tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post8874155413761643758..comments2024-03-21T23:14:27.787+00:00Comments on Middle of Nowhere: The great cactus massacreGretelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-73146908568020986852009-06-23T20:02:18.558+01:002009-06-23T20:02:18.558+01:00Hehe, this made me laugh! What a lovely story with...Hehe, this made me laugh! What a lovely story with a happy ending :D Village life is the best, I really miss it now that I live on a housing estate...Gillyflower Jewelleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443174461688900424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-79803803851169773652009-06-21T11:35:27.580+01:002009-06-21T11:35:27.580+01:00haha- cacticide.....
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would it not be succulen...haha- cacticide..... <br />=]<br /><br />would it not be succulenticide for the aloes though??<br /><br />Toby,,,natural attrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932782598258944332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-69243858221658411422009-06-20T10:00:02.231+01:002009-06-20T10:00:02.231+01:00I confess to murdering the one or other plant in o...I confess to murdering the one or other plant in our .... care. :-(<br />I do feel terrible about it.<br /><br />I am happy that you found a new home for your darlings! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-69473027236229045742009-06-19T17:35:28.842+01:002009-06-19T17:35:28.842+01:00Hello Gretel..I have an award for your blog! If yo...Hello Gretel..I have an award for your blog! If you would like it...come see me ;-) P.S...you are under no obligation ;-)Janet Metzger, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004040279820041203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-9884318211161163462009-06-18T15:32:04.998+01:002009-06-18T15:32:04.998+01:00You see, if you had stayed in South Devon you and ...You see, if you had stayed in South Devon you and your cacti would not have had such an adventure. All's well that ends well.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-79151608843812446212009-06-18T03:53:53.500+01:002009-06-18T03:53:53.500+01:00Oh, I am so relieved the Cacti were spared. I got ...Oh, I am so relieved the Cacti were spared. I got quite concerned, you see, I live in the Arizona desert where only Cactus grow and I've come to find the beauty in them. Thank you for the happy ending.TerryMoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075407578885601558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-88032814701814907882009-06-17T19:42:02.749+01:002009-06-17T19:42:02.749+01:00The cactus tale made very funny reading - glad the...The cactus tale made very funny reading - glad they and the Aloe vera were rehomed in the end. Best wishes.<br /><br />LesleyArt Space Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198890609934294628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-70215580884063533202009-06-17T16:56:50.024+01:002009-06-17T16:56:50.024+01:00Hello,
Thanks for your tips on photo size on Jacki...Hello,<br />Thanks for your tips on photo size on Jackies blog, very helpful.<br />Best wishes<br /><br />MichalaMichala Gyetvai (Kayla coo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05120726257649689149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-37180007266201960482009-06-17T12:51:49.070+01:002009-06-17T12:51:49.070+01:00You are funny, Gretel, you know that?
This lady at...You are funny, Gretel, you know that?<br />This lady at the library is a jewel, does she always solve your problems?<br /><br />(The word verification for that post is "fackired", that's a message from your cactus, I'm sure)Mlle Miraclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097469480368586030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-73229305081512234392009-06-17T00:41:52.456+01:002009-06-17T00:41:52.456+01:00I was really worried when I read the title......bu...I was really worried when I read the title......but all's well that ends well.d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-29404856838739655052009-06-16T21:34:44.402+01:002009-06-16T21:34:44.402+01:00Great story - I'm glad it had a happy ending:)...Great story - I'm glad it had a happy ending:)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-49147009202902939782009-06-16T16:08:50.649+01:002009-06-16T16:08:50.649+01:00That brought a smile.That brought a smile.Decadent Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263111140937921472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-89624180112517783152009-06-15T11:21:17.709+01:002009-06-15T11:21:17.709+01:00Yes I have been outed! I saw your comment on Lyns ...Yes I have been outed! I saw your comment on Lyns blog. I must point out that some of the bulge is the blouse and not me!<br />(But not a lot)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-10343066848118866422009-06-15T10:04:25.027+01:002009-06-15T10:04:25.027+01:00Girl! I can't believe it, I had exactly the sa...Girl! I can't believe it, I had exactly the same dilemma a few months ago. We bought cacti from Ikea when we were students and I just couldn't bring myself to hurt them now. They're currently languishing in the garage until I can summon up the guts to do something with them. I'm so glad it's not just me!<br />Kim xxKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258067425531120075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-37684383761945834392009-06-14T17:28:15.381+01:002009-06-14T17:28:15.381+01:00The very definition of a happy ending. I know exa...The very definition of a happy ending. I know exactly how you feel, for I tend to anthropormorphize just about everything. If I pick up a plum in the market, then decide another one might look better, ... I will usually still purchase the first one as well, not wanting it to feel badly. <br /><br />Is there a doctor I can call for this???Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-24346633790248750572009-06-14T14:00:40.883+01:002009-06-14T14:00:40.883+01:00Too funny....When my man goes on a business trip.....Too funny....When my man goes on a business trip..that is when I get rid of things he wants to keep..like unwanted plants ;-) I usually tell him " you have to go out of town sometime! )Janet Metzger, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004040279820041203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-87484278334459098442009-06-14T08:22:41.946+01:002009-06-14T08:22:41.946+01:00my aloe vera look a bit like that at the moment
:...my aloe vera look a bit like that at the moment<br /><br />:o/<br /><br />no friendly villagers to rescue them around herelettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-69925919950058485672009-06-14T03:16:25.547+01:002009-06-14T03:16:25.547+01:00Oh my goodness you crack me up! I couldn't qui...Oh my goodness you crack me up! I couldn't quit laughing at 'Cacticide!. ha So glad they cacti have found a new home.Contessa Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051680985869300132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-5446243359462647432009-06-13T22:04:49.580+01:002009-06-13T22:04:49.580+01:00When I first met Laurence (many years ago) he had ...When I first met Laurence (many years ago) he had a cactus that had lived in a cupboard for years, it was white, poor thing...<br />I see you have joined in made4aid, Toby has too, he's posted about it on his blog today. It's a really good idea, I hope the auction goes well and lots of dosh is made!<br />Penny.natural attrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932782598258944332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-78482578795028858822009-06-13T19:16:01.173+01:002009-06-13T19:16:01.173+01:00It's so much easier to pass along a plant than...It's so much easier to pass along a plant than to decide it's fatal future. My garden is so in-grown and in desperate need of thinking, but here I sit rather than dig and move and separate. I do have a place for one plant a a friend for another ... but what of the REST of them???Kari Lønninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672700685648322233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-4346249214827783312009-06-13T13:08:02.887+01:002009-06-13T13:08:02.887+01:00I so love libraries, and also happy endings.
I ag...I so love libraries, and also happy endings.<br /><br />I agree with Sue that the Miss Reed books are quite fun, and give what surely seems to be a true picture of village life centered on a school, many years ago.<br /><br />Best wishes! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-77766093096601945542009-06-13T12:34:35.011+01:002009-06-13T12:34:35.011+01:00Aren't libraries great! If they don't have...Aren't libraries great! If they don't have the info you need in a book or on the computer... there is usually someone who knows someone to ask.<br />Wish I lived in a village though...Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794603896579291245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-47565642402845844232009-06-13T12:10:11.200+01:002009-06-13T12:10:11.200+01:00I've been looking at some whizzened horrible l...I've been looking at some whizzened horrible little cacti on a windowsill and am now thinking of dressing them up in sombreros and marching them doen to our villlage library - oops, only trouble is it doesn't open again until Thursday afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-44364392007619808302009-06-13T06:52:09.954+01:002009-06-13T06:52:09.954+01:00I so empathise with you there - I tend to put unlo...I so empathise with you there - I tend to put unloved pot plants out in the garden to take their chances in a kind of botanical euthanasia (like the ancients taking their aged up the mountain in the snow..)as the compost heap is a terrible end for them. Sometimes backfires though - there's a very raggedy Xmas tree that is still holding on 2 years later...Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-50436329919949961372009-06-13T06:20:54.362+01:002009-06-13T06:20:54.362+01:00One man's junk is another man's treasure.....One man's junk is another man's treasure....still holds true.<br /><br />Even in the big city...if I don't want or need something anymore... I prop it(or them) against the power pole in the alleyway... usually several days before garbage pickup...and every single time...some kind person has picked up said castoffs. The last thing was a bicycle carrier that doesn't fit our present car or van... I've tried to sell it in a garage sale... give it away to friends...no dice. But.. took it out there and ...gone in a day...BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.com