps it would have been best to wait for it to dry in situ? In the meantime I will put one piece in a tall vase indoors, I will report back on the wee smell!<br /><br />LXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-13542738700045718432018-07-12T12:14:34.577+01:002018-07-12T12:14:34.577+01:00I don't like faux-flowers, either, Lettice, al...I don't like faux-flowers, either, Lettice, although a friend has some silk ones that look so beautiful - but they are not REAL, and it's the very ephemeral nature of flowers that I love so much.<br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-14150281668040451832018-07-12T12:13:14.454+01:002018-07-12T12:13:14.454+01:00Doesn't cow parsley smell of wee? I love to s...Doesn't cow parsley smell of wee? I love to see it in the hedgerows, but I've never tried drying it. It will be interesting to see if this works. <br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-33175640941926535632018-07-12T12:09:03.899+01:002018-07-12T12:09:03.899+01:00Definitely not giant hogweed, that is the other sk...Definitely not giant hogweed, that is the other skirmish I had, which tale of woe I will post about another day.. <br /><br />Just wish I liked faux flowers, won’t give them house room! A safer bet admittedly!<br /><br />LLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-74879346911836987522018-07-12T12:04:43.568+01:002018-07-12T12:04:43.568+01:00I will do as you say, hang upside down in the shed...I will do as you say, hang upside down in the shed. No I haven’t, is it the same principle for foxgloves?<br /><br />LXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-28447899802384831382018-07-12T10:14:20.088+01:002018-07-12T10:14:20.088+01:00Could be Hogweed, please be careful.Could be Hogweed, please be careful.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633852516929929500.post-78874864945242147482018-07-12T10:13:07.142+01:002018-07-12T10:13:07.142+01:00Too late in the year for cow parsley, be careful y...Too late in the year for cow parsley, be careful you may come out in huge blisters. Ha g it upside down in shed, have you tried drying foxgloves at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com