tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post5011515744553600215..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Conkers, Sticks and BlackberriesSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-11547781709572283972015-10-04T04:36:03.298+01:002015-10-04T04:36:03.298+01:00Thank you.
I have read childrens books where conke...Thank you.<br />I have read childrens books where conkers are played and seen chestnuts in the supermarkets occasionally but until I read your post I never made the connection. I guess thats what happens when you live 'down under'Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140641738152408291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-78484990522530667582015-10-02T14:31:01.041+01:002015-10-02T14:31:01.041+01:00We've had a couple of BIG spiders in the house...We've had a couple of BIG spiders in the house recently. I was sitting on the throne the other evening and suddenly caught sight of one by the loo roll stand. Of course, they look worse against the white tiles. I've tried my best to deal with my fear of these big spiders; I even forced myself to handle a tarantula once, but it's made no difference. I would never kill them though. They get scooped up in a plastic jug (by one of the men if they're around) and put over the garden wall. SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-87673809736535255972015-10-02T12:59:03.255+01:002015-10-02T12:59:03.255+01:00Yes, to quote Wikipedia ..... 'Conkers is a t...Yes, to quote Wikipedia ..... 'Conkers is a traditional children's game in Britain and Ireland played using the seeds of horse chestnut trees—the name 'conker' is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself. The game is played by two players, each with a conker threaded onto a piece of string: they take turns striking each other's conker until one breaks.'Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-78976454145833512542015-10-02T00:55:51.077+01:002015-10-02T00:55:51.077+01:00Are conkers and chestnuts the same thing ?Are conkers and chestnuts the same thing ?Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140641738152408291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-80912096434094773262015-10-01T23:08:23.881+01:002015-10-01T23:08:23.881+01:00We're overrun by the multi legged beasties. Ti...We're overrun by the multi legged beasties. Time to find me a conker tree then.. :)rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-39017869916887740222015-10-01T22:16:51.488+01:002015-10-01T22:16:51.488+01:00Your blackberries look wonderful. They're sti...Your blackberries look wonderful. They're still very small around here.................. so I have to pick twice as many.Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-53948008609458901232015-10-01T22:07:42.518+01:002015-10-01T22:07:42.518+01:00Catching up on blog reading tonight, lovely to see...Catching up on blog reading tonight, lovely to see what you've been up to over the last week, and lovely to see all your home grown produce processed, ready to see you through the coming months. I do miss being able to do that now :)The Quirky Bird Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857611654337366532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-15266467423010119182015-10-01T19:16:08.319+01:002015-10-01T19:16:08.319+01:00I wish that series was available as a Dvd, but I&#...I wish that series was available as a Dvd, but I've never been able to find it :-(Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-54372622944222300202015-10-01T19:15:18.841+01:002015-10-01T19:15:18.841+01:00Ahhh ... someone else who likes to 'twiddle...Ahhh ... someone else who likes to 'twiddle', my fingers are always on the go with something :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-5897750111075939092015-10-01T19:14:26.301+01:002015-10-01T19:14:26.301+01:00I think that the conkers must give off something a...I think that the conkers must give off something as they sit there very gradually drying out. They stay working all through Winter. Once they are shrivelled, or eaten by mice as happened to ours last year, spider season is usually over. So you need to go out and get fresh each Autumn. This year I have a stash in the freezer as well to see if they will still work after being frozen ..... just in case the mice come back!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-89553739136407954102015-10-01T17:34:34.612+01:002015-10-01T17:34:34.612+01:00Need to go conker hunting here too. Our Red-flower...Need to go conker hunting here too. Our Red-flowered Horse Chestnut has about 3 conkers on but they are not ready yet. There was a GIANT spider on the wall the other day, I happened to be hoovering up at the time..........Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-6356384057728972062015-10-01T17:13:32.794+01:002015-10-01T17:13:32.794+01:00I used to enjoy watching the gardening programme w...I used to enjoy watching the gardening programme with Alys Fowler. She had a great attitude to what was possible in a small space. Plus her dog was adorable. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580391460678291981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-91335999116872509102015-10-01T16:43:11.356+01:002015-10-01T16:43:11.356+01:00I have my new crop of conkers in place, and have n...I have my new crop of conkers in place, and have not seen a single spider. The old ones had lost their majic as a few have been disposed of in the last week or so.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-2711012309698302942015-10-01T13:51:23.206+01:002015-10-01T13:51:23.206+01:00I only managed to find one solitary conker this ye...I only managed to find one solitary conker this year. I only need one, though, to play with as a worry bead in my pocket!<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-74358542137649218102015-10-01T12:03:21.673+01:002015-10-01T12:03:21.673+01:00Wondering how the conker deterrent works exactly??...Wondering how the conker deterrent works exactly???Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-49536760615083081932015-10-01T10:22:46.993+01:002015-10-01T10:22:46.993+01:00I wonder if the conker thing works if you carry th...I wonder if the conker thing works if you carry them in your pockets, just think you'd be in a spider free environment where ever you go!!! I have one of Alys Fowlers books, it's the only gardening book I've read cover to cover. I wish she did more TV. Sarah5 Ladybird Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830440472115844877noreply@blogger.com