tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post3365702723238110609..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: Badgers, sweetcorn and a pain in the neckCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-23467326093228052352014-08-19T23:00:39.308+01:002014-08-19T23:00:39.308+01:00Oh, CJ! Summer has had a few bumps in the road fo...Oh, CJ! Summer has had a few bumps in the road for you. I hope you're feeling better now. It's a terrible thing to be sick, especially in the summer when you just want to be outside having fun. My husband is from a very small town in Iowa and grew up on a farm. His little town has the Sweet Corn Festival every year where they have truck loads of sweet corn for everyone to eat. I wish I could ship you some so that you all could replace what those little rascals got. Your little piggy sure looked like she appreciated the ear you saved, though:)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482703385103047136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-77450583554759082242014-08-17T18:28:01.149+01:002014-08-17T18:28:01.149+01:00Oh that is a shame about the sweetcorn, I love tha...Oh that is a shame about the sweetcorn, I love that you gain the remaining piece to your guinea pig, how kind :) Hope you are feeling better.lazylolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589942260977764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-24924471704374035692014-08-14T19:56:42.379+01:002014-08-14T19:56:42.379+01:00I'm so sorry to hear you've been feeling s...I'm so sorry to hear you've been feeling so poorly, I hope your feeling better now. The sunflowers are gorgeous and love the artichoke flowers too - I might have to attempt to grow some myself next year. I love the sound of your allotment plans for next year - like a big garden quilt! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778708199589046130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-19708797689058695842014-08-14T12:56:11.608+01:002014-08-14T12:56:11.608+01:00I'm so sorry about your sweet corn. But your s...I'm so sorry about your sweet corn. But your sunflower is so stunning, and your cosmos too. Hope no 'bugs' anymore.<br />Happy gardening!Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-69854960359615465682014-08-13T22:33:18.289+01:002014-08-13T22:33:18.289+01:00First of all....GUINEA PIGS ARE THE BEST! Wow, wha...First of all....GUINEA PIGS ARE THE BEST! Wow, what a little sweetie!<br />Secondly, I'm very sorry to hear the sweetcorn got munched....however...I really can't help picturing a badger sitting down with his mates, tucking napkins around their necks and enjoying their sweetcorn feast...oh dear! If it's ANY conciliation, mine utterly failed on their own without any critters help! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289057264276106892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-24690310203094138952014-08-13T21:08:18.926+01:002014-08-13T21:08:18.926+01:00Hey Cj
how did I miss this? There's nothing wo...Hey Cj<br />how did I miss this? There's nothing worse than feeling ill and in charge of children. Hopefully you feel better now.<br />leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-32324713477048656652014-08-13T19:59:51.793+01:002014-08-13T19:59:51.793+01:00I hope you're feeling better - stress kind of ...I hope you're feeling better - stress kind of does that to me.<br /><br />...Nina Nixon...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778168901706224335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-90564853014916146112014-08-13T16:33:18.813+01:002014-08-13T16:33:18.813+01:00I do hope you're feeling better now x
That sw...I do hope you're feeling better now x<br /><br />That sweet little piggy is just too cute. And clearly very happy with her sweetcorn :) If that's the result of badger invasion she may well be egging them on next year.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-55662844054159704182014-08-13T10:32:54.096+01:002014-08-13T10:32:54.096+01:00Hi CJ,
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I glad your little one did not get too upset about the pesky badgersHeldaslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892532052557534526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-7151457764146769722014-08-12T10:52:00.552+01:002014-08-12T10:52:00.552+01:00Your sunflowers are beautiful. Ours are yet to flo...Your sunflowers are beautiful. Ours are yet to flower but there is one bud...so I'm hopeful!! Hope you're feeling better now.The Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-11315314507883464892014-08-12T08:16:49.982+01:002014-08-12T08:16:49.982+01:00I hope you are feeling a bit better by now and I j...I hope you are feeling a bit better by now and I just love how your boys are busy gardening. My experience with my (not so little any more) boys is that they will understand and you just being around for them is just as important.Hope the rest of your week goes well, Anita xxThe Reed Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785048421143347464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14147676798798694652014-08-12T02:24:54.151+01:002014-08-12T02:24:54.151+01:00Oh, to be sick in summer just isn't fair! Esp...Oh, to be sick in summer just isn't fair! Especially when you have three busy boys to entertain! :( I just love that you gave the corn to the guinea pig - she is the most spoiled pig around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-36015786977754422052014-08-12T02:04:06.672+01:002014-08-12T02:04:06.672+01:00Those sunflowers are beautiful! The color is so un...Those sunflowers are beautiful! The color is so unique and although I love yellow, the burnt orange is unexpected and so pretty. I love the littlest boy's comment about the badgers. ha! And I think you picked just the right recipient of the sweet corn. Lovely post as always CJ. Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050293013935630835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-3354388338481963332014-08-12T00:24:50.825+01:002014-08-12T00:24:50.825+01:00oh man, i'm so sorry you're sick. i hope y...oh man, i'm so sorry you're sick. i hope you feel better soon, and are back to whoopin' it up this summer with your boys. our summer holiday is just about at an end here. we begin middle school next week monday. in the meantime it will be a visit with his father's parents, some paling around with friends and a much needed haircut :)elnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654199835246576704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-70217770487946255612014-08-11T21:11:50.086+01:002014-08-11T21:11:50.086+01:00Being sick in the summer should be illegal! I hop...Being sick in the summer should be illegal! I hope you are feeling better every day. Our jalapeno plant has produced 12 beautiful jalapenos. What does one do with 12 jalapenos? I am going to try my hand at pickling/canning this weekend....wish me luck!Stacy and Brian's Adventures in Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991825966927318151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-88666125599780932042014-08-11T11:51:42.070+01:002014-08-11T11:51:42.070+01:00Hope you feeling better soon CJ - tough when you&#...Hope you feeling better soon CJ - tough when you've got to get up and keep going eh? Sending you get well vibes. Your garden flowers look GORGEOUS!! Very inspiring. I love sweet peas - my late father used to grow them in swathes in our garden and they are still my favourite summer flower - that and a good sun flower - and you have both!! Garden envy ;o)<br />Take care, J9 xJ9sHappinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584533113770166401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-22803423043757829802014-08-11T08:25:07.602+01:002014-08-11T08:25:07.602+01:00Badgers, really? I didn't know they'd do t...Badgers, really? I didn't know they'd do that! That sunflower is a gorgeous colour, and your guinea pig is so cute. (His hutch looks an awful lot cleaner than ours!)<br />Hope you're feeling a lot better this week, the summer break is dashing by at a rate of knots!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-20651889489516651732014-08-11T07:34:43.672+01:002014-08-11T07:34:43.672+01:00I'm so sorry you've been unwell, that soun...I'm so sorry you've been unwell, that sounds nasty. Get better soon! Damn those badgers, eating your sweet corn. How dare they? Still, the sunflowers are stunning. I'm off to my mums for a week with the kids. I hope it's sunny. Don't think it will be though. XGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-84262651602645336462014-08-11T02:15:58.542+01:002014-08-11T02:15:58.542+01:00Darn badger!!!!!! But man when I saw the next pho...Darn badger!!!!!! But man when I saw the next photo of that gorgeous sun flower all was well with the world!!!! I am glad to see all of your blooms so happy and beautiful up there! So sorry to hear you have been under the weather....it is awful when you don't feel well and I completely understand that feeling! Glad that today was better! And as for summer...it is just zipping by and I am just trying to do a little something special everyday with them before it is all over in a week :((( You take care friend and have a lovely week with your crew! Nicole xoxoMy Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-32827523378922312992014-08-10T23:16:47.124+01:002014-08-10T23:16:47.124+01:00So beautiful, CJ. Dare I admit I laughed at the da...So beautiful, CJ. Dare I admit I laughed at the darling piggy eating the sweetcorn. The photos are beautiful. Sorry about the badger, here, as you know, it is rabbits! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-71930767767987990812014-08-10T20:59:25.757+01:002014-08-10T20:59:25.757+01:00Scary bee! Cute guinea pig! Pretty flowers :) My s...Scary bee! Cute guinea pig! Pretty flowers :) My summer plans are of course just the beach as much as possible. I wouldn't worry about the boys. Growing up my mom worked full time and we honestly didn't go and do much but hello, there's no school... so it was always the best time ever. Kids don't need too much to keep them happy, don't worry! Plus from the posts I've seen on here it looks like they're having a great time!tina bumblebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660028678294250067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-61403319252004112762014-08-10T20:19:59.140+01:002014-08-10T20:19:59.140+01:00Don't beat yourself up thinking that your boys...Don't beat yourself up thinking that your boys are not having a great summer - it will be enough for them that they don't have to go to school and can be outdoors. They've already had some great adventures (treasure trails! beach! home time!) and, trust me, your expectations will be a lot higher than theirs. I used to suffer from inexplicable vicious headaches with neck pain and took a wonderful tablet called Syndol for them which made me relax, sleep and get completely woozy! Sadly, no longer available (probably too many drowsy people) and I haven't found a suitable replacement. Luckily I don't seem to get so many bad headaches now. Really hope you're feeling better by the time you read this. Sleep is good. Caro xxCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-7020659826378385482014-08-10T20:19:12.057+01:002014-08-10T20:19:12.057+01:00I am so sorry that you haven't been well, I do...I am so sorry that you haven't been well, I don't think there is anything worse than a cold in the summer, do you think you should go to the Dr's to make sure it's not bacterial? Maybe you need antibiotics? I hope you get better soon... Your photos are lovely by the way.<br />Tammy xxtlcukjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126317345680620502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-47797593371257768762014-08-10T20:18:07.351+01:002014-08-10T20:18:07.351+01:00Hope you are now feeling much better. I love your...Hope you are now feeling much better. I love your new header! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.com