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A View From The Greenhouse; The Un-flushable Turd

25th April 2023 Colin Cross 0

Life carries on apace and although the weather still refuses to settle down, there’s always time in my horrendously busy schedule to take a walk, often with my camera and occasionally with a group of [more…]

Arts

A View From The Greenhouse; Please Make It Stop!

11th April 2023 Colin Cross 0

Finally got the layout finished with the completion of the four (slightly) raised beds. In the final analysis (for this season at least) I decided not to permanently fix them down with corner pegs as [more…]

Diary

A View From The Greenhouse; Burn Down The Mission

14th March 2023 Colin Cross 0

Welcome once again Postaliers to the continuing adventures of this singularly rough gardener and his occasional “partner in crime”. In this weeks instalment we get radical with a plum tree, find out what “root stock” [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Tha..Tha…That’s All Folks!!!

4th October 2022 Colin Cross 0

It’s that time of year again, the strawberry beds offer up the odd lusciously red but sad, sour, berry. The courgettes are having a final spurt. The tomatoes, apart from the odd couple of plants [more…]

Arts

The Marisco Tavern

3rd October 2022 Going Postal 0

One or two Puffins may well be of a vintage where the adage “you’ll never forget where you were when it was announced that JF Kennedy was shot” rings true. SWMBO and I are fortunate [more…]

Hobbies

A short walk in the Cymraeg Kush, Part Four

20th June 2022 Going Postal 0

Previously we have had Part 1 (Planning), Part 2 (Days 1-5), Part 3 (Days 6-9). Welcome to the final instalment. Day 10 — Careg-y-Big to Llandegla (20 miles) The day started easily enough with some [more…]

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Lake District Memories

16th June 2022 Going Postal 0

On Christmas Morning 2021 I was taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from a clot on the lung brought on by Covid (Covid Pneumonitis). It was to be the beginning of ten days there, most [more…]

Cooking

A View From The Greenhouse; Lies, Damned Lies And Immigration

14th June 2022 Colin Cross 0

As you read this, dear friends (assuming you do and you are) I’ll be relaxing, possibly with a pint in hand, somewhere in the North East, on a short break with the wife and the [more…]

Hobbies

A short walk in the Cymraeg Kush, Part Three

13th June 2022 Going Postal 0

Previously we have had Part 1 (Planning) and Part 2 (Days 1-5) Day 6 — Kington to Knighton (14.5 miles) It was a cold night at Fleece Meadow, I was awake at 03:00 putting on [more…]

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