tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post3361753317665668025..comments2024-03-29T01:12:51.925+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: 24th August - St Bartholomew's Day and The Job ListSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-77449025111038966802017-08-26T11:13:45.487+01:002017-08-26T11:13:45.487+01:00Ash trees were the bane of my life in my previous ...Ash trees were the bane of my life in my previous garden. My neighbours had a row of them on the other side of the fence and I was constantly pulling up small saplings as soon as they appeared. Even some of my pots which I brought to this present garden have since produced more ash saplings Aaaarrrggghhh!!! I suspect yours will be a constant problem unless you can poison them!Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-21275490869861300652017-08-26T08:11:57.163+01:002017-08-26T08:11:57.163+01:00You do realise that as soon as you buy more saffro...You do realise that as soon as you buy more saffron the other supply will be found! Commonly known as sods law! xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-55762120421222800502017-08-25T03:27:08.145+01:002017-08-25T03:27:08.145+01:00I brought a small container of saffron back from S...I brought a small container of saffron back from Spain and have been wondering how to use it. I am now going to look for cake recipes.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-87092892111208161082017-08-24T19:35:25.982+01:002017-08-24T19:35:25.982+01:00My Dad loved saffron buns. I remember bringing som...My Dad loved saffron buns. I remember bringing some home for him once after a holiday down in Cornwall.<br />Thanks for jogging my memory.<br />Lisa xLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286339918056081955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-68310400684393901292017-08-24T17:11:24.169+01:002017-08-24T17:11:24.169+01:00There is always something to be done, isn't th...There is always something to be done, isn't there? We love the trees for shade, but invariably they cause us problems. The Saffron story is interesting. Your comment about Bartholomew got me going on a search. Yes, skinned alive and then be-headed. He was one of the Apostles of Christ. All through history and even today believers in Christ are being martyred. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16439180848296564902017-08-24T09:32:06.851+01:002017-08-24T09:32:06.851+01:00My daughter just had her large oak tree pruned and...My daughter just had her large oak tree pruned and the company did a fantastic job. The shape us still there put its been thinned out letting in much needed light. Hubby cut down her front tree and the timber went to the youngest daughter ftor firewood. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-4872989792935988702017-08-24T07:50:13.915+01:002017-08-24T07:50:13.915+01:00The intermittent periods of rain has made harvesti...The intermittent periods of rain has made harvesting tricky and drawn out this August. Yesterday I was chatting to our neighbouring farmer, combine at the ready, and he had just taken a moisture reading: 16% and it needs to be 15% to harvest the wheat.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.com