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I think the common Daphne grown in NZ is D. odora. I will have a look at those sites. Pity we cant click on the things here to take us to them, every time I have to type in a new site one of my old ones drops off the bottom of the drop-down menu. I have to keep a list in a notebook.

Huia.

Huia

nasty!

You probably did give yourself a mild concussion ..... which means you should be taking it easy!



D genkwa is the common daphne in gardens, and it does have a lovely scent.

D tangutica has pale pink flowers, sweetly scented, and can grow up to 3'


try these 2 links

www.plantexplorers.com/vandusen/product_info.php/products_id/153

www.findmeplants.co.uk/plant-daphne-tangutica-1736.aspx




sylvia
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Sylvia, on the afternoon of 28 March I was walking up a ramp to a parking building. As the sun was in my eyes I had my head down and walked into the end of a barrier arm that they use to close the ramp at night. It hurt but I didnt think much more of it as I wasnt seeing stars and didnt pass out, although I did wonder at the time if I would be safe to drive home. That night I had a 'tight' headache which has lasted. I went to the doc a fortnight later to get it checked out. While I dont think she said 'concussion' the questions she asked were obviously aimed at it: did I pass out, feel nauseous, etc. She just said take some strong painkillers. When I got home I googled concussion and it mentioned a 'tight' headache which can go on for some weeks.

I am not familiar with the Daphne tangutica. I cant find it in my book of plants. Mum used to have a D. genkwa which had purple flowers and a lovely scent.

Huia.

Goodness Huia, that is lasting


Did you tell us about getting a concussion? I've just read back, and can't see anyhting.


What on earth did you do?



It is quiet here ..... we are having a federal election, but you really wouldn't know it!

We vote on May 2nd, and so far I have had 2 phone calls from local candidates, both from the Liberal candidate. None from any of the others. No knocks on the door. No pamphlets in the post.


Good job I know who I am going to vote for, 'cos otherwise I wouldn't have any help in making a decision.

We went to a fund-raising Plant Auction on Wednesday night ....... and I won a large Daphne tangutica. OH planted it this morning, nect to another tangutica, and a couple of other Daphne species. The flowers are so sweetly scented!


Take care everyone


sylvia
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Hello girls and anybody else who might look in.

The rats dont seem to be coming into the house (apart from the attic and basement) now that the cat is staying inside all the time.

I still have my concussion headache from 28 March but I think it is easing up now, thank goodness. I did see the doc a couple of days ago to ask her how long it would last and she said it could be another 4 weeks but to go back if I started to feel nauseous or dizzy. In fact I think she said to go straight to the hospital. I went for a walk at the botanic gardens afterwards, and went to visit Phil after lunch, and attend a meeting with the woman in charge of his wing, to discuss his health etc. They have him on a low bed as he keeps trying to get up in the night and falls and hurts himself.

I went over to The Valley yesterday for a walk. I should go for another today while it isnt raining.

Huia.

Well, well,well girls, this is a lonely little thread today.
Everyone must be out enjoying the lovely sunshine.
We did our Easter Egg run today. Delivering the eggs to the grandchildren.
By the time we got to the last house, the chocolate had started to soften.
So straight into the fridge they went.
Even our eldest grandaughter was given chocolate, much against Roly's wishes. But she is our first born grandaughter, and I will not let her go without. Her baby is not far off of being born, so the baby will enjoy a little bit of chocolate as well. LOL

Marie, I hope you didn't overdo it pulling those weeds up.
I mowed the weeds, ( yes mowed) in my daughters garden today for her.
She is not able to do it herself, with her rheumatoid arthritus, so good old mum helped her out a bit.
I wanted to dig it over as well, but it was far to hot out there.
The ground I mowed, is a very rough patch that nothing grows in. I have suggested we lay a thick membrane down, and put shingle over it, so that she can have some pots spread around the area. But I will have to wait and see what she thinks later.
Marie, shock horror, we have actually bought the two fence panels, for the bottom of the garden, and they are being delivered tomorrow.
We will then stain them, or maybe I will be staining them, and I have arranged for my son in law, and grandson to come and give us a helping hand to put them up.
We cant do them on our own, as they are 6ft x 6ft panels, and need to be lifted into the posts. Thank goodness they are both very tall young men.

I hope everyone is enjoying a lovely weekend.
Take care my friends. Love and best wishes to you all. Mo xxx

Hi Dutch, Loving thoughts for Olivia Mai I hope the resuults are better than you think joyce the poor little darling prayers for you both.

Mo I hope you are well you must have everything painted and looking spiffy.

Hi Linda I hope your Ossie friends get back to spend some more time with you.
I did a little gardening to-day pulling out the many weeds that have grown while I have been unable to get about ,I hope to get some more done to-morrow.
Time to shove off to bed
Love and Hugs to you all
Marie

Hi Dutch, Loving thoughts for Olivia Mai I hope the resuults are better than you think Joycet,the poor little darling prayers for you both. Mo I hope you are well you must have everything painted and looking spiffy.

Hi Linda I hope your Ossie friends get back to spend some more time with you. I did a little gardening to-day pulling out the many weeds that have grown while I have been unable to get about ,I hope to get some more done to-morrow.
Time to shove off to bed
Love and Hugs to you all
Marie

Prayers and loving thoughts for Olivia Mai. Lord bless her and keep her safe and well.


Jean my lovely, thank you so much for your card.
I am afraid I have been very remiss this year, and have forgotten to buy my easter cards, so please forgive me.
There has been so much happening, that all normal thoughts have gone out of my head.
Why can life never be straight forward.

Sallie we had our last darts match on Monday night. We won 5-1 in the league, and 2-1 in the pairs.
We start the knockouts on the 16th of May.

Hi Linda, good to hear from you. You must be nearly finished in your garden now. Apart from putting the summer bedding plants in that is.
We hope to go to our local garden center tomorrow, to buy the plants.
We popped into B+@'s today, with the intentions of taking a look at their varieties, but it was so packed we gave up and came home.
I think they must be fine weather gardeners.

Well girls I will love you and leave you.
Take care everyone. Love and best wishes Mo xxx

Joyce sending love and prayers for Olivia and you and the family.... thank you for the card , take care

love Jean xxx

Thinking of Olivia Mai, and you too Dutch

Lovely day here again in Berkshire, managed to put teak oil on the garden table and garden bench yesterday. It's a job that always seems to get missed so I am happy it is good enough weather to do it early this spring.
Had a lovely Thai meal last night to celebrate my birthday with friends.

Sallie my friends from Australia popped in on Monday and spent the day with us. They are hoping to get to Scotland then Manchester and finally Devon as well as spending some time with us. They have 4 weeks to do all they want. But are seasoned travellers and have been to England and Europe many times over the years. I'll let you know if they get back.

Have a good day everyone

Linda :o) XxX

Best wishes, Dutch, to you and your gt granddaughter.

Huia.

Hello All,you keep my little G.Grandaughter Olivia Mai in your thoughts please she is only 18mths old,and is waiting for CT scan to see if the cyst on her kidney is cancerous i pray to god its not docter thought she already had had the scan until Rachel told him no ,so they may speed it up now ,and my foot is starting again Jan said it looks like gout back but even if it is im still going the meet
take care all Love Dutchxx

Hi all
xxx


lovely and sunny here :)))


Mo .............. I did indeed play field hockey when I was at school, and have the dents and bumps in my shins still ......... more than 50 years later! It, netball and tennis were the compulsory sports at my school .... the local Grammar School! Boys played soccer and cricket.

I even played a game or two when I was teaching ...... there were Staff vs Pupils games in field hockey, netball and tennis


Mind you, these professional Ice Hockey players have got so much padding that they look twice their size! AND they make a mint of money.


The meal was lovely, and it was just the two of us.

We both opted for venison, which I love ....... the chef didn't have to change anything about the meat and its sauce, but she did different veggies for me.

They gave me some special rye bread that didn't have dairy in it ...... it was really nice, and I said that a couple of times, to the waiter and to the maitre d' when he came over for a chat. Next news ............... maitre d' comes to the table carrying a brown paper carrier bag ............... in it, one new uncut loaf of that rye bread!

Ate some of it the next day, the rest is in the freezer.


Sallie .......... we were celebrating the lottery win of a few weeks ago, when we won the equivalent of about £450 ..... so there was soem left :)))


OH is on his way home and time to go for afternoon coffee.


Take care everyone



s
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HI Everyone,


Caz, if you are looking in, I hope that you are starting to feel a bit better from the chemo.


Tess, Alun has heard of Barrow Hill, but never been there....I don't know if this is the area where your ancestors lived and worked.
We've just googled Barow Hill, so it looks as though Alun will be taking a trip up there in the not to distant future.lol!!


Mo, did you have a darts match last night? I know it's coming to the end of the season soon.....I hope your team won.


Jean, hope you are feeling better and that your scan results will be good.


Linda, nice to hear from you again. Have you met up with your Australian friends yet?


Sylvia, glad you enjoyed your meal at your favourite restaurant. Although I'm sure that your lottery winnings didn't cover the bill, wih the resaurant being expensive.
We also had a win on the lottery last week....£5.lol!!


Huia, how are things with you? I hope you've managed to get rid of your ' unwelcome visitors ' now.
Hope that Phil was OK when you last visited him.


Marie, hope your granddaughter is better now. My niece had croup quite badly, when she was about three .....it's a nasty thing to have.


Ann, I hope you are slowly getting over your cold and that it isn't spoiling your holiday.


Joyce, I'm meeting Jude for a coffee on Friday. She's up in Derbyshire for a couple days, visiting her friends....so we are going to a garden centre for
for coffee abd a natter. I'm really looking forward to meeting her.
I'll speak to you soon.


Well ladies, I'm going to make a cuppa now, so speak to you all soo.


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Hello All
anyone up for meet in sheffield on the 21st may have put it up on general,and its realy nice place were we are going to meet so if anyone wants to come your welcome
Love Dutchxx

Hi Ladies,
Caz, I hope that you soon feel better from the side effects of the chemo and the fibro myalgia s-ds off!

Joyce, good to hear that you are a little better and getting a bit mobile again. I hope that there is nothing really shocking in your daughters inquest on the 27th. It must be a worrying time for you .

Huia, I hope that the beasties are frightened off by the traps and poison.
Here in the West Midlands i UK we can get free help from the council if we have rats. However, if we have mice, we have to deal with them ourselves (they will give advice thouh).
I once had a mouse caught by the tail in a trap, a very kind friend "dealt " with it for me. It was kind of him, but I think that he was quite upset afterwards, although he didn't say so.

Sylvia, well done on your (MASSIVE) win! Good luck too to Vancouver in thier future games.
I saw some Ice Hockey while on holiday with my niece in New York a few years ago. (She is a big ice hockey fan). It was quite an education.

Jean, not so long to go now before you get your results. I will be sending you good vibes for a good result.

Sallie, I know what it is like to have "the black dog" being a fellow sufferer. I keep meaning to say that some of my rellies moved to Staveley, Derbys. in the 1800's. Later they became involved in the railway. I would love to find out more about them. Perhaps they worked on some of the streaches of line that your OH is interested in.

Ann, hope that your cold soon gets better. Can you remember the slogan "coughs and sneezes spread diseases" ?

Thinking also of Liz,Mo, Marie, Linda and anyone else I have missed.

Tess

Huia, I did wonder about the amount of butter I thought you had used, I really should have known better.
You have done really well with your weight loss haven't you. Do you feel better for it in yourself. You should feel proud of yourself love.
I had a good chuckle about the beastie, and had a wonderful vision of you finding the rat caught by the tail. What a shame it got away though. The beasties over there, must be very clever getting free from a trap like that.

Sylvia, have you ever played hockey yourself. Oooh lord, I have bad nightmares about the game. If anyone was going to hit by the hockey stick, it was always me. I always ended up covered in bruises, by the evening. But Hockey was compulsary at the boarding school I attended, no matter how many different excuses I came up with, the teacher was much smarter than I, and I never got away with it. I think I was the only girl in school, who had permanant period pains.
I hope you enjoyed your meal out, was it just the two of you who went.?

Hi there Joyce, it's so good to hear from you again.
I bet you can't wait for the new baby to arrive. What sexes are your great grandchildren. I know you said this one will be a boy.
We have got three weeks till our great grandaughter is due. But if she is anything like her mum was, she will take her time to come into this big wide world

Our youngest grandaughter who is now nearly three months old, came to see us yesterday.
My lord, she has been so spoilt during her ten days in Scotland. She now wants to be nursed all the time, and screams if she is put down.
I don't think that S's family realise that the have made a rod for her back, by doing this. It will take a lot to get her out of the habit.
Still I can love her, cuddle her and give her back, it's then down to her parents to sort her out.
When I think that before she went away, we could lay her on her play mat, and talk to her, and she would chat back perfectly content, but not now.

Well girls,I must away. Take care all. Love and best wishes Mo xxx

Just pop on for short message had to get up with the bad cramps in my feet,and only 4 days to go before my G.Grandson is due to be born and now my Grandson has told me im going to be G.Grandmother again the end of the year ,taking it up to 6 G,Grandchildren and 28 G.Children cost forture in birthdays but mainly for the little ones ,hope your all well and have better days ahead
Love Dutchxx

Mo, I hope you dont think I am such a hog as to put a pound of butter on the crumpets. I meant that I had put on 500 grams in weight when I weighed myself. I did spread the butter thinly on the crumpets, so that wasnt why I put on so much weight. I have now lost 400 gm weight, so almost back to where I was, pre-crumpets.

Re the beasties, I put one of the traps into the back of the broom cupboard, where there are stairs going up to the attic. Late one afternoon I heard a noise. It took me a while to think of looking in there, and I saw the trap had been moved (but tied by string to a heavy thing). There was a long tail poking out of the trap. When I tried to pick up the trap by the string it jiggled, so the rat was obviously still alive. I am not sure why it hadnt been killed. I decided to leave it until after dinner in the hopes it would have died by then. When I eventually looked in again, the trap was on its side and there was no sign of the tail. When I gingerly picked up the trap I found it was empty. I am blowed if I know how the rat could have escaped. I will have to set more traps upstairs, or perhaps some of the 'safe' poison.

It looks as if it is going to be another wet day here. I will be going in to the op shop this afternoon. I now have a partner behind the counter with me, so it is much better.

Best wishes to all our ailing friends.

Huia.