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Roast belly pork first @AuntyRach! Then lemon curd pavlova as per Nigella who, I've learned, is replacing Prue Leith on GBBO. That should be fun, watching her deal with Mr ego Paul Hollywood.Busy preparing for an all day lesson on half square triangles and flying geese tomorrow and realised...

You should remember how cold it was even if you had no snow. Very cold for about 10 days I think, remember trying to get to work, I drove about 10 miles in second gear the traffic was all over the place, it was pretty bad. Unlike you I dont remember anything in 17 or 19.

I have an over vigorous and very prickly American Pillar rose in the veg garden growing up a dead nectarine tree. I tidied it up and dead headed it after its summer flowering but it grew like mad after that so I pruned it today. It's a once flowering rambler but something had to be done. It grew...

I'm sure it will show its gratitude by flourishing,

That sounds like a great idea! Hope you will go to some future meetings, @Michael Hewett. I’ve joined a couple of women’s groups in our village, a similar arrangement with a speaker, coffee and cake, or afternoon tea, and time to have a chat with some interesting people. I really look forward to...

Bring back Corbin, I say. Then they wont stand an earthly at the next election, if they survive that long at all.I can see a general election coming up before the end of this government's time.Big majority, but divided.The election system doesn't work anymore, but they wont accept it.

From Wednesday, as it was a decent day with no rain! Annual trip to Slimbridge for the winter wildfowl. Many were distant. Common Cranes by the River Severn.Bewick Swan.Whooper Swan.Great Egret.Ruff.White Fronted Goose.Just one area with thousands of birds.