tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post491754500177001649..comments2024-03-29T15:08:18.547+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: the holly and the ivy....Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-50764836345239140122011-06-17T11:51:25.907+09:302011-06-17T11:51:25.907+09:30OOwww to the spiders running everywhere, I don'...OOwww to the spiders running everywhere, I don't mind them but not if they are running towards me. Ivy will grow back unless she digs it out of the ground, but hopefully she can keep it under control. What a great neighbour you are.Kakkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376864098492915312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-59343779063854771462011-06-16T14:06:33.316+09:302011-06-16T14:06:33.316+09:30Snowbrush; there was a mouse living somewhere in t...Snowbrush; there was a mouse living somewhere in the yard when I first moved in, but after a couple of years he just vanished.<br /><br />Red NOmad; taking over the shed like triffid! So, just like mine then, which was taking over the fence on both sides.<br /><br />mybabyjohn; deep heat is my best friend right now. <br /><br />Andrew; I knew a "Rose" in high school, but she was sweet, not at all prickly. <br /><br />Being Me; normally I leave spiders alone, but the ivy had to go. I'm sure they've all found new homes by now.<br /><br />Manzanita; it wasn't such a big job as I thought it would be, mostly because my side was only growth coming though the fence. The whole root system was on the neighbour's side of the fence.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-46561959638368889022011-06-15T14:14:57.828+09:302011-06-15T14:14:57.828+09:30That was sweet of you to go out and help your neig...That was sweet of you to go out and help your neighbor. Sounds like it was a big job. Ivy looks quaint growing up a trellis or on a porch or wood fence but it holds the moisture and also rots the wood. Spiders are a big consideration, too.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-50670653796734102212011-06-15T08:56:48.044+09:302011-06-15T08:56:48.044+09:30Creeps me out, thinking of that many spiders. I ca...Creeps me out, thinking of that many spiders. I can't stand them inside. But... I hesitate to say... I leave them well alone if they've found somewhere to live that doesn't affect me outside. Though I could well change my mind if we ever got overrun with ivy!Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-49629749220111370072011-06-15T06:15:39.651+09:302011-06-15T06:15:39.651+09:30We knew someone called Ivy. We used to make jokes ...We knew someone called Ivy. We used to make jokes about Ivy being rampant and never letting Ivy get out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-7299560907422111912011-06-14T21:00:27.299+09:302011-06-14T21:00:27.299+09:30Ah, Deep Heat, the perfume of the unexpectedly act...Ah, Deep Heat, the perfume of the unexpectedly active. <br />You were a good neighbour to help out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-20749450418142414862011-06-14T20:07:03.119+09:302011-06-14T20:07:03.119+09:30We thought about ridding ourselves of ivy once - b...We thought about ridding ourselves of ivy once - but then we saw birds nesting in it!! It's still there, and about to take over the shed like a triffid!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-57716988880095805982011-06-14T18:17:28.416+09:302011-06-14T18:17:28.416+09:30I've heard that mice are fond of ivy too. Also...I've heard that mice are fond of ivy too. Also, it's a real pest in many areas where it's not native. I pulled mine out years ago and planted periwinkles in its place.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-24082006469814207892011-06-14T17:58:08.531+09:302011-06-14T17:58:08.531+09:30EC; this was yesterday and I expected to be a bit ...EC; this was yesterday and I expected to be a bit stiff this morning, but surprisingly, I wasn't. It probably helped that I went to bed covered in Deep Heat.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-18731703565397915332011-06-14T17:14:47.598+09:302011-06-14T17:14:47.598+09:30My smaller portion hates ivy and spiders. Probabl...My smaller portion hates ivy and spiders. Probably equally. He would have canonised you for your niceness today. Hope you don't stiffen up too much overnight.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-27439770946142916082011-06-14T14:14:57.567+09:302011-06-14T14:14:57.567+09:30Linda; Spiders and bugs don't bother me a bit,...Linda; Spiders and bugs don't bother me a bit, even all the poisonous ones we have here in Australia. But with a baby toddling around the yard the mother is right to be concerned. I really felt I should help since the ivy had grown through to my side quite a lot and she wouldn't have been able to pull it all through.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-80159467680052401462011-06-14T13:11:05.024+09:302011-06-14T13:11:05.024+09:30Forget the Ivy. I hate spiders and bugs, which I k...Forget the Ivy. I hate spiders and bugs, which I know is silly but they yuck me out when I have to kill them because I don't want them biting me.<br />That was so kind of you to help her out.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com