This is normal.....

isn't it?

Surely every Mother, if they were to investigate the bottom of their 6 year old daughter's wardrobe would find a plastic box, containing over 50 empty toilet roll tubes?

This doesn't make Pickle 'unusual' in anyway does it?

HaPpY HaLLOwEeN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Remember back in August when we had the mystery plant growning in the garden and we thought it may be a marrow or a courgette? Then we picked it because we thought it was a funny shaped marrow?
Well THIS is what it was, A PUMPKIN and it made it all the way to Halloween to become this beauty!

What is it with me and.....

...growing things?

Just a simple hyacinth bulb. Half cover in compost and leave in the dark, the instructions said.

5 days later......

This freaky thing is escaping from the pot in the garage.

NOW can you tell what it is?

Can you tell what it is yet?

The mystery vegetable has continued to grow..and grow..and GROW! My father in law is convinced it is a watermelon, but as it has grown from the seeds from the compost bin I am certain it isn't and more than likely it is the worlds strangest shaped marrow. EVER!

Due to the weight of 'it' we have cut 'it' and 'it' is now ripening in the conservatory.
The picture here is of 'it' next to a kiwi fruit, to give you an idea of the size.

Mystery Plant Update.....

As an update to my post about the mystery plant growing in our garden I am posting these pictures. The original 'fruit' withered and died after a couple of days but a few days after TWO flowers were open at the same time, so Picklesdad helped nature along with the aid of a cotton bud and this time the 'fruit' grew.....

...and grew and GREW!

You Only Get One Chance To Make a First Impression!

I lived in Bury itself for 28 years until we moved to a village a few miles away. I still regularly visit Bury as my parents still live there. As I do not drive we usually go by train or bus as many visitors to Bury do to.

Recently I have started to notice how shabby some of the areas are on the way into town from the train station, so to the MAJOR embarrassment of Pickle, Picklesister and Picklesgrandma I decided to photograph some of the highlights and am asking if there is anything that can be done to improve this first impression that visitors get when arriving in Bury St Edmunds.

This is the view from the platform at Bury Station where a little weed killer is called for.

On leaving the station itself you are sometimes met with a line of taxis and a bus stop but no sign posts to know which way the town centre is for those wishing to walk.

It seems the most popular route is across the road and up the muddy hill and through the 'Kids Play' car park as there is so defined pathway!




Past the remains of last nights kebab.

Past the remains of Rollerbury!

Past the Toyota Garage, where I'm sure there used to be a river of some sort, now just stinging nettles.




Past the Gas Holder - never get permission to build THAT there these days!





Almost there, just a very large pile of Domino's Pizza crates to pass.


With so much time and money being spent on regenerating the centre of Bury, is it time to look a little further out and make that first impression as good as the rest of Bury St Edmunds?