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Yes @Liriodendron but he is self taught. His piano is in my house in France and he has a Yamaha keyboard in his cottage in Norfolk. You probably know that he sang in a Choir for years too. The highlight was when the choir was invited to sing in Carnegie Hall in New York. He has also sung in Ely...

After it rained for hours, I seized the opportunity to get screws into the wood of the VegTrug. The foxes had managed to break off one board while jumping over the fence. Since I found a way to minimise the foxes tremendously, I have new hopes for using the VegTrug again. I have only to order a...

50 mph winds, so not as bad as some are getting, but don't want any worse! 5 degrees, it has been raining but it is falling as heavy snow in land. Roads closed again with 12 foot deep drifts in Glen Shee, so loads of snow but the folks who ski or snowboard can't get there.

The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then you had three options, renew the lease, buy the solar panels at a reduced cost or have them removed....

“And they never disturbed any plants - he's in the top righthand corner” Hmm well that cannot be said about Bella now more appropriately called Beezer.During the many hours of potting up for my charity plant sale she appears to “ help”. The help consists of her pushing potted up plants off...

I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.

Food porn

Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we wanted something in the space.By the way, I love reading about plant purchases. And even more so...

I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.

You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds. Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The Euphorbia 'Galaxy Glow' has survived drought and frost, but the Geum 'Totally Tangerine' next to it has...

Dendrobium pendulum, slightly pleasantly fragrant:

Barley at the front, River in the middle and berry at the back. I know not supposed to give cats a lot of fish.River had a bit of the runs yesterday evening but he's ok now. Friday the dog walker gave him some different treats, didn't see her Saturday, i wonder if it was that, would it take...