Of course in those days pre battery farming, chicken was quite expensive in comparison to today. I always think of my daughter’s god mum when...
Oh lord alive, I too remember the smell of them cooking for the pets along with tripe:yikes:. Mother liked sweetbreads, never dared ask what...
It was not that long ago…well ok a while now, that many pets were fed on horse meat. I can remember going to the pet shop with my mum to get food...
That reminds me about being caught short while out in the middle of nowhere. Got husband to stop the car with a steep bank behind it so thought I...
I did get a email to say the sets had been despatched but with the weather causing havoc with deliveries I had no idea when the delivery would...
A friend of mine’s aunt lived in a huge house( Binny House) [ATTACH] which she eventually donated to The Sue Ryder foundation. The house was very...
I hope it is ok to post about a seed supplier who has given good customer service as I know we are not meant to advertise as such! I just felt we...
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...
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