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  1. Phil A

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    Reminded me of a Mike Harding useful Spanish phrases dictionary I read years ago.

    Never had cause to use it yet.
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    la piscina está llena de cadáveres ...do tell:scratch:

    It appears that tomorrow we are off down to Waltham Abbey area...not too far from shiney's patch I think.
     
  3. Phil A

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    "The swimming pool is full of dead bodies"

    Brits love to complain when they are abroad.
     
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    • Paladin

      Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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      Strange word for 'Pool':heehee:
       
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      :loll:Never thought of it like that, its the same word we use for the pools built into the walls of churches, that held the Holy Water.
       
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      Early start today,clockwise on the M25, on the pool shut down run...I'll be glad to get back to my real work for a rest :rolleyespink:

      :coffee:....Needed that!....Actually,the M40 ,M25 & M11 were fine and we were finished by 10am :thumb:
      We were in 'Bobbingworth' just off the M11 near Epping.
      Here is the Son and heir doing the technical stuff while I do the labouring:D
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      You can just see his right foot in an 'Air Boot'
       
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        Nice pool.....its a shame this time of the year, when everything shuts down.
         
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        Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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        We took delivery of pottery we painted during our stay at Centre Park Longleat.
        Mrs Pal is chuffed with her Xmas tree decorations,and I am too with my effort.:paladin::WINK1:
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          Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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          So,the Hidcote Manor gazeebo is finished....all painted up and looking good!:cool:
          All ready for the weekend of 'Lights'... the gardens are floodlit and look beautiful.
          BTW...the paint was not wet...water based F&B:heehee:
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            You were only 10 miles from me! You could have come for lunch :dbgrtmb:
             
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            :DOH::DOH:Heck!.....If only you had seen my post on the day before we would certainly have done so shiney. Never mind though,maybe when he goes down to reopen it I could go too and we could pop over for a cuppa:dbgrtmb:
             
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            I love the sound of the VC 10's taking off, especially when there's damp air. They get fined for noise infringement everywhere they go!
             
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            I had an emergency call out to Hidcote Manor Gardens this afternoon to replace this broken glass pane
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            15 minutes later..
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            Because of H&S rules the green house would have been off limits tomorrow to the public...:DOH:
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            No visitors today but there was one chappie I made friends with
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            Although he wasn't that keen to smile:D
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              Awwww....he's adorable and thats amazing that you could get that close!
               
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                Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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                And just before the storm broke this afternoon I managed to get the last D G Unit in place:phew:
                Wonderful under foot working conditions don't ya think?.... H&S!!!!...:mute:
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