They all make claims like that in the adverts, my favourite at the moment promises "up to 100% petal soft hair". What does that even mean? Is any...
It's like those dandruff shampoos that promise "up to 100% flake free" !I put my green bin out on the 6th (Sunday) for collection on the 7th, it...
"Newspaper headline, middle east deadline, Jazz musicians are down on the breadline".From "Soho, needless to say". Al Stewart, 1973.Of course...
Today I got a visit from a female bullfinch - I can't remember the last time I saw one in the garden. She checked out the small teasels, but then...
The short term letting market e.g. AirBnB has had a huge impact. In some parts of the country people can't find a property to rent/buy at all, no...
This green woodpecker was just passing through - he took off again so quickly I only had time for the one shot and he's not quite in focus. The...
Had a nice bit of sunshine during the day, but by 4pm a thick fog had descended. I'm on a hill and most of my view has disappeared.
Remember Hacking Jackets? When I was a teenager they became inexplicably fashionable for a summer. The same summer that floaty floral tiered...
I had a Saturday job in Woolworths, and our branch had a deli. I'm sure non of us were properly trained to work on it. We used to have huge pies...
Umble Pie. Umble being the word for the innards of a deer or pig.
Last year I found a little set of wooden shelves on Amazon that fit neatly on the windowsill and give me 3 tiers of growing space. I've still got...
I dug a good quantity of completed compost out of the bottom of my bin and bagged it up. Then I gave the remaining contents a good mix up and...
My grandmother would always buy what were known as "lights" from the butchers to feed her dogs (she bred Pekinese!) Lights are lungs, and she...
I understand that transcribing census records is not an easy job, but I do think transcribers could make the effort to at least link up details...
With all the phone boxes being removed now there are fewer places for men to pee .. Do you remember how they stank?
The supplier usually sends an email to say the item has been dispatched. But after that it's in the hands of the delivery company - Royal Mail,...
Yes, people often use it to get around streaming restrictions - e.g. shows being available in the US but not the UK. Or to access websites that...
I've been making my living as a computer programmer since before Microsoft invented Windows, and I still wouldn't claim to understand everything.
Love your handle @ChiveTalking. Don't be too shy to show us your successes. Or failures even - it makes the rest of us feel better!
As a novice myself, French beans have been where I've had most success. You can get dwarf or climbing ones, both will grow in containers. Also has...
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