I hopped on the bus this morning, carrying a large wicker basket full of lovely mushrooms. The driver looked at me glumly and said "you'll have to pay double fair" "Why is that" I protested ?. "For...
Friday. Well it's stopped raining for a while. It hammered down during the night and yesterday afternoon. Still a lot of cloud about. I hope it's dry this evening for the Summer Walk at the Hospice. A...
We have a lilac bush in the garden which has found its way in from next door's garden. It is adjacent to the fence and we have a Philadelphus, which we did plant, growing in front of it. The lilac is...
i am having trouble removing the rotary blade. the retaining nut has completely seized up. B&D customer support told me that the nut is left hand thread (ie the opposite of what you would expect). i...
Hello ABer's. I have some Upright Geraniums, but unfortunately this awful weather has taken the flowers and it's buds off leaving just stalks. Please can anyone advise me in what to do. Do I leave the...
I have a nice crop of courgettes coming on well in the garden and I'm looking for quick and simple ways of cooking them.
Literally from plant to plate in minutes.
Nothing complicated please!...
Monday. Lots of rain last night. Dry but cloudy now, more rain about lunchtime. Oh well, the farmers need it! the wind has a bit of a bite to it. Tiggy went back to bed as soon as he had his supper....
There was a large clump of these in the middle of the garden, so I didn't mow them. Mrs Clarion said they're only weeds. I said they're meadow flowers and the bungle bees like them, so I didn't mow...
Friday. It's so nice out I've been for a wee walk. A little bit of breeze, but it's pleasant outside. All is peaceful. It's going to be another fine day. some more time in the garden today, after all...
I have a dog that talks in its sleep. One day a visitor was astonished to hear the dog bellow. "My name is Christopher Columbus! I am seven hundred years old! I own America! I married Marilyn Monroe!"...
Thursday. A clear sky for the first day of June. Venus is shining bright. It's going to be a hot one methinks. A good day for out and about, so that's what I'll do. Tiggy is still rootling about in...
What is the name of the tree/ bush? (see photo of a snippet in link below) First saw it in a front garden in Derbyshire (I seem to think it was in the shade) about a week ago. The blue is really...