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Afternoon all.Really wet and miserable out but I have a cat on my lap and my puzzle books handy so that suits me.My SM shop order didn’t have the gammon I fancied so substituted it with a plain one, but twice as big. I have a refund voucher for the extra cost so I can make that work. I must...

It is already up to 30f -1c and we're going to warm up to 50f 9c before we get plunged back into the freezer tomorrow. This is a nice little break from the cold we've had since pretty much the beginning of December.

I haven't got a Kindle but a Kobo which at the time could magnify the text which the Kindle couldn't do. It was handy when I was working to read whilst eating my lunch, I could prop it up and my hands were free. I still use it daily and you can download free books from the library service.

You can not win with charities. I used to donate to a local charity run by volunteers. Then the money came rolling in so they decided to pay themselves a large salary out of the donations. No more donations from me.

Oh sorry to read that, it is sad when you lose a favourite. My garden is not clay so when we have seriously low temperatures it is not quite such a disaster with the soil being free draining. Even in 2010 when temperatures here went down to -18oC I don’t remember loosing anything apart from some...

I was driving a buses at the time when we had a very bad winter, ice & snow and very few roads gritted. The worst part for me was driving my Fiesta getting to the bus dept. I can remember getting the bus stuck and eating my turkey sandwich along with a flask of coffee.

If it's Christmas then spring cannot be far away and happy gardening everybody.

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If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time.

What lovely fat chapppies

Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush.