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A View From Near The Greenhouse; A New Dawn…..Innit?

3rd September 2024 Colin Cross 0

I thought I was under no illusion when I marked my “X” on my ballot paper back in July. Due to boundary changes I’ve ended up living in one of the safest constituencies in the [more…]

Authoritarianism

A View From (The Tap Just By) The Greenhouse; Show Edition (Can I Still Say That)?

20th August 2024 Colin Cross 0

The middle of August and, as I type, we have 30mph winds and rain that could penetrate plate armour. I’m putting it down to “Global Warming”, I’m sure it has little or nothing to do [more…]

Cooking

A View From (The Shed Just By) The Greenhouse; Murder Most Foul

6th August 2024 Colin Cross 0

Hello faithful reader! It’s that time of year again, when the whole community reaches a fever pitch of anticipation at the impending village show. Consequently, I’ve selected the onions, grown outside for the first time, [more…]

Cooking

A View From (Adjacent To) The Greenhouse; Rivers Of Blood….Innit?

23rd July 2024 Colin Cross 0

It’s easy to get a little bit despondent, especially if you spend too much time focusing on the stories of doom and gloom that are drip fed to us, on a daily basis, by the [more…]

Cooking

A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse….That Was The Election That Was….

9th July 2024 Colin Cross 0

There were times, six weeks or so ago, in the aftermath of the “flood” when I was tempted to germinate some more seed and try to start the pepper and chili plantation from scratch, even [more…]

Democracy

A View (Miles Away) From The Greenhouse…The Reform Conundrum

25th June 2024 Colin Cross 0

I recently spent a long weekend in Llanberis celebrating my eldest daughters birthday, she chose the area because she wanted to climb Snowdon, which she did along with six of the other guests. I had [more…]

Diary

A View From (Just Outside) The Greenhouse; It’s The Weather, Stupid!

11th June 2024 Colin Cross 0

I’m “penning” this missive a little earlier that I normally would, as I have a busy weekend coming up. Accordingly, it won’t be as up to date as I’d normally like, but I’m sure my [more…]

Culture

A View From (A Castle Near) The Greenhouse; Hobson’s Choice…….Innit?

28th May 2024 Colin Cross 0

Took a little trip out to Appleby Castle last week. It has a well preserved Norman keep and it’s trying very hard (though not, as yet, fully succeeding) to turn itself into an historical visitor [more…]

Culture

A View From They/Them Greenhouse; We’re All Non-Binary Now…..innit?

14th May 2024 Colin Cross 0

Things are moving on apace. The recent spell of decent weather’s seen a growth spurt right across the board, so much so that I have most of the tomatoes in the ground and there’s been [more…]

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