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Latest Moan From You and Me 2025
But why should charity be confined to causes close to home? Plenty of "ordinary blokes in the street" care sufficiently about the horrendous suffering in Gaza, for instance, to try to do...
But why should charity be confined to causes close to home? Plenty of "ordinary blokes in the street" care sufficiently about the horrendous suffering in Gaza, for instance, to try to do something to relieve it. These are human beings just like us - except that we have the benefit of living in...
But why should charity be confined to causes close to home? Plenty of "ordinary blokes in the street" care sufficiently about the horrendous suffering in Gaza, for instance, to try to do something to relieve it. These are human beings just like...
But why should charity be confined to causes close to home? Plenty of "ordinary blokes in the street" care sufficiently about the horrendous suffering in Gaza, for instance, to try to do...
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion ... 404 405 406
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Liriodendron
Dec 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025
Afternoon everyone. It’s a horrible weather day here so I’ve been hibernating under a sofa blanket since coming back from seeing my Sister. I took a lovely Christmas jigsaw (charity shop find from...
Afternoon everyone. It’s a horrible weather day here so I’ve been hibernating under a sofa blanket since coming back from seeing my Sister. I took a lovely Christmas jigsaw (charity shop find from last year) for her and my niece to do on a rainy afternoon and I took up some Portmeirion pottery...
Afternoon everyone. It’s a horrible weather day here so I’ve been hibernating under a sofa blanket since coming back from seeing my Sister. I took a lovely Christmas jigsaw (charity shop find from last year) for her and my niece to do on a rainy...
Afternoon everyone. It’s a horrible weather day here so I’ve been hibernating under a sofa blanket since coming back from seeing my Sister. I took a lovely Christmas jigsaw (charity shop find from...
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, The Muppet Show ... 398 399 400
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AuntyRach
Dec 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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What are we doing in the garden 2025
Got to the Allotments today, managed to cut back the Asparagus fronds and get them on a bonfire, unfortunately in spite of covering the the pile with heavy black plastic, most of the rest was...
Got to the Allotments today, managed to cut back the Asparagus fronds and get them on a bonfire, unfortunately in spite of covering the the pile with heavy black plastic, most of the rest was too wet to burn properly. I cleared up under the fruit trees, and put some heavy cardboard down...
Got to the Allotments today, managed to cut back the Asparagus fronds and get them on a bonfire, unfortunately in spite of covering the the pile with heavy black plastic, most of the rest was too wet to burn properly. I cleared up under the...
Got to the Allotments today, managed to cut back the Asparagus fronds and get them on a bonfire, unfortunately in spite of covering the the pile with heavy black plastic, most of the rest was...
Loofah, Jan 2, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 267 268 269
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Allotment Boy
Dec 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Whats Your Weather Like 2025
Light rain all day. Went out for a walk in it at lunchtime and spotted a kingfisher.
Light rain all day. Went out for a walk in it at lunchtime and spotted a kingfisher.
Light rain all day. Went out for a walk in it at lunchtime and spotted a kingfisher.
Light rain all day. Went out for a walk in it at lunchtime and spotted a kingfisher.
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion ... 529 530 531
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Escarpment
Dec 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Whaaattt?
@pete overall EU GDP grew by about 1% in 2024 so a similar performance to the UK tho Malta managed 5% and Spain over 2%.I agree that money invested in youth programmes as well as sporting and...
@pete overall EU GDP grew by about 1% in 2024 so a similar performance to the UK tho Malta managed 5% and Spain over 2%.I agree that money invested in youth programmes as well as sporting and social facilities - halls, grounds, equipment, transport etc - for everyone from babies and toddlers...
@pete overall EU GDP grew by about 1% in 2024 so a similar performance to the UK tho Malta managed 5% and Spain over 2%.I agree that money invested in youth programmes as well as sporting and social facilities - halls, grounds, equipment,...
@pete overall EU GDP grew by about 1% in 2024 so a similar performance to the UK tho Malta managed 5% and Spain over 2%.I agree that money invested in youth programmes as well as sporting and...
Tidemark, Aug 17, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 279 280 281
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Obelix-Vendée
Dec 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS

wiseowl, Dec 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM, Members Gallery
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Victoria
Dec 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bark scraped off base of the base of an ash tree - prevention?
I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or...
I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or 4 inches in diameter in vertical strips but I want to prevent any further damage.I also don't...
I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or 4 inches in diameter in vertical strips but I...
I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or...
TheMadHedger, Dec 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM, Trees
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TheMadHedger
Dec 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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A Joke Or Two 2025

JWK, Jan 1, 2025, The Muppet Show ... 106 107 108
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Ergates
Dec 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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What's Looking Good December 2025
An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone

shiney, Dec 1, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3
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CarolineL
Dec 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Currently Listening To 2025
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.
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.
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.
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.
JWK, Jan 1, 2025, The Muppet Show ... 4 5 6
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Tidemark
Dec 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Recommendations for lights to wrap around an outdoor plant
Thanks i will think about this
Thanks i will think about this
Thanks i will think about this
Thanks i will think about this
hi2u_uk, Dec 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM, Garden Projects and DIY ... 2
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hi2u_uk
Dec 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Recommend a small-ish evergreen shrub that is nice to sit with
Thank you all, excellent recommendations and experiences as always I'll probably go for Choisya "White Dazzler" but should Escallonia Pink Elle come my way I might get that one too. It could go...
Thank you all, excellent recommendations and experiences as always I'll probably go for Choisya "White Dazzler" but should Escallonia Pink Elle come my way I might get that one too. It could go into a pot.
Thank you all, excellent recommendations and experiences as always I'll probably go for Choisya "White Dazzler" but should Escallonia Pink Elle come my way I might get that one too. It could go into a pot.
Thank you all, excellent recommendations and experiences as always I'll probably go for Choisya "White Dazzler" but should Escallonia Pink Elle come my way I might get that one too. It could go...
Selleri, Dec 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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Selleri
Dec 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?
Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.

JWK, Jan 1, 2025, Wildlife Corner ... 47 48 49
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strongylodon
Dec 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Electric cars.
It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50...
It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50 years or more.
It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50 years or more.
It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50...
pete, Apr 7, 2021, Off-Topic Discussion ... 175 176 177
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KT53
Dec 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
Victoria, Jun 1, 2021, Tropical Gardening ... 13 14 15
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Michael Hewett
Dec 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New
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.
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.
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.
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.
shiney, Oct 25, 2025, Garden Projects and DIY ... 7 8 9
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ViewAhead
Dec 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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DECEMBER PHOTO COMPETITION 2025
A gift from Norway
A gift from Norway
A gift from Norway
A gift from Norway

shiney, Dec 1, 2025, Photo Competitions
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LG_
Dec 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Potato growing 2026
Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered,...
Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered, just a kilo of each as we don't have a huge amount of space.
Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered, just a kilo of each as we don't have a huge amount of...
Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered,...
burnie, Dec 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM, Edible Gardening
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burnie
Dec 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Show us your gardening purchases 2025
I have been poring over this too.
I have been poring over this too.
I have been poring over this too.
I have been poring over this too.
Loofah, Jan 8, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 50 51 52
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Escarpment
Dec 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Christmas Decorations 2025
One I came across today on my walk.
One I came across today on my walk.
One I came across today on my walk.
One I came across today on my walk.

Victoria, Dec 7, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion
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Plantminded
Dec 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM

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