On 20 Jan 2012 at 11:31am Teachers Pet wrote:
How about a posting a few nice thoughts like:
Boy scouts helping old people across roads.
Loving your neighbour.........
(See how long this thread will get)!
On 20 Jan 2012 at 11:45am Happy Harry wrote:
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad
On 20 Jan 2012 at 12:15pm NCG wrote:
oooh, i like this idea alot! here are some of my favorite (English) things: Rose Petal wine and Lavender cakes. English Gardens, in which things grow that i can only dream about growing in our heat and humidity. Cream Tea and Fairy Fakes. Lavender Shortbreads. Yorkshire Puddings with Gravy. driving on the other side of the road. okay, that'll do. happy Friday, Lewes. and as always, fondest regards from my side of the pond, deb 
On 20 Jan 2012 at 1:26pm Dingo wrote:
Reasons to be cheerful? The late Ian Dury God bless him.
Watch the video »
On 20 Jan 2012 at 2:07pm Hang on a bit longer wrote:
Nice thought. An extra Bank Holiday. Makes up for the fact it's a leap year and you all have to work an extra day for nothing.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 3:32pm DFL wrote:
It's Friday !! How about that ? Glass of vino collapso in 2 hours 27 minutes and 23 seconds......
On 20 Jan 2012 at 3:40pm bastian wrote:
friday is pub night...that's a happy thought.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 4:23pm Annette Curtin-Twitcher wrote:
The days are already noticeably longer and spring isn't far off. Most of us live in one of the nicest towns in Britain and are surrounded by lovely countryside.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 5:42pm Claws wrote:
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
On 20 Jan 2012 at 6:36pm Southover Queen wrote:
Roaring woodburner on a frosty morning. (And hear hear ACT. And DFL, for that matter)
On 20 Jan 2012 at 6:39pm Gardener wrote:
Going to work at the moment is pure joy. I walk into my garden and the thrushes are singing even though it's dark. There's large colonies of blue, great. coal and long tail tits in the shrubs and ive seen evidence of baby foxes around.
The first reticulated iris has flowered and the crocus are on their way. The Sarcococca (christmas box) and mahonia smell devine as does the winter honeysuckle.
in a few days, the first frogs will descend on the pond and before long, it willl look like a roman orgy !!!!
So next time anyone has an issue with things posted on here, go and stand outside for a little while and take in the ambience.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 7:07pm Deelite wrote:
That sounds wonderful. My delight is my new pond, still slowly filling and currently being populated by mud, ants and vertebrae found in local ponds and streams. I can't wait till it has frogs, snakes, dragonflies etc and I can sit by it and dream.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 7:32pm bastian wrote:
Beans..I love planting broad beans, tis the time for that.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 8:30pm Paul Newman wrote:
Pushing Deelite into a pond..........bliss.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 10:44pm Yawn... wrote:
The nice thinking ended with the Tory boy. No surprises there then.
On 20 Jan 2012 at 11:25pm Dingo wrote:
Bit early for broad beans isn`t Bastian?Won`t they get frosted?
On 21 Jan 2012 at 3:35am Fairmeadow wrote:
Broad beans like frost - I hope. I've planted mine.
One of the vegetables you have to grow yourself to appreciate!
And noticed today my crocuses have emerged to join the snowdrops, primroses & violets (and a few roses still out from last year!)
On 21 Jan 2012 at 8:33am DFL wrote:
Yes, it's a tad early for broad beans, unless you planted them late last year (October-ish), see link for planting advice. Now to get back onto the "nice thinking" thread (thanks to Paul!!).
Nice and mild this morning, birdies are singing and the crocuses (?) are springing up everywhere !
Check it out here »
On 22 Jan 2012 at 3:51pm bastian wrote:
they are in pots and you can always cover them up. Most broad beans are quite hardy, you plant them early to stop blackfly attacking the tender tips.
Just waiting for pervy pete to spoil the ambiance.
On 22 Jan 2012 at 5:43pm once hitten twice shy! wrote:
I liked the 'loving your neighbor' suggestion.
I tried it........anyone got a cure for a painful black eye!
On 23 Jan 2012 at 1:25pm Miss40 wrote:
paying off my mortgage.......
On 23 Jan 2012 at 4:50pm Castle Gate wrote:
Watching sunset from the Castle mound; walking with Mrs. Gate to the top of Mount Caburn to gaze at the aerial ballet in the summer; Harvey's many beers; welcoming friends to see the Bonfire processions and then all the fireworks observed from the golf course; little doors that are numbered "...1/2" rather than "...A"; music and poetry at Baltica; the living museums inside the older churches in Lewes; the huge turn-out by the War Memorial for the Armistice Day silence...