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I used the snow to see what had been where in the garden. I could see plenty of cat prints but not much else. I then went down the allotment and saw what I think are rat trails and more importantly I could trace where the muntjac were getting in. We have a completely open allotment site (I'm...

Today my local M&S has Easter eggs on the shelves .

Great, @simone_in_wiltshire, I'm pleased it's doing well. Those frozen fronds may turn black. I remove those that do, just for aesthetics (they are usually the youngest fronds). On milder days I also remove the fleece stuffed in the crown to allow air to circulate and to dry the fleece out.

Nice and sunny on the dog walk. A lot of the snow has turned to mush or completely gone, apart from the areas where heavy footfall and sledges had compacted it to ice. Some of the local park look like an ice rink and there is the odd dodgy path but it's disappearing fast. Snowmen are shrinking...

One of my high school’s science teachers did an experiment, I know not what as I wasn’t in the room, which caused an explosion and set fire to his tie. As you say, those were the days.

Morning from a dull, stormy Wales - but on the bright side, it is 'warmer' (ha!) 'They' still can't be sure of the trajectory of the snow, but I think we'll go shopping today after my chiropodist appointment, just in case. I'm sure we wouldn't starve if we didn't shop for weeks, but I just like...

If my chillies get a bit leggy I just plant them deeper when they are potted on. They root readily from any buried leaf nodes and I don't remember ever losing one from this method. I don't use grow lights or a heat pad so I won't be starting them till next month.