Good morning everyone - from crazy down under !! It's May ... well we know that, but I'm wearing Tshirts and cool things, and there's a bushfire raging in the Adelaide Hills .... go figure !! And...
BigMac has challenged you and the results are now in. I can reveal that his chosen links this weekend were: CHOP STICK(S) KANGAROO COURT RUGBY UNION CONTACT SPORTS I thought there were some mixed...
For the last few years I've sprayed the roses with a general anti-disease rose spray. The blooms have been fine, but it hasn't touched the black spot on the leaves. Is there anything in particular you...
This is BigMac here, with week one of the May MM Links mayhem. Older readers will remember my last series – where I mentioned my love of sport. So following the announcement on Tuesday of the...
Good morning everyone - still getting my head around the time difference now the clocks have done their little dance - I forget I have to post in the middle of the afternoon. Four nice links for us...
Good morning everyone - much quieter in this department today, a complete contrast to last week with its avalanches etc, we've gone to desert conditions with occasional sprinkles !! Too many options...
'STRIX THE DILETTANTE' has teased you all for the last time (though he may reap-pear at a later date) and brought the month to a close with the following links: CHERRY PICKER (You know, one of those...
Spring, at last, seems to have sprung. Our snowdrops having been in flower for what seems like forever have packed it in. Daffodils, at long last, are out. There is, in the Strix garden, an invasion...
Good morning everyone - very mild and windy here, but more rain on its way .... Well it's that time of the year !! Four links with plenty of options today, so thinking caps on for the final round -...
The April links games are coming to a close with the final round being played out tomorrow. The MM Links-Game is currently being set by 'STRIX THE DILETTANTE'. Nobody has yet got to grips with this...
one of our finest comedians (my humble opinion)
there will be a programme profiling his career on bbc2 monday evening at 2100hrs
i have set my machine to record it...
Good morning everyone - well after an absolute soaking of much needed rain over the weekend, we're back to sunny skies today .... nice for the start of a working week, and boy !! am I working this...
This weekend, 'STRIX THE DILETTANTE' treated us to a sensory bonanza and I can now reveal that he selected the following links: SECOND SIGHT SOUND BARRIER TASTE LESS ROMAN NOSE Unfortunately, the most...
More than five generations of Mrs Strix family have bred, trained and competed on horses. From earliest youth they all have had close relationships with their horses. This means they are closely in...
Good morning everyone - Winter has arrived here when we were least expecting it, well not too bad, but a bit of a shock after lovely sunny Autumn ... to think I was out in the paddocks Wednesday while...
In the MM Links-Game, 'STRIX THE DILETTANTE' gained a few more friends last week with a more generous offering than in week 1. Was that just a fluke? Or will we see a repeat this weekend? Either way,...
What annoys/infuriates you about the things people say? One that I hate is the almost universal "lonjeray" for "lingerie", which should be "lanjeree" (approx.). Not to mention "mischievIous for...