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No dig diary, 6th August 2026

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

I started (attempting) to save seeds from my pepper plants today. I’ve not had much success using bits of stocking to isolate the flowers and prevent cross-pollination, so I ordered some drawstring mesh bags to try instead. Once I’d identified … Continue reading →

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Well that’s poor

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

Clearly I was so disgusted with this reading that I didn’t bother for the rest of the day.

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The Peaq District

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

This is a bit of an odd one. I like the humour of the temporary name and I can see that it’s a benefit to the park in terms of bringing in cash and I don’t see that this specific … Continue reading →

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A vole with a hole?

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

Perhaps. Or maybe a mouse of some sort. Clearly they’ve been burrowing amongst my tomatoes, anyhow. I did see one the other day, digging about around the base of the cucumbers. I don’t think it was after the cucumbers themselves. … Continue reading →

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We have a bit of a glut of eggs

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

We don’t seem to be eating that many at the moment, probably because the appeal of cooked food is limited when the weather is so hot. So I decided to do something a bit different. I hard-boiled half a dozen … Continue reading →

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A full set!

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

No, not a beard and moustache, I’m not a Navy boy. I just managed my three BP readings for today. Almost a cause for celebration 😀 I’m fairly happy with these. Whether the GP will be or not remains to … Continue reading →

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We all know there’s a drought

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

But this piece made me laugh for totally unrelated reasons. Readers of Viz will have a little chuckle to themselves about the “outing” of Farmer Palmer, I’m sure 😀 Farmer Palmer Get orf moi laaaand!

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Not doing well with the evening readings at the moment

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

But morning and mid-afternoon are pretty much where I expect. It’s kind of reassuring when readings are consistent, but not so great that I’m starting to struggle once my BP gets down into the 140s.

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I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

Linkies to recent stories about AI “going rogue”. Open AI “Kill Switch” Anthropic Meta Now it’s not obvious why all three of the businesses involved here should announce that their AI hacked another all within days of each other, so … Continue reading →

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A bit limp in the evening

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

These cucumber plants, that is. They get decently watered regularly, but they’re suffering in the heat almost as much as I am. Still, the important thing is that cucumbergeddon is approaching 😀 Shame the photo is out of focus 🙁

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