I have just come in from a long walk and have treated myself to a couple of warmed, buttered North Staffordshire oatcakes. Only those of you, who also eat them, will know what a pleasure that was....
Do we beam like a lighthouse across the empty infinity of space?http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/stephen-hawking-launches-dollar100m-search-for-alien-life-beyond-solar-system/ar-AAdePAE...
I have a wireless weather station which was installed a few weeks ago. A seems to be working well but on a couple of occasions, I've seen a flashing battery symbol with the initials T X inside the...
My daughter heard rustling in her office which is on the first floor of her house. She investigated very nervously, and found a hedgehog in a box of dolls clothes! They live in a Victorian house with...
Just spotted a rather large hedgehog in my garden. First one I've seen in a few years but am surprised it is trundling around mid morning, I've always though of them as nocturnal animals. Any...
Wolves, Lynx and wild Boar could be reintroduced to British forests.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/wolves-lynx-and-wild-boar-could-be-reintroduced-to-british-forests/ar-AAcZmJF...
We have two sapling twisted willow trees, both grown from cuttings from a previous tree - both are the same age. On one side of the garden, the tree is bushy with plenty of green leaves, about 5 ft...
Has anyone a tried and tested cure for blanket weed in a garden pond. We have tried a few, some expensive and others not so but they have not cured the problem. We installed a new filter pump and...
I'm starting to get more than one tiny cucumber sprouting from the main stem at the base of the leaves. Should I leave them all on, or should I nip off all the small ones leaving only one strong one...
Morning all. My petrol mower has developed a problem. I fill the tank and after mowing the lawn the tank is empty. Previously the full tank lasted for many cuts. There is no sign of petrol in the...
I know an elderly lady who lives in a ground floor flat (1960s I'd say), she has a large easterly facing window (double glazed) which gets a lot of condensation running down on the inside, living room...
I'm hanging a gate in an awkward place at a funny angle......me not the gate.... Drilling the last hole for the hinges the bit broke inside the post...probably because of the angle I was at.... and I...
There are two buddleia bushes in full bloom in my neighbourhood and not once since they bloomed have I seen any butterflies on them, and only one bee ! When I walk my dog in the local park, I hardly...
Every time I go out into the garden they descend upon me in hordes and I have to come in again. They're everywhere! Horrible! Is anyone else plagued with them and is there a deterrent?
Has anyone any suggestions how to remove the remnants of ivy that was once growing up our garage wall. The wall is stone chip and the ivy root/tendrils ( or whatever they are called ) are still stuck...
