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  1. wiseowl
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    Show Off Your Pets 2025

    @Sogni verdi sorry for your loss and the new blue is lovely.@Michael Hewett glad that you will get your furry friend on Friday.
    @Sogni verdi sorry for your loss and the new blue is lovely.@Michael Hewett glad that you will get your furry friend on Friday.
    @Sogni verdi sorry for your loss and the new blue is lovely.@Michael Hewett glad that you will get your furry friend on Friday.
    @Sogni verdi sorry for your loss and the new blue is lovely.@Michael Hewett glad that you will get your furry friend on Friday.
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  2. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    Very sunny all day but the frost remained. No wind about so we got some work done out there.
    Very sunny all day but the frost remained. No wind about so we got some work done out there.
    Very sunny all day but the frost remained. No wind about so we got some work done out there.
    Very sunny all day but the frost remained. No wind about so we got some work done out there.
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  3. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I used a large cauliflower, cut into pieces, in a large batch of chicken Jalfrezi curry that I made for my meals on wheels the other day. Easy to do, as long as you get the cooking times right...
    I used a large cauliflower, cut into pieces, in a large batch of chicken Jalfrezi curry that I made for my meals on wheels the other day. Easy to do, as long as you get the cooking times right for the chicken and cauli.We also make a good very simple cream of cauliflower soup using cauli,...
    I used a large cauliflower, cut into pieces, in a large batch of chicken Jalfrezi curry that I made for my meals on wheels the other day. Easy to do, as long as you get the cooking times right for the chicken and cauli.We also make a good very...
    I used a large cauliflower, cut into pieces, in a large batch of chicken Jalfrezi curry that I made for my meals on wheels the other day. Easy to do, as long as you get the cooking times right...
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  4. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    Have a lovely evening at your neighbours @Blue arbour. I would never be able to stay awake so late.
    Have a lovely evening at your neighbours @Blue arbour. I would never be able to stay awake so late.
    Have a lovely evening at your neighbours @Blue arbour. I would never be able to stay awake so late.
    Have a lovely evening at your neighbours @Blue arbour. I would never be able to stay awake so late.
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  5. Thevictorian

    Cuttlefish bone uses

    Cuttle bones are composed of mainly calcium carbonate and minerals etc including heavy metals ,such as strontium, lead,mercury etc in low concentrations.
    Cuttle bones are composed of mainly calcium carbonate and minerals etc including heavy metals ,such as strontium, lead,mercury etc in low concentrations.
    Cuttle bones are composed of mainly calcium carbonate and minerals etc including heavy metals ,such as strontium, lead,mercury etc in low concentrations.
    Cuttle bones are composed of mainly calcium carbonate and minerals etc including heavy metals ,such as strontium, lead,mercury etc in low concentrations.
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  6. MrHappyDays
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    Looking for a better solution than tap water

    i never had an issue with houseplants and we have extremely hard water. but it killed my carnivorous plant instantlychloroamines are bad news and shouldnt be used imo. check your area
    i never had an issue with houseplants and we have extremely hard water. but it killed my carnivorous plant instantlychloroamines are bad news and shouldnt be used imo. check your area
    i never had an issue with houseplants and we have extremely hard water. but it killed my carnivorous plant instantlychloroamines are bad news and shouldnt be used imo. check your area
    i never had an issue with houseplants and we have extremely hard water. but it killed my carnivorous plant instantlychloroamines are bad news and shouldnt be used imo. check your area
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  7. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    Been cutting back the perennials in the front garden and then shredded them with the lawnmower, did have a few bits from before that were wet through which didn't go as well but got there in the...
    Been cutting back the perennials in the front garden and then shredded them with the lawnmower, did have a few bits from before that were wet through which didn't go as well but got there in the end .quite a few plants need divided now in the front garden they've been there a few years now...
    Been cutting back the perennials in the front garden and then shredded them with the lawnmower, did have a few bits from before that were wet through which didn't go as well but got there in the end .quite a few plants need divided now in the...
    Been cutting back the perennials in the front garden and then shredded them with the lawnmower, did have a few bits from before that were wet through which didn't go as well but got there in the...
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  8. JWK
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    A Joke Or Two 2025

    ......or even leave it outside someone else's door.
    ......or even leave it outside someone else's door.
    ......or even leave it outside someone else's door.
    ......or even leave it outside someone else's door.
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  9. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    I've just got similar from the AI on the Morrisons site, sounds iffy to me, who decides this cr*p.he VAT charge on food items depends on whether they are considered "luxury" or "essential"...
    I've just got similar from the AI on the Morrisons site, sounds iffy to me, who decides this cr*p.he VAT charge on food items depends on whether they are considered "luxury" or "essential" under UK tax rules. In this case, "Morrison's The Best Extra Mature Coastal Cheddar" is likely...
    I've just got similar from the AI on the Morrisons site, sounds iffy to me, who decides this cr*p.he VAT charge on food items depends on whether they are considered "luxury" or "essential" under UK tax rules. In this case, "Morrison's The Best...
    I've just got similar from the AI on the Morrisons site, sounds iffy to me, who decides this cr*p.he VAT charge on food items depends on whether they are considered "luxury" or "essential"...
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  10. JWK
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    Currently Listening To 2025

    Perry Bamonte of The Cure died on christmas eve..........
    Perry Bamonte of The Cure died on christmas eve..........
    Perry Bamonte of The Cure died on christmas eve..........
    Perry Bamonte of The Cure died on christmas eve..........
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  11. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2025

    We past the MOT in the middle of December but received a list of things that needed to be done. Quote was £769. My car allows me to enjoy places, I wouldn't be able to cycle to and as long as I...
    We past the MOT in the middle of December but received a list of things that needed to be done. Quote was £769. My car allows me to enjoy places, I wouldn't be able to cycle to and as long as I can afford it, I keep the car in the best shape. Monday morning, I brought it to the service. When we...
    We past the MOT in the middle of December but received a list of things that needed to be done. Quote was £769. My car allows me to enjoy places, I wouldn't be able to cycle to and as long as I can afford it, I keep the car in the best...
    We past the MOT in the middle of December but received a list of things that needed to be done. Quote was £769. My car allows me to enjoy places, I wouldn't be able to cycle to and as long as I...
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  12. shiney
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    DECEMBER PHOTO COMPETITION 2025

    Reflections
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  13. Kedi-Gato

    Toadstools, Mushrooms, Moss, Lichen, etc

    It mostly grows in the previous years chippings.
    It mostly grows in the previous years chippings.
    It mostly grows in the previous years chippings.
    It mostly grows in the previous years chippings.
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  14. hailbopp

    Suggestions for the Christmas present from hell as far as I’m concerned

    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing...
    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing or some of form other camouflage you can think of?
    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing or some of form other camouflage you can think of?
    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing...
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  15. JWK
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    Chillies 2025

    Last year I had a load of small chillies that I left on the shelf over a radiator and forgot about for several months. They dried out beautifully.
    Last year I had a load of small chillies that I left on the shelf over a radiator and forgot about for several months. They dried out beautifully.
    Last year I had a load of small chillies that I left on the shelf over a radiator and forgot about for several months. They dried out beautifully.
    Last year I had a load of small chillies that I left on the shelf over a radiator and forgot about for several months. They dried out beautifully.
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  16. Logan
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  17. Bear

    Holly how to tell male or female when not in flower

    I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings...
    I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings because I had quite a failure rate. As for sexing them, unless you do like @Adam I suggests, you have...
    I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings because I had quite a failure rate. As for sexing...
    I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings...
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  19. burnie
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    Potato growing 2026

    I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
    I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
    I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
    I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
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  20. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    Firecrest, Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit and Chiffchaff (one of twenty or more) at the Sewage Treatment works near Corfe. Lots of insects on the filter beds.
    Firecrest, Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit and Chiffchaff (one of twenty or more) at the Sewage Treatment works near Corfe. Lots of insects on the filter beds.
    Firecrest, Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit and Chiffchaff (one of twenty or more) at the Sewage Treatment works near Corfe. Lots of insects on the filter beds.
    Firecrest, Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit and Chiffchaff (one of twenty or more) at the Sewage Treatment works near Corfe. Lots of insects on the filter beds.
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