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But why should charity be confined to causes close to home? Plenty of "ordinary blokes in the street" care sufficiently about the horrendous suffering in Gaza, for instance, to try to do something to relieve it. These are human beings just like us - except that we have the benefit of living in...

Back to the usual grey day here. 10C/50F.Canada seems to be suffering at the moment My daughter lives just over an hour's drive from Vancouver and this below is just 20 minutes from where she lives.

Mission accomplished - all gifts wrapped. Slightly hindered by Cricket who just wanted to know what I was doing and he just HAD to investigate the sellotape. Its hair do day tomorrow at Bestie's and I do have to say that my hair seems to have grown much longer than it did between the last two...

An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone

If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time.

Got to the Allotments today, managed to cut back the Asparagus fronds and get them on a bonfire, unfortunately in spite of covering the the pile with heavy black plastic, most of the rest was too wet to burn properly. I cleared up under the fruit trees, and put some heavy cardboard down...

We had another visit from the Long Tailed Tits this afternoon and right in front of the conservatory.10 altogether, not very clear but there are 9 in this pic, one stayed still for a minute at the back of the garden.

Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush.

A gift from Norway

I wouldn’t attempt to print it @NigelJ, you can just download the pdf to view at leisure.