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BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Annie Leibovitz First one after Melvyn Bragg's retirement as presenter.

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Today was one appointment after another, starting with our preferred door suppliers. Then the hair chair as she's going to Aus for a wedding for 4 weeks, taking her 92 year old father and 87 y.o. aunt. They're stopping over at Hong Kong. Exciting but daunting. This afternoon was even more...

Does anyone know where the gas meter gets its electricity from, I assume it needs electric in order to send the reading in.Edit, apparently they have an internal battery that is supposed to last 10 yrs, yeah, I believe that. Can you imagine the problems we are going to have when the batteries...

A man from the art group asked if I'd like to have dinner (lunch if you're posh) with him and his wife today so I accepted the offer. He enjoys gardening and was head gardener in a big mansion in Kent for most of his working life. I had a welcome and lovely time with a friendly couple, he...

Thanks! The edging bits were here, scalloped side up, here and there when we moved in and I thought they'd be just fine as path edging turned upside down.Perhaps not the most elegant solution, but they'll hopefully keep the gravel in place and the aesthetics will hopefully be improved by...

A Christmas present from my dearest Brother, delivered in a ziplock bag without the picture as the family tradition goes. I might not speak to him for a while.

A sunny and pleasant day. 4c tonight.Next week just wet and grim and getting colder.

in many warmer countries insect pressure is absurdly high even with predators. bananas are never picked close to ripe even on obscure heirloom varieties in the deep jungle, because by the time they turn yellow theyre devoured. same with fruits here and blackbirds they just got used to eating...

Yes its true, Brugmansia sanguinea will over winter in the ground at root level. You do have to treat it as a dieback perennial in that situation though.