For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
after reading you harp on about your bloody whistle, I've decided to buy myself a 'fife' because I had a dream I could play the flute and they're too expensive.
ReplyDeleteand I don't know if you got the guardian today, but I looked at the political cartoon and thought 'that's not drawn too well...'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cartoon/2010/aug/10/cartoon-bluelou-northern-ireland
bluelou = Louise McKeever.. small world.
You're the Mozart of consumerism, you are.
ReplyDeleteThe one today, not drawn too well, as you rightly say, was actually one of the better drawn ones of the last week or so.
Wait a minute... Louise! Get the fuck out of here!
is correct... I read on some website a while ago steve bell had bought one of her drawings and i guess this is the next step... mad irish bitch..
ReplyDeleteand i'm curious as to what you think about my latest offering, honesty honestly...
ReplyDeleteWonderfully drawn, though I don't get the punchline - or maybe there isn't one, or I'm missing something. What happened to the dog shit characters? They were very well drawn, too, but there was something remarkable about the story.
ReplyDeletePity you don't do politics, you could beat Lou into a cocked hat, in terms of drawing and surreality.
Or something.
And Writers Block needs some thought vis a vis apostrophes.
ReplyDeleteI think I've just got the point.
ReplyDeleteI did this for an newspaper accompanying a litfest in blackpool so it had to be kind of relevant, had to stay away from weirdness and people eating their own poo.. that kind of stuff. My next will (hopefully) be in keeping with... whatever the fuck it's in keeping with..
ReplyDeleteRemember the Tufty Club one you did... Or was it Rupert Bear? He was shagging his mam or something, as I recall.
ReplyDeletefuck me, i'd forgotten all about that... tufty it was. did i draw it at... I can't remember the name of the road we lived on, and I've just looked at google earth and maps AND I CAN'T FUCKING FIND IT...!
ReplyDeleteanyway, yes, tufty... and after he held his mummy's hand cause he was scared of traffic
It pre-dated our NORFOLK STREET hilarity. I seem to remember Steve had it at his house. Maybe he's still got it, though it wouldn't be the kind of thing you'd want the kids to find.
ReplyDeleteNorfolk st... I was looking in the completely wrong area... dipshit I am.
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