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Now, that’s funny!! ))

Comment by Johnny Laird — March 27, 2008 @ 8:43 pm

Tell her the tumbler will do no good unless you get that bloody bobcat in, scrape out ALL the sand, lay down an inch of newspaper and some coffee sacks and fill the garden bed with mushroom compost.

Then the tumbler can keep up the effort.

Since all that will cost so much, have a weekend away!

(This from a bloke who intends to spend the holiday money on a new bed. . .)

Comment by Grendel — March 27, 2008 @ 9:41 pm

Stick to your original plan and “whisk” her away! Romance is extra special when it comes by the male – especially in a long term, mature relationship. As I said before, we have forgotten how to love – this applies to our Christian calling and to our marriages! Romance is always a tender touch for a healthy relationship. Even when we are too “practical” to admit it. I agree with grendel GO AWAY (Grendel, hope you’re NOT talking about a flower bed!)

Comment by Sojourner — March 28, 2008 @ 2:11 am

Maybe it’s got something to do with calling her THE wife!

Comment by Gaz — March 28, 2008 @ 5:49 am

Sojourner, no, although you have me thinking about my front yard makeover into a vege patch and just how far I can make $1000 stretch!

Comment by Grendel — March 28, 2008 @ 6:30 am

hehe!

That is her self appointed title Gaz

Comment by Hamo — March 28, 2008 @ 7:47 am

Min size 1 cubic metre, grab some 2nd hand bricks, make 3 bays to keep it ongoing, make your own compost system, dig a hole bury the scraps, all I’m saying is, do it on the cheap.

Comment by Mark R — March 28, 2008 @ 12:50 pm

Hamo – coffee sacks, handful of worm castings then just keep throwing in your scraps with a handful of wet shredded newspaper each few days.

Portable worm farm!

Comment by Grendel — March 28, 2008 @ 2:14 pm

go Grendel!!!

Comment by Mark R — March 28, 2008 @ 2:20 pm

Bloody greenie, hippies!

Comment by Hamo — March 28, 2008 @ 2:40 pm

come and join the circle …

Comment by Mark R — March 28, 2008 @ 4:21 pm

Make small individual ones to sit near fruit trees – long bulky ones to prepare the ground for a new crop, plant strawberries straight into old ones. . .

It never ends!

Comment by Grendel — March 28, 2008 @ 7:07 pm

Y’all are crazy GREEN :0)

Comment by Sojourner — March 29, 2008 @ 7:41 am

Gardeners have always been referred to as having green thumbs – funny now that to follow the gardening dictates of my grandfather (wise man that he was) is considered ‘green’!

Comment by Grendel — March 29, 2008 @ 9:41 am

I ask again? Why buy the Tumbler, when you can create your own compost heap? Here’s a Gardening Australia Fact Sheet on compost. Just rember the C/N ratio.

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s855732.htm

There you go!!! All the way to Bunker Bay!!!

Comment by Mark R — March 29, 2008 @ 6:16 pm

Green is wise and wise is green such is the paradox this side of heaven!

Hamo, all greening aside….have you changed your mind about the romantic get-away? Just holding your feet to the marital fire.

Comment by Sojourner — March 29, 2008 @ 11:08 pm

hi Sojourner – a bit more complex in that we are away the weekend after at the forge festival – os it would mean dumping the kids for two consecutive weekends – not very nice for them!

Comment by Hamo — March 30, 2008 @ 10:11 am

Ahh the wee ones. Romance is much harder and being frugal with time and money is more important. But, creativity is the key!

Comment by Sojourner — March 31, 2008 @ 4:48 am

just reading back over this post and i think you all missed something – we’re talking romance and grendels getting a new bed… wink wink nudge nudge…!

sorry, i’ve just lowered the bar dramatically haven’t i?!

Comment by Dave B — April 2, 2008 @ 2:51 pm

:p

Bed for sleeping Dave – now the kitchen table on the other hand. . .

Now that that is out of the way – dinner party at my place next week, anyone coming?

Comment by Grendel — April 2, 2008 @ 4:00 pm

ummm…

i think i’m busy…

Comment by Hamo — April 2, 2008 @ 4:05 pm