Recently pigeons have started to wander on my lawn and pecking at whatever it is they are pecking at. Its a basic front lawn with no borders, no flowers or any food handed out. They just peck at the...
This morning as a man was buttoning his shirt, a button fell off. After that, he picked up his briefcase, and the handle fell off. Then he went to open the door, and the doorknob fell off. He then...
Thinking back to my childhood, the veggies we ate were only peas, carrots, cauliflower and cabbage. So when I got married that is what we had. Until husband decided to grow veg. He presented me with a...
Tuesday. A clear sky and a full moon are making a beautiful dawn. The birds are singing and with no wind it's quite pleasent out, so I've been for a walk. Tiggy is still out rootling about in the...
Having to use non-acid tap water on my acid-loving pot plant has left the growing medium neutral ph.
Can I correct this by adding lemon juice to the water?...
... the smell of charred flesh from 1001 BBQs is filling the Northants air tonight. I love it - and am now feeling hungry enough to eat an Ox - but the veggies must be sat indoors knitting their...
It was reported earlier in the week by the BBC that Brian Matthews had died, but this was not true, sadly though, he has died today. He was a big influence on me as a DJ since I was a teenager, and I...
Looking for some suggestions, please. Am doing a seafood platter for a special supper next week. So I was thinking I'd serve some fresh crusty bread with it, some lemon, some dill and mustard...
My wife came home from shopping with 4 crates of beer, 3 cases of wine, 1 litre of vodka, 2 litres of gin, a litre of whiskey and 2 loves of bread. I said, "Why so much bread?".......
Hi good AB'ers just repaired a large fence ( solid wood type ) ? whats the best treatment / paint ? - fit and forget ? for a few years, .. ideas ... Wickes Crecote ? Polyuthene Varnish mixed with Teak...
I bought a couple of beautiful camellias the other day , dumped them on the patio and went off to work for 4 days. When I came home, one of them had dropped lots of petals and even a bud that had just...
Can anyone identify a flower that looks like a cross between a tulip and a globe artichoke? They are fairly large and have a woody stem. Those that I were given were burgundy in colour and I've no...
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A fish each! Well done Monty....
Monday. Another week begins , bringing summer a wee bit closer. ..I hope! Not too bad out at the moment, overcast, but not too chilly. Tiggy was out for a while during the night, so it would have been...
I have some ivy growing up my apple tree. It just found its way there. Will it do any harm? The apple tree is very old 50 plus years, probably able to not be worried by a bit of ivy but just thought...