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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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by oldherbaceous » Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:01 am
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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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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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Last post by Geoff
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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Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:00 pm
Above and below

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by Stravaig » Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:54 pm

I'm not really very used to living in a flat these days - not since my student days.
We had a wonderful flat in Kyiv but there was a herd of wild...

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Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:54 pm
NHS - just wait 8 months...

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by Stravaig » Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:39 pm
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I had an audiology appointment today. (I'm a bit deaf and wear hearing aids, one of which had stopped working.) The doctor I was supposed to see had...
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Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:48 pm
Travels

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by Compo » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:56 am

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I'm on the plot for the last time for about a month as I am off interrailing around Eastern Europe tomorrow. Starti ng off in Riga Latvia. So I am...

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Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:07 pm
Used stamps collection

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by Stravaig » Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:09 am

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I remember back in the last century when I was a kid, it used to be the norm to collect/save used stamps. Somehow charities made money from this....

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Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:38 am
Blimey!

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by Stravaig » Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:10 pm

Did you know that blimey is a contraction of God blind me ? I love stuff like this. :D

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Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:10 pm
Good stuff - but needs repairs

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by Stravaig » Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:07 pm

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We have a few bits and bobs, some of it expensive such as coffee machines. One of our usual charity shops always has a couple of workmen out the...

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Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:44 pm
Pa snip

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by tigerburnie » Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:50 am

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Would have been his Birthday, even though we never met, I liked him, RIP old friend, not forgotten, thoughts with his family on this day.

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Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:04 pm
GYO closing down in June?

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by Westi » Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:15 pm

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Just been on the FB growing sites & someone mentioned the competition is folding in June? (GYO). I'm sure KG is aware of this if true but thought an...

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Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:06 am
If birds think

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by Stravaig » Mon Apr 03, 2023 9:45 am

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I don't suppose they do think. Most likely they just act on instinct.

Husband went out on the roof terrace to top up our bird bistro, which was...

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:51 am
New girl saying Hi

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by Suzie » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:14 am
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I'm just finding my way around the site and looking forward to getting to know you
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Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:35 am
Plans scuppered for a bit

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by tigerburnie » Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:00 pm
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In other news, seems my cancer surgeon has done a runner to pastures new, but an associate rang to tell me the latest scan is all clear, but the...
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Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:55 pm
Identification needed!

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by Westi » Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:07 pm

There was a wee incident with my clumsiness putting the lid on the propagator & I chopped the aubergines at the stalk. Now as they are pretty slow to...

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Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:39 pm
British Summer Time

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by Stravaig » Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:55 pm

According to my calendar (Sainsbury's magazine cook's calendar - a freebie with the magazine) Britsh Summer Time starts on Sunday (26 March). Blimey,...

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Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:32 pm
Stupid fight in my part of the world

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by Stravaig » Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:01 pm

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This really made me laugh.

Blimey, as if life wasn't bad enough with all that's going on, some people have worked themselves into a frenzy over...

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Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:01 pm
Impulse holiday

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by Stravaig » Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:32 am

I've finally got around to looking at the January edition of a foodie magazine I subscribe to. They had a bit about pub of the month I fancied it....

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Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:32 am
Late Winter Bits and Bobs.

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I just wondered if I started this topic, it might make Spring feel a little closer!! 😀
What a horribly wet day it is out there….
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Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:00 pm
Salmon

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by Stravaig » Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:21 pm

Smoked salmon is crazy expensive for what it is and not even particularly nice. This is what I do: (Have I already posted this? Dunno if it's stress...

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Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:21 pm
Think before you spend! (Insurance)

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by Stravaig » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:31 am

Husband was a bit perturbed because the insurance for our self-store stuff is more than £200 a month. I had a look on Money Saving Expert (MSE) and...

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Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:31 am
Sundays :-(

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by Stravaig » Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:28 am

I always try to plan something for Sundays - maybe finish some chores, do other useful things, or whatever. The shops have very limited opening...

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Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:37 am
I want to win the lottery

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by Stravaig » Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:41 am

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I just think it would make my life aa bit easier if I had a couple of million in the bank.

I suppose I could pray but I'm not the religious type....

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Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:57 pm
Breakfast in Bed

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by Stravaig » Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:34 pm

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Oh gawd, Mother's Day approaches again. And all the commercial shenanigans aaccompanying it. I don't have children, so I'm not a mother. Husband's...

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Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:05 pm
Welcome to the new members!

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by Westi » Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:40 pm

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I have noted from the site info we are getting new folk joining but not posting. I just want to assure you all new members, we oldies are just...

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Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:15 am
Fertilizers for the bouquet

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by Cassy0110 » Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:53 am

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I was given a bouquet of flowers for my birthday, my children ordered me delivery from here but unfortunately they didn't put fertilizer for the...

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Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:12 am
Bone of contention

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by Stravaig » Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:53 am

Yeah, we have plenty at the moment and I wondered where the phrase had come from. Apparently:

A bone of contention is the cause of a long-standing...

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Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:53 am
Happy Birthday Geoff.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:15 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Geoff and hope you have a great day….even if you do have snow, like we have here…. 😀

Thank you for being a...

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:13 pm
Always cancelled

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by Stravaig » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:26 am

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I'm a member of a work/hobby-related social group. They'd planned the club's 60th birthday bash three years ago. That was cancelled because of Covid....

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:24 pm
Downsizing

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by Colin2016 » Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:50 pm

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Decided to stop feeding the rats on the plot by growing stuff at home.

Going to grow spuds, leeks, onions, garlic & broad beans plus keep making...

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Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:14 pm

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