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Growing In A Pandemic; Highs & Lows, Reflections

24th August 2021 Colin Cross 0

It’s getting to the time of year in the greenhouse where the majority of the grunt work is done, a time when I can sit back, enjoy the fruits of my haphazard “rough” labour and [more…]

Conservatives

Growing In A Pandemic; Blackbirdgate; Show edition; Cult Of Boris

10th August 2021 Colin Cross 0

It’s easy to get carried along on a tide of populism, although it’s often dependent on what your view or definition of populism is. The dictionary defines it broadly as “a political approach that strives [more…]

Authoritarianism

Growing, Foraging, Eating In A Pandemic; Mask Wars 2

27th July 2021 Colin Cross 0

Mask Wars Part Deux Like many other people (no doubt) I looked forward, with mounting anticipation, to walking up to the bar in my local, being greeted by a smiling serving wench and taking my [more…]

Cooking

Tomato Growing In A Pandemic – Mask Wars

13th July 2021 Colin Cross 0

Mask Wars It had to happen and, once it did, the inevitability of the reaction was, strangely enough, inevitable. The mask has taken on a symbolism all its own. On one side of the argument [more…]

Arts

Rough Gardening In A Pandemic & 40 Things To Do…….

29th June 2021 Colin Cross 0

An eventful couple of weeks on the political front has culminated in a horny Government Minister apologising (and having his apology accepted by the PM), not for shagging his bit of spare, but for “Breaking [more…]

Authoritarianism

Veg Growing In A Pandemic (Is Enough Ever Enough)

15th June 2021 Colin Cross 0

Firstly, let’s get something out of the way. I never was a violent man. Even in my youth, when a “scrap” was seen as a rite of passage, I did my level best to avoid [more…]

Culture

Rough Growing In A Pandemic (The Scottish Question)

1st June 2021 Colin Cross 0

The weather has been atrocious. In many ways it’s been a problem in the greenhouse, tomato plants are stressed, evidenced by the yellowing lower leaves and my red onions have bolted, caused, I’m sure, by [more…]

Cooking

Gardening In A Pandemic (Loves Labour Lost)

18th May 2021 Colin Cross 0

I’d enjoyed my seaside break but I was, as always, keen to get back and see what was happening in the greenhouse. The answer, at least that first few days, was plenty, including more weeds. [more…]

Arts

Gardening In A Pandemic (A Seaside Break)

4th May 2021 Colin Cross 0

Everything in the garden being as rosy as it could be for the time of year, and our glorious leaders deigning to allow us the limited freedom to widen our small horizons, we decided we [more…]

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