A man went to Harley Street, London and saw a card advertising for a Gynaecologist's Assistant. Interested, he went in and asked the clerk for details. The clerk pulled up the file and read; "The job...
Felted garage roof last year . Need to cover tacks as rain getting through . Is there any waterproof paint we could put over tacks ? thanks in advance if anyone can give advice.
Tuesday. Misty this morning...Outside, not me! Yesterday turned out lovely, a lot warmer too. Not looking too promising this morning however. We shall see. The weather is certainly punishing...
I always dead-head daffs and tulips but often wonder if I should do the same with all bulbs ie iris, snowdrops, gladioli and, in particular, lily of the valley (my favourite). Anyone know?
On the garden for the summer. We have deployed the mini greenhouse/ cold frame, after digging it out and re-assembling it. Checked all the Dahlia tubers and Begonia corms and potted a couple of dozen...
I was in a nightclub queue when two men in front of me started arguing. One guy pushed the other and said, "Four, nine." The other man pushed him back and said, "Sixteen, twenty-five." A bouncer...
Had trouble with my John Dere petrol lawn mower this morning. It starts after priming but won't keep running and emits a cloud of white smoke then stops. I've checked the spark plug, which looked wet,...
Thursday. Misty this morning. Not windy, not too warm either! Lots of rain during the night. I put tiggy's supper close to Tiggy Towers, Not good for him to get too wet. I reckon he's the most spoiled...
Hello Last year I planted oxygenating pond plants to trays in the pond and they flourished covering half of the pond, Could I now trim these back with a scissors for these to sprout new growth again...
Some weeks I posted about seeing a female peasant in my back garden.
Looking down the garden I noticed that a male has turned up. We could soon have the patter of tiny feet:-)...
Tuesday. A light frost this morning. Winter hasn't quite gone away yet. Still, spring can't be far behind...I hope! A quick check on Tiggy this morning, sound asleep, bless him. He had his supper...
strangely perhaps but i don't, though i do a little bit when the weather gets a bit better. The doctor has suggested due to some blood tests i could be dehydrated, which doesn;t make me feel good. I...
We have this bamboo growing tall and wide in the garden. Just [i]what[i] can one do to ensure that also the roots are stifled? ( - apart from pouring acid over it)...
I'm not being paranoid but there's five Peruvian Owls standing on my garden fence.
Watching me through my kitchen window.
I'm sure they're Inca hoots....
I was mortified when I went to my allotment plot and found that some escaped chickens had completely devoured three rows of lettuce plants. I tracked down the owner of the chickens and complained...