Any Offers? – Only 137 Vinyl albums left After a long gap I’m back on the music trail. Most of the vinyl has been sold via Gumtree and Preloved websites. There’s still 130+ albums left – many I consider great, but obviously not everyone agrees otherwise they’d have gone by now. Not everything can be […]
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First thanks to Llendorin who corrected my assumption in ‘Blue Tit Ways’. Here’s more information. There are several differences between the blue tit and the great tit, but the most obvious even in black and white, is the white area above the eye in the blue tit. Great tits have a black head piece which
From here … … to here! If you google ‘moving a greenhouse’ you will find it a common theme. Practical advice suggests it is a straight forward task which can be accomplished in one long day – someone advises that with two people 12 hours is enough time to dismantle a greenhouse and reassemble it
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The bird boxes are busy. On camera – box #1 has been occupied for two weeks now. Mother Blue Tit is sitting in. Mum has been busy sitting, rearranging, housekeeping. It was some days before we managed to see what she was sitting on (when she was taking the rubbish out?) Seven nicely formed
Four types of bread with different ingredients for the family via the freezer. All of them developed using a no-kneed method. The loaves on the right more-or-less follow the process described by Chad Robertson using a sourdough starter with a loaf of 70% white flour, 20% wholemeal, and 10% rye. Look here if you’ve not
Thursday Bread – Stretched and turned, not kneeded! Read More »
Fine weather, all is growing like crazy. Much to catch-up on in the garden:- raking thatch from the lawn, cutting the grass, digging the soil, removing weeds, repairing paths, building work! And then the planting can start. Actually, the more you begin the more you have to do. It is impossible to finish, before it
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One of the joys or challenges of outdoor life in Norway is the Utedo. A long plank of wood with a number of circular holes suspended over a pit in the ground, with a rudementary walls and a roof over. Socialising over a crap does not come naturally to this Englishman, and I was pleased
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On Rue Saint-Louis en L’Isle Daniel Baratier confides in head-chef Antonin Bonnet Menu s’inspirer @ €115 Duck Rillettes with Carrot and Orange Juice Scallop Carpaccio with lemon and fennel Roe of Sea Urchin with Butternut Squash in Thai foam Prawns with honey jus (wrapped in cabbage) Warm Cabbage Salad with Praline Sauce roast Hazelnuts &
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“Renowned for staying fresh for 7 days”. With Dan Leader’s guidance.
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