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A Walk in Hardy Gang Woods
Sounding more like an American Wild West band of brothers than a Woodland Trust site in Lincolnshire the name alone drew me to get in my car and check it out for myself.
I am always looking out for new and interesting places to visit in and around my home village. […]
Technical Image Press Association Awards 2008, The Winners…
The Tipa (Technical Image Press Association Awards) awards are a big thing in the world of photography. Winning the award for a new product will certainly help that particular company’s sales whilst helping the consumer make an informed choice over their next purchase.
The TIPA awards are selected by […]
Uk Tour Dates for Guitarist Paul Gilbert…
Here’s the full concert dates for the current rock guitar supremo, Paul Gilbert. I know one person who might be interested!…
14.11 Astoria 2, London
15.11 JB’s, Dudley
16.11 Academy 4, Manchester
18.11 Rios, Leeds
19.11 Carling Academy, Newcastle
20.11 Stereo, Glasgow
21.11 Spring and Airbrake, Belfast
22.11 Button Factory, Dublin
23.11 Bierkeller, Bristol
24.11 Brook, Southampton
25.11 Concorde 2, Brighton
So […]
At last!
Some twenty weeks after sowing the world’s hottest chilli, the bhut jolokia I have finally got some fruit buds appearing.
Despite the less than satisfactory weather conditions for growing chillies or anything else for that matter I seem to have achieved what I set out to do; to grow the hottest chilli in the world […]
Against all Odds (could be a song)
Here’s a post to inspire you with hope during your darkest hour, a tale of cold days and nights, savage attack, flooding, drought, neglect, low self-esteem and a fightback straight out of a Rocky Balboa movie script. Yes, it’s my broad bean plants.
Having planted my strong young plants out […]
Canon set to launch new entry level DSLR….
It looks like a busy year for Canon, if the rumours are true we could be seeing a new EOS 5D whilst at the other end of the market they are looking to strengthen their grip with a new, affordable ’starter’ camera aimed at those who currently use compact […]
A Mother’s Letter from Burma…
I always tell myself that no matter how hard life seems, somebody, somewhere is worse off and in the case of the recent cyclone in Burma my difficulties pale into absolute insignificance.
As some of you may recall I sponser a four year old child who lives in one of the poorest and […]
An horticultural restorative in a time of need..
Having endured and continue to endure a few weeks I’d rather forget about I look to the small things in life to keep me going. It’s not that easy to write a daily blog during a seventy hour working week, inspiration can be somewhat short on the ground, […]
Pick them whilst you can…
June is the last month for picking fresh morel mushrooms in England, undoubtedly one of my favourite mushrooms they fetch very high prices but the sight and smell makes up for it.
To give you an example of their worth, 500g of standard sized dried morels which are cheaper because they are […]
Advantage Hugh!
Just an update on the Hugh vs Tesco saga. As you may have read in my previous post Hugh had to find £86,888.00 in a matter of days to pay Tesco to issue a postal resolution to all its shareholders for a say on the company’s policy on animal welfare in its forthcoming AGM.
Hugh put […]