I can normally be found in the local park with a bag and a pair of secateurs foraging for elderberries, acorns, blackberries and even nettles.

Goodness! You are lucky it wasn’t worse!

I'll ask my folks where they got theirs from, it was under 2K and pretty big, with double doors one end. They had to build it themselves, as assembly was extra! It's very nice though

My sister and I used to get force fed orange flavour cod liver oil as children. Absolutely ghastly!

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Apparently that is the link copied from Pinterest??

Looks a bit iffy doesn’t it and probably won’t work, so…….

Search for ‘Mexican chicken & rice bake’ (from ‘slimming eats’) it’s delish.

Hi Westi, how about enchilada sauce?I found a lovely recipe on pinterest (part of a complete dish recipe) I'll see if I can find it for you

I'm still picking tomatoes & the peppers are finally ripening. The french beans are done and are coming out this week. WInter brassicas and leeks are just getting into their stride! I have 4 large chilli plants in the greenhouse which are absoltuely smothered, I may need to make some paste or sa...

I think I'd still sink a large pot into the gravel area, just to keep it under control.

I’ve got some kalettes, which last year lasted for months. One PSB survived the slugs, so hopefully we’ll get a bit of that in Jan/Feb. Leeks coming along nicely too. I only have a teeny plot, so can only grow a little.

I'll try that next time I empty mine! thanks for the good idea.

Yes, we are! We have a robin that chips away until we feed him, he is often buzzing around in front of the door trying to get our attention. Also the doves pootle up the patio looking for us.

Have a great birthday Robo!

1” wide? That’s quite big, I was thinking pigeon or dove perhaps. Is it white or blue? Hard to tell.

I m currently using cheap ikea nets to cover my brassicas.

It’s a Yucca Myrkk. Also can be a houseplant, but can survive outdoors. Mine flowered every years for a few years, but it got too big and I had to remove it.