There were a few of these pretty little things growing near a campsite in the Scottish highlands where we were staying last week. Not a great...
If you're not moved by this you'll never be moved by anything. The orchestra and choir build up and perform brilliantly and the reactions of the...
In our village the amount of dog poop on the streets and on the rural tracks and paths has been a hot issue and discussed on the village Facebook...
Last night some little ........... threw two stones and broke the 2.6m x 0.8m double glazed main pane on the greenhouse.:gaah: I'll replace it...
I'm involved with a community mapping project and have been adding the locations of some of the old village wells to OpenStreetMap. So far, by...
I opened a bag of my own garden compost that I'd stored since last September and noticed a few tiny worm-like creatures on the top of the compost....
Has anyone else tried domestic LED bulbs? These are the latest innovation on the domestic lighting and energy saving scene. They been around in...
Planted two lots of cloves on 26th October. One lot - grown from Tesco garlic has shot ahead. The other lot grown from my own cloves from last...
Seems we can't even mention felines now unless you just love them. There was a thread about about "safe ways to deter cats", but even it's been...
Brian Cox's BBC TV programmes have been good, but this lecture to school students at Manchester Uni is utterly brilliant. If you would like to...
Yesterday was a beautiful day so we threw off gardening gloves and took a walk down to the river. It was the first time we'd managed to get down...
The original 'kit lens' for my Canon a 18-55mm has gone on the blink and I need to replace it. And I'm in a bit of a quandry. I really like the...
Interesting report on BBC today regarding the impact of cat predation on wildlife in the USA. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21236690
Any Hotmail users be aware that that there's a phishing mail on the go. It states that the user's Hotmail account has been blocked due to it being...
I've been looking for the "best buy" for King Edward potatos. Calculating costs is proving a bit difficult as some of the main suppliers sell by...
These were taken with a little Sony Cyber-shot set on full auto. It was enclosed in a cheap waterproof enclosure that is little more than a...
Hospital consultant gets plumber in because his central heating system is leaking and his WC is blocked. Plumber examines CH system and WC and...
Our son gave mum and dad a Juneberry bare rooted plant for a Christmas present. I've done a bit of Googling and have so far gleaned a fair bit of...
Here's a secret recipe for bait for angling as well as a few that may help you with your horses and hens. Dates from the late 1800s. I found it...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20269309 I can remember walking to school in Epsom wearing a smog mask and being unable to see more...
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