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A View From They/Them Greenhouse; We’re All Non-Binary Now…..innit?

14th May 2024 Colin Cross 1942 Comments

Things are moving on apace. The recent spell of decent weather’s seen a growth spurt right across the board, so much so that I have most of the tomatoes in the ground and there’s been [more…]

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A View From (Quite Near To) The Greenhouse; All Change, For More Of The Same

30th April 2024 Colin Cross 2026 Comments

I may have mentioned, last time around, that the sheep are returned from their winter sojourn on the hills surrounding Patterdale and Glenridding. As yet we have only hogget in the back field, so the [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Doctors, Architects, Aspiring DJ’s

16th April 2024 Colin Cross 1869 Comments

They keep turning up, farm implements of indeterminate age, mostly bladed and mostly without shafts. It seems unlikely that his particular scimitar like implement is either a sickle or scythe; I’m guessing it had a [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Fear & Loathing In Dumfries & Galloway, Hate Crimes….Innit?

2nd April 2024 Colin Cross 1958 Comments

It was great to meet up with old friends and meet some new ones at the “Northern” get together. The more intrepid amongst the august gathering braved a short, if wet, walk down (and back [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; Turned Out Nice Again…..Innit?

19th March 2024 Colin Cross 2431 Comments

On more than one occasion over recent years I’ve nursed (if that’s the right word) the odd bird back to health following collisions with the greenhouse. They’re either rushing to get at the strawberries, or [more…]

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A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; A Rift In The Political Continuum

5th March 2024 Colin Cross 2015 Comments

No rest for the wicked, also, or so it seems, no rest for Dave, who continues to throw himself, wholeheartedly, at the creation and preparation of our outdoor growing area. After much discussion about the [more…]

Diary

A View From The (Partially Dismantled) Greenhouse; That’s Different….Innit?

20th February 2024 Colin Cross 1922 Comments

Life (and concomitant jobs) continue apace, the proposed outside growing area is almost cleared up, with any amount of farmyard detritus either taken to the tip or simply moved to another area, where it will [more…]

Diary

A View From (Just By) The Greenhouse; Borders, Who Needs Em’?

6th February 2024 Colin Cross 2229 Comments

The weather’s taken something of a turn for the better, Daves’ hand is healing up nicely, if you ignore the numb thumb and my back (sadly the saga continues) is just about capable of allowing [more…]

Diary

A View (Miles Away) From The Greenhouse; 1,000 Cuts, The Destruction Of A Nation

23rd January 2024 Colin Cross 2303 Comments

Took a little ride out with the camera club up to Ashness Bridge and then walked up to “Surprise View” where I came across this handsome fellow taking a (probably) well earned break from his [more…]

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