I was really surprised when I visited Texas that the majority of the houses where I was, near Dallas are pretty well glorified sheds which would...
On the cheery subject of cremation or burial etc, I come from a long line of doctors, many of which were surgeons. Listening as a child to...
There is an old expression on the lines it is too cold to snow! This might be apt as we have none of the white stuff but “gey nippit”or to...
In 1982 I was running my mail order smoked salmon business in Edinburgh. The weather was brutal. I needed to get about 8 smoked salmon in...
Thanks @JWK. Not bought before from the seller but have used Just seeds in the past and they seemed ok. Have used premier seeds for….seeds funnily...
Ditto re above except we are about -2c….hellish in other words and not a blink of sunshine. Not helped by just returning from Edinburgh airport...
As well as growing some Kelsae from seed,( a few have germinated so far in my heated propagator @JWK ;)) I will grow quite a few from sets. Here I...
It is quite difficult to see exactly how bad the rot, holes etc are. Like shiney I would suggest you maybe get a tree surgeon out to have a look...
Thank you for your reply @gks. Daughter booked direct. It was absolutely no customer service by EasyJet. There were about 80 odd people affected...
Firstly happy New Year to everybody. When much younger I would still be “critical” in bed after a fairly riotous New Year but getting older has a...
23 years here and likewise the garden was not too much trouble for quite a few years, now also over 70 I sometimes go out and don’t know where to...
Someone once said” Every day is a learning day” which I think is quite true. I was told something yesterday which I never knew before and this was...
Until about 5 years ago I had never had a new vehicle always getting my husband’s company car when he was getting something new. I had a...
Sowed my Kelsae seeds about 10 days ago in my heated propogator, not a hope in snowballs of growing onions outside over winter here I am afraid....
Many thanks @ricky101 and @Busy-Lizzie there are a couple of outlets not a million miles from me so will get a bag the next time I am in the area...
Has anybody used Clover multipurpose? The Moorlands Gold organic I used this year was quite nice but expensive and had a fair amount of weed seed...
Another WASPI here. Bet you my bottom dollar I never received any kind of correspondence regarding the delay in getting my pension. I missed out...
While The Royal Mail may not be up to the standard it used to be, I am personally furious that the sale is going ahead. When I started running my...
Agree @Thevictorian. I ran my own mail order business long before the advent of the internet and it takes time to build up a customer base plus...
I had a quick look at Farmyard, looks good and if folk who know their stuff are recommending then worth a go if they have something I might be...
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