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For once, I am lost for words... He took one look at my knee, said the injection would not benefit me and has referred me to a consultant, which is what I'd asked for in the first place, on 5 January.

Whoopppeee The sun's come out to play, Jenny namaste

What worries me is that how overworked are the people working in hospitals to allow that sort of thing to happen. My mother was a nurse and she always believed it was a calling and there is no way in hell that her colleagues would have let such neglect happen, even if it meant staying late or...

Phew.... but ligament problems can be a bit of bind too. Hope your recovery is swift.Cleared everything off the pavers that surround 2 sides the house, and gave the area a good brushing. Then got the (useless) power washer out. I soon gave up on it as the garden hose has more force. Used...

Yes they are very similar to Charlotte but a bit more slug prone on our clay soil.

The flowers appear before the leaves, in February and March. The leaves don't grow until the summer.

I vaguely remember buying San Marzano tomato seeds about 20yrs ago, I think they were very poor, at the time I put it down to being an Italian variety not likely to do well in our climate. Never bothered with them since.I grew crimson plum outside last year and they did really well, got new...

When the chilli is ripe.

... and the Brug 'Charlie' ...

Violets or whitelets?