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A View From The Greenhouse; Please Make It Stop!

11th April 2023 Colin Cross 2314 Comments

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…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Burn Down The Mission

14th March 2023 Colin Cross 2450 Comments

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 2689 Comments

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…]

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The Marisco Tavern

3rd October 2022 Going Postal 2652 Comments

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…]

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A short walk in the Cymraeg Kush, Part Four

20th June 2022 Going Postal 2722 Comments

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 3466 Comments

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…]

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

14th June 2022 Colin Cross 3586 Comments

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 2671 Comments

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…]

Hobbies

A short walk in the Cymraeg Kush, Part Two

6th June 2022 Going Postal 3409 Comments

Previously we have had Part 1 (planning). Day 1 — Home to Sedbury to Beeches Farm (8 miles) I’ve checked the weather forecast, all set fair for the next 10 days. Excellent, checking the forecast [more…]

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