Not a lot today. Far too cold. The six hebes we have in plastic pots in two troughs I mentioned, I've re-potted with some fresh compost. I had a...
Not sure, I'll check tomorrow if the tag is still on the wire. The frost will probably kill it off before Christmas.
As every year, it was the big acer's turn to have the dead wood removed. It tends to strangle the new wood a bit. Once removed, it's possible to...
On the subject of fish, I collected two big wings of skate I'd ordered yesterday from a local fishmonger. He lives on the North-West Lancashire...
I've stuff to in the garden tomorrow, so not a lot of time to relax.
I'm just chilling, out watching the football on TV, feeling quite pleased with myself. In the last few weeks I've fixed the slow leak in the...
Cleared a lot more leaves today, but still plenty more wisteria leaves to come down. [IMG] When they go a bit more yellow, as usual, I'll give...
Our electric shower has been playing up. I installed it about ten years ago, replacing a less powerful one. (The electrics were OK for the...
Thanks for that. Once all the leaves are down and cleared, there will be less for me to do in the garden, so I can spend more time on my other...
This is one of our wisterias, It is in the narrow bed next to the kitchen window. [IMG] I've trained it to grow over the fence and along the...
I did nothing, either. It would have been a golf day, but my car was scheduled for a service, including new front brake pads, and an MOT. They...
Worst time of the year for me. First job today....well, this afternoon.... was stripping the dead foliage from this wisteria and tackling the bed...
This is a collection of clips from the film "The Rebound." Most people will remember the version by, Paul Young, but this is the original...
This was recorded at Jeff Lynne's "Wembley or Bust" concert at Wembley Stadium in 2017, in front of 60,000 people who each paid £110 to get in,...
We buy pretty much the same in the way of food each month, I know the average spend this year, January to October has gone up 7%. I'll have to...
I've been a fan of Miles Davis since my teens. His style changed over the decades, but each year, his fan bass grew, year on year. He could see...
A bit of nostalgia, I may have mentioned before. I've always liked these recordings from the fifties. I know a bit about this one. The trombone...
I had second thoughts about my new digital/AV audio converter, the quality of the sound from the TV through my hi-fi, wasn't up to the standard of...
He was very good in that. The latest series of "Blue Bloods," (series 12) in which he stars, has just finished in the UK, but they've been showing...
Back to this again. I've had my renewal notice from Hastings Direct. They wanted another £50. I phoned them this morning and there were all...
