I've got one too which I've had more than 30 years. Any others I've tried just don't sit well in the hand, and/or have a thick chunky blade that...
I had two song thrushes in the garden at the same time today, I'm usually thrilled just to see one. Two female chaffinches as well.Oh and this...
My grandad did that!
Yes, don't understand anyone buying the floppy ones. I ignore them even when they're offered for pennies on the yellow sticker shelf.Little Gem...
I remember when Iceberg was all the rage, huge and tasteless.
They taste good too. Though you have to be careful not to buy the "Sweet Gem". Why they insist on trying to make lettuce sweet is beyond me.
Love Pratchett. The Vimes Boots theory is widely quoted by respected academics these days!
Thanks @Philippa, yes he did write "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas". I was just purchasing my next listen on Audible last night and considered...
I only ever buy Little Gem, that stays good for at last a couple of weeks with no special treatment.
Wow, that's a long break. Last year I cut up a huge pile of old buddleia branches and fed it out into the green bin over that period. My last...
CO₂ is used too, though it seems in smaller amounts for veg and in larger amounts for meat, dairy and bakery.What is Modified Atmosphere...
Salad leaves are often packaged with nitrogen. Some green veg packages are just puffed up with ordinary air though because it protects the leaves...
My fridge is an under the counter affair so the salad drawer environment will be rather different from yours.
Lots of birds in the garden eating the berries today. At times there were at least 4 blackcaps and half a dozen blackbirds in the rowan. The...
Yes, I always see them in the Morrisons car park.I've probably posted it before but it's the right time of year for my favourite bit of wagtail...
Carrots have to be taken out of the plastic immediately you get them home from the supermarket. I keep them in the salad drawer in the fridge....
I live in a big town, and the suburbs have spread out so far they merge with a village. You can tell where the transition to the village is...
You're lucky it's not a barker!
I'm hoping the dog thing is a temporary blip due to Covid. The lockdown puppies are mid-life now and will be dying out in the next 10 years. Will...
I think it's already peaked in the UK - a few years ago the news was full of reports of people fighting over TVs on Black Friday, now it seems...
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