Hippo's latest activity

... the old gal is comatose and unresponsive to stimuli. Apparently the infection in her legs has spread to other parts of her body especially her lungs. The immediate family is there (wife is just returning having come home for dinner and a...

Sounds like they treat a sore with a plaster while around her is a disaster. Wouldn't surprise me if the vultures of surgical consultants are circling. The poor thing has a myriad of conditions that prevent recovering quickly for a quality of...

Waiting for me squirrels to finish their tea so eye can mow me grass. If eye go out now it will scare them oft.

Shame your wife and her brother agreed for different reasons. Hope MIL is comfortable. Gonna be a long few days. J

... that the hospital called my wife to talk about the MIL. The GA on monday has brought on delirium in the old gal (it often happens when they have dementia in the first place). Her kidneys are shot from weeks and weeks of vancomycin, her o2...

You can get all sorts of weed preventing materials some of which come in circles with a slot cut in to go around your plants. W uses them for the strawbs in her raised beds. They have copper woven into them...

Yea, I'm still looking at the grass from above 😁

Is that cos he’s deaded?

Plant pots is ideal for weeds to grow. Only way to deal with them is to pull them out when they appear. (In my opinion of course, I ain't Percy Thrower).

Mornin Warm but dull for now Had to put canes up as sunflowers are now at about 3 feet and I expect em to get much higher. Putting some steak in slow cooker for tonight Stay cool all :)

Friend of mine used to use carpet underlay, think the stones idea was to keep snails off but different people give different answers :)

Morning All. :D A pretty rubbish night. Hosp called at 1:39 to say the old gal was fading again. :( A lovely day here. :) Have a good day. :D

Wot does we fink about mulch for covering soil in me plants pots? Is small stones a betterer option to stop weeds growing in em.

Launch ov stage 2 ov freelander development included seats and suspension.

OK, the old gal has rallied a bit, still very much "on the edge" but we will see what happens overnight. Wife is expecting a similar scenario tomorrow. :(

Horse brass!

Wife is there with the MIL, as are 2 grandchildren. Her Son (who was told first) had not yet put in an appearance. :( He is closer to the hospital than we are , so I am baffled.

... that the wife just got a call from the hospital. Her Mum (who they gave a GA to yesterday to work on her leg) is now today going downhill fast and she had better get there ASAP. Not looking good at all.

How to frighten your children.

Mornin Lovely sunny morning Making something to change oil in power steering today, two bottles, some tube etc Off to water plants before it gets too warm Stay cool all :)

Morning All. :D Another hot one. Don't mind if I do. :) Shopping later. :( Have a great day. :D

Planted me sunfloers outside last nite. They is currently between 4 and 10 inch tall. About 30. Grow'd for the bee's and me squirrels to enjoy. Little dorrit f1 type.

Proof golf can be exciting

Rang up the house insurance peeps for the UK today, managed to get nearly £100 knocked off the premium. Result! :):):)

Saw this on YT and thought is was pretty good.

The e-assist is a big help without it I doubt that the cycling would be possible. But, I do my best to keep the e-assist level low enough that I am also putting effort into the system against the resistance so that my muscles get a bit of work to...

Yes, just a little. As long as I don't go crazy with the PUSH effort it seems to cope. :) Weird seeing as one day last week I could not walk up or down the stairs on the right leg. As the trike is e-assist I am not having to do all the work I...