With some spare time and a Waitrose card, I’ve taken to skimming over the newsprint of the Guardian (free to Waitrose shoppers). At weekends I’ve found a supplement full of recipes and pictures of the most unappetising food. New technology allows high quality colour printing in newpapers. The Guardian’s photographers skillfully arrange the food […]
The Guardian does punk food? Read More »
Need to get the maps out and find the timetable for Torridon! …
‘Ere we go! TGO challenge 2014 Read More »
That strange plant in a previous post is known as a ‘Shoofly’ .Thank you to a sharp eyed neighbour who spotted it at RHS Wisley a few weeks ago and remembered the name! Nicandra physalodes is apparently common on wasteland in Peru. My two specimens leaned over in the recent gales. Apparently hardy, lets see
Plant Quiz #2. Do you know this flower? Read More »
Suddenly there’s a new perfume in the air. As other plants fade ivy is in bloom everywhere, and bees are making their last sorties for nectar. To be stored as over-wintering food. And spiders patrol their webs on every bush.
Beginnings of Autumn Read More »
Following the completion of the Greenhouse Project (see earlier post) I contact my favourite seed supplier and ordered their lucky dip. If you survey the catalogue of Chiltern Seeds you can imagine that their lucky dip contains some unusual items. I bought a pack of ‘lottery mixture’ which contained lots of seed – maybe 700
Plant Quiz – what is it! Read More »
Many hundreds moved through these blue doors every day in both directions. Week after week, month after month for many years. But who crossed the threshold up above? What business was transacted through that brown door?
Commuters favourite … Read More »
That giant among surgeons Mr Sean O’Leary was all ready this morning to attempt to repeat his great success in stabilising the right knee (see story in December 2012). This time the focus was on the left side. As you can see the process starts with an arrow drawn on the ankle below. And finishes
Ready, Steady … Challenge? Read More »
Pensioner with robot phone friend c 1990 The Amstrad phone was playing up. Voice messages weren’t being recorded, the display screen was flashing without reason, and it hadn’t been used as an email station for years. It was time to find a replacement. Priorities? To record voice messages again. Easy operation for the almost blind.
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It’s that season again. First one patch with special characteristics – maybe more exposure to sunshine, or perhaps slighlt different genetics – and those berries dark, shiney, invite a testing taste. A mental note to return with a box and a little more time for picking and saving. But a week, ten days pass and
I’m missing the hills while waiting for the next knee operation. And last week I realised I miss real sheep. These Thames Valley sweeties are no substitute. A llama can carry your pack – upto 25 kilos. I’ll be scanning the rules for the next TGO Challenge – I think dogs are mentioned and
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