Very frosty out, temperature at -1c. So probably no work in the garden, but I've chores to do. First load of washing is on.
It was a golf day today, so I didn't get into the garden until after 2.00pm. This only gave me a couple of hours to get things done. But I got...
What always puzzles me, is that "back in the day," it was illegal to have a TV in a car where the driver could see the screen. Now the dashboard...
As it was dry this afternoon, I pruned the last wisteria. [IMG] I removed quite a bit of old growth. I started at 2.00pm and it only took me...
I got into this wisteria on the pergola attached to the garage this afternoon. I do this around this time every year. I only needed my step-stool...
Have you a two piece post hole spade? These can be hired. When I erected a 6ft post and panel fence twenty years ago, between ours and a...
I made this video this evening of the new to me 1976 tuner/am. The track is by John Martyn from an album recorded in 1986. [MEDIA] It may...
Not quite as cold today, no rain, but too wet to do anything in the garden.
I collected my new Flymo Blower/Vac from Homebase, this morning. It's a bit fiddly changing from "blow to suck," but it works well and for the...
I've had this CD for well over two decades. [MEDIA] A really great song, written by two very talented songwriters. She wrote the words, he set...
We stood on the first tee this morning at 9.00am with the temperature at -1C. There was frost on the fairway, but further round the sun had melted...
Here's the new to me tuner/amp. It's about 40 years old. Total cost including a service, less than £100, so I'm well pleased, It's playing a...
Busy day (again) I seem to have less time than when I was working. Snow on the ground first thing, but it soon cleared. This morning I had to go...
Thanks for the kind words. I've always admired the Dutch jazz alto sax player Candy Dulfer. I've a couple of her CDs, I bought well over two...
I've had this for eighteen years, it's mostly videos of our garden, my jukeboxes and music. I've 107 videos, 503 subscribers and the videos...
Not a lot got done today as it was too wet. But there's lots of leaves that need clearing. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Most are from next...
It's rained on and off for a couple of days. There are leaves that need collecting, but few have fallen yet from the several wisterias. I'll give...
It's not that I needed one, I already have this [MEDIA] and this. [MEDIA] Both bought cheaply on eBay over the years. But I just fancied it....
The Bosch engineer came at 8.00 am this morning. I explained that I'd checked the fuse and it was OK. He attempted to turn on the machine and of...
Too wet for gardening, but I've been busy. The new dishwasher packed up over the week-end after just a month's use. I phoned Bosch first thing and...