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I have just taken another picture of the Wolf Moon as the sky is darker now. Here it is possible to see Jupiter - the bright dot below and slightly to the right of the moon and to the left of the moon the stars Castor (top left) and Pollux. We will have to wait until the end of this year before...

He's a lovely boy @Michael Hewett he should settle in nicely.

Grusian red cabbage casserole in the making.

On the right is Saxifraga stolonifera, it's a lovely trailing plant, I had one many years ago. On the left is Agave potatorum ouhl-ralgin variegata (bit of a mouthful !) I've never seen or heard of it, It's a very small variety and apparently rare, which I didn't know until I googled it. I like...

I've grown that in the past @Hanglow was a good one but not blight tolerant

I'm even better, i just turn a dial to increse the fuel and it warms up, and put a few more nugguts of coal/wood on the fire, we will still have heat and hot water if there is a power cut, why did i put all this in, well, it's because we get lots of power cuts, we some times get people calling...

The weather warnings for snow and ice were nothing to cheer about, but I was rather charmed to read this snippet in the news.‘With names like Sir Andy Flurry, Robert Brrrns, and Plougher O'Scotland, the Scottish gritter and snowplough fleet is out in force, across the nation's road network.’

Yes you're right, it is individual squares, different sizes, but that is why I say it is easy. You are only ever working on one round of one square at a time. Yours sounds lovely - what a shame that you no longer have it.

It just depends, enough for my needs and some to pass on if anybody wants some. I can always send you some seed from the ones I've got in the fridge.