tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post50649528520438417..comments2023-09-16T17:04:28.391+01:00Comments on What ho Hidcote!: Vapourer MothBertie Bainbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13481499819811821263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-36973787285353130182011-10-12T18:35:30.155+01:002011-10-12T18:35:30.155+01:00Joe a fantastic story, thanks for sharing it!Joe a fantastic story, thanks for sharing it!Bertie Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481499819811821263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-75643540731845422342011-10-11T12:49:35.812+01:002011-10-11T12:49:35.812+01:00Marvelous! My friend at www.lettherebegarden.com ...Marvelous! My friend at www.lettherebegarden.com keeps her eye on the caterpillars - I must tell her about this post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-52252916906489404102011-10-09T15:19:53.490+01:002011-10-09T15:19:53.490+01:00Somewhat off the caterpillar topic but related to ...Somewhat off the caterpillar topic but related to VSW being three sheets to the wind...my favorite story about her has to do with several of the gardeners at Sissinghurst who, during her early days there, would keep their own little flasks of hard cider stashed at strategic places throughout the garden that they could draw on quickly when they felt a thirst coming on. One day, George Taylor, one of the gardeners, came walking toward Vita when she said..."Drunk again, George?" George then replied... "Are you, madam? That's funny, so am I." <br /><br />Cheers,<br />JoeJuniperhillfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770389869510247071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-68915079940366159642011-10-06T19:26:57.162+01:002011-10-06T19:26:57.162+01:00Funky little chap! Great photos.Funky little chap! Great photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-46111085618594176712011-10-06T12:46:49.947+01:002011-10-06T12:46:49.947+01:00Fantastic moth. Never heard of them before, they ...Fantastic moth. Never heard of them before, they look and sound a bit like they came from a Klingon Bird of Prey though. <br /><br />But I think we need to hear more about Vita! She sounds pretty interesting...Diane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-5072173815822026532011-10-06T09:30:05.619+01:002011-10-06T09:30:05.619+01:00I've never heard of the little horned beauty s...I've never heard of the little horned beauty so thanks for that. And I'd not heard the VSW wheelbarrow story :D<br />Good to see you back again - you weren't here and weren't in the garden anywhere I could see.<br />Good luck with your final year!Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666246741812501876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-28297024688731713152011-10-06T07:48:42.885+01:002011-10-06T07:48:42.885+01:00You're becoming a lepidopterist in your spare ...You're becoming a lepidopterist in your spare time, Bertie. I've never come across a vapourer moth before.<br />Glad to see you posting again. I presumed you had exams...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-28630610983244903662011-10-06T01:29:52.349+01:002011-10-06T01:29:52.349+01:00The chap does have awfully good taste...
Rosa ‘Sou...The chap does have awfully good taste...<br />Rosa ‘Souvenir du Docteur Jamain’ is unfamiliar to me, but if Vita looked fondly upon it, I imagine it's a beauty.<br />Ta for the brilliant photos!Alice Joycehttp://alicesgardentravelbuzz.comnoreply@blogger.com