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Better start learning Russian. There’s a deal going on. Trump gets Greenland while Europe works out who sits on which chair at their “discussions”. Putin gets Europe and Ukraine. We are stuffed.

You will all hate me if we were speaking, i always get things mixed up because of my ears hearing things diffently to how they are spelt and because i can't spell properly when i read things i say it differently, looks like i have a big problem

So my I Pad tells me that at least two apps. need IOS 17 at least to operate. My I Pad is IOS 16 and I need to upgrade ,I can’t seem to do it online . Question ,is it possible to upgrade and how? In simple language please.

Yes, indeed ... and clearly having no trouble thriving, so my advice is surplus to requirements. Bottomless is good, @Alan Aldred, though from the location, I suspect any soil layer underneath might be quite shallow. Still, if it is Oleander, it shouldn't mind that too much.As it was only...

Coming back to this. I did go straight to the bigger pot (after much more of a battle getting it out of the smaller pot than expected!). It has taken well to its new home, but it did grow lots and lots of very fine, long new shoots. Up to about 2 foot long but only about 2-3mm diameter. Kind of...

11th/14th January 2026In the recent snow, it soon became clear where the avian highways were in the wood.During one of my trips to download the trailcam, I noticed a chunky tree branch under the Juniper. I liked the look of it and so buried it in the pond, as I thought it would make a nice...

Just watched episode 4 of The Night Manager. It's very tense, but not very enjoyable, IMV. No humour, no lightness of touch, no fascinating characters. It is hard to pinpoint exactly what is lacking, but something is.

I've no real experience of ticks but they get quite big once they a full of blood and pretty unmistakable.

Thank you for your comments I’ll play it safe and trim the leafs March onwards.

You have probably Oxford clay in your garden. I used 6x to break the soil. If you go to Bampton Garden Centre, they sell it there. 1 bag is for 84sqm. It worked like a miracle in my garden. Follow the instructions. Sprinkle 6x, water area, fork through the soil, and repeat it, until the soil...