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A (Burts Eye) View From The Greenhouse: The Road To Hell..Etc…Etc…

10th June 2025 Colin Cross 2694 Comments

This scare-crowing lark isn’t the cushy number some folk would have you believe. Granted, it isn’t the most taxing of roles and there’s plenty of time for both reflection and pondering, even if the lack [more…]

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A View From (The Shed By) The Greenhouse; The Great Betrayal(s)

27th May 2025 Colin Cross 1760 Comments

My loyal reader may remember an article I published, funnily enough, in May 2022 when I wrote about my encounter with a fellow in Bath and my resultant (and still current) flirtation with herbalism. I [more…]

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A View From (Brougham Hall) Quite Near The Greenhouse; Was It All Worth It?

13th May 2025 Colin Cross 2384 Comments

I don’t doubt that my long suffering reader will have had a similar conversation to the one I had some days ago with Mrs. C. It went something like this; “Er, Colin, are there any [more…]

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A View (Of The Church) From The Road Near The Greenhouse; Further Reflections

29th April 2025 Colin Cross 2127 Comments

For Christians, Easter is a time for both reflection and thanksgiving. The little church in the village where I live has a small but enthusiastic (if ageing) congregation. I know many of them to talk [more…]

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A View From (Just Outside) The Greenhouse; Englishness

15th April 2025 Colin Cross 1903 Comments

My loyal reader may well remember the buildings and maintenance department, at my request, taking the big saw to the plum tree, which at the time was riddled with canker, if an attempt to encourage [more…]

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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; Merry Eid (By Gum) And A Happy Ramalama-Dingdong

1st April 2025 Colin Cross 1674 Comments

Following the last “storm” and the subsequent damage, the path alongside the main growing area had turned into a bit of mud-swamp. This was unavoidable, due to Buildings and Maintenance trekking up and down it, [more…]

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A View From (Above) The Greenhouse; An Open Letter….

18th March 2025 Colin Cross 2052 Comments

Before we get into the progress (or otherwise) happening at the small oasis of calm and solitude that is the old greenhouse and the recently constructed raised beds, how about a little “who used which [more…]

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A View (Some Miles Away) From The Greenhouse; The Art Of Diplomacy….Innit?

4th March 2025 Colin Cross 2561 Comments

I’m sure that by now we’ve all seen at least the ten minute clip of the White House “spat” and I know I’m far from alone, at least in the august company of Going Postal [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Reflections

18th February 2025 Colin Cross 2634 Comments

As expected (once DJT got his feet back under the table), it became more than a possibility that the war in Ukraine could be brought to a conclusion of sorts. It may not bring the [more…]

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