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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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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Seven

13th July 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning all, the cat is back! I have had a lovely couple of weeks off and the weather has been pretty good. I have spent lots of time out on my favourite windowsill [more…]

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A View From (Just Outside) The Greenhouse; Englishness

15th April 2025 Colin Cross 0

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 The Greenhouse; Turned Out Nice Again…..Innit?

19th March 2024 Colin Cross 0

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 The Greenhouse; New Beginnings

28th February 2023 Colin Cross 0

It’s that time of year again, when I choose to bore the bi-weekly pants off you all by relating my erstwhile greenhouse adventures and, more often than not, misadventures. As always this “diary” will be [more…]

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View From The Greenhouse (Envies Of The World, Innit?)

25th January 2022 Colin Cross 0

Unless you’re a strawberry obsessive then the first part of this installment of my bi-weekly greenhouse diary ramblings is going to be incredibly boring. Thankfully, as so few even bother to read the articles, much [more…]

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