Well... Not exactly.. I can remember from my teens, Chris Barber who led a popular jazz band in the fifties at a concert I attended, announcing...
For those in receipt of the State Pension like me, they'll be receiving notice of their pension increase from 1st April. It's about 2.8% But...
Hospital casualty departments always have an experienced trigage nurse who can assess the patient's condition, prioritise and determine what sort...
We've always had foxes visiting our garden. Here's my original thread. https://www.gardenstew.com/threads/fiona.41456/#post-380940
Reminds me of our "Fiona" and the six she had under our tea-house nearly two years ago. She was a single parent. But an excellent mum, all the...
Our four clematis arrived from Taylors today. They were very securely packed in a tall cardboard box. I'm not going to plant them out yet....
Good for you! That's rather less than the £827 I'll be paying if I don't have a meter. The charges are usually linked to the rateable value of...
The engineer from United Utilities came today and confirmed there was nowhere to fit a water meter inside the house. The stopcock is behind the...
At the monent it's dry but rain is expected. My "Wet and Forget" has been delivered, but I need two consecutive dry days to use it on the patio....
That made my smile as this was posted today on another board. [ATTACH]
It has been very windy and our mimosa in the big tub did blow over, but wasn't damaged, as they are very "whippy." This one, taken last year,...
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Art was one of my best subjects at school. I've not touched a brush for nearly fifty years. Stuff I painted in my twenties and thirties I chucked...
On a similar forum on a music board the subject of art came up. Favourite paintings. It's a difficult choice, there's so many styles and genres,...
otted out a couple of small roses which were Christmas presents in 4" pots, into 10" pots and put them on the window sill in the shed. I gave my...
I had the new water charge notice delivered today from United Utilities. It'll be £827 this year, a reduction of £4 on last year. I've resisted...
Did a bit today, I spent some time scoring between the flags on the new patio where once was our 3000 gallon koi pool. This was to remove a bit of...
If you want a "spirit lifter." Try this for size. [ATTACH]
Nothing today as it was a golf day. Resolved to do a bit of weeding tomorrow if it stays dry. The patio is desperate for a clean and I've not...
Finally finished with the garden electrics. Although I've fittted a mini consumer unit to control the power in the shed and the tea-house, I've...
