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9c raining steady but heavy. looks like more flooding but i don't need to go out

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.

Yesterday I went Foodie shopping at Shady Maple Farm store. it is gigantic store. I usually only go 3X a year. Very overwhelming, need better shoes next time. But this video will give you a flavor of its size. Its only 30 minutes drive from me, a lovely drive through beautiful Amish farm...

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.

A few years back with was in the supermarket and some staff were moaning about the christmas music as it was very load, so we went to the customur sersives and said something about it but what we said was, " can you turn down the music when we are in there, here is a donation for charity if you...

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...

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.