Monthly Archives: July 2026

We all know that it hasn’t rained in England for decades

Posted on July 24, 2026 by james

This article, for example. I’m slightly bemused by this paragraph As of Monday, East Anglia, the West Midlands, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire and London, Wessex, Thames, Solent and the South Downs, are in … Continue reading →

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Eats, shoots and leaves

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

An oddity this one, noticed whilst I was watering the polytunnel the other evening. Here’s a leaf from one of my tomato plants that’s sprouting a new shoot from the main stem of the leaf. Not wishing to complicate life, … Continue reading →

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Get orf moi larrrrnd!

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

Clearly forage is getting tough to find for the creatures of twilight given the dry weather. Fortunately this one is just eating weeds, though the roe deer have done a fair bit of damage in my veggie plot this year … Continue reading →

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Who doesn’t like a bit of coleslaw?

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

Though I do prefer it when made with mayonnaise rather than greek yoghurt, but my daughter doesn’t like mayonnaise so yoghurt it is. Cabbage from the veggie plot, honey from my bees. Sadly the onions and carrots aren’t quite ready … Continue reading →

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They didn’t kill Kenny!

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

Sad to hear about Kevin Keegan’s death. He was possibly the first “celebrity” sportsman that I was aware of, perhaps alongside James Hunt and Mark Spitz. When searching online to remind myself of things lost in the depths of my … Continue reading →

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Another unfortunate choice of words

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

To be fair, I’m not surprised that she didn’t want a “big job”. Not given this heat, at least.

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I think my neighbour is “retiring”

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

Or giving up farming, as it were. This is one of his fields. In almost twenty-five years he’s never left it go like this. Other fields are the same. He keeps/kept cattle, and whilst I’m sure I can still hear … Continue reading →

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Non-black Hungarian Black chiles

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

If they’re left on the plant, this is what happens to mine. It’s a gorgeous colour and very glossy, More attractive than a red japapeno, I’d say.

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Well that’s not supposed to happen

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

I was measuring ingredients out to go into the breadmaker this evening and all of a sudden this happened. I guess the weld must have weakened somehow. Shame I don’t have the skills to re-weld stainless steel.

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A new friend

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

We’ve had loads of these in the house this Summer. They’ve never invaded before. I have no idea why they’re moving in. I can’t imagine there’s much for them to eat here. I’ve read that butterflies seem to be doing … Continue reading →

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