Author Archives: james

Memory Lane, 26th October 2022: Is this the last of the peppers?

Posted on March 27, 2024 by james

I’m really not sure, to be honest. It’s not the last of the fruit on the plants and the weather is still very mild, so it may well be that they aren’t. We’ll just have to wait and see if … Continue reading →

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More plywood than I know what to do with

Posted on March 27, 2024 by james

A local business generates a fair bit of scrap birch ply, mostly 5.5mm, but some larger sizes too. I’ve been exchanging small amounts of cash for their offcut sheets (which are often just under 4′ or 1220mm square and therefore … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 27th March 2024

Posted on March 27, 2024 by james

The weather still isn’t on my side 🙁 This afternoon has been wet and windy, but before it got too bad I did at least get a few more wheelbarrows of compost spread on the beds in the veg plot. … Continue reading →

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So, isn’t cellulitis fun?

Posted on March 27, 2024 by james

I suspect that prior to this year I’ve had it perhaps three times, though the second an third weren’t that big a deal and my body dealt with it before it really got a hold. The first time was a … Continue reading →

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Latest list of jobs advert hates

Posted on March 26, 2024 by james

This list seems to get longer every day, but what can you do (other than not apply for the job)? So, in no particular order, here goes… Requiring good communication skills when the advert uses poor English or hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 26th October 2022: A different kind of harvest

Posted on March 26, 2024 by james

My compost bins have been slowly gaining a roof of corrugated plastic sheet and a gutter to collect the run-off. Today it was time to play with the 3d printer again, and produce this It’s a downpipe rain collector/filter. (Hopefully) … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 26th March 2024

Posted on March 26, 2024 by james

It appears that I may have an muscle injury impinging on a nerve for my left arm, which has slowed me down today. On the positive side it doesn’t really stop me doing anything, but it is constantly nagging at … Continue reading →

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I’ll just leave this here

Posted on March 26, 2024 by james

I don’t believe any further commentary is required. North Korea TV censors Alan Titchmarsh’s trousers

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Memory Lane, 26th October 2022: Zombie caterpillar

Posted on March 24, 2024 by james

I’ve not noticed this before, but it seems to have been a pretty good year for Large White caterpillars and therefore presumably for their predators. I was confused as to what was going on at first, what the little yellow … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 24th March 2024

Posted on March 24, 2024 by james

I already feel so far behind with this year thanks to the weather. But what can you do when the veggie plot makes the Somme look like a Forest School mud kitchen? So despite the fact that I should already … Continue reading →

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