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Veronica Hill's avatar

Silly mare! Perfectly happy to pay. My overdraft will disappear on Monday when I get my monthly pension. Which is good, as my best friend Tina and I are off for a garden centre jaunt on Tuesday. All those tulip containers to fill.

AbigailAmpersand's avatar

My own thoughts exactly :)

LayzeeGrrl's avatar

Danna-boo: Why I Hate My One David Austin Rose - not to steal your thunder, but is it because all the blooms face the ground and lose the petals if someone sneezes within a 5 mile radius of the plant?! Or just mine? Beautiful in a vase for 3hrs... I wait with baited breath 9-)

Ama Derban's avatar

Oh don’t! It’s on my list and I don’t want to be dissuaded 😅

Veronica Hill's avatar

I love Dannahue. I will let you know when mine flowers again. My favourites this year, so far (loads have yet to flower) are, in order, The Fighting Temeraire, Night owl, and Emma Bridgewater.

LayzeeGrrl's avatar

I'm talking about Dannahue - it's beautiful and smells heavenly

https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/dannahue

Jo Thompson's avatar

Lucy it’ll be worth every penny. Strangely I thought I subscribed anyhow - I cannot believe that up till now I’ve been getting to read and enjoy all your words and photos for precisely nothing!

Kita's Table's avatar

I know my comment is ironic as I currently can't afford to subscribe (unemployed job hunting does not a happy bank account make alas!) I just wanted to say I think you are making a brilliant choice. You are a writer, your posts always hook me in and are a joy to read. People should pay for your work and time and effort, because it's worth it, and so are you

Sean McMenemy's Wildlife Diary's avatar

I love an honest begger 🤣 No seriously, it’s a great read and you fully deserve the support of us SS’s.

Joe Minihane's avatar

Done! If I can bankrupt myself with a coffee habit, I can spare a cup and a half a month’s worth on your ‘drivel’ (actually A+++ writing)

Veronica Hill's avatar

One day I’ll subscribe to yours too, sorry, Lucy got there first….

Becky's avatar

Oh go on then. Done. ☺️

Katy's avatar

Signed up again! You might need to let people know they have to re do it - even if they were paying before. Also LOL at “Why I Hate My One David Austin Rose”. Can’t wait to find out Xx

Charlotte Filcek's avatar

Subscribed 🙌 Well done on a big step. I love reading your pieces, your writing flows very easily into my ADDled mind!

Also looking forward to some honest Dannahue feedback and resulting comments, because I’ve been thinking of adding it.

Susan Hartmann's avatar

Yours is the first newsletter I read and I eagerly await updates. Bring on the drivel! (Oh, and that

verbascum Southern Charm is the perfect hook. *swoon*)

Holly's avatar

Done! Here for drivel, dogs and dahlias (in no particular order)

Anna Taylor's avatar

Had me at a benevolent sexier Rupert… (M Not CB) brilliant post this

Riyana {Gardener’s Bookshelf}'s avatar

This was the best “I’m going paid” post I’ve ever read. Loved it, love your Substack.

Clara Tettey's avatar

Erm yes I will subscribe. Absolutely love your writing, so much of it has resonated with me and in ways I didn't expect.

Sound practice well-being's avatar

I’m really sorry but I won’t subscribe. You are one of many writers on here whose writing I enjoy and read regularly. If I paid all of them I’d be bankrupt. Substack really needs to introduce a magazine style policy where I pay a magazine level subscription and get to pick a number of writers I get access to. I wish I was richer and could afford to subscribe to you but I can’t. I do hope you get lots of subscribers tho

Teresa Chatterton's avatar

That is the way to ask for money - hard to resist so I didn’t. Good luck, I love your writing 😀