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I write about flowers, gardening, politics, food…An odd combination but then what’s wrong with being a little odd from time to time.
The notion of Britain’s decline.. the harking back to a golden age when everything was better is a fallacy..the workhouse, childhood mortality, no healthcare or welfare state, no universal education or suffrage. It’s more a sense of powerlessness than nostalgia, but the Right exploits it..
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The notion of Britain’s decline.. the harking back to a golden age when everything was better is a fallacy..the workhouse, childhood mortality, no healthcare or welfare state, no universal education or suffrage. It’s more a sense of powerlessness than nostalgia, but the Right exploits it..
Good year for Sloes… fruit of the blackthorn.. bitter unless after a sharp frost.. we have fewer of those now and much later in the year… #blackthorn #sloes
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Good year for Sloes… fruit of the blackthorn.. bitter unless after a sharp frost.. we have fewer of those now and much later in the year… #blackthorn #sloes
Trump succeeded where Biden failed because Israel would not stop in 2024 until Gaza had been destroyed and the path to further territorial control secured; they’ve achieved their goal. Perhaps the growing calls for a two-state settlement also rang alarm..either way Biden’s plan was mostly the same.
October 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump succeeded where Biden failed because Israel would not stop in 2024 until Gaza had been destroyed and the path to further territorial control secured; they’ve achieved their goal. Perhaps the growing calls for a two-state settlement also rang alarm..either way Biden’s plan was mostly the same.
Learn from wonderful “garden suburbs” like Hampstead GS and Letchworth, compared to Peterlee and Basildon etc. The former were out of the reach of most workers. What has changed? today’s build standards are appalling. Hope they are more than some detailed brickwork here and there and bit of green.
September 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Learn from wonderful “garden suburbs” like Hampstead GS and Letchworth, compared to Peterlee and Basildon etc. The former were out of the reach of most workers. What has changed? today’s build standards are appalling. Hope they are more than some detailed brickwork here and there and bit of green.
There may be good outcomes from merging English councils (e.g. improving housing for care leavers), but save money it won’t. It isn’t hard to find comparable data - just look at the current 132 unitaries (yep, 132). What a waste already with much time and money spent by LAs on their preference.
August 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
There may be good outcomes from merging English councils (e.g. improving housing for care leavers), but save money it won’t. It isn’t hard to find comparable data - just look at the current 132 unitaries (yep, 132). What a waste already with much time and money spent by LAs on their preference.
Raspberries… picked in the summer sun: the very essence of mid-summer and autumn. #raspberries
July 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Raspberries… picked in the summer sun: the very essence of mid-summer and autumn. #raspberries
Couple of weeks early… blackcurrants.. reminds me of having Ribena as a child (long time ago!).. #blackcurrants #jam
July 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Couple of weeks early… blackcurrants.. reminds me of having Ribena as a child (long time ago!).. #blackcurrants #jam
“Lebanese” potatoes. Olive oil, garlic, harissa, smoked paprika, cinnamon, Lebanese spice mix. generous with the Salt, pepper. Pan fried. The new potatoes were dug 10 minutes before they were par-boiled. New potatoes. #newpotatoes.
July 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Lebanese” potatoes. Olive oil, garlic, harissa, smoked paprika, cinnamon, Lebanese spice mix. generous with the Salt, pepper. Pan fried. The new potatoes were dug 10 minutes before they were par-boiled. New potatoes. #newpotatoes.
Next up… raspberries - nothing like the supermarket (thankfully!) #raspberries
July 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Next up… raspberries - nothing like the supermarket (thankfully!) #raspberries
Gooseberries…the hot weather and delaying picking means they are sweet, almost translucent. Can be eaten as they are… #Gooseberry
July 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Gooseberries…the hot weather and delaying picking means they are sweet, almost translucent. Can be eaten as they are… #Gooseberry
July 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you own a dog(s) and they bite a postal worker it should be the end of deliveries for you and you can go and get post from the sorting office!
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If you own a dog(s) and they bite a postal worker it should be the end of deliveries for you and you can go and get post from the sorting office!
