Author Archives: james

Is it Wimbledon already?

Posted on April 15, 2024 by james

I decided to remove the fleece that I’ve had over the new strawberry plants now the weather is a little warmer. Mostly it was there to keep the deer off whilst they got established anyhow. All the plants are looking … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 11th December 2022: Don’t they come from the sea?

Posted on April 11, 2024 by james

Is what everyone I’ve shown these to says. I don’t know why. It seems to be a very common misconception, and one that I shared myself for a long time. Regardless I have now peeled and removed the flesh and … Continue reading →

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Corporate musings

Posted on April 11, 2024 by james

I’ve never really considered it before and I’m not entirely sure when it started, but since I’ve been looking for work this time around it’s struck me that there is an entire group of people, I guess we could call … Continue reading →

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BT are utterly bloody useless, part 3

Posted on April 11, 2024 by james

I had a few things to get done today, but this afternoon decided to give creating a new account another go. Same problem as ever: the email address I was using was already set up somewhere else. So, as I’ve … Continue reading →

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Not sure I can repair these two…

Posted on April 11, 2024 by james

My last two wooden brood boxes that I’d put aside to repair — for the last few years they’ve been home to a colony that swarmed into them when they were stacked up full of frames that I was intending … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 9th December 2022: Overwintering tomatoes

Posted on April 10, 2024 by james

In September I took cuttings from a number of tomato plants and left them in the greenhouse in jars of water. Those that produced roots were potted up and then moved indoors into a bay window when the weather became … Continue reading →

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Beehive repair thoughts

Posted on April 10, 2024 by james

I have some old boxes that were either made the wrong size (depth) or have shrunk over the many years they’ve been out in the open. Some of them I’ve extended back to the intended size with pieces of timber … Continue reading →

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BT are utterly bloody useless, part 2

Posted on April 10, 2024 by james

After 50 minutes on hold, I eventually managed to speak to another “guide” at BT this morning who insisted that I absolutely would have to wait the full twenty-four hours before recreating my account, despite previously being told it would … Continue reading →

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Nibbles, anyone?

Posted on April 10, 2024 by james

(Can)nibbles, perhaps? This photo was widely circulated a few weeks back when Richy Sunak and Even-Richer wife did some sort of ill-considered interview about how he loves loading the dishwasher. He could sit back and watch it for hours, I’m … Continue reading →

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Crap website design

Posted on April 9, 2024 by james

My, I am having a ranty evening. As well as the issues with the BT website highlighted in an earlier post today, I’ve just been reminded of another totally thoughtless piece of design that is common to many sites. That … Continue reading →

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