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rhubarb, rhubarb ...

150416: As well as bringing me a stack of cut rhubarb from his garden (separate blog)...

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2 May, 2015
Franl155

tulip Van Tuberten's optical illusion

Took some photos of my mini-tulip Van Tuberten's . These flowers are red: but...

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29 Apr, 2015
Franl155

Home-grown rhubarb crumble (but not my home)

My mate Ron brought me 2 kilos of rhubarb, cut from his garden that morning –looks...

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29 Apr, 2015
Franl155

Terry Pratchett. RIP

First Leonard Nimoy, now Terry Pratchett. My heroes and icons are getting fewer...

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12 Mar, 2015
Franl155

crocuses

Small clouds of crocuses-croci?-coming up: I'm sure I wouldn't have planted the bulbs...

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10 Mar, 2015
Franl155

Bed bug

This will probably of no interest at all to anyone else (and only marginally for...

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3 Jan, 2015
Franl155

Cave #3 re-retweak

I'd hoped that the cave would stay up at least until Yule, but it didn't, so I had...

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28 Dec, 2014
Franl155

pond ice

141228 noticed that the pond was looking a bit unusual, so looked closer: it's completely...

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28 Dec, 2014
Franl155

Yule sunset 21st December 2014

I was out in the back garden trying to re-repair Cave #3 to be of even some slight...

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26 Dec, 2014
Franl155

shopping booty

went to a shop in town to exchange an item that i'd got the wrong size; while i was...

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20 Dec, 2014
Franl155

save your cards and plant a tree

Woodland Trust is running a scheme with Marks and Spencer to recycle Christmas cards: ......

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20 Dec, 2014
Franl155

news from Gattina

I've been chatting to Gattina, just wanted to let her GoY friends know she's ok and...

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15 Dec, 2014
Franl155


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