I was off for the month of December. I didn’t like being off work but things had just got too much. I hoped to catch up with myself but instead I just sat around with the equivalent of recently cooked pasta in my head. Thanks to Radio 4, yes some people still listen, I...
Read MoreIn her adversity she taught us to live! This blog post will develop with time. I want you to hear about another amazing friend of mine who died this year on 17th April after an amazing battle with cancer. I want to tell you all about her, and share what she did for her friends....
Read MoreTry out and see what your worms like and don’t like, but be ready to rescue them if you put something in they don’t like. There are several lists of things to use and don’t use and it isn’t consistent. So beware. If in doubt leave it out if it is for a veg patch....
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Image drawn by filibusterfrog @filibusterfrog. Find out about Kiwi the Parrotlet. Not the most trained of parrotlets
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Joan Hargreaves (no middle name- she regretted that) 18/08/35- 22/04/20 “Hello, this is Jim and I’m Joan, come in”. They were the first words my future mother-in-law spoke to me. They were an easy going, accepting, intelligent, thoughtful and very caring couple and sealed the deal that I’d found the right family I wanted to...
Read MoreFirstly let’s look at the positive, spring is here, the cherry blossom is out on the trees and it made me think that when this is over new life will spring from the old. Tip of the Day I’ve just sorted out a whole bunch of pens that don’t work. I put them in the...
Read MoreWell, Wednesday 4th September one group in the Climate Catastrophe Group built their wormery. We are going to look into recycling of food and break down of fruit and vegetables. Worms do create greenhouse gases, but play an important part in maintaining the soil, which has taken a hammering over the last 60 years. Unfortunately...
Read More1st September 2019 and it is the canal festival, which started as Cops on the Canal. It was potentially our 8th visit, but we missed a few, especially last year as we were trapped at the Kelpies. The Police part of the festival is really growing and this year I took some photos in the...
Read MoreI’ve never understood why some teachers give the students a leaf and let them test for starch. How does a green leaf being boiled in water, boiled in ethanol and washed in water before drowning it in brown iodine until it turns black really convince students that green plants make starch? I think a much...
Read MoreI’ve no idea when I last put a post on here, ages ago I’m sure. I’ve one or two in the draft box to complete, but never quite have the time. I’m just sitting back seat of the car wondering what it would be like if everyone possessed hindsight! Do you think it would drive...
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With the concert hall packed and the embarrassment of not being able to find the ladies, daughter and mum sat down in the Royal Concert Hall Glasgow to hear Col Chris Hadfield. I’d heard him sing in 2005, when he was the lead singer of Max Q, the most elite band as you have to...
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