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Cheers to all who enjoyed the series and chatted on here.

We used to have a butcher shop in the village but nobody took it over when he retired at the age of ninety. The next real butcher is in town and a pain to get to so I no longer bother. Some of the big supermarkets are on the edge of town (not out of town sites) so I use them. I find that...

Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! to you all

I think you could easily raise the canopy to improve the look by removing some lower branches but I wouldn't touch the leader as you will lose the natural shape. I grow a hedging plant, Griselinia, which would grow into a tree if I let it but it happily accepts any pruning, either harsh, loose...

Wonderful to have desert cacti flowering at this time of year, and on such small plants too, congratulations

This is on BBC iPlayer, if anyone bored with the cold and dark evenings

you are recommending i cut off any flowers ?

A bit better here too but still not back to normal.

Have finished "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" about superintelligent AI. Possibly the most enlightening and unforgettable book I have read all yr. Of course, me reading it doesn't help at all. It needs to be read by those with the power to do something about it before it is too late. ...

I like the scent of the Sarcococca - not many flower scents I dislike. Some people do tend to lose their sense of smell ( and taste) as they get older.

Good idea. I only realised after I removed mine that it had been propping up the neighbour's fence, which promptly fell down.

Hi,Many thanks @Logan your reply is bang on; I'm finding it to be very slow whilst waiting for the forum to respond; it must be due to the Christmas rush? I've been in the workshop this morning making the enlarged sheet music support; I had quite a number of scores enlarged; one seen...