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Haven't felt quite the ticket today...a sort of underlying general lethargy coupled with gasping for air like a stranded goldfish...

But I did drag myself round the garden with frequent stops for a bit of a rest...

The Orange Blossom is out...I asked Himself why he hadn't told me and he said he hadn't noticed it...it's a feckin' great bush smothered in white flowers I said...he agreed it was...then asked me where in the garden is it...

I wrote about the Orange blossom once before on another site and was picked up sharply by someone making the comment that it was actually Mock Orange...so now I always call it the Orange Blossom...just to be awkward.

There is a solitary Fox-Glove just under the shrubs...never seen one in the garden before...it's interesting how plants suddenly appear as if from nowhere when the seeds have probably been lying dormant for ages...there's a Monkshood as well...now that is a plant which is seriously poisonous...looks attractive though. I dug it up I think, from a deserted garden...

And this year has seen the return of the St John's Wort...dozens of plants all over the place...it's a natural remedy for depression but needs to be taken with care. There wasn't one single plant of it last year...

We have some Strawberries ready for eating...I had to practically shoo the Blackbirds away first...I suspect they went straight round the corner and ate the Raspberries...I stuffed the strawberries in my pocket...debated whether or not to go back into the cottage to get a bowl to collect some Gooseberries and sat down by the river instead...

I do hate this rotten horrible disease...when I have to decide if I've enough energy to walk back to get a bowl and then walk back again...sometimes it becomes a serious struggle just to force one foot in front of the other...

But, walking about certainly loosens the gunk lurking in my lungs...it works faster than the Exputex the Doctor prescribed me last week, which tastes seriously yummy but doesn't seem to actually do anything.

After I'd come in again I went on Ancestry for a while...that drove me to utter despair when people were insisting that John had been born in 1430 in Delaware, United States of America...I shout at the laptop...call those responsible bloody ignoramuses...and wonder why on earth I'm bothering...he was born in feckin' Essex for goodness sake...Himself asks me if everything is alright and I mutter under my breath...so he asks would I like a cup of tea.

I joined a site on FaceAche recently for COPD people...they're all a bit soppy...they put daft pictures on of dear little kittens and say Goodnight to everyone when they're signing out...it's all a bit huggy-kissy actually...no harm of course in being huggy-kissy...just not really for me.

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grannyjan

Got good signal st moment had a good laugh at your post 😂 I have a "mock orange" too. Knowing my luck I'll miss the flowers while on holiday 😏 will have to txt my friend who is watching my plants to take a photo of it is in flower already!

Keep up the writing, always make me laugh.

GJ x

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Grasso97

Hugs and kisses from me....go on ... You know you love it. Orange blossom reminds me of my lovely grandmother, also Daphne which smelled so beautiful outside her front door x

Oh vashi you do make me laugh :) But I do agree that this copd lark is no fun. xx

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Azure_Sky

Glad you found our dear Vashti. She really does have a rough time. It never goes away or gets better. We all admire her bravery.

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Azure_Sky

Hello Vashti, how about stuffing some plastic bags in your pockets for fruit gathering?

My George was sniffing at a snail shell today, I am wondering if they are poisonous.? So far he has been his usual bouncy self.

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Lolly2 in reply toAzure_Sky

I cannot remember exact details, but don't let George play with snails, or lick them. They do give off a poison.. My dog sniffs them too, but never licks.

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Lolly2 in reply toLolly2

I checked it out....snails do not give a dog a poison as such, but can pass on diseases to dogs, and, of course, there may be slug pellets near the snails, and often these contain strychnine, which is fatal to dogs.

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Gold13 in reply toAzure_Sky

Salmonella!!!!!

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knitter

Oh Vashti, I hope your breathing is a bit easier today, but I do understand the frustration of not being able to do what you want to do.

Yesterday I stood in my garden and looked at everything that needed doing and if I had had the energy I would have had a "terrible twos" temper tantrum...kicking and screaming....as I was so annoyed with my myself.

I have a mock orange too...I remember when everyone called them orange blossom....and a pink double poppy which just appeared . Yesterday some friends of mine had alliums appear unannounced as well as poppies...the birds have given me holly bushes and cotoneaster for free...all of which are now too big though.

We've just planted an "orange blossom" (much nicer name!!) in our new garden - only about 12" tall at the moment!! So sorry to hear you've been so rotten, I hope today will be MUCH better for you. Jan xx

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Nanaeal

Good morning vashti hope you have a better day. Its lovely. Here in Norway a tad chilly . I can see the mountains from my bedroom window. Best wishes Nan

Hi Vashti

I'm sorry that you are having an 'under the weather' time. I do love imagining your garden. I had a lovely 'orange blossom' at my last house. My neighbours came round and destroyed it whilst I was on holiday because I refused to let them all over my courtyard garden to take their roof off! Much nicer neighbours at this new house. My weeds are looking at me with the kind of cockiness which comes from knowing that my 'too breathless to pull them out' is actually downright laziness. I do hope that today is a better one for you.

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Bernardbreather

Yeh, things pretty rough here too for me (Winter in Australia). That man around you has quite a style to him. I look forward to his cameos. Orange blossoms make me travel across universes with just the mention of them - like a phrase of poetry transports one.

Its all I have left now it seems - these transportations - human warmth is vanishing from me ... and no, kitty pics and kissy hugs dont do it at all.

But Vashti, I would say I love you right now if I knew you better, so count your lucky

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emmo

Hello Vashti, Lovely garden, mine's looking a bit tired and thirsty at the moment.

Did you see that The Devil in the Marshalsea is up for a Crime writing award? There is

just time to vote on the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime writing site. Read a book and have a rest.

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velvet55

Hello Vashti

I love your garden photos, it always looks so pretty.

I hope you are feeling better today, and can enjoy your weekend.

Velvet xx

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sassy59

Hope you feel better very soon vashti and thank you for the beautiful photo of whatever it is called. What's in a name anyway? We have had different things growing in our garden here and in previous homes that we have never planted. Two bay trees (very small) either side of our patio at our home in the 90's which the birds must have planted. Also a tree here that we didn't put in and I have just discovered a sunflower. Nice surprises to be found in your garden too.

Take care. xxxxxxxx Lots of hugs and kisses! Sorry, just joking!

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Azure_Sky

I found this on Wikipedia,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang...

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