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[Upsy Daisy]

All round to @Logan for dinner is it??......count me in!!

 

[marlingardener]

Well, so much for doing any gardening today--we have a steady drizzle going. Here in Texas, I should not complain about sky moisture, but its timing could have been better.
Back to the kitchen--I get a lot of cooking done on rainy days! I may sneak out to the barn later and harvest some fresh herbs to freeze. I have pots of them on a shelf in the barn, and so far the cats have stayed out of them. However, they do love basil, so I still have a pot of basil near the porch for them to stick their little pink noses into.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

I would also stick my little pink nose in as well @marlingardener .... my fave herb.....think I'm addicted to its gorgeous aroma

 

[marlingardener]

Upsy Daisy, I love basil also! I start basil from seed in late January inside and under grow lights, then plant it out in pots and in the tomato patch. Any leftover plants go to friends (which makes it hard to give away excess basil later!).
We grow the Italian large leaf basil, which has such a great flavor and aroma. We also plant Genovese, which is a bit stronger and not as sweet as the large leaf. Genovese freezes better.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

 

[alp]

All round to @Logan for dinner is it??......count me in!!

Queue properly after me please! I would like to have turkey thigh ..

 

[alp]

I bet @marlingardener is queueing after @Upsy Daisy for @Logan 's dinner!

Just imagine that. Fantastic way to know one another better. Not virtual friends..

Basil is very aromatic; trouble is that whenever I bought one, I didn't get the chance to use the leaves. They are ended up dry, old and buggy .. Shame.

Haven't done much today. Went around diy centres to get wallpapers and get 7 rolls at 20p. Two rolls to reduce the shock of patterned cheap rolls cost me £14..

Cut tons of rosemary to put on top of the radiator to get the aroma round the house. Hope it helps.

 

[alp]

Caught up with The A word and it was fantastic.. It has at least more than one story lines - Joe's autism, Ralph's Down symdrome, Joe's grandad's romance, Joe's uncle's divorce, Joe's step-sister's romance and the other autistic kid's meltdown which was quite terrifying. I don't believe that are such saintly parents..

When a boy darted out chased by a teaching assistant, it reminds me of similar incidents when my son went to the support group activities.. We had one helper dedicated to keeping a hawk eye on one boy who tended to run around. When we went on an outing, there was a Tourette sufferer swearing all the way home in the coach..

 

[Logan]

All round to @Logan for dinner is it??......count me in!!

Yes you can come here,as long as you don't mind 2 goldies @Upsy Daisy and @alp

 

[alp]

Ah, yes! How's Barley today .. ? Do the goldies squabble?

 

[Logan]

Planted some tulips, got some more to plant tomorrow. The ground is still dry.

 

[Logan]

Ah, yes! How's Barley today .. ? Do the goldies squabble?

He won't let me clean his teeth yet, but he's ok thanks @alp they do squabble a bit and Barley can be a bit rough with Berry, by pulling at his ears and mouth. Berry's got lumps on the top of his muzzle.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Queue properly after me please! I would like to have turkey thigh ..

............please, please can you share a teeny weeny tiny bit with me ?.........that's my fave part too.........yum yum!! Hang on a minute........they have two thighs don't they.......bagsy the other one please @Logan

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Loooooooooooooooooove dogs @Logan No probs

 

[Logan]

............please, please can you share a teeny weeny tiny bit with me ?.........that's my fave part too.........yum yum!! Hang on a minute........they have two thighs don't they.......bagsy the other one please @Logan

I like the breast.