One thing's for sure. The waste water system would have been a lot less poisoned by all these natural compounds in olden days compared with all the modern drugs being excreted down ur toilets these days by half the population. But it,s surrising how many of our modern drugs had their origins in herb...

Love the Beach hut Westi. Must make your Lottie look really "seasidey", but bet it's already full to overflowing!

Robins are such feisty little birds. We have one who flies up to our patio door every morning t beg for food. And he makes sure he gets it. If wwe don't respond he gets increasingly aggressive and cheeky,. We love him and are definitely now programmed to fulfil his every demand.

"Why not get some more moderators." I assume these are people who do these tasks on a voluntary basis? Having been involved in the voluntary sector for many years I can attest that anybody who is prepared to do anything in their own time, of their own volition and without payment is as rar...

If you really like the house you're about to rent why not approach the landlord and see if he'd interested in selling it to you at some point in yiur tenancy?

It seems just as soon as we have a dry day along comes another wet bank holiday Monday! We really should get a wet weather refund!
All the ewrlier sown climbing beans sown by amr Primrose outdoors appear to have rotted. Too early and too cold I suspect.

If you really don't have space anywhere for a compost heap you might try experimenting with composting down small quantities of kitchen waste (banana skins, peelings etc) in pots while the vgs are actually growing i them. I,ve tried this successfully with tomatoes whilst they,ve been growing althoug...

Best of luck Stravaig! Both buying and selling in the property market is a stressful actvity. It,s amazing how much " clutter" you acquire over the years although I suspect with the number of times you've moved recently you've probably got it down to a fine art!

Myrkk We have a keysafe too and find that in heavy winds the covering flap which fits a little loosely often gets accidentally blown open so check whether yours is loose. The first time it happened to ours we thought it was an intruder then in a storm we actually heard it blow open and start flappin...

I took glucosamine for years then gave it up yet still have a crippling arthritic knee. Perhaps I should try again. Tomatoes form a huge part of our diet in various forms. Mr Primrose who,s the full time cook now would be really lost without them. Can't think of anything savoury yet non aciditic whi...

Rent vs Buy.? Always a dilemma depending on peoples', personal priorities and inclinations.. Personally I,d opt to buy because I like to be master of my own destiny, as far as anybody can be in these uncertain times. And I never want somebody else to have the power to pull the roof from over my head...

Knock on his door and ask "are you ok? We keeep hearing all these heavy thumps and wondered if you d fallen.. He,d have to be pretty thick skinned not to take the hint!

How do you cook them? Not that I would attempt to try, but much as Ihate slugs and snails I,m totally against the cruelty inflicted of cooking any live creature in a slow manner which causes them pain, because yes, they do have a nervous system and feel pain like any other living creature. I feel mo...

Just pray they're not sycamore seedlings - don,t think so or you,ll have a sycamore woodland in no time. I think they shed double "propellor wingsL when they shed their seeds.

Spotted an almost jet black fox cub this afternoon driving through a wood in returning from a hospital appt. Are they rare? . Never heard of one before. Pretty little creature but took us a few seconds to realise what it was as it looked like a black whippet.