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Sticky bands for apple trees!

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by AdrienneRobinson » Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:28 pm

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Right, I feel a right twit. I’ve been putting sticky bands round the trunks of my apple trees (and their stakes) for years to create a sticky barrier...

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Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:28 am
Mr Shallot Man

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by Stravaig » Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:14 pm

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I love Mr Shallot Man!

(No. Not in 'that' way. I'm not trying to chat him up.)

To Mr Shallot Man, my husband and I would be glad to welcome you to...

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Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:16 am
Raised bed the Hugel way

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by Primrose » Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm

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Only just caught up with the May edition which mentions raised beds mostly filled with logs then covered with compost which is apparently called the...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:02 pm
House move imminent so it's full-on here

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by Stravaig » Sat Oct 28, 2023 8:37 am

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Our rental contract of the flat ends on Tuesday so it's full-on this weeknd. Yeah, I know we've had plenty of time to do something before, but we...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:24 pm
Who still visits the forum?

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:08 am
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I was just working over the allotments, and started to wonder how many active members we still actually have….thought we could let this run for a...
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Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:07 pm
Cod liver oil

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by Stravaig » Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:01 pm

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Is my husband trying to kill me?

After a discussion we decided that a daily dose of cod liver oil might do me some good. He bought capsules. Fair...

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Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:55 am
Having one of those days!

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by snooky » Wed Nov 02, 2022 12:34 pm
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Burned my hand through not paying attention.dropped a bowl smashing it to smithereens and diced chillies all over the kitchen floor,Daughter used up...
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Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:30 pm
Desert Island Dish.

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by snooky » Thu Oct 05, 2023 5:59 pm

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Read an article about Desert Island Discs and their guests choice of their favourite dish of food to take with them.Different exotic and plain dishes...

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Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:00 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:04 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Robo, and hope you get to do something nice!

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Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:58 pm
Egg Shell Identification

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by Colin2016 » Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:33 pm

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Been finding egg shells like the one in the picture when taking dog for walk. These are always on the road not under bushes as if they are from a...

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Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:28 am
Question for the I.T.experts amongst us.

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by snooky » Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:24 pm

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How do Cookies ensure that I get the best experience from any website?

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:37 pm
Too many cookbooks!

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by Stravaig » Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:16 pm

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More than will fit in here anyway. Plus I bought several new ones when we never knew if or when we might get our belongings from Kyiv. I'm giving...

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Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:57 am
How our food has changed over the years

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by Primrose » Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:00 pm

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We were reflecting over lunch today how our food has changed over our lifetime.

When I first started the grow yiur own adventure as a young bride. I...

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Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:23 pm
How to manage papaya infection?

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by garg2025456 » Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:43 am

Hello,
I recently bought online seeds and also potted them according to the instructions but I am facing some issues with papaya plants. Everything...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Sep 20, 2023 6:51 pm
Parking tickets

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by Stravaig » Wed Sep 13, 2023 2:45 pm

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Husband dived out briefly for shopping/whatever, came back and said good news and bad. The bad news is that someone has parked in front of our house...

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Sun Sep 17, 2023 3:57 pm
Wilko

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by Cider Boys » Tue Aug 29, 2023 2:15 pm
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Shame to hear about Wilko, I used to love popping into my local Wilko to buy seeds, onion sets etc. and they were always good value. It used to make...
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Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:27 am
102 year old man doing amazing things for charity

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:10 am

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This is very inspiring.

Gee, I find it hard enough to go up and down the stairs after living in a flat for several years.

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Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:10 am
Smithfield and Billingsgate - moving out

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by Stravaig » Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:55 pm

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I knew that Billingsgate was moving - I've been to their school twice. But it was a bit of a shock to learn that Smithfield (I've never been) is also...

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Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:36 pm
RIP Mike Yarwood

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by Stravaig » Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:05 am

I cried laughing at the video at the top of this article. Highly recommended!

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Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:59 pm
Wnat to see a lamb being fed? Only £16!

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by Stravaig » Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:29 am

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Oh gee! I saw this being advertised in one of my usual foodie magazines. You can pay all that money to watch a lamb being fed with a bottle. :roll: I...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Sep 03, 2023 2:08 pm
Prunes.

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by snooky » Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:25 pm

Had a yogurt flavoured with prunes with my evening meal.Supposedly prunes ,which are only dried plums after all,have a reputation for easing...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:18 pm
Delivery windows

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by Stravaig » Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:05 am

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Amazon is the worst - your parcel will be with you between 7am and 10pm today. :evil: So, you're scared to go to the bog all day. You just know that...

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Last post by Colin2016
Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:45 am
Tree advice, please

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by Stravaig » Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:35 am
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When we left our house about four years ago to go overseas again, we had a big-big horeseradish tree. Ok, not a horseradish, I was kidding. A conker...
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Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:11 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:26 am

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Dear Stravaig, wishing you a very Happy Birthday and hope you get to do something nice.

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:41 am
What smells like manure?

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by Daveswife » Wed Aug 23, 2023 6:54 pm

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What smells like manure but isn't manure? Today there has been a strong smell of manure in a specific but small area of our garden near a hedge, and...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:35 am
Commercial vans :-(

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by Stravaig » Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:10 pm

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Yes, I understand that people need to earn a living but don't agree that they should make our lives more difficult because of that.
In our little...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:15 am
Walnut toxicity

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by Primrose » Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:22 pm

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Has anybody ever heard of this? I was reading on a website today that there is something in their roots which causes plants under their shade to...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:35 am
Hiya - we got our own house back...

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by Stravaig » Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:38 am

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Yeah! I didn't think it would make that much difference and we'd continue to stay in the rented flat (which we are contractually obliged to rent...

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Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:12 am
Non edibles

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by tigerburnie » Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:57 pm
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I have grown Epiphyllum's on and off for 40 years, this is one called Grenatum, first flowers of the season.
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Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:31 pm
Early Summer Bits and Bobs.

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Well here we go, so lets hope we lose that North Easterly wind soon!
And I hope we all have a good Summer harvest.
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Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:12 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY O.H.

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by Geoff » Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:21 am

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Happy Birthday to our favourite hardy perennial - where would we be without your displays (or is it posts).

Yet again I failed to scroll down on...

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Wed Aug 16, 2023 1:18 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:10 am

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Dear Primrose, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, and hope you have a wonderful day.

And thank you for being such a brilliant forum...

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Sat Aug 12, 2023 7:07 pm
Garden Centres

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by tigerburnie » Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:53 pm

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We are blessed(within a 50 mile radius) with about ten garden centres, well nine and an old fashioned nursery that grows it's own plants, we have...

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Mon Aug 07, 2023 11:34 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Aug 01, 2023 5:09 am

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Morning Shallot Man, just incase you have a look on the forum this morning, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed.

We do all miss your posts…

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Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:43 pm
Allotment Association Shop Supplier's.

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by peter » Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:27 am

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We got some bad news last week.
The supplier we've used for years is shutting down later this year.
We've been buying a three ton lorryload of mixed...

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Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:16 pm
Japanese knotweed

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by Stravaig » Tue May 16, 2023 6:05 pm

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It sounds really scary - enough to make some gardeners run away rather than try to deal with it.

As some of you know, I'm much more kitchen than...

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Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:13 am
How to be English and Scottish at the same time

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by Stravaig » Sat May 27, 2023 3:19 pm

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It's a bank holiday weekend. So. To be English we should get in the car and sit there going nowhere. Imagining we're going to a seasde resort or...

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Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:14 pm
Coronation garden project

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by janjones » Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:08 am

I am sure many of you will have heard about this. It popped up on my facebook feed today. I have an old rabbit hutch placed on it's end in the corner...

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Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:08 am
Trainspotting

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by tigerburnie » Mon Jul 03, 2023 6:17 pm

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The Flying Scotsman by tigerburnie , on Flickr

Click on the image, sound too.

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Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:58 pm
Plantsurge

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by Stravaig » Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:55 pm

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I was reading the June issue of KG mag today and they have an advertising feature about a product called Plantsurge. It creates some kind of magnetic...

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Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:24 pm
Long awaited Spring Bits and Bobs…

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I can hear Monika shouting, hallelujah…… :D

So here we go into another growing season so, if you garden on a large scale, or very small, or if you...
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Wed May 31, 2023 9:03 pm
Being part of the royal family

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by Stravaig » Fri May 26, 2023 5:09 pm

Yeah, I know it would be nice to be a billionaire but...

Who wants to marry a relative? Some of mine are quite nice but they're either a wee bit...

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Fri May 26, 2023 5:09 pm
She's got no eyebrows!

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by Stravaig » Fri May 26, 2023 10:57 am

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I must've painted the Mona Lisa a million times. Party doings, stage props, whatever. I've only just noticed SHE's GOT NO EYEBROWS. How did I miss...

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Fri May 26, 2023 12:17 pm
Interesting artcle about eggs...

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by Stravaig » Thu May 18, 2023 5:30 pm

...and why they're so expensive, assuming you can get them at all. And why so many egg/poultry farmers are going out of business.

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Thu May 18, 2023 5:30 pm
The dress doesn't fit...

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by Stravaig » Wed May 10, 2023 2:16 pm

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It seems like a hundred years ago now but I tried on a dress in an upmarket shopping mall in Kyiv. I'd wanted something special for a particular...

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Thu May 11, 2023 7:43 pm
King Charles

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by Stravaig » Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:44 pm
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I find it really hard to remember he's now King Charles. For all my 60+ years he's been Prince Charles.

We met him in Bangladesh in the early 90s....
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Mon May 08, 2023 7:06 pm
wine glasses

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by JohnN » Sun May 07, 2023 4:33 pm

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Lots of folk will have washed their Coronation meal down with wine, but I wonder how many will have used commemoration glasses from Elizabeth's...

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Sun May 07, 2023 7:24 pm
What happened to Saturday Kitchen?

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by Stravaig » Sat May 06, 2023 11:23 am

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I went on to iPlayer expecting to get Saturday Kitchen as usual. But it wasn't there. It's some episode of Coronation Street or something. :o

By...

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Sun May 07, 2023 11:23 am
Spot the lie - stupid game

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by Stravaig » Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:38 pm
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You can tell three things - two are truths, one is a lie. The others have to guess. It's fun! Try it!

1. Harry Potter was at our wedding reception....
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Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:33 am
Language mistakes

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by Stravaig » Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:00 pm

It can be quite amusing to experience some English language mistakes when living overseas.

One common one is electric city instead of electricity....

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