Uggggggggggggg!

Literally!
Here I am out and about in temperatures in the mid twenties degrees celsius and seeing women mooche around in Ugg boots! And leggings! Good grief, don't they know it's summer?
Or are they suffering ugg fungal infections with feet melded into ugg boot shape?! And the scuff scuff of the walking (or should I say neanderthal dragging of the feet) how dang annoying is that, lift your feet women!
Ugg boots are for keeping your feet toasty and warm in the winter, not some weird kind of summer fashion!
No doubt some woman will sue the Ugg makers for not only spraining her foot but making her a fungal slave to fashion!
Give me jandals any day of the summer!

The Biggest Flower Show of them All!

Well in England that is, not sure about other countries, anyway, I digress!
Mr S and I took a well deserved break from work to visit RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and what a fabulous idea that was!
We headed off fairly early and started off with a walk round the stands and gardens on the outside of the huge central marquee. There was everything from fake grass, to gnomes on planes, to a plasticine garden to a naked mesh lady! After a quick energy booster of hot dog, fish'n'chips, beer and G&T, it was off to tackle the marquee, and what a tackling it was. From the formal daffodil, vegetable and tulip displays to the amazingly colourful garden from South Africa, and a typical English Cottage garden, it was senses delight to ones eyes and nose!
We also saw Alan Titchmarsh and Joe Swift doing their filming bit for the BBC, though later that evening we didn't manage to spot ourselves on the TV, aww shame!

Speaking of Flowers...

What a wonderful time has been had visiting lots of places with lots of lovely trees and flowers doing the ooooh yes! It's spring thing!
First it was off to RHS Wisley, checking out all the daffodils, rhododendrons, and budding trees. Plus having a look round the wonderful new-ish glasshouse with all the tropical flowers and plants in it.
It was then off to Nyman's Garden for a meander round the grounds.. we didn't take a map so had a lovely stroll for many hours and luckily ended up back at the entrance! A beautiful landscape and the house is wonderful, more so that most of it is just a shell. And the bluebells, well... there were zillions of them, though after a while one did tend to be a little bluebelled out! (and lucky reader, there's a pic of me! Don't be dying of shock now!)
One of the houses associated with Rudyard Kipling was next on the list, Bateman's, and a beautiful spring day was had there. The National Trust does well in making sure the grounds are kept in good nick and the sausage rolls and pot of tea indulged in were delicious! There was a mill there as well, though as it wasn't milling not as exciting as one that we had visited previously. And must say that the meadow of wild flowers was stunning, the picture doesn't do it justice!
At lot of British people think they have to go overeas to see wonderful places, little do they know about all the fabulous places that they can visit here! Though isn't that the case of most people - wanting to see places that aren't home!

Links to places wisited:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/Gardens/wisley/index.asp
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-nymansgarden2
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-batemans.htm

GaaaaarrrrgggGGGHHHHHH!

Do I look like a florist or plant nursery? No! Then why the heck not only do the flowers 'disappear' but whole plants as well from the front garden!
What's the point of stealing a flower that will die in a couple of days when if it was left on it's stem would likely provide a couple of weeks of flowerness!
Hence one £2.50 bulb stolen from the front garden too many and I've taken out all of it (barring the stones and hedges) and am planting it all in the back garden for Mr S and I to enjoy, and any lucky visitors we have of course!
So long pretty flower front garden, to stone and hedge garden *sniff*
Mind you there's a whole supermarket bag full of bulbs that I now need to find places for..

at least the display next year will be awesome!!