Yawn ... wakey, wakey ...

Whiley, sorry to hear the horrendous treatment your mum got at the hospital :(. I would have given them a right earfull .

Bonfires: you don't need to cover them at all. At this time of year the cuttings (wood and leaves) take just a little longer to dry up but it will all be dry enough by November. Once they are dry they don't need a lot to get them going. Whether it has been raining or not makes very little difference.

Do NOT use any accelerant (e.g. petrol). Newspaper is usually all that is needed. Take individual pages and screw them up lightly and shove them under the lower parts of the bonfire. The simplest way to light these (if you don't have any tapers etc) is to take another page of the newspaper and twist about two thirds of it into a fairly tight strip just leaving the top end not twisted. Light the top end (which will start to burn fairly quickly) and use that to light the paper you have put under the edges of your bonfire. The tight twists will stop it burning quickly down to your hand.

Protecting hedgehogs is difficult. If the pile is not too big then get the men to move, check for hogs and then put it back. Otherwise all you can do is poke long stick into it to try and make them run out. We rarely have trouble with hogs but mice and rabbits come out pretty quickly once we have lit the fire.

Use a hose to damp down the plants around the fire and keep the hose ready whilst the fire is burning so that you can damp anything that may be in danger.

Good luck :thumb: :luv:

 

Good morning all my friends I trust that you are all ok and have enjoyed your sleep,Its been two years now since I discovered GC and its been just great ,To day I have to fit some home made Trellis round a Koi Carp pond for someone ,Just been in the Garden with Gypsy and Tiny and Penny,It looks quite Magical all lit up,and its warm out there,and the silence is quite deafening:Dyou all have a great day and please stay safe:thumb:

 

Morning all,

It's dark out there

 

:thumb: Morning all, still dark & what a beautiful starry night it was too..!!!!!

Hope everyone is well..!

:thmb: Take care & all have a great day..!

 

Good morning everyone,

Dark has gone and it is now sunny :thmb:

Kandy, it was lucky that I saw him having his bonfire and got my hose across to him before he had burnt down more than one fence panel :lollol:

Have a great day :D

 

Morning all, Hel glad you are back on form.. I am off later to help my daughter clean windows... She has so many plus a conservatory... She has been having a window cleaner but the last couple of times they were not done well, soo we thought we would have a good go at them together.... Am I nuts or what..???:dh:
:wink: I think her idea, if we do a good job, is to do it ourselves in future....!!!! Somehow I think she might have to come & do mine for me sometime...!!!!!:wink::dh::lollol:

:thumb: Kandy, I hope Mr K is getting better & you are OK..!:wink:

:thmb: Have a great day everyone, whatever you are are doing..!!

 

Good morning Hel ,Marley and everyone else,Its another wonderful day in the life of an Owl.This Morning I am going to build a wooden Greenhouse,cut the Lawns,Take Mrs Owl Shopping ,Then this afternoon :lollol:Wash the car,tidy the Elderberry,s up they are 12ft tall now,clean the pond filter,and sweep the Garden up,anyway you all have a great day and please stay safe Friends:thumb:

 

Good morning everybody,

Helen, I'm pleased you're feeling better. Keep it up :thumb:

Marley, yes you are nuts :D. Cleaning windows is hard work :(

Have a great day, everyone :D

 

Morning Woo, you posted whilst I was typing.

What are you going to do in your spare time today? :lollol: :lollol: :lollol:

 

Morning Shiney In my spare time I am flying over to you so I can see that wonderful view you have of your Garden:thumb: Hi Cap Its called Mrs Owl:lollol::thumb: