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Here's my attempts to brighten up the world (it was a long time ago now.....) MAKING THE WORLD A BRIGHTER PLACE I am clearing the shed out. It’s one of those jobs that should really be done every week if you have the time but it’s not been touched since we moved into the house last summer. We just u...

Thanks for that... He's an inspirational bloke in a down to earth sort of way (groan). It becomes a bit addictive - life on the allotment. I am going over there again in a few days, I'll get a run down on what he grows and what he does with the produce. I know he makes chutney out of green tomatoes,...

I am enjoying a fabulous autumn sunset in a pretty English village, not far from the town of Grantham (famous for Margaret Thatcher and being voted the most boring town in England). The village, however is very pretty, boasting a picture postcard church and red-bricked cottages with sweetly scented ...

HI I have just started reading a fascinating book called Who Owns The Future written by Tony Kearney.Tony lives in Inishowen,County Donagal Ireland and has spent ten years putting this information together. In his words Tony says about the book: It merges themes of environmentalism, philosophy, scie...

Hi Thanks for the concern and the photo's of fungi DominicJ. I was inspired to write my weekly article on the matter. I thought I would post it........ BERRIES OR BERRIED “Here, try one of these” Nicola smiles as she passes me a ripe berry from the pod of a crinodendron tree in our garden, “They tas...

Hi We had a party at the house the other day. One of our relations noticed our crinodendron bush was seeding and having never seen them, cracked a pod open and tucked into the seeds. I tried one myself and they were sweet and juicy. I was wondering if anyone knew if these seeds are recognised as edi...

Hi Just to let you know of a few changes since my last visit. I have the www.gardening.ie website up and running now and have linked the Irish Gardeners.com forum to the site as well, which we hope will give comprehensive help and advice with all things growing. I still have the inishindie and garde...

Hi I am not long back from a trip to the Bloom show in Dublin I thought you might like to look at a few photo's. There were a few interesting garden designs. The fairy grotto was cute http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/ronjumi/bloom/2sheenavernonAwakentheMagic.jpg and there was an allergy free g...

Hi I was just putting together some information on warts on the hands. Here are a few ideas, has anyone else had any success with other ideas? Hand warts are very common and are caused by a virus called The Human Papilloma virus (HPV). This virus is not just responsible for hand warts. It is the cau...

Hi old tree man

It warms my heart to hear of such mirth and merriment on the old homestead. So many words of wisdom from such a small book!

Fantastic news about the new "Bible" I have only seen the front cover but I am sure it will be full of handy tips and advice. I can appreciate how time consuming writing a book can be for Andy and Dave. I started a small website a few months ago and it has turned into a full time job! All ...

NEW GARDENING COLUMN FOR THE INISHOWEN INDEPENDENT Ialso write a weekly organic gardening column called Gardening Matters in the Inishowen Independent, out every Tuesday. If you have any ideas for the article I would love to hear about them! http://inishindiegardenmatters.blogspot.com/ Cheers Ian

Hi I hope you don't mind me putting in a bit of a plug here! I am starting a new gardening column in our local paper NEW GARDENING COLUMN FOR THE INISHOWEN INDEPENDENT A new weekly organic gardening column called Gardening Matters has started in the Inishowen Independent, out every Tuesday. Local ga...

Thanks for the advice. My friends daughters condition has got progressivley worse and she has been put on anti B's. There is relief with the milk from oats,that is proving very soothing. The cuddly toys will go and the house will be getting a good clean..here's hoping!

Thanks agian

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There's a bit of an art getting the right thickness of wick for the candle diameter. You could try a bit of trail and error (look at other candles to give you some idea) Don't use nylon!!

Cheers