Mundane News

[Illaveago]

The greyness here has a slight tinge of sunshine.

 

[Illaveago]

It's common to see that flock on the rooftops in the morning, it's quite a big flock, I think they gather there before they go off to feed somewhere. We're on the outskirts of Coventry here so it's not far for them to go to got out in the countryside

There were a group of 20 Crows that did a similar thing here last year. They must have been exchanging gossip.

 

[GM]

Off to a vineyard today ( not Cliff Richards BTW ) could be interesting, WiFi permitting I'll let you know.

 

[Fab Foodie]

One week. One week at sea one week on land one week at sea......ad infinitum.



Mountain bike. Checking out a route for the weekend.



I reckon so, weather looks fine. Was gonna ask you the same. See ya later.

Are you in all day? If so and you don't mind can I drive over with both bikes at lunchtime. I've got an off road route to recce if I can leave the road bike with you for the afternoon.

No probs, just here slaving over a hot laptop.....

 

[Illaveago]

I had to go and help my friend beak into his house, although it was a break out. The door handles turned but the mechanism refused to. The mortice lock was old and worn out but I managed to get a thin hooked tool to move the tennon back and opened the door. He now needs to get a new one the right size.

 

[Oxo]

No probs, just here slaving over a hot laptop.....

Microchips for lunch?

 

[Reynard]

What's it to be first; wine, women, or song?

That's easy... Get a ticket to see La Traviata and then one has all three at once.

 

[Reynard]

I'd say I've had a good fruit year.... not tons of strawberries, but plenty of black currants, red currants and gooseberries, and now the Apple tree is in full swing. I have some in the freezer and a shelf full of jams and jellies.

Raspberries were probably the one fruit that didn't seem to do well.

You've had a better year of it than me then.

I've had to buy stuff to make some of my favourite preserves, but at least the yellow stickers mean it wasn't too much of a hit on the pocket...

 

[Reynard]

Exactly the same here.

You're not that far away from me, so has to be a regional thing.

 

[Speicher]

I'm back home

I still miss the hug smiley.

 

[Speicher]

It sounds like growing fruit is rather hiss and mit.

I will stick with buying my fruit and vegetables from the local greengrocer. He labels his produce (yes, yes, including his plums) with their geographical location. So that if you would like to reduce your food miles, that is easy peas y. He sells locally produced jams, cakes and apple juice etc.

You can also buy lovely biscuits, spices and things like crisps and chocolate.

However, he does not sell raspberry Pi or apple phones.

 

[summerdays]

You've had a better year of it than me then.

I've had to buy stuff to make some of my favourite preserves, but at least the yellow stickers mean it wasn't too much of a hit on the pocket...

I wonder if it was that I'm in the West Country so wetter, even though I'm sure we've had a drier than normal year.

 

[Reynard]

I wonder if it was that I'm in the West Country so wetter, even though I'm sure we've had a drier than normal year.

That was part of the problem - it was drier than usual in the spring, and as both Hopless and myself are in East Anglia, which is considerably drier than your neck of the woods... I had a heck of a lot of blossom on everything, but then it was so hot and dry and all the little fruitlets were falling off. And by the time the rain arrived, it was too late to do any good.

I'll have more than enough apples to tide me through the winter though.

 

[Reynard]

It sounds like growing fruit is rather hiss and mit.

I will stick with buying my fruit and vegetables from the local greengrocer. He labels his produce (yes, yes, including his plums) with their geographical location. So that if you would like to reduce your food miles, that is easy peas y. He sells locally produced jams, cakes and apple juice etc.

You can also buy lovely biscuits, spices and things like crisps and chocolate.

However, he does not sell raspberry Pi or apple phones.

Sounds like a pretty neat greengrocer, Wol...

Whatever kind of gardening you do, you have to put up with the vagaries of the weather, but if you choose your varieties and planting spots wisely, you do minimise the risk. And that includes growing dwarf varieties in containers...

And have to say, that home grown fruit tastes so much better than the shop bought equivalent.

 

[potsy]

I went shopping for some walking shoes this afternoon.The place i went to was closed. On the pavement in front of the shop was a tenner.

Fret not, he will have handed it in at the police station.

Not meaning to drag up any old arguments but just seen this on the GMP FB page and it reminded me of Accy's recent find.

Was quite surprised to see such a short list of what they will take in, wonder if this is a regional thing?

Should I report found property to the police?

We will only take found reports for a limited range of items, specifically:

• Hazardous items, including: firearms, ammunition, explosives, offensive weapons, chemicals, toxins, controlled drugs/medicines or poisons
• • Foreign National Passports (Non-EU), Foreign National ID Cards (Non-EU) and UK Residence Cards
• Cash above £50.00 (fifty pounds)