But not here! – 2023/27
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Help is obtained to identify unknown wild flowers.
Pups in the Polytunnel – 2023/26
on 1st July 2023
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Pups in the Polytunnel This week: Historical research; Pups in the polytunnel; Rain rain go away…; Leaking roof and other DiY; I get up early in summer. Early means around dawn, so 04:30 here. Thinking about that statement, I probably … Read More
Jaffa Cakes in the freezer – 2023/25
on 24th June 2023
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Jaffa Cakes in the freezer This week: Summer solstice; Making things stick; Getting ready for winter; Jaffa cakes in the freezer; I don’t have much to say this week, so it will be another short blog. The temperture is currently … Read More
The weather in Dol – 2023/24
on 17th June 2023
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It is almost midsummer, but there are still a lot of wild flowers to be seen
A cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind – 2023/23
on 10th June 2023
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June is the time of garden flowers and because of a wet spring, this year I am not disappointed.
I need to get out more at night! – 2023/22
on 3rd June 2023
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I need to get out more at night! This week: I need to get out more at night; Buying Hydrogen Peroxide; Some careful measuring; Mary, Mary, quite contrary; This is going to be a short blog! I have really done … Read More
A Medicane called Minerva – 2023/20
on 20th May 2023
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Wild flowers about this year after rainfall.
Near enough is the best you’ll get – 2023/19
on 13th May 2023
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Orchids are rare, delicate and beautiful flowers. May is the time of year to go and look, but not touch them.
Dining room table surgery – 2023/18
on 6th May 2023
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Dining room table surgery This week: Surgery on the dining room table; But what to do?; Blue marble; Fruits and flowers; Inside outside; I was having coffee with friends in Vrboska on Thursday when I heard a solitary Golden Oriole … Read More
On the subject of weeds – 2023/17
on 29th April 2023
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The Tasselled Hyacinth, whose bulb is considered to be a delicacy in some countries