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Growing, Foraging, Eating In A Pandemic; Mask Wars 2

27th July 2021 Colin Cross 2887 Comments

Mask Wars Part Deux Like many other people (no doubt) I looked forward, with mounting anticipation, to walking up to the bar in my local, being greeted by a smiling serving wench and taking my [more…]

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Tomato Growing In A Pandemic – Mask Wars

13th July 2021 Colin Cross 3788 Comments

Mask Wars It had to happen and, once it did, the inevitability of the reaction was, strangely enough, inevitable. The mask has taken on a symbolism all its own. On one side of the argument [more…]

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Rough Gardening In A Pandemic & 40 Things To Do…….

29th June 2021 Colin Cross 3548 Comments

An eventful couple of weeks on the political front has culminated in a horny Government Minister apologising (and having his apology accepted by the PM), not for shagging his bit of spare, but for “Breaking [more…]

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Veg Growing In A Pandemic (Is Enough Ever Enough)

15th June 2021 Colin Cross 3419 Comments

Firstly, let’s get something out of the way. I never was a violent man. Even in my youth, when a “scrap” was seen as a rite of passage, I did my level best to avoid [more…]

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Rough Growing In A Pandemic (The Scottish Question)

1st June 2021 Colin Cross 3010 Comments

The weather has been atrocious. In many ways it’s been a problem in the greenhouse, tomato plants are stressed, evidenced by the yellowing lower leaves and my red onions have bolted, caused, I’m sure, by [more…]

Cooking

Gardening In A Pandemic (Loves Labour Lost)

18th May 2021 Colin Cross 3213 Comments

I’d enjoyed my seaside break but I was, as always, keen to get back and see what was happening in the greenhouse. The answer, at least that first few days, was plenty, including more weeds. [more…]

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Gardening In A Pandemic (A Seaside Break)

4th May 2021 Colin Cross 2626 Comments

Everything in the garden being as rosy as it could be for the time of year, and our glorious leaders deigning to allow us the limited freedom to widen our small horizons, we decided we [more…]

Arts

Gardening & Walking In A Pandemic (Panacea For Mind & Body)

20th April 2021 Colin Cross 3841 Comments

A quiet time in the greenhouse just now, the frosts just keep coming and I’m loathe to put the tomatoes, as healthy as they seem to be, in the cold frame just yet. I have [more…]

Authoritarianism

Gardening In A Pandemic (Who’s Klaus Schwab When He’s All At Home Anyway?)

6th April 2021 Colin Cross 3441 Comments

It’s always nice to see the first lambs in the village fields. The three (just visible in the header picture) were born on Sunday 28th March, 4 days earlier than expected. This little field and [more…]

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