tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post6110507283857625576..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Nature claims back.....Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-41333731995350812842012-05-27T08:45:40.445+01:002012-05-27T08:45:40.445+01:00We've been away for a week and came back to fi...We've been away for a week and came back to find calf-high grass and weeds on the paths between beds on our allotment patch...amazing how they seem to grow SO much faster than the veggies! Having said that, my blackcurrant bush is absolutely loaded with fruits and they have doubled in size during our week away. <br /><br />It always surprises me how very quickly buildings get such a run-down shabby look when they're left empty, with plants growing up to hide the walls and even plants on the roof. Mother Nature is so strong!<br /><br />Regards, Sooze xxSoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762391472811785736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-18201635999733524162012-05-26T22:55:53.569+01:002012-05-26T22:55:53.569+01:00How scary is that? There was a TV programme a few ...How scary is that? There was a TV programme a few years ago showing what earth would be like if there were no longer any humans on it, how fast the vegetation would grow through buildings etc.Campfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573797205145907726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-24563166452624363102012-05-26T18:12:59.623+01:002012-05-26T18:12:59.623+01:00The differences are amazing. I think I would have ...The differences are amazing. I think I would have cried seeing it in that state. Mother nature always wins in the end. Hope you enjoy your new home.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-21270053220045967252012-05-26T08:06:41.162+01:002012-05-26T08:06:41.162+01:00last week I took a detour through Bournemouth to l...last week I took a detour through Bournemouth to look at the house we lived in when we were children...it was a huge Edwardian mansion in a leafy suburb and mum and dad rented the ground floor.<br /><br />Mum took in a lodger to help with the rent but the lady turned out to be a "distressed gentlewoman" with no money and so my mum being as soft as butter, had her live with us for free. <br /><br />Her name was Miss St.Aubin and she was far too grand to do any cleaning or household chores in return for a room the size of a modern house, so she gave us elocution lessons instead!<br /><br />Anyhow, the house had been turned into student flats, didn't look anywhere near as large as I remembered, the orchard was a housing estate and the leafy suburb a seedy and rundown neighbourhood.<br /><br />Oh well!<br />xxted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-17379253079582439212012-05-26T07:23:56.635+01:002012-05-26T07:23:56.635+01:00Heartbreaking for you to see everything neglected ...Heartbreaking for you to see everything neglected - I do hope the new tenants will enjoy the challenge and get it back in shape - it is amazing how quickly nature does take over - when I had my allotment, it only had to rain for a day and two days later I would be forcing the weeds back that appear from nowhere!Elderberry-Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197689596360708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-13354343013735342662012-05-25T19:27:29.416+01:002012-05-25T19:27:29.416+01:00So true - nature wills out, always. Kind of sad to...So true - nature wills out, always. Kind of sad to go back, and see the place you cared so well for left uncared for. Hopefully someone will love it again, and you now have your new home.LeeAnn at Mrs Black's https://www.blogger.com/profile/05923451542086673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-30956856493723697422012-05-25T18:53:04.305+01:002012-05-25T18:53:04.305+01:00I believe it is good therapy to return to a place ...I believe it is good therapy to return to a place you have experienced life ... even better to return to the happy place you now call home. I enjoyed your post today, Sue.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-70003336463220881032012-05-25T18:48:56.320+01:002012-05-25T18:48:56.320+01:00Man thinks we are so superior. Once we are all gon...Man thinks we are so superior. Once we are all gone, I think nature will erase most of what we did....like we never existed.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-65875572916067547552012-05-25T18:44:42.164+01:002012-05-25T18:44:42.164+01:00Sft - Bittersweet in some ways and full of memori...Sft - Bittersweet in some ways and full of memories, some good, some bad, but all shared and it taught us so much.<br /><br />No new tenants yet, the longer it is left to revert to nature the harder they will struggle to find the right tenants. It's an expensive house to rent and the land is only suitable for some things. Luckily it suited us and our 'Living in the Country' experiment. But it's not for everyone.<br /><br />We made the right decision leaving though, now we can save for our future. But wherever we live together will always be home!<br /><br />Sue xx<br />Our New Life in the CountrySuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-85590810174710593842012-05-25T18:38:06.757+01:002012-05-25T18:38:06.757+01:00Was it bittersweet going back Sue?
Or full of lov...Was it bittersweet going back Sue?<br /><br />Or full of lovely memories?<br /><br />Are the new tenants in yet?<br /><br />Sft xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545087114808861192noreply@blogger.com