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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...

Thank you, @Michael Hewett. I got it in one of the few little independent shops left round here.

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...

@cactus_girl i still say dustbin men.Drizzle with a moderate breeze from the south south west temp 10c feels like 9c

I am trying to decide if I'm 'coming down with something'. I got really cold at lunch - we'd booked a table by the fire, so I wore a fairly light top; the fire wasn't lit and it was very cold. That'll larn you, as they say. However, my venison casserole was delicious, though would have been...

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.

Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.

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 used to end up using a book mark. I dont think I'm on their mailing list anymore.