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Author Archives: james
Living on the edge in the morning
Not far off 200 first thing 🙁 And then a drop all the way down to the 120s in a matter of hours — the second reading is pre-lunch and the third post-lunch. This is really quite punishing. At these … Continue reading
Delights from the veg plot
This pepper is looking so nice. Can’t wait for it to change colour. I don’t actually know what colour it is going to be. It’s either a red or a yellow Corno di Toro, but I carelessly dropped one batch … Continue reading
Posted in Polytunnel, Smallholding, Veg plot
Tagged no dig, squashes, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Just the two readings today
Another difficult day with an afternoon reading of 136 again. At least the morning readings seem to have stabilised below 200, though I suspect the GP is still not going to be happy with one that high. (Ok, so I … Continue reading
Chiles looking nice
Chonky Chayennes 🙂 and Hungarian Blacks that actually look ready to pick.
Tough day
Morning, afternoon and evening. A systolic reading of 136 is hard for me to cope with. I spent most of the afternoon lying down or asleep 🙁
Another field fire?
Not sure because I can’t see the source of the smoke, but it looks an awful lot like it could be a field fire. I do know of one idiot who has started a bonfire in the last few weeks, … Continue reading
A new weed
Not seen this one before and I’ve no idea what it is. I’m intrigued. The colouring makes me think of a coastal plant.
Posted in Smallholding, Veg plot
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Wrong again!
All falls apart with the evening reading 🙁
Wildfires in France and Spain
I’ve been quite shocked seeing coverage of the wildfires currently burning in France and Spain. I can’t even begin to envisage what the evacuation of a third of a million people must be like. It’s also a little discomforting to … Continue reading
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Is it because I’m a Scouser?
This just seems completely mental. How can ten people have a brawl on an aeroplane? I imagine it was over something totally inconsequential too, never mind the inconvenience they caused to everyone else on the aircraft. Rather than turning back … Continue reading
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