Winslow Boy

You can go off people you know.

Well you do now. Finders keepers and all that.

He got run over as he was standing in the middle of road backing someone off his driveway confident in the knowledge that he had two seconds to run back to the pavement before he was hit by the car.

Slight flaw in that proposal. It would also require them to look up from there tablet/laptop/bunch of papers - take your pick.

So a Crab carrying Hippo then.

Well as one's off it's hinges they'll be able to lay it flat thus avoiding having to shin up and down ladders.

Wow that is really early into flower. Usually it's May/June- well it is 'oop North. Is the first time it's flowered?

Well that's very generous of you Squadron Leader but I'd speak to your consultant about putting your back under such strain so soon after your operation. If your consultant is prepared to sign off on the insurance waiver I'm certain that we can arrange to have a pedant fitted once the Hippo has sorted out a method of attachment. So there you have it Britain's Armed Forces coming to the rescue of preserved railways wherever they are.

Well think of it this way. If those pendants weren't at the preserved railway open days asking about colour schemes where else would they be. So we the rest of humanity salute you for taking one 'for the team'.

Quite right. Can't let the apprentice or is hired help? go unsupervised can we. Just to confuse matters Euonymus comes in different colours and sizes. There's white and green, gold and green and finally plain green.

Only if they can get that crate unloaded at the diary.

Looks like a Euonymus to me my dear Bear.

Sorry my dear Hippo much as I agree with this eminently sensible suggestion I cant see the insurance bonks passing up such an easy way of screwing motorists out of some more of there hard earned mullah. I can see the picture. Two heads of insurance companies having a chat. First one says- so what do you think of this new requirement to include cycling on an insurers cover. Second one - what a splendid idea. First one replies - oh you think so do you. I thought it was just the politicos wasting our time. Second one says- oh God heavens no just look at the revenue generating potential. It's change to the policy (makes sound of till closing), it's new policies ( makes sound of till again) it's .........- you can gues the rest.

So that's your list. What's on the panniers list?

Watch out for his mitre.

What do you mean resurrect. That's normal for Manutopea.

They never brood. They plot.

Just goes to show it takes all sorts. Personally I prefer the yellow ones with the liquorice in the middle.

I think Saturday brings the 'less than able drivers - other terms are available, out as I to encountered one this morning. He thought that it was ok to overtake me on an twisty hill roads with cars parked on it. This with children in as well.

With a nice thick cheesy sauce on mine thank you.

Bang go this years flowers and berries then. I don't think our avian friends will be too happy with that.

Just avoid the yuccas that all I say otherwise the words will be far more descriptive.

Much appreciated Neil nothing like a bit of the exotic to make a day more pleasant.

What's more it's blocking the view along with that hideous red and white thingy.

No need to worry about that now that Easters behind us. The only problem you have to watch though is by cutting it really short is that it will grow that bit faster to recover. As a result you may find you have to cut it again sooner rather than later. This will lessen as it gets warmer and the grass slows down. At which point you can either lengthen the time between cuts or alternately increase the height of cut. All depends on which is easier.