We did find the secateurs in the end. We also found my favourite mug which had decided to go feral. But not until MrM had sifted all the recycling and raked up all the leaves. Unfortunately, the secateurs were in the bag of bulbs-yet-to-be-planted so not only did I have to explain the uncomfortable reappearance of the secateurs in the kitchen but also the unplantedness of the bulbs. It was all rather awkward until I remembered that I had a degree in Botany and started discoursing on vernalisation, the problem of this unusually mild autumn and my concern that planting the tulips too early might be problematical. Then I made MrM an extremely delicious supper in a craven attempt to get back in his good books.
Extremely delicious suppers always work for me. And I had no idea you had a degree in botany!!
ReplyDeleteI can't remember a single thing from my three years of arduous study so it is a degree in name only.
DeleteHurrah for finding the secateurs. They are no longer 'non'. Yay. (Tee hee.) PS Tulips are fine planted in Nov, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteDon't encourage him.
DeleteAt least making supper is easier than sourcing decent new secateurs, and I expect those leaves needed raking and the recycling sifting anyway !
ReplyDelete(Ps Bulbs still awaiting planting here too!)
Ermmm...yes....but I am not sure MrM would have done it with such urgency and efficiency if he had not been looking for the secateurs. If you see what I mean.
DeleteI planted tulips yesterday. I also found some bulbs in the garage that I never planted last year........
ReplyDeleteIt would be hypocritical of me to be shocked but I do have a cut off point - if they are not planted by Easter they are compost.
DeleteIt's not going to be cold enough to plant tulips until next week when The Express cheerfully predicts atrocious weather conditions and sub zero temperatures sweeping down from the Arctic.
ReplyDeleteHave just realised that my Paperwhites never arrived from Sarah Raven. They say they have probably sold out now. Last year I ordered too late and had to buy one of those silly pot and bulb gift sets. The pot arrived in pieces. How can I blog without a bowl of Paperwhites in due season?
The following blog options are open to you : do a retrospective of Paperwhites Past; use a previous photo and give impression that it is current (very Instagram); state that Paperwhites are so last year and you have decided to grow decorative cabbages instead.
DeleteHow satisfying! I'm with Lucille, we need to wait until we've had a prolonged cold spell before planting tulips. I've planted tulip bulbs as late as January and they've still flowered at the usual time. Seeing your photo of the potting shed reminds me that in my allotment shed I have a paper bag of Purple Prince tulip bulbs dug up at Polesden this summer. I need to get those in the ground before the mice find them.
ReplyDeleteThose pots are from the shed at Polesden which we visited at the weekend. I long for a potting shed full of shelves of old Long Toms.
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