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A View From (T’Shed By) The Greenhouse; Murders Most Foul

23rd June 2026 Colin Cross 0

I’d been pottering about in the greenhouse for an hour or so after opening up the shed and decided it was time for a drink of water. Much panicked flapping of wings greeted me, the [more…]

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A View From (The Little Plot Just By) The Greenhouse; The Manipulation Of “Britishness”

9th June 2026 Colin Cross 0

Since my last missive the weather’s taken a bit of a turn for the worse, but then it is summer in England. Some of the plants, as is the way with nature, are grateful for [more…]

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A View From (Just Adjacent To) The Greenhouse; King O T’North….Issit?

26th May 2026 Colin Cross 0

Over the course of my fortnightly ramblings, my loyal reader may, (or more likely) may not have noticed a growing pile of rotting wood inside a rail fence which sits just outside the shed. It [more…]

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A View From (The Shed By) The Greenhouse; Who’s The Puppet, Who’s The Puppeteer?

12th May 2026 Colin Cross 0

Why on earth would anyone cut a discarded length of plastic water pipe into (very roughly) two inch lengths, may or may not be the first question that springs to the mind of my long [more…]

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A View From (Just By) The Greenhouse; Diversity? It’s Our Strength…Innit?

28th April 2026 Colin Cross 0

I arrived at the greenhouse on Saturday to find that Burt had returned from his winter sojourn in a bit of a sorry state. He’d been visiting distant relatives somewhere in central Europe (either Albania, [more…]

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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; We’re All “Boomer Millionaires” Now!

14th April 2026 Colin Cross 0

Some people might call it bad luck, others would, I have little doubt, consider it bad management whereas others (possibly the majority) might even brand it as laziness. However you choose to view what happened, [more…]

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A View From (The Bit Outside) The Greenhouse; Ordinary Folk

31st March 2026 Colin Cross 0

The 95% situation has moved on to something approaching 99% in terms of my health, in comparison to how I was feeling as an almost 74 year old (complete with all the aches and pains [more…]

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A View From The Outside Bit; More In Common?

17th March 2026 Colin Cross 0

I’d say that I’m at about 95% on my road to recovery, still one or two niggling issues, but I’m hoping time will sort them out. I did manage a few pints and a decent [more…]

Diary

A View From (Outside) The Greenhouse; T’Fickle Finger Of T’Fate…..Innit?

3rd March 2026 Colin Cross 0

Firstly, allow me to apologise for so quickly getting off the horse after spending such a long time out of the saddle (as it were) before getting back on it. The best laid plans of [more…]

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