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Have fun with your scythe! I was a big fan of mine when I had the allotment (during initial clearance and to keep the neighbours weeds at bay) but dont need it so much these days with the little garden. I have been thinking of using it for the front garden which is starting to resemble a hay field b...

I love broc but I also hate it. Love eating it, hate growing it. I think my soil must be a bit low on potash because it never does better than a giant plant with scruffy little 'heads'. I blame the damn butterflys. I finally managed to get it fed up with a load of nutrients and the cabbage whites ca...

Hi from a nearish Brizzle (or Bristol to those not in the know) isher

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Thanks Maggie, I have most of those printed out already but there are big gaps which I would really love to fill before the holiday. Its not really the end of the world as we can just cycle in any old direction and still enjoy it, I just loved the idea of following a route all the way down to Padsto...

Today the other half made a delicious tomato loaf using our new (to us) breadmaker. Its was scrummy and its almost all gone already! I literally couldn't believe it, he usually doesn't do much cooking without a lot of prodding and not only did he get on and do it without prompting, he has promised t...

This is a bit of a weird one but here goes. I am planning a cycling holiday for the start of August travelling from Bristol down south as far as we can go. I have had a look on the sustrans website and they have a wonderful 'West country way' cycle route which basically maps the route I am hoping to...

No probs fumanchu, happy to help a fellower isher :)

Ok I will go through our last shop and how we got through it. Bear in mind that the easiest way to do this is to basically plan a months worth of meals and then throw in a few extra tins and dried packets for the last week if things start looking a bit thin. Things like toilet roll and veg oil we st...

There is two of us and we have gotten it down to once a month with milk from the corner shop. Now we have a chest freezer I'm hoping to extend that a bit!!

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Really fantastic dress. A great big WOW! from me!!

Wish I could sew like that!

Oh blimey I have had the same issues when trying to get a rebate. 3 years on and I still have not seen a penny!

I have been promised bread this weekend so fingers crossed!:)

Lol, just goes to show the difference between people and 'ish' people. Conveying my excitement about this to friends was met with head pats and 'ahh cute, Gem is excited about a freezer' remarks.

Roll on harvest time!

Haha, yes the bargin section at the supermarket will be a lot more interesting now I have more freezer space. I always see lots of piles of the same thing on offer but if you don't have a freezer you have to resign yourself to eating the same thing for a week!

Ahh I'm so excited!!! The OH's parents have just given us a mini chest freezer and bread maker! I have had real issues the last few years because I have had increasing amounts of produce but no space to store it but this year things will now be different! I have a pantry in my new place and now a ch...