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Yeah it's always difficult to find heritage seeds or plants locally, they only sell the varieties that the general public recognise, I get mine online

As we have had to go to a private dentist since we moved here, I stopped seeing the hygienist a year or two ago as I refuse to pay £70 odd for her to clean my teeth. I think it's an extortionate cost for ten minutes at the most. So far they haven't said anything but I expect they will soon. I...

Go and buy a bag of small potatoes, I tend to make a bag last over a week and by the end they are shooting, and that's in an old fridge in the garage. The fridge is not turned on but it keeps a nice even temperature for storing bought veg.

It is bitterly cold like January, I had to wear a woolly coat and a thick scarf when I went to meet a friend in a village not far away. The journey took me over some higher ground, like along the side of a mountain, and there were heavy showers of hail mixed with sleet. Same on the way home

Another parsley tale; it will only germinate in places where the woman wears the trousers. True, that one !!

To the left of the little green table ... it is an office chair with 5 wheels.

Yes unless you want wormy mac worm face on your bank note. Experts draw up long list for public vote to select 5 or 6 critters for the Governor of the Bank to select the final 4. Personally I'd be happy with weasel, otter, pine marten and badger.

He downsized originally due to stress (found this) ‘I had a massive garden and the moment I downsized I felt safe’ - How Adam Frost beat burnout | Gardens IllustratedI did wonder if he was finding the new one was getting a bit too small and felt well enough to take on a new challenge.

After a wet and wild night last night it didn't look too promising but the wind dropped a bit and even the sun tried to put in an appearance. So we got out there and did more cutting back and tidying. Mostly ivy (ours) and honeysuckle encroaching from next door, both sides. Green bin is full...

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